遗传学,表观遗传学和环境:精准医学,提供者同情和社会正义是否是有效的公共卫生措施,以减轻疾病风险和严重性?
Philip M Iannaccone1, Rebecca J Ryznar2, Lon J Van Winkle3,4
1Departments of Pathology and Pediatrics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60611, USA.
International journal of environmental research and public health
|November 27, 2024
概括
环境毒素和不良童年经历 (ACE) 显著影响公众健康. 精准医学和提供者同情心为减轻这些风险和改善健康结果提供了潜在的干预措施.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 毒理学 毒理学 毒理学
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 环境因素,如有毒物质和不良童年经历 (ACE),是公共健康的关键决定因素.
- 虽然饮食和运动也起作用,但暴露于有毒物质和ACE更容易接受社会和医疗干预.
- 讨论的特定毒素包括内分泌干扰剂 (例如,阿特拉),,TCDD,TCE和B[a]P,具有潜在的不良和跨代健康影响.
研究的目的:
- 审查影响公众健康的主要环境力量,重点关注有毒物质和ACE.
- 检查潜在的缓解影响,如精准医学,社会正义和提供者的同情心.
- 探索这些干预措施如何导致更健康的社会.
主要方法:
- 对环境暴露及其公共卫生后果的科学文献的审查.
- 分析特定有毒物质对健康的机制和影响.
- 检查ACE和长期健康状况 (如焦虑,癌症和糖尿病) 之间的联系.
- 探索精准医学和提供者同情心在减轻健康风险中的作用.
主要成果:
- 暴露于有毒物质可以导致严重的不良健康影响,特别是在遗传敏感的个体中,例如阿特拉辛对出生结果的影响.
- ACE与成年人焦虑,癌症和糖尿病风险增加有关,儿童的检测具有挑战性.
- 精准医学方法,由基因-环境-表观遗传相互作用提供信息,可以为有毒暴露提供量身定制的干预措施.
- 更高的供应商同情心与受ACE影响的患者的改善临床结果有关.
结论:
- 环境毒素和ACE对公众健康构成重大威胁,尽管它们是不同的.
- 专注于预防暴露于有毒物质和解决ACE的干预措施对于改善公共卫生至关重要.
- 精准医学和增强的提供者同情心是缓解这些环境力量对健康的不利影响的有希望的途径.
- 培养更加合作和富有同情心的社会文化是一个理想主义的,但重要的,长期目标.
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