2007 Peer-reviewed Publications

2007 Annual Project and Core Updates (pdf)

Peer-reviewed Publications - 2006 and earlier

Project 1: Genotoxic and Cell Signaling Pathways of Arsenic in Mammalian cells

Partridge, M., Huang, S., Rosa, E., Davidson, M. and Hei, T.K., Arsenic Induced Mitochondrial DNA Damage and Altered Mitochondrial Oxidative Function: Implications for Genotoxic Mechanisms in Mammalian Cells. Cancer Research 67: 5239-5247, 2007.

Partridge, M.A., Davidson, M.M., and Hei, T.K., The complete nucleotide sequence of Chinese hamster mitochondrial DNA. DNA Sequence 18: 341-346. 2007.

Vladimir, I., Zhou, H., and Hei, T.K., Gamma-irradiation or alpha-particle exposure sensitize human melanoma cells to TRAIL-mediated apoptosis through upregulation of TRAIL-R2/DR5 expression and translocation to the cell surface. Cancer Research 67: 5397-5407, 2007.

Xu, A., Huang, S., Lien, Y., Yu., D., and Hei, T.K., Genotoxic Mechanisms of Asbestos Fibers: Role of Extranuclear Targets. Chem. Res. Toxicology 20: 724-733, 2007.

Ivanov, V., Partridge, M.A., Johnson, J.E., Huang, S.X.L., Zhou, H., and Hei, T.K., (In press). Resveratrol sensitizes human melanomas to TRAIL through modulation of anti-apoptotic gene expression in conditions of partial suppression of mitochondrial function. Exp. Cell Research (2007).

Wen, G.Y., Calaf, G.M., Partridge, M.A., Chau-Echiburu, C., Zhao, Y., Huang., S.X.L., Chai, Y.L., Li, B.Y., Hu, B. and Hei, T.K., (In press). Neoplastic transformation of human small airway epithelial cells induced by arsenic. Mol. Medicine (2007).

Archived publications

Project 2: A Cohort Study of Health Effects of Arsenic Exposure in Bangladesh

Ahsan H, Chen Y, Kibriya MG, Slavkovich V, Parvez F, Jasmine F, et al. "Arsenic metabolism, genetic susceptibility, and risk of premalignant skin lesions in Bangladesh." Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2007;16(6):1270-8.

Argos M, Parvez F, Chen Y, Hussain AZ, Momotaj H, Howe GR, et al. "Socioeconomic status and risk for arsenic-related skin lesions in Bangladesh." Am J Public Health 2007;97(5):825-31.

Chen Y, Factor-Litvak P, Howe GR, Graziano JH, Brandt-Rauf P, Parvez F, et al. "Arsenic exposure from drinking water, dietary intakes of B vitamins and folate, and risk of high blood pressure in Bangladesh: a population-based, cross-sectional study." Am J Epidemiol 2007;165(5):541-52.

Chen Y, Hall M, Graziano JH, Slavkovich V, van Geen A, Parvez F, et al. "A prospective study of blood selenium levels and the risk of arsenic-related premalignant skin lesions." Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2007;16(2):207-13.

Chen Y, Santella RM, Kibriya MG, Wang Q, Kappil M, Verret WJ, et al. "Association between arsenic exposure from drinking water and plasma levels of soluble cell adhesion molecules." Environ Health Perspect 2007;115(10):1415-20.

Chen Y, van Geen A, Graziano JH, Pfaff A, Madajewicz M, Parvez F, et al. "Reduction in urinary arsenic levels in response to arsenic mitigation efforts in Araihazar, Bangladesh." Environ Health Perspect 2007;115(6):917-23.

Hafeman D, Factor-Litvak P, Cheng Z, van Geen A, Ahsan H. "Association between manganese exposure through drinking water and infant mortality in Bangladesh." Environ Health Perspect 2007;115(7):1107-12.

Heck JE, Gamble MV, Chen Y, Graziano JH, Slavkovich V, Parvez F, et al. "Consumption of folate-related nutrients and metabolism of arsenic in Bangladesh." Am J Clin Nutr 2007;85(5):1367-74.

Kibriya MG, Jasmine F, Argos M, Verret WJ, Rakibuz-Zaman M, Ahmed A, et al. "Changes in gene expression profiles in response to selenium supplementation among individuals with arsenic-induced pre-malignant skin lesions." Toxicol Lett 2007;169(2):162-76.

Li Y, Chen Y, Slavkovic V, Ahsan H, Parvez F, Graziano JH, et al. "Serum levels of the extracellular domain of the epidermal growth factor receptor in individuals exposed to arsenic in drinking water in Bangladesh." Biomarkers 2007;12(3):256-65.

Pilsner JR, Liu X, Ahsan H, Ilievski V, Slavkovich V, Levy D, Factor-Litvak P, Graziano JH. Gamble MV. "Genomic methylation of peripheral blood leukocyte DNA: influences of arsenic and folate in Bangladeshi adults." Am J Clin Nutr 2007 Oct;86(4):1179-86.

In Press:

Heck J, Graziano JH, et al. (In press). "Factors Associated with Anemia in an Arsenic-Exposed Population in Bangladesh." J Occup Env Med.

Mahata J, Argos M, et al. (In press). "Effect of Selenium and Vitamin E Supplementation on Plasma Protein Carbonyl Levels in Patients with Arsenic Related Skin Lesions." Nutrition and Cancer.

Parvez F, Brnadt-Rauf PW, et al. (In press). "Non-malignant Respiratory Effects of Chronic Arsenic Exposure from Dinking Water in Bangladesh: A Molecular Epidemiological Study." Environ Health Perspect.

Archived publications

Project 3: Consequences of Arsenic and Manganese Exposure on Childhood Intelligence

Hall M, Gamble M, Slavkovich V, Liu X, Levy D, Cheng Z, van Geen A, Yunus M, Rahman M, Pilsner JR, Graziano J. "Determinants of arsenic metabolism: blood arsenic metabolites, plasma folate, cobalamin, and homocysteine concentrations in maternal-newborn pairs." Environ Health Perspec 2007;115(10):1503-9.

Wasserman, G, Liu, X, Parvez, F, Ahsan, H, Factor-Litvak, P, Kline, J, van Geen, A, Slavkovich, V, LoIacono, N, Levy, D, Cheng, Z, Graziano, JH: Water arsenic exposure and intellectual function in six year-old children in Araihazar, Bangladesh. Environ Health Perspect 115(2) 285-289, February 2007.

Archived publications

Project 4: One-carbon Metabolism, Oxidative Stress and Arsenic Toxicity in Bangladesh

Gamble MV, Liu X, Slavkovich V et al. Folic Acid Supplementation Lowers Blood Arsenic. Am J Clin Nutr 2007;86:1202-9.

Project 5: Mobilization of Natural Arsenic in Groundwater
(formerly Arsenic mobilization in Bangladesh Groundwater)

He, Y., Zheng, Y., Locke, D.C. "Cathodic stripping voltammetric analysis of arsenic species in environmental water samples." Microchemical Journal 2007; 85, 265.

Stute, M., Zheng, Y., Schlosser, P., Horneman, A., Dhar, R.K., Datta, S., Hoque, M.A., Seddique, A.A., Shamsudduha, M., Ahmed, K.M., van Geen, A. "Hydrological Control of Arsenic Concentrations in Bangladesh aquifers." Water Resources Research 2007; 43, doi:10.1029/2005WR004499.

Weinman, B., Goodbred, S.L., Zheng, Y., Aziz, Z., Singhvi, A.K., Nagar, Y.C., Steckler, M., van Geen, A. "Contributions of floodplain stratigraphy and evolution to the spatial patterns of groundwater arsenic in Araihazar, Bangladesh." GSA Bulletin 2007(accepted).

Yu, G.Q., Sun, D.J., Zheng, Y. "Health effects of exposure to natural arsenic in groundwater and coal in China: An overview of occurrence." Environ Health Perspect 2007;115, 636-642.

Zheng Y. (2007) The heterogeneity of arsenic in the crust: A linkage to occurrence in Groundwater. Quaternary Sciences (Chinese)27(1).

Aziz, Z., van Geen, A., Versteeg, R., Horneman, A., Y. Zheng, Goodbred, S., Steckler, M., Stute, M., Weinman, B., Gavrieli, I., Hoque, M.A., Shamsudduha, M., Ahmed, K.M. "Impact of local recharge on arsenic concentrations in shallow aquifers inferred from the electromagnetic conductivity of soils in Araihazar." Water Resources Research 2007 (in revision).

Datta, S., Mailloux, B., Hoque, M.A., Jung, H.-B., Stute, M., Ahmed, K.M., Zheng, Y. "Enrichment of Arsenic in Sediments from the Meghna River Bank in Bangladesh: Implication for Recycling of Arsenic." Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2007 (provisionally accepted).

Horneman, A., Stute, M., Schlosser, P., Smethie Jr, W., Santella, N., Ho, D.T., Mailloux, B., Gorman, E., Zheng, Y., van Geen, A. "Degradation rates of CFC-11, CFC-12 and CFC-113 in anoxic shallow aquifers of Araihazar, Bangladesh." Journal of Contaminant Hydrology 2007 (in press).

Archived publications

Project 6: Mobilization of Anthropogenic Arsenic in Groundwater

Keimowitz, A.R., B. J. Mailloux, P. Cole, M. Stute, H. J. Simpson, S.N. Chillrud. Laboratory investigations of sulfate reduction as a groundwater arsenic remediation strategy. Environ. Sci. Tech 2007, 41, 6718-6724.

Project 7: Mitigation of Arsenic Mobilization in Groundwater

Chen, Y., P. Factor-Litvak, G.R. Howe, J.H. Graziano, P. Brandt-Rauf, F. Parvez, A. van Geen, and H. Ahsan, Arsenic exposure from drinking water, dietary intakes of B vitamins and folate, and risk of high blood pressure in Bangladesh: A population-based, cross-sectional study, American Journal of Epidemiology 165, 541-552, 2007.

Chen Y, Hall M, Graziano JH, Slavkovich V, van Geen A, Parvez F, Ahsan H. A prospective study of blood selenium levels and the risk of arsenic-related premalignant skin lesions. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 16:207-13, 2007.

Chen, Y., A. van Geen , J. Graziano , A. Pfaff, M. Madajewicz, F. Parvez , I. Hussain, Z. Cheng, V. Slavkovich, T. Islam, and H. Ahsan, Reduction in urinary arsenic levels in response to arsenic mitigation in Araihazar, Bangladesh, Environ Health Perspect 115, 917-923, 2007.

Cheng, Z., B.M. Buckley, B. Katz, W. Wright, R. Bailey, K.T. Smith, A. van Geen, Arsenic in tree rings at a highly contaminated site, Science of the Total Environment 376, 324-334, 2007.

Madajewicz, M., A. Pfaff, A. van Geen, J. Graziano, I. Hussein, H. Momotaj, R. Sylvi, and H. Ahsan, Can information alone both improve awareness and change behavior? Response to arsenic contamination of groundwater in Bangladesh, Journal of Development Economics 84, 731-754, 2007.

Opar, A., A. Pfaff, A. A. Seddique, K. M. Ahmed, J. H. Graziano, and A. van Geen, Responses of 6500 households to arsenic mitigation in Araihazar, Bangladesh, Health & Place 13, 164-172, 2007.

Radloff, K.A., Z. Cheng, M.W. Rahman, K.M. Ahmed, B.J. Mailloux, A.R. Juhl, P. Schlosser, and A. van Geen. Mobilization of arsenic during one-year incubations of grey aquifer sands from Araihazar, Bangladesh, Environ. Sci. Tech 41, 3639-3645, 2007.

Stute, M., Y. Zheng, P. Schlosser, A. Horneman, R.K. Dhar, M. A. Hoque, A. A. Seddique, M. Shamsudduha, K. M. Ahmed, and A. van Geen, Hydrological control of As concentrations in Bangladesh groundwater, Water Resources Research, 43, W09417, doi:10.1029/2005WR004499, 2007

Wasserman,G.A., Liu, X., Parvez, F., Ahsan, H., Factor-Litvak, P., Kline, J., van Geen, A., Slavkovich, V., LoIacono, N.J., Levy, D., Cheng Z., Graziano, J.H., Water arsenic exposure and intellectual function in 6-year-old children in Araihazar, Bangladesh, Environ Health Perspect 115, 285-289, 2007.

van Geen, A., Z. Cheng, Q. Jia, A. A. Seddique, M. W. Rahman, M. M. Rahman, and K. M. Ahmed, Monitoring 51 deep community wells in Araihazar, Bangladesh, for up to 5 years: Implications for arsenic mitigation, Journal of Environmental Science and Health 42, 1729-1740, 2007.

Auffan, M., J. Rose, O. Proux, D. Borschneck, A. Masion, P. Chaurand, J.L. Hazemann, C. Chaneac, J.P. Jolivet, M. Wiesner, A. van Geen, J.Y. Bottero, Enhanced adsorption of arsenic onto maghemites nanoparticles: As(III) as a probe of the surface structure and heterogeneity, Langmuir, in press December 2007.

Hafeman, D., P. Factor-Litvak, Z. Cheng, A. van Geen, H. Ahsan, Association between manganese exposure through drinking water and infant mortality in Bangladesh, Environ Health Perspect in press March 2007.

Horneman, A., M. Stute, P. Schlosser, W. Smethie Jr, N. Santella, B. Mailloux, E. Gorman, Y. Zheng, and A. van Geen, Degradation of CFC-11, CFC-12 and CFC-113 in anoxic shallow aquifers of Araihazar, Bangladesh, submitted to Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, in press November 2007.

Métral, J., L. Charlet, S. Bureau, S. B. Mallik, S. Chakraborty, K.M. Ahmed, M.W. Rahman, Z. Cheng, and A.van Geen, Comparison of dissolved and particulate arsenic distributions in shallow aquifers of Chakdaha, India, and Araihazar, Bangladesh, Geochemical Transactions, in press November 2007.

Weinman, B, SL Goodbred Jr., Y. Zheng, Z. Aziz, AK Singhvi, YC Nagar, M. Steckler, A. van Geen, Contributions of floodplain stratigraphy and evolution to the spatial patterns of groundwater arsenic in Araihazar, Bangladesh. Geological Society of America Bulletin, in press October 2007.

Research Translation Core:
Collaborating with Government & the Public: As & Mn Exposure via Groundwater

Keimowitz, A.R., B. J. Mailloux, P. Cole, M. Stute, H.J. Simpson and S.N. Chillrud. Laboratory investigations of enhanced sulfate reduction as a groundwater arsenic remediation strategy. Environ. Sci. Tech 41: 6718-6724, 2007.

Trace Metals Core Laboratory

Hall M, Gamble M, Slavkovich V, Liu X, Levy D, Cheng Z, van Geen A, Yunus M, Rahman M, Pilsner JR, Graziano J. Determinants of arsenic metabolism: blood arsenic metabolites, plasma folate, cobalamin, and homocysteine concentrations in maternal-newborn pairs. Environ Health Perspect 2007;115(10):1503-9.

Gamble MV, Liu X, Slavkovich V, Pilsner JR, Ilievski V, Factor-Litvak P, Levy D, Alam S, Islam M, Parvez F, Ahsan H, Graziano JH. Folic acid supplementation lowers blood arsenic. Am J Clin Nutr 2007;86(4):1202-9.

Hydrogeology Core

Alexander, P, Loose, B, and Stute, M. (2007) A portable membrane-based gas sampler for gases Dissolved in Groundwater, Eos Trans. AGU, 88(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H11C-0680.

2005/2006 Peer-reviewed Publications

2006 Annual Project and Core Updates (pdf)

Project 1: Genotoxic and Cell Signaling Pathways of Arsenic in Mammalian cells

2006

Ivanov, V.N., , and Hei, T.K., Dual treatment with COX-2 inhibitor and sodium arsenite leads to induction of surface Fas Ligand expression and Fas-Ligand-mediated apoptosis in human melanoma cells. Exp. Cell Research 312: 1401-1417, 2006.

Ivanov, V.N., Ze’ev, R., and Hei, T.K., Opposite roles of FAP-1 and dynamin in the regulation of Fas (CD95) translocation to the cell surface and susceptibility to Fas ligand-mediated apoptosis. J. Biol. Chem. 281: 1840-1852, 2006.

Ivanov, V. N. and Hei, T.K., Sodium arsenite accelerates TRAIL-mediated apoptosis in melanoma cells through upregulation of TRAIL-R1/R2 surface levels and down-regulation of cFLIP expression. Exp. Cell Research 2006 Dec 10; 312(20); 4120-38. Epub 2006 Sep 28 .

Archived publications

Ahsan, H., Y. Chen, et al. (2006). "Arsenic exposure from drinking water and risk of premalignant skin lesions in Bangladesh: baseline results from the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study." Am J Epidemiol 163(12): 1138-48.

Argos , M., M. G. Kibriya, et al. (2006). "Gene expression profiles in peripheral lymphocytes by arsenic exposure and skin lesion status in a Bangladeshi population." Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 15(7): 1367-75.

Chen, Y., P. Factor-Litvak, et al. (2006). "Nutritional influence on risk of high blood pressure in Bangladesh: a population-based cross-sectional study." Am J Clin Nutr 84(5): 1224-32.

Chen, Y., J. H. Graziano, et al. (2006). "Modification of risk of arsenic-induced skin lesions by sunlight exposure, smoking, and occupational exposures in Bangladesh." Epidemiology 17(4): 459-67.

Chen Y, Hakim ME, Parvez F, Islam T, Rahman AM, and Ahsan H. Arsenic exposure from drinking water and carotid artery intima-media thickness in healthy young adults in Bangladesh. J Health Pop Res 2006; 24(2): 000-000.

Hafeman, D., H. Ahsan, et al. (2006). "Betel quid: Its tremor-producing effects in residents of Araihazar, Bangladesh." Mov Disord 21(4): 567-71.

Hall, M., Y. Chen, et al. (2006). "Blood arsenic as a biomarker of arsenic exposure: results from a prospective study." Toxicology 225(2-3): 225-33.

Archived publications

Wasserman, GA, Liu, X, Parvez, F, Ahsan, H, Levy, D, Factor-Litvak, P, Kline, J, van Geen, A, Slavkovich, V, LoIacono, NJ, Cheng, Z, Zheng, Y, Graziano, JH: Water manganese exposure and children’s intellectual function in Araihazar, Bangladesh. Environ Health Perspect 114: 124-129, 2006a.

Archived publications

Gamble MV, Ahsan H, Slavkovich V, Liu X, Parvez F, Hussain I, Momotaj H, and Graziano JH. Folate and cobalamin deficiencies and hyperhomocysteinemia in Bangladesh. Am J Clin Nutr 2005; 81(6):1372-1377.

Gamble MV and Liu X. Letter of Correspondence re: Barr et al., Urinary creatinine concentrations in the u.s. Population: implications for urinary biologic monitoring measurements. Env Health Perspect 2005; 113:A442.

Gamble MV, Liu X, Ahsan H, Pilsner JR, Ilievski V, Slavkovic V, Parvez F, Levy D, Factor-Litvak P, Graziano J. Folate, homocysteine and arsenic metabolism in Bangladesh. Env Health Perspect 2005; 113(12):1683-1688.

Datta S., Mailloux B., Hoque M. A., Jung H.-B., Stute M., Ahmed K. M., and Zheng Y. (submitted) Enrichment of Arsenic in Sediments from the Meghna River Bank in Bangladesh: Implication for Recycling of Arsenic. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A.

Jung H. B. and Zheng Y. (2006) Enhanced recovery of arsenite sorbed onto synthetic oxides by l-ascorbic acid addition to phosphate solution: calibrating a sequential leaching method for the speciation analysis of arsenic in natural samples. Water Research 40(11), 2168.

Yu G.-Q., Sun D.-J., and Zheng Y. (2006) Health Effect of Exposure to Natural Arsenic from Groundwater and Coal in China: An Overview of Occurrence. Environ Health Perspect doi:10.1289/ehp.9268 available via http://dx.doi.org/ [Online 9 January 2007].

Archived publications

Ahmed, M.F., S. Ahuja, M. Alauddin, S. J. Hug, J.R. Lloyd, A. Pfaff, T. Pichler, C. Saltikov, M. Stute, and A. van Geen, Ensuring safe drinking water in Bangladesh, Science (Policy Forum), December 2006.

Ahsan, H., A., Y. Chen, F. Parvez, L. Zablotska, M. Argos, A.Z.M. Iftikhar Hussain, H. Momotaj, D. Levy, Z. Cheng, V. Slavkovich, A. van Geen, G.R. Howe, J.H Graziano, Arsenic exposure from drinking water and risk of premalignant skin lesions in Bangladesh: Baseline results from the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study (HEALS), Am J Epidemiol, available on-line on April 19, 2006; doi: doi:10.1093/aje/kwj154.

Ahsan H, Chen Y, Parvez F, Argos M, Hussain AI, Momotaj H, Levy D, Van Geen A, Geoffrey HA, Graziano J, Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study (HEALS): Description of a multidisciplinary epidemiologic investigation, J. Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology 16, 191-205, 2006.

Chen, Y., M. Hall, J. H. Graziano, V. Slavkovich, A.van Geen, F. Parvez, and H. Ahsan, A prospective study of blood selenium levels and the risk of arsenic-related premalignant skin lesions, Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, November 2006.

Chen, Y., J. H. Graziano, F. Parvez, I. Hussain, H. Momotaj, A. van Geen, G. R. Howe, H. Ahsan, Modification of risk of arsenic-induced skin lesions by sunlight exposure, smoking, and occupational exposures in Bangladesh, Epidemiology 17, 459-467, 2006.

Cheng, Z., A. van Geen, A. A. Seddique, and K.M. Ahmed, Response to comments on "Limited temporal variability of arsenic concentration in 20 wells monitored for 3 years in Araihazar, Bangladesh", Environmental Science and Technology, 40, 1718-1720, 2006.

Hall, M., Y. Chen, H. Ahsan, V. Slavkovich, A. van Geen, F. Parvez and J. Graziano, Blood arsenic as a biomarker of arsenic exposure: results from a prospective study, Toxicology, available online 18 June 2006.

Parvez F, Chen Y, Argos M, Hussain AZMI, Momotaj H, Dhar R, van Geen A, Graziano JH, Ahsan H, Prevalence of arsenic exposure from drinking water and awareness of its health risks in a Bangladeshi population: Results from a large population-based study, Environ Health Perspect 114, 355-359, 2006.

van Geen, A., M. Trevisani, J. Immel, Md. Jakariya, N. Osman, Z. Cheng, A. Gelman, and K.M. Ahmed, Targeting low-arsenic groundwater with mobile-phone technology in Araihazar, J. Health Population and Nutrition, March 2006.

van Geen, A., Y. Zheng, Z. Cheng, H. Yi, R. Dhar, J. M. Garnier, J. Rose, A. A. Seddique, M. A. Hoque, and K.M. Ahmed, Impact of irrigation with groundwater elevated in arsenic on rice paddies in Bangladesh, Science of the Total Environment, 367, 769-777, 2006.

van Geen, A., Y. Zheng, Z. Cheng, Z. Aziz, A. Horneman, R. K. Dhar, B. Mailloux, M. Stute, B. Weinman, S. Goodbred, A. A. Seddique, M. A. Hoque, and K. M. Ahmed, A transect of groundwater and sediment properties in Araihazar, Bangladesh: Further evidence of decoupling between As and Fe mobilization, Chemical Geology 228, 85-96, 2006.

Ahmed, M. F., et al. “Ensuring Safe Drinking Water in Bangladesh”. Science 314: 1687-1688, 15 December 2006.

Parisio, S., A.R. Keimowitz, H.J. Simpson, A. Lent, and V. Blackman. Arsenic-rich iron floc deposits in seeps downgradient of solid waste landfills, Soil & Sediment Contamination 15: 443-453, 2006.

Zaks, David. “Text messaging for Safe Water”. Published online 27 October 2006. http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/005170.html (reader comments included).
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