ReviewArchives of toxicology2022
Effect of methylmercury on fetal neurobehavioral development: an overview of the possible mechanisms of toxicity and the neuroprotective effect of phytochemicals.
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- The Role of Traditional Chinese Medicine in COVID-19 Treatment: Integrating Ancient Wisdom with Modern Medicine.Current medicinal chemistry · 2026Review
- Through the Eye: Retinal Changes of Prenatal Mercury Exposure in Grassy Narrows First Nation, Canada.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Recent Advances in Bioactive Flavonoids-based Nanotherapeutics as Promising Neuroprotectants in Epilepsy.Current aging science · 2025Review
- The Impact of Mercury from Dental Amalgams on Pregnancy and Childhood: A Health and Risk Assessment Evaluation.Current medicinal chemistry · 2025Review
- Should ebselen be considered for the treatment of mercury intoxication? A minireview.Toxicology mechanisms and methods · 2024Review
- Porphyrinuria in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Review.Current medicinal chemistry · 2024Review
- Quantitative Proteomic Analysis of Cyanide and Mercury Detoxification by Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes CECT 5344.Microbiology spectrum · 2023Article
- A Review of the Role of Curcumin in Metal Induced Toxicity.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- The Role of the Thioredoxin System in Brain Diseases.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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7 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
Methylmercury (MeHg) is a global environmental pollutant with neurotoxic effects. Exposure to MeHg via consumption of seafood and fish can severely impact fetal neurobehavioral development even when MeHg levels in maternal blood are as low as about 5 μg/L, which the mother tolerates well. Persistent motor dysfunctions and cognitive deficits may result from trans-placental exposure. The present review summarizes current knowledge on the mechanisms of MeHg toxicity during the period of nervous system development. Although cerebellar Purkinje cells are MeHg targets, the actions of MeHg on thiol components in the neuronal cytoskeleton as well as on mitochondrial enzymes and induction of disturbances of glutamate signaling can impair extra-cerebellar functions, also at levels well tolerated by adult individuals. Numerous herbal substances possess neuroprotective effects, predominantly represented by natural polyphenolic molecules that might be utilized to develop natural drugs to alleviate neurotoxicity symptoms caused by MeHg or other Hg compounds.
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