Domestic cat (Felis catus) as a bioindicator of environmental lead contamination / Kot domowy (Felis catus) jako bioindykator zanieczyszczenia środowiska ołowiem

Skibniewski, Michał; Kosla, T.; Skibniewska, Ewa M.

doi:10.2478/oszn-2013-0043

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“…In the study by Rzymski et al (2015), house cats, once again, registered the highest levels of metal (lead in this case), but, and contrarily to what was noticed for cadmium, the lowest levels were registered in outgoing pet cats. In the study by Skibniewski et al (2013), feral females registered the highest concentrations of lead for the Warsaw area, with household cats registering, on average, a concentration three times lower (Fig. 5.4).…”

Section: Leadmentioning

confidence: 84%

“…Concentration values also had to be extrapolated from graphs in this study. Skibniewski et al (2013) determined the lead content in 10 domestic and 10 urban feral (stray) cats from the Warsaw region. All animals were mature and disease-free cats.…”

Section: Catsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Lead toxicity is not well defined in cats with toxicity set at 1000 ppm in diet or 3 mg/kg (Osweiler et al 2011). Three papers reported lead values in cats' coats: Badea et al (2016), Rzymski et al (2015), and Skibniewski et al (2013). The results obtained for cadmium by Badea et al (2016), in which males exhibited much higher levels than females, are not replicated for lead, despite clinically healthy males registering slightly higher levels of lead among all sampled animals (Badea et al 2016).…”

Section: Leadmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Pets as Sentinels of Human Exposure to Neurotoxic Metals

Pastorinho

Silva

2019

Pets as Sentinels, Forecasters and Promoters of Human Health

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The idea that animals may be used as sentinels of environmental hazards pending over humans and the associated public health implications is not a new one. Nowadays pets are being used as bioindicators for the effects of environmental contaminants in human populations. This is of paramount importance due to the large increase in the worldwide distribution of synthetic chemicals, particularly in the built environment. Companion animals share the habitat with humans being simultaneously exposed to and suffering the same disease spectrum as their masters. Moreover, their shorter latency periods (due to briefer lifespans) enable them to act as early warning systems, allowing timely public health interventions. The rise on ethical constraints on the use of animals and, consequently, on the sampling they can be subjected to has led to the preferential use of noninvasive matrices, and in this case we are looking into hair. This chapter focuses in three non-essential metals: mercury, lead, and cadmium, due to their ubiquitous presence in the built environment and their ability of affecting the mammal nervous system. There is a fairly short amount of studies reporting the concentrations of these metals in pets' hair, particularly for cats. These studies are characterized, and the metal concentrations corresponding to different parameters (e.g., age, sex, diet, rearing) are described in order to provide the reader with a general vision on the use of this noninvasive matrix on the studies conducted since the last two decades of the twentieth century.

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Section: Leadmentioning

confidence: 84%

Section: Catsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Leadmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Pets as Sentinels of Human Exposure to Neurotoxic Metals

Pastorinho

Silva

2019

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“…They are transported to the body through digestion, respiration and other routes as they are persistent in the environment for a long time, and threaten man and animals' health (20,24). Pet animals may also be exposed to these chemicals continuously that resulting in bioaccumulation in many tissues in relation to the long lifespan of pets (30).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Determination of blood heavy metal concentrations and oxidant-antioxidant capacities in Angora cats at different age and gender

Kabakçi

Yiğit

Ekici

et al. 2023

Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi

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This study was conducted to investigate heavy metal concentrations and oxidative status of plasma and erythrocytes in Angora cats at different ages and gender. Sixteen young (less than 1 year old) and 14 adult (1-6 years old) cats were also grouped according to gender as male (n = 17) and female (n = 13). The separated plasma samples from cat's blood were analyzed for selected heavy metals and total oxidant and antioxidant capacities (TOC and TAC) and calculated for oxidative stress index (OSI). The erythrocyte hemolysates were also evaluated for malondialdehyde (MDA), and super oxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPX). Results of the study showed that most of the measured metals were not varied statistically according to age or gender. However, adult cats had significantly (P<0.01) higher Cu and lower Fe levels compared to young cats. Plasma levels of TOC, TAC and OSI, and erythrocyte MDA concentrations in young cats were significantly (P<0.05) higher than that of adults. While the SOD activity was decreased by the age, GPX activity was increased (P<0.05). However, the activity of CAT was changed by only gender, which was higher in males (P<0.01). In conclusion, metals, especially trace elements, are required for many kinds of physiological processes and the synthesis of antioxidant enzymes. Therefore, it can be suggested that the periodic measurement of metals and the addition of common antioxidant supplements to the diet of adult Angora cats will support weakening antioxidant mechanisms by age.

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Domestic cats as environmental lead sentinels in low-income populations: a One Health pilot study sampling the fur of animals presented to a high-volume spay/neuter clinic

Aeluro

Kavanagh

2021

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Domestic cat (Felis catus) as a bioindicator of environmental lead contamination / Kot domowy (Felis catus) jako bioindykator zanieczyszczenia środowiska ołowiem

Cited by 3 publications

References 17 publications

Pets as Sentinels of Human Exposure to Neurotoxic Metals

Pets as Sentinels of Human Exposure to Neurotoxic Metals

Determination of blood heavy metal concentrations and oxidant-antioxidant capacities in Angora cats at different age and gender

Domestic cats as environmental lead sentinels in low-income populations: a One Health pilot study sampling the fur of animals presented to a high-volume spay/neuter clinic

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