"Synthetic musks" weaken immunity?

[L.A. Guy]

Should we be worried about this study? Don't pheromone products contain large amounts of these

synthetic musks?

Musks in Fragrances May Weaken Immune System

FRIDAY, Jan. 7

(HealthDayNews) -- Synthetic musks that are widely used as fragrances in products such as soaps, cosmetics and

detergents may reduce the body's ability to defend against toxic compounds, says a study in the January issue of

Environmental Health Perspectives.

About 8,000 metric tons of

synthetic musks are produced worldwide each year.



In laboratory research using human tissue,

researchers at Stanford University's Hopkins Marine Station found that exposure to synthetic musks inhibited the

tissue's natural defenses against toxic compounds from California mussels. This effect persisted long after the end

of the tissue's exposure to the synthetic musks.





The synthetic musk levels used in this study were

several times higher than those found in the environment, the study authors noted. However, these musks concentrate

in fats, including breast milk, and remain in human tissue long after exposure. This means that long-term exposure

to these synthetic musks could result in tissue concentrations high enough to impair natural cellular defenses in

humans, the authors suggested.





"While other studies have shown that humans are constantly exposed to musk

compounds, routine toxicology screens have always shown these compounds to be nontoxic. This study's suggestion

that they could harm the body's ability to fight other toxicants certainly merits further examination," Dr. Jim

Burkhart, science editor for Environmental Health Perspectives, said in a prepared

statement.

[BIONIC MAN]

Should we be

worried about this study? Don't pheromone products contain large amounts of these synthetic musks?

Musks in

Fragrances May Weaken Immune System

FRIDAY, Jan. 7 (HealthDayNews) -- Synthetic musks that

are widely used as fragrances in products such as soaps, cosmetics and detergents may reduce the body's ability to

defend against toxic compounds, says a study in the January issue of Environmental Health

Perspectives.

About 8,000 metric tons of synthetic musks are produced

worldwide each year.

In laboratory research using human tissue, researchers

at Stanford University's Hopkins Marine Station found that exposure to synthetic musks inhibited the tissue's

natural defenses against toxic compounds from California mussels. This effect persisted long after the end of the

tissue's exposure to the synthetic musks.



The synthetic musk levels

used in this study were several times higher than those found in the environment, the study authors noted. However,

these musks concentrate in fats, including breast milk, and remain in human tissue long after exposure. This means

that long-term exposure to these synthetic musks could result in tissue concentrations high enough to impair natural

cellular defenses in humans, the authors suggested.



"While other studies

have shown that humans are constantly exposed to musk compounds, routine toxicology screens have always shown these

compounds to be nontoxic. This study's suggestion that they could harm the body's ability to fight other toxicants

certainly merits further examination," Dr. Jim Burkhart, science editor for Environmental Health

Perspectives, said in a prepared statement.

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