Content of silicon,
vanadium, nickel, tin and strontium
in hair, blood serum and urine in students
from Central Asia and the Middle East
ABSTRACT.
The work purpose – a comparative analysis of the content of silicon,
vanadium, nickel, tin and strontium in three biosubstrates (hair, blood serum
and urine) taken from Russian and foreign students of the Peoples' Friendship
University of Russia (RUDN) in the first year of study and determination of the
features of the elemental status students from the Moscow region of Russia,
countries of Central Asia and the Middle East during the period of their
adaptation to a new place of residence and study.
Materials and
methods. The features of the
elemental status of students from the Moscow region of Russia, the countries of
Central Asia and the Middle East during the period of their adaptation to a new
place of stay and study were determined. The method of inductively coupled
plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) was used for analysis.
Results. The analysis indicates an increased accumulation of
some elements, especially nickel, vanadium and silicon in the bodies of
first-year students who arrived primarily from the countries of Central Asia
and the Middle East compared to students from the Moscow region of Russia. In
the future, this may have a negative impact on the health and learning ability
of foreign students. It should be noted that some of the presented elements
have little studied therapeutic effects.
Conclusions. Further research is needed into the influence of
elemental status on people's health, which can serve as the basis for the
development of a new screening and prevention system.
KEYWORDS: elemental status, hair, blood serum, urine, silicon,
vanadium, nickel, tin, strontium, student.
For
citation: Afanasyeva E.Yu., Pugachev M.I., Nikolaev S.E.,
Lapin I.I., Grabeklis A.R. Content of silicon, vanadium, nickel, tin and
strontium in hair, blood serum and urine in students from Central Asia and the
Middle East. Trace elemets in medicine. 2024;25(1):32-39. DOI: 10.19112/2413-6174-2024-25-1-32-39.