Maternal-fetal distribution and transfer of dioxins in pregnant women in Japan, and attempts to reduce maternal transfer with Chlorella (Chlorella pyrenoidosa) supplements

Effects of Chlorella Supplementation on Decreasing Concentrations of Dioxins in the Blood of Pregnant Japanese Women

“…The findings showed the effectiveness of daily intake of Chlorella from gestational week [16][17][18][19][20] until the day of delivery for lowering of maternal blood dioxin levels. As mentioned above, adverse health consequences from prenatal, perinatal and postnatal exposure to background levels of dioxins, including PCDDs and PCDFs, have been reported [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12].…”

“…As mentioned above, adverse health consequences from prenatal, perinatal and postnatal exposure to background levels of dioxins, including PCDDs and PCDFs, have been reported [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. There is a positive relationship between dioxin concentration in the blood and that in cord blood, breast milk, and various tissues, including lung, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidney, mesentery fat, and subcutaneous fat [19][20][21][22]. Thus, the present results suggest that Chlorella supplementation in pregnant woman might contribute to the healthy development of foetuses and nursing infants by improving maternal dioxin status.…”

“…For example, an infant who had been breast-fed for one year had an accumulated dioxin dose six times higher than a 1-yearold formula-fed infant [28]. There is a positive relationship between the concentration of dioxin in the blood and in breast milk [19,22]. Thus, by lowering the level of dioxin in maternal blood, it should be possible to decrease the dioxin level in breast milk.…”

“…At the beginning of the study (gestational week [16][17][18][19][20], maternal blood samples (30 ml) were collected from each of the 20 participants, and concentrations of PCDDs and PCDFs were determined and expressed as the original concentrations. On the day of delivery, maternal blood samples (30 ml) were again drawn from the 20 participants and analyzed for PCDDs and PCDFs; these concentrations were expressed as the levels at delivery.…”

BioCO2 – A multidisciplinary, biological approach using solar energy to capture CO2 while producing H2 and high value products

“…The world wide production rates for algae biomass are estimated to be 7000-7500 t year À1 . Algal biomass' value as a functional food is illustrated by its immunological effects (Hayashi et al, 1998), reduction of maternal dioxin transfer (Nakano et al, 2005), promotion of intestinal bacteria (Pulz and Gross, 2004), its effects on HIV-1 replication (Ayehunie et al, 1998), antioxidant activity (Miranda et al, 1998;Piñero Estrada et al, 2001) and several other health beneficial effects (Belay et al, 1993).…”