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Effect of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Exposure on Cognitive Development in 5 Years Old Children

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    SYSNO ASEP0539320
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleEffect of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Exposure on Cognitive Development in 5 Years Old Children
    Author(s) Blažková, B. (CZ)
    Pastorková, Anna (UEM-P) RID
    Solanský, I. (CZ)
    Veleminský Jr., M. (CZ)
    Veleminský, M. (CZ)
    Urbancová, K. (CZ)
    Vondrašková, V. (CZ)
    Hajslová, J. (CZ)
    Pulkrabová, J. (CZ)
    Šrám, Radim (UEM-P) RID
    Article number619
    Source TitleBrain Sciences. - : MDPI
    Roč. 10, č. 9 (2020)
    Number of pages11 s.
    Languageeng - English
    CountryCH - Switzerland
    Keywordspolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons ; OH-PAH metabolites in urine ; psychological tests
    Subject RIVDN - Health Impact of the Environment Quality
    OECD categoryPublic and environmental health
    R&D ProjectsEF16_019/0000798 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    Method of publishingOpen access
    Institutional supportUEM-P - RVO:68378041
    UT WOS000581698700001
    EID SCOPUS85090350933
    DOI10.3390/brainsci10090619
    AnnotationObjectives: To analyze the impact of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in ambient air at the time of delivery and five years of age on cognitive development in five year old children. Materials and Methods: Two cohorts of children born in the years 2013 and 2014 from Karvina (Northern Moravia, n = 70) and Ceske Budejovice (Southern Bohemia, n = 99) were studied at the age of five years for their cognitive development related to the exposure to PAHs, determined in the ambient air as the concentration of benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) and OH-PAH (hydroxy-PAH) metabolites in urine of the newborns at the time of delivery. As psychological tests, the Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test (BG test) and the Raven Colored Progressive Matrices (RCPM test) were used. Results: Concentrations of B[a]P in the third trimester of mother's pregnancies were 6.1 +/- 4.53 ng/m(3) in Karvina, and 1.19 +/- 1.28 ng/m(3) (p < 0.001) in Ceske Budejovice. Neither the outcome of the RCPM test nor the BG test differed between children in Karvina vs. Ceske Budejovice, or boys vs. girls. Cognitive development in five year old children was affected by the higher exposure to PM2.5 during the third trimester in girls in Karvina. Conclusions: We did not observe any significant effect of prenatal PAH exposure on psychological cognitive tests in five year old children.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Experimental Medicine
    ContactLenka Koželská, lenka.kozelska@iem.cas.cz, Tel.: 241 062 218, 296 442 218
    Year of Publishing2021
    Electronic addresshttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/10/9/619
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