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Vascular Dysfunction Induced by Mercury Exposure
Methylmercury (MeHg) causes severe damage to the central nervous system, and there is increasing evidence of the association between MeHg exposure and vascular dysfunction, hemorrhage, and edema in the brain, but not in other organs of patients with acute MeHg intoxication. These observations sugges...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6566353/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31100949 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms20102435 |
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author | Takahashi, Tetsuya Shimohata, Takayoshi |
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description | Methylmercury (MeHg) causes severe damage to the central nervous system, and there is increasing evidence of the association between MeHg exposure and vascular dysfunction, hemorrhage, and edema in the brain, but not in other organs of patients with acute MeHg intoxication. These observations suggest that MeHg possibly causes blood–brain barrier (BBB) damage. MeHg penetrates the BBB into the brain parenchyma via active transport systems, mainly the l-type amino acid transporter 1, on endothelial cell membranes. Recently, exposure to mercury has significantly increased. Numerous reports suggest that long-term low-level MeHg exposure can impair endothelial function and increase the risks of cardiovascular disease. The most widely reported mechanism of MeHg toxicity is oxidative stress and related pathways, such as neuroinflammation. BBB dysfunction has been suggested by both in vitro and in vivo models of MeHg intoxication. Therapy targeted at both maintaining the BBB and suppressing oxidative stress may represent a promising therapeutic strategy for MeHg intoxication. This paper reviews studies on the relationship between MeHg exposure and vascular dysfunction, with a special emphasis on the BBB. |
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spelling | pubmed-65663532019-06-17 Vascular Dysfunction Induced by Mercury Exposure Takahashi, Tetsuya Shimohata, Takayoshi Int J Mol Sci Review Methylmercury (MeHg) causes severe damage to the central nervous system, and there is increasing evidence of the association between MeHg exposure and vascular dysfunction, hemorrhage, and edema in the brain, but not in other organs of patients with acute MeHg intoxication. These observations suggest that MeHg possibly causes blood–brain barrier (BBB) damage. MeHg penetrates the BBB into the brain parenchyma via active transport systems, mainly the l-type amino acid transporter 1, on endothelial cell membranes. Recently, exposure to mercury has significantly increased. Numerous reports suggest that long-term low-level MeHg exposure can impair endothelial function and increase the risks of cardiovascular disease. The most widely reported mechanism of MeHg toxicity is oxidative stress and related pathways, such as neuroinflammation. BBB dysfunction has been suggested by both in vitro and in vivo models of MeHg intoxication. Therapy targeted at both maintaining the BBB and suppressing oxidative stress may represent a promising therapeutic strategy for MeHg intoxication. This paper reviews studies on the relationship between MeHg exposure and vascular dysfunction, with a special emphasis on the BBB. MDPI 2019-05-16 /pmc/articles/PMC6566353/ /pubmed/31100949 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms20102435 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Takahashi, Tetsuya Shimohata, Takayoshi Vascular Dysfunction Induced by Mercury Exposure |
title | Vascular Dysfunction Induced by Mercury Exposure |
title_full | Vascular Dysfunction Induced by Mercury Exposure |
title_fullStr | Vascular Dysfunction Induced by Mercury Exposure |
title_full_unstemmed | Vascular Dysfunction Induced by Mercury Exposure |
title_short | Vascular Dysfunction Induced by Mercury Exposure |
title_sort | vascular dysfunction induced by mercury exposure |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6566353/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31100949 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms20102435 |
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