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ReviewEnvironmental science and pollution research international2016

Exposure, epidemiology, and mechanism of the environmental toxicant manganese.

Pan Chen, Megan Culbreth, Michael Aschner

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Review in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Pan ChenDepartment of Molecular Pharmacology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Forchheimer Building, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA.
Megan CulbrethDepartment of Molecular Pharmacology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Forchheimer Building, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA.
Michael AschnerDepartment of Molecular Pharmacology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Forchheimer Building, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA. michael.aschner@einstein.yu.edu.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It has become increasingly apparent that global manganese (Mn) pollution to air and water is a significant threat to human health. Despite this recognition, research is only beginning to comprehend the detrimental effects of exposure. Mn, while essential, is particularly harmful to the central nervous system, and overexposure is symptomatic of several neurological disorders. At-risk populations have been identified, but it is still unclear whether typical exposure levels have any long-term consequences. Those at an elevated risk have diminished intellectual function, learning and memory, and mental development. While the overall mechanism of toxicity is undetermined, Mn has been found to induce oxidative stress, exacerbate mitochondrial dysfunction, dysregulate autophagy, and promote apoptosis, ultimately enhancing neurodegeneration. Extrapolation of this in vitro and in vivo data to humans is difficult. There is a definite need to correlate epidemiological studies with causative effects. It is imperative that research efforts endure, so threats are appropriately identified and exposure properly regulated.

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Environmental ExposureAir PollutantsAnimalsHumansManganeseWater Pollutants, ChemicalAir PollutantsManganeseWater Pollutants, ChemicalDevelopmentalManganeseMechanismsNeurotoxicity

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