[HTML][HTML] Genetic aspects of susceptibility to mercury toxicity: an overview

V Andreoli, F Sprovieri - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Human exposure to mercury is still a major public health concern. In this context, children
have a higher susceptibility to adverse neurological mercury effects, compared to adults with …

Glutathione antioxidant system and methylmercury-induced neurotoxicity: An intriguing interplay

M Farina, M Aschner - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-General …, 2019 - Elsevier
Methylmercury (MeHg) is a toxic chemical compound naturally produced mainly in the
aquatic environment through the methylation of inorganic mercury catalyzed by aquatic …

Principle, design, strategies, and future perspectives of heavy metal ion detection using carbon nanomaterial-based electrochemical sensors: A review

J Jose, P Prakash, B Jeyaprabha, R Abraham… - Journal of the Iranian …, 2023 - Springer
Develo** a fast and easy method to detect the presence of heavy metal ions is all time
necessity since the highly poisonous nature of these metal ions makes them awfully …

Role of early life exposure and environment on neurodegeneration: implications on brain disorders

S Modgil, DK Lahiri, VL Sharma, A Anand - Translational …, 2014 - Springer
Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD),
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and retinal degeneration have been studied extensively …

[HTML][HTML] Metals exposure and risk of small-for-gestational age birth in a Canadian birth cohort: The MIREC study

S Thomas, TE Arbuckle, M Fisher, WD Fraser… - Environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Lead, mercury, cadmium and arsenic are some of the most common toxic
metals to which Canadians are exposed. The effect of exposure to current low levels of toxic …

Ecogenetics of mercury: From genetic polymorphisms and epigenetics to risk assessment and decision‐making

N Basu, JM Goodrich, J Head - Environmental Toxicology and …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The risk assessment of mercury (Hg), in both humans and wildlife, is made challenging by
great variability in exposure and health effects. Although disease risk arises following …

[HTML][HTML] Human variability in glutathione-S-transferase activities, tissue distribution and major polymorphic variants: Meta-analysis and implication for chemical risk …

FM Buratti, K Darney, S Vichi, L Turco, E Di Consiglio… - Toxicology letters, 2021 - Elsevier
The input into the QIVIVE and Physiologically-Based kinetic and dynamic models of drug
metabolising enzymes performance and their inter-individual differences significantly …

Environmental exposure pathway analysis of trace elements and autism risk in Pakistani children population

SAMAS Eqani, F Khuram, A Alamdar, A Tahir… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The pursuit of industrialization and urbanization in develo** countries disrupt the fragile
environment, resulting in biogeochemical extra-emission of the trace elements into human …

A global perspective on the influence of environmental exposures on the nervous system

D Tshala-Katumbay, JC Mwanza, DS Rohlman… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Economic transitions in the era of globalization warrant a fresh look at the neurological risks
associated with environmental change. These are driven by industrial expansion, transfer …

Polymorphisms in glutathione-related genes modify mercury concentrations and antioxidant status in subjects environmentally exposed to methylmercury

GRM Barcelos, D Grotto, KC de Marco… - Science of the Total …, 2013 - Elsevier
Methylmercury (MeHg) toxicity may vary widely despite similar levels of exposure. This is
hypothetically related to genetic differences in enzymes metabolizing MeHg. MeHg causes …