Manganese in health and disease

DS Avila, RL Puntel, M Aschner - … between essential metal ions and human …, 2013 - Springer
Manganese is an important metal for human health, being absolutely necessary for
development, metabolism, and the antioxidant system. Nevertheless, excessive exposure or …

The transition metals copper and iron in neurodegenerative diseases

S Rivera-Mancía, I Pérez-Neri, C Ríos… - Chemico-biological …, 2010 - Elsevier
Neurodegenerative diseases constitute a worldwide health problem. Metals like iron and
copper are essential for life, but they are also involved in several neurodegenerative …

Ascorbic acid treatment, similarly to fluoxetine, reverses depressive-like behavior and brain oxidative damage induced by chronic unpredictable stress

M Moretti, A Colla, G de Oliveira Balen… - Journal of psychiatric …, 2012 - Elsevier
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been shown to play a role in the pathophysiology of
depression. Taking into account that experimental chronic unpredictable stress (CUS) …

Elevated manganese and cognitive performance in school-aged children and their mothers

JA Menezes-Filho, CO Novaes, JC Moreira… - Environmental …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Growing evidence suggests that excess manganese (Mn) in children is
associated with neurobehavioral impairments. In Brazil, elevated hair Mn concentrations …

Redox imbalance

D Berg, MBH Youdim, P Riederer - Cell and tissue research, 2004 - Springer
Substantial evidence implies that redox imbalance attributable to an overproduction of
reactive oxygen species or reactive nitrogen species that overwhelm the protective defense …

Extracellular dopamine potentiates Mn-induced oxidative stress, lifespan reduction, and dopaminergic neurodegeneration in a BLI-3–dependent manner in …

A Benedetto, C Au, DS Avila, D Milatovic… - PLoS genetics, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Parkinson's disease (PD)-mimicking drugs and pesticides, and more recently PD-associated
gene mutations, have been studied in cell cultures and mammalian models to decipher the …

Akt phosphorylates NQO1 and triggers its degradation, abolishing its antioxidative activities in Parkinson's disease

S Luo, SS Kang, ZH Wang, X Liu, JX Day… - Journal of …, 2019 - Soc Neuroscience
The oxidative metabolism of dopamine and consequent oxidative stress are implicated in
dopaminergic neuronal loss, mediating the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD). The …

Expression of NAD (P) H: quinone oxidoreductase in the normal and Parkinsonian substantia nigra

FL Van Muiswinkel, RAI De Vos, J Bol, G Andringa… - Neurobiology of …, 2004 - Elsevier
Dopamine (DA) autooxidation, and consequent formation of neurotoxic DA-derived
quinones and reactive oxygen species, has been implicated in dopaminergic cell death and …

Oxidation chemistry of catecholamines and neuronal degeneration: an update

A Napolitano, P Manini… - Current medicinal …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
Aberrant oxidative pathways of catecholamine neurotransmitters, ie dopamine and
norepinephrine, are an important biochemical correlate of catecholaminergic neuron loss in …

Gut microbiota as a potential player in Mn-induced neurotoxicity

AA Tinkov, AC Martins, DS Avila, VA Gritsenko… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Manganese (Mn) is an essential metal, which at high exposures causes neurotoxic effects
and neurodegeneration. The neurotoxic effects of Mn are mediated by neuroinflammation …