Proceedings of NIMD Forum

NIMD Forum 2005 - Joint Workshop on Health Effects of Methylmercury and Cadmium
-Current Problems in Risk Evaluation and Risk Management of Methylmercury and Cadmium-

Preface

Komyo Eto: Director-General, NIMD

Honorary Lecture

Makoto Futatsuka: Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kumamoto University, Japan

Joint Workshop on Health Effects of Methylmercury and Cadmium

Symptoms and Patients

A Review of 33 Cases with Itai-itai Disease (Cadmium-Induced Renal Tubular Osteomalacia) Recognized Officially for the Last Decade: Keiko Aoshima (Hagino Hospital, Japan)

The Temporal Profile of Neurological Findings in Minamata Disease - Multiple Logistic Regression Analysis Compared with the Residents in a Methylmercury -Unpolluted Area -: Uchino M (Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Japan)

Central Mechanisms for Two-Point Discrimination: Ryusuke Kakigi (Department of Integrative Physiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Japan)

Health and Environment

Current Hair Mercury Levels in Japanese for Estimation of Methylmercury Exposure: Akira Yasutake (NIMD)

Cadmium Exposure of Preschool Children in General Populations in Japan: Takao Watanabe (Miyagi University of Education, Japan)

Contamination by Cadmium and Mercury of the Water, Sediment and Biological Component of Hydrosystems Around Hanoi: Vu Duc Loi (Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology, Vietnam)

Genitic Engineering of Escherichia Coli for Bioremediation of Mercurial Contaminated-Environments and Detection of Mercury in Environments: Hidemitsu Pan-Hou (Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Setsunan University, Japan)

Toxic Mechanism

Evaluation of the Effect of Low-Level Cadmium Intake to Renal Function and to Bone Metabolism in Mother Rats: Hisayoshi Ohta (Department of Environmental, Occupational Health and Toxicology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, Kitasato University, Japan)

Modification of Cadmium Toxicity by Cobalt and Manganese: Seiichiro Himeno (Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Japan)

Role of Metallothionein in Distribution of Cadmium: Masahiko Satoh (Department of Hygienics, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Japan)

The Role of Amino Acid Transporters in the Methylmercury Transport: Yoshikatsu Kanai (Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Japan)

Cellular Stress Responses Following the Exposure to Methylmercury: Fusako Usuki (NIMD)

Identification of Intracellular Factors Influenced in Sensitivity of Cells to Methylmercury: Akira Naganuma (Laboratory of Molecular and Biochemical Toxicology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Japan)

Current Problems in Risk Evaluation and Risk Management of Methylmercury and Cadmium

Safety Margin and Risk Perception is Insufficient on Exposure to Methylmercury among Japanese Consumers: Noriyuki Hachiya (NIMD)

Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Contaminants in Fish: How Do We Balance Risk and Benefit?: Deborah C. Rice (Environmental Health Unit, Maine Bureau of Health, USA)

Effects of Combined Exposure to PCBs and Methyl mercury on Cognitive and Motor Function: Susan L. Schantz (Department of Veterinary Biosciences and Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois at Urbana, USA)

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The Many Faces of Mercury: Christopher T. De Rosa (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, USA)

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Changes in Risk of Methylmercury Exposure to Offspring Throughout Gestation and Sucking: Mineshi Sakamoto (NIMD)

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Recent Trends in Methylmercury and Cadmium Risk Analysis: Rie Masho (Center for Environmental Information Science, Japan)

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Chronic Exposure to Cadmium and Health Effects in Inhabitants of Kakehashi River Basin, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan: Teruhiko Kido (Department of Community Health Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Japan)

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Risk Evaluation of Cadmium Based on the Epidemiological Studies in Cadmium-Polluted or Cadmium-Nonpolluted Areas: Koji Nogawa (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Japan)

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Risk Assessment of Dietary Cadmium Exposure and Exposure Assessment in Japan: Fujio Kayama (Division of Environmental Medicine, Centre for Community Medicine, Jichi Medical School, Japan)

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