ReviewBiomolecules2024
Exposure to Metals, Pesticides, and Air Pollutants: Focus on Resulting DNA Methylation Changes in Neurodegenerative Diseases.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Environmental epigenetic modifiers in neurodegenerative diseases: a systematic review of epigenomic mechanisms and therapeutic targets.Frontiers in epigenetics and epigenomics · 2026Pooled it
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- Tracing the threads: How toxic metals contribute to neurodegeneration.IBRO neuroscience reports · 2026Review
- LIFETIME JEM-DERIVED OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE BURDEN AND ODDS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND PARKINSONISM IN A MATCHED CASE-CONTROL STUDY.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
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- Epigenetics in Space: The Dynamic Cellular Response.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2026Article
- Air Pollution and Parkinson's Disease Pathology: Clinical Evidence and the Molecular Mechanisms Linking Airborne Toxicants to Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration.Parkinson's disease · 2026Review
- Neurodegeneration as Ecosystem Failure: A New Paradigm for Prevention and Treatment.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Review of the Effects of Lifestyle Modification on Parkinson's Disease.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2025Article
- Molecular and Computational Studies Reveal That Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Can Impair Protamine-DNA Interaction, Potentially Inducing DNA Damage.Biomolecules · 2025Article
- Epitranscriptomic alterations induced by environmental toxins: implications for RNA modifications and disease.Genes and environment : the official journal of the Japanese Environmental Mutagen Society · 2025Review
- Oxidative Stress in HIV-Associated Neurodegeneration: Mechanisms of Pathogenesis and Therapeutic Targets.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
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- Mitochondrial stress disassembles nuclear architecture through proteolytic activation of PKCδ and Lamin B1 phosphorylation in neuronal cells: implications for pathogenesis of age-related neurodegenerative diseases.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2025Article
- Heavy Metal Contamination: Sources, Health Impacts, and Sustainable Mitigation Strategies with Insights from Nigerian Case Studies.F1000Research · 2025Review
- DNMT1 as an environmental sensor: epigenetic pathways linking environmental exposures, sex hormone signaling, and vulnerability to neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative diseases.Frontiers in neurologyReview
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Abstract
Individuals affected by neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), are dramatically increasing worldwide. Thus, several efforts are being made to develop strategies for stopping or slowing the spread of these illnesses. Although causative genetic variants linked to the onset of these diseases are known, they can explain only a small portion of cases. The etiopathology underlying the neurodegenerative process in most of the patients is likely due to the interplay between predisposing genetic variants and environmental factors. Epigenetic mechanisms, including DNA methylation, are central candidates in translating the effects of environmental factors in genome modulation, and they play a critical role in the etiology of AD, PD, and ALS. Among the main environmental exposures that have been linked to an increased risk for these diseases, accumulating evidence points to the role of heavy metals, pesticides, and air pollutants. These compounds could trigger neurodegeneration through different mechanisms, mainly neuroinflammation and the induction of oxidative stress. However, increasing evidence suggests that they are also capable of inducing epigenetic alterations in neurons. In this article, we review the available literature linking exposure to metals, pesticides, and air pollutants to DNA methylation changes relevant to neurodegeneration.
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