Effect of methylmercury on fetal neurobehavioral development: an overview of the possible mechanisms of toxicity and the neuroprotective effect of phytochemicals

G Bjørklund, H Antonyak, A Polishchuk… - Archives of …, 2022 - Springer
Methylmercury (MeHg) is a global environmental pollutant with neurotoxic effects. Exposure
to MeHg via consumption of seafood and fish can severely impact fetal neurobehavioral …

Methylmercury and brain development: A review of recent literature

AA Dos Santos, MA Hort, M Culbreth… - Journal of trace …, 2016 - Elsevier
Methylmercury (MeHg) is a potent environmental pollutant, which elicits significant toxicity in
humans. The central nervous system (CNS) is the primary target of toxicity, and is …

Advances on the influence of methylmercury exposure during neurodevelopment

J Pan, X Li, Y Wei, L Ni, B Xu, Y Deng… - Chemical Research …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Mercury (Hg) is a toxic heavy-metal element, which can be enriched in fauna and flora and
transformed into methylmercury (MeHg). MeHg is a widely distributed environmental …

Mechanisms of oxidative stress in methylmercury-induced neurodevelopmental toxicity

X Li, J Pan, Y Wei, L Ni, B Xu, Y Deng, T Yang, W Liu - Neurotoxicology, 2021 - Elsevier
Methylmercury (MeHg) is a long-lasting organic environmental pollutant that poses a great
threat to human health. Ingestion of seafood containing MeHg is the most important way by …

Methylmercury and developmental neurotoxicity: A global concern

J Aaseth, DR Wallace, K Vejrup, J Alexander - Current Opinion in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Methylmercury (MeHg) is a globally relevant environmental neurotoxic pollutant. Recent
evidence from the Faroe Islands and Seychelles cohort studies suggest that maternal …

Delay and impairment in brain development and function in rat offspring after maternal exposure to methylmercury

M Radonjic, NLM Cappaert, EFJ de Vries… - toxicological …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Maternal exposure to the neurotoxin methylmercury (MeHg) has been shown to have
adverse effects on neural development of the offspring in man. Little is known about the …

Evidence on neurotoxicity after intrauterine and childhood exposure to organomercurials

LF Azevedo, N Karpova, BA Rocha… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Although the molecular mechanisms underlying methylmercury toxicity are not entirely
understood, the observed neurotoxicity in early-life is attributed to the covalent binding of …

Developmental neurotoxicity of the hippocampus following in utero exposure to methylmercury: impairment in cell signaling

L Heimfarth, J Delgado, MR Mignori, DP Gelain… - Archives of …, 2018 - Springer
In this study, we assessed some hippocampal signaling cascades and behavioral
impairments in 30-day-old rat pups prenatally exposed to methylmercury (MeHg). Pregnant …

Neurobehavioural and molecular changes induced by methylmercury exposure during development

C Johansson, AF Castoldi, N Onishchenko… - Neurotoxicity …, 2007 - Springer
There is an increasing body of evidence on the possible environmental influence on
neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders. Both experimental and …

Neurodevelopmental toxicity of methylmercury: Laboratory animal data and their contribution to human risk assessment

AF Castoldi, N Onishchenko, C Johansson… - Regulatory Toxicology …, 2008 - Elsevier
Methylmercury (MeHg) is one of the most significant public health hazards. The clinical
findings in the victims of the Japanese and Iraqi outbreaks have disclosed the pronounced …