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Immunotoxicity of heavy metals in relation to Great Lakes.

Heavy metals including mercury, lead, and cadmium are present throughout the ecosystem and are detectable in small amounts in the Great Lakes water and fish. The main route of exposure of humans to these metals is via the ingestion of contaminated food, especially fish. Extensive experimental invest...

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Autores principales: Bernier, J, Brousseau, P, Krzystyniak, K, Tryphonas, H, Fournier, M
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 1995
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1518818/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8635436
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author Bernier, J
Brousseau, P
Krzystyniak, K
Tryphonas, H
Fournier, M
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Fournier, M
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description Heavy metals including mercury, lead, and cadmium are present throughout the ecosystem and are detectable in small amounts in the Great Lakes water and fish. The main route of exposure of humans to these metals is via the ingestion of contaminated food, especially fish. Extensive experimental investigations indicated that heavy metals alter a number of parameters of the host's immune system and lead to increased susceptibility to infections, autoimmune diseases, and allergic manifestations. The existing limited epidemiologic data and data derived from in vitro systems in which human peripheral blood leukocytes were used suggested that the human immune system may also be at increased risk following exposure to these metals. The magnitude of the risk that the presence of such metals in the Great Lakes may pose to the human immune system, and consequently to their health, is not known. In this review, the available data with respect to potential adverse effects of heavy metals on the immune system of humans and experimental animals are discussed, and additional data requirements are suggested.
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spelling pubmed-15188182006-07-28 Immunotoxicity of heavy metals in relation to Great Lakes. Bernier, J Brousseau, P Krzystyniak, K Tryphonas, H Fournier, M Environ Health Perspect Research Article Heavy metals including mercury, lead, and cadmium are present throughout the ecosystem and are detectable in small amounts in the Great Lakes water and fish. The main route of exposure of humans to these metals is via the ingestion of contaminated food, especially fish. Extensive experimental investigations indicated that heavy metals alter a number of parameters of the host's immune system and lead to increased susceptibility to infections, autoimmune diseases, and allergic manifestations. The existing limited epidemiologic data and data derived from in vitro systems in which human peripheral blood leukocytes were used suggested that the human immune system may also be at increased risk following exposure to these metals. The magnitude of the risk that the presence of such metals in the Great Lakes may pose to the human immune system, and consequently to their health, is not known. In this review, the available data with respect to potential adverse effects of heavy metals on the immune system of humans and experimental animals are discussed, and additional data requirements are suggested. 1995-12 /pmc/articles/PMC1518818/ /pubmed/8635436 Text en
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Bernier, J
Brousseau, P
Krzystyniak, K
Tryphonas, H
Fournier, M
Immunotoxicity of heavy metals in relation to Great Lakes.
title Immunotoxicity of heavy metals in relation to Great Lakes.
title_full Immunotoxicity of heavy metals in relation to Great Lakes.
title_fullStr Immunotoxicity of heavy metals in relation to Great Lakes.
title_full_unstemmed Immunotoxicity of heavy metals in relation to Great Lakes.
title_short Immunotoxicity of heavy metals in relation to Great Lakes.
title_sort immunotoxicity of heavy metals in relation to great lakes.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1518818/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8635436
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