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Evidence on Neurotoxicity after Intrauterine and Childhood Exposure to Organomercurials
Although the molecular mechanisms underlying methylmercury toxicity are not entirely understood, the observed neurotoxicity in early-life is attributed to the covalent binding of methylmercury to sulfhydryl (thiol) groups of proteins and other molecules being able to affect protein post-translationa...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9858833/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36673825 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021070 |
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author | Azevedo, Lara Ferreira Karpova, Nina Rocha, Bruno Alves Barbosa Junior, Fernando Gobe, Glenda Carolyn Hornos Carneiro, Maria Fernanda |
author_facet | Azevedo, Lara Ferreira Karpova, Nina Rocha, Bruno Alves Barbosa Junior, Fernando Gobe, Glenda Carolyn Hornos Carneiro, Maria Fernanda |
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description | Although the molecular mechanisms underlying methylmercury toxicity are not entirely understood, the observed neurotoxicity in early-life is attributed to the covalent binding of methylmercury to sulfhydryl (thiol) groups of proteins and other molecules being able to affect protein post-translational modifications from numerous molecular pathways, such as glutamate signaling, heat-shock chaperones and the antioxidant glutaredoxin/glutathione system. However, for other organomercurials such as ethylmercury or thimerosal, there is not much information available. Therefore, this review critically discusses current knowledge about organomercurials neurotoxicity—both methylmercury and ethylmercury—following intrauterine and childhood exposure, as well as the prospects and future needs for research in this area. Contrasting with the amount of epidemiological evidence available for methylmercury, there are only a few in vivo studies reporting neurotoxic outcomes and mechanisms of toxicity for ethylmercury or thimerosal. There is also a lack of studies on mechanistic approaches to better investigate the pathways involved in the potential neurotoxicity caused by both organomercurials. More impactful follow-up studies, especially following intrauterine and childhood exposure to ethylmercury, are necessary. Childhood vaccination is critically important for controlling infectious diseases; however, the safety of mercury-containing thimerosal and, notably, its effectiveness as preservative in vaccines are still under debate regarding its potential dose-response effects to the central nervous system. |
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spelling | pubmed-98588332023-01-21 Evidence on Neurotoxicity after Intrauterine and Childhood Exposure to Organomercurials Azevedo, Lara Ferreira Karpova, Nina Rocha, Bruno Alves Barbosa Junior, Fernando Gobe, Glenda Carolyn Hornos Carneiro, Maria Fernanda Int J Environ Res Public Health Review Although the molecular mechanisms underlying methylmercury toxicity are not entirely understood, the observed neurotoxicity in early-life is attributed to the covalent binding of methylmercury to sulfhydryl (thiol) groups of proteins and other molecules being able to affect protein post-translational modifications from numerous molecular pathways, such as glutamate signaling, heat-shock chaperones and the antioxidant glutaredoxin/glutathione system. However, for other organomercurials such as ethylmercury or thimerosal, there is not much information available. Therefore, this review critically discusses current knowledge about organomercurials neurotoxicity—both methylmercury and ethylmercury—following intrauterine and childhood exposure, as well as the prospects and future needs for research in this area. Contrasting with the amount of epidemiological evidence available for methylmercury, there are only a few in vivo studies reporting neurotoxic outcomes and mechanisms of toxicity for ethylmercury or thimerosal. There is also a lack of studies on mechanistic approaches to better investigate the pathways involved in the potential neurotoxicity caused by both organomercurials. More impactful follow-up studies, especially following intrauterine and childhood exposure to ethylmercury, are necessary. Childhood vaccination is critically important for controlling infectious diseases; however, the safety of mercury-containing thimerosal and, notably, its effectiveness as preservative in vaccines are still under debate regarding its potential dose-response effects to the central nervous system. MDPI 2023-01-07 /pmc/articles/PMC9858833/ /pubmed/36673825 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021070 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/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 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Azevedo, Lara Ferreira Karpova, Nina Rocha, Bruno Alves Barbosa Junior, Fernando Gobe, Glenda Carolyn Hornos Carneiro, Maria Fernanda Evidence on Neurotoxicity after Intrauterine and Childhood Exposure to Organomercurials |
title | Evidence on Neurotoxicity after Intrauterine and Childhood Exposure to Organomercurials |
title_full | Evidence on Neurotoxicity after Intrauterine and Childhood Exposure to Organomercurials |
title_fullStr | Evidence on Neurotoxicity after Intrauterine and Childhood Exposure to Organomercurials |
title_full_unstemmed | Evidence on Neurotoxicity after Intrauterine and Childhood Exposure to Organomercurials |
title_short | Evidence on Neurotoxicity after Intrauterine and Childhood Exposure to Organomercurials |
title_sort | evidence on neurotoxicity after intrauterine and childhood exposure to organomercurials |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9858833/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36673825 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021070 |
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