Determining the level of essential elements in patients with Ewing Sarcoma: A correlation

• Published in: Environmental research Vol. 211; p. 113035
• Main Authors: Chanihoon, Ghulam Qadir, Khalid, Zunera, Afridi, Hassan Imran, Jafar, Tassadaq Hussain, Nassani, Abdelmohsen A., Unar, Ahsanullah, Haffar, Mohamed
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.08.2022
• Subjects: atomic absorption spectrometry; Biomarkers; blood serum; calcium; digestion; Environmental epidemic; Essential elements; Ewing sarcoma; hairs; health services; hypertension; metabolism; microwave treatment; potassium; sarcoma; sodium; spectrophotometers; Toxicology; urban areas; wet digestion method; Biomarkers; Environmental epidemic; Ewing sarcoma; Toxicology; Essential elements
• ISSN: 0013-9351; 1096-0953; 1096-0953
• DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113035

Metal ion aberrant metabolism is essential for health and disease, and its research has sparked a lot of interest. This study aims to compare the critical mineral resources—magnesium (Mg), sodium (Na), calcium (Ca) and potassium (K)—in biological materials (scalp hair, blood, and serum) of 87 Ewing Sarcoma (ES) hypertensive men and women, age range 31–60 years, in an urban area, with 62 nonhypertensive subjects from the same age range and living area. An atomic-absorption spectrophotometer was used after microwave-induced acid digestion to determine elemental concentrations. The results' authenticity and precision were verified using a traditional wet acid digestion procedure and accredited reference materials. The average convalesces from all elements have been within the 99.2%–99.7% of certified values. In the biological samples from patients with ES hypertension, the amount of Na was found to be higher than in controls. Patients with ES hypertension had lower Mg, K, and Ca levels in their biological samples (scalp hair and blood) than healthy controls of both genders. Ca, Mg, and K deficiency can work with other ES hypertension risk factors. These findings will help physicians and other healthcare professionals determine the depletion of essential micronutrients in the biological samples (blood and scalp hair) of patients with hypertension. After microwave-induced acid digestion, the elemental concentration was determined using an atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The results' authenticity and precision were confirmed using a traditional wet-acid digestion procedure and accredited oriented materials. The average recoveries from all elements have been within the 99.2%–99.7% of certified values. [Display omitted] •Ewing’s sarcoma is a rare type of cancerous tumor, grows in bones, soft tissue around the bones, like cartilage/ nerves.•It frequently affects the people at the age of above thirty years and has a higher rate of being treated.•Ewing Sarcoma hypertensive patients had disturbed the level of Na, Mg, K, and Ca in their biological samples.•The resulted data will be helpful to treat patients of Ewing's sarcoma, this further increase their survival rate.