0.05), iAs% was much higher and the levels of FMR, SMR and DMA% were significantly lower in skin lesion group compared with the control (P

Objective To investigate whether smoking affects metabolism and methylation of arsenic. Methods Six papers about the relation between smoking and arsenic metabolism, methylation were collected until December,2008, and the data were quantitatively analyzed with random and fixed effect models. Results In the group of smoking, the summary weighted mean difference of percent of inorganic in urinary was 0.59 (95% CI:-0.01-1.18). The summary weighted mean difference of percent of MMA in urinary was 2.44 (95%CI:1.95-2.94). The summary weighted mean difference of percent of DMA in urinary was -3.04 (95%CI:-4.01- -2.07). Current evidence suggested that percent of MMA was higher, percent of DMA was lower in smoking or ever smoking group compared with nonsmoking group. Conclusion Smoking may be considered a risk factor for metabolism and methylation of arsenic on human.

Objective Based on the health standards for arsenic in drinking water recommended by WHO (0.01 mg/L) and adopted by decentralized rural water supply in China (0.05 mg/L), to explore the conditions of arsenic metabolism and levels of methylation in population consuming drinking water with different concentrations of arsenic. Methods Three hundred and forty-eight adults in Shanxi exposed to different concentrations of arsenic(≥0.05 mg/L, ≥0.01-0.05) in arsenic species , TAs , first methylation ratio (FMR) and SMR in lower exposure group and the control group. In higher exposure group, the FMR of adults aged over 60 years was significantly higher than that in groups of 18-39 years old and 40-49 years old (P0.05). Conclusion In higher exposure group, the 2nd reaction of the metabolic pathway is more active in female than that in male, and arsenic methylation capacity of the higher age group arise. No significant effects of gender and age on arsenic methylation capacity is found among population exposed to drinking water with lower level of arsenic.