Effects of Folic Acid Supplementation on Arsenic Lowering

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether folic acid supplementation are effective on arsenic lowering in a chronic, low-level arsenic exposed population.

Timeline

Start

2014-07

Primary completion

2015-07

Completion

2016-12

Publications

• Bae S, Kamynina E, Guetterman HM, Farinola AF, Caudill MA, Berry RJ, Cassano PA, Stover PJ. Provision of folic acid for reducing arsenic toxicity in arsenic-exposed children and adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Oct 18;10(10):CD012649. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012649.pub2.
• Wei Y, Jia C, Lan Y, Hou X, Zuo J, Li J, Wang T, Mao G. The association of tryptophan and phenylalanine are associated with arsenic-induced skin lesions in a Chinese population chronically exposed to arsenic via drinking water: a case-control study. BMJ Open. 2019 Oct 30;9(10):e025336. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025336.
• Guo X, Cui H, Zhang H, Guan X, Zhang Z, Jia C, Wu J, Yang H, Qiu W, Zhang C, Yang Z, Chen Z, Mao G. Protective Effect of Folic Acid on Oxidative DNA Damage: A Randomized, Double-Blind, and Placebo Controlled Clinical Trial. Medicine (Baltimore). 2015 Nov;94(45):e1872. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000001872.

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