Autism spectrum disorder at the crossroad between genes and environment: contributions, convergences, and interactions in ASD developmental pathophysiology

C Cheroni, N Caporale, G Testa - Molecular autism, 2020 - Springer
The complex pathophysiology of autism spectrum disorder encompasses interactions
between genetic and environmental factors. On the one hand, hundreds of genes …

A review of toxicity and mechanisms of individual and mixtures of heavy metals in the environment

X Wu, SJ Cobbina, G Mao, H Xu, Z Zhang… - … Science and Pollution …, 2016 - Springer
The rational for the study was to review the literature on the toxicity and corresponding
mechanisms associated with lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), and arsenic (As) …

The toxicology of mercury: Current research and emerging trends

G Bjørklund, M Dadar, J Mutter, J Aaseth - Environmental research, 2017 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) is a persistent bio-accumulative toxic metal with unique physicochemical
properties of public health concern since their natural and anthropogenic diffusions still …

Gut microbiota: A target for heavy metal toxicity and a probiotic protective strategy

H Duan, L Yu, F Tian, Q Zhai, L Fan, W Chen - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
There is growing epidemiological evidence that heavy metals (HMs) may contribute to the
progression of various metabolic diseases and that the etiology and progression of these …

Heavy metal mixture exposure and effects in developing nations: an update

BO Anyanwu, AN Ezejiofor, ZN Igweze, OE Orisakwe - Toxics, 2018 - mdpi.com
The drive for development and modernization has come at great cost. Various human
activities in developed and developing countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) …

Heavy metals (Pb, Cd, As and MeHg) as risk factors for cognitive dysfunction: A general review of metal mixture mechanism in brain

V Karri, M Schuhmacher, V Kumar - Environmental toxicology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Human exposure to toxic heavy metals is a global challenge. Concurrent exposure of heavy
metals, such as lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), arsenic (As) and methylmercury (MeHg) are …

Current progress on understanding the impact of mercury on human health

E Ha, N Basu, S Bose-O'Reilly, JG Dórea… - Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Mercury pollution and its impacts on human health is of global concern. The authors of this
paper were members of the Plenary Panel on Human Health in the 12th International …

Probiotics and gut microbiome− Prospects and challenges in remediating heavy metal toxicity

KB Arun, A Madhavan, R Sindhu, S Emmanual… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
The gut microbiome, often referred to as" super organ", comprises up to a hundred trillion
microorganisms, and the species diversity may vary from person to person. They perform a …

Sex-specific neurotoxic effects of heavy metal pollutants: Epidemiological, experimental evidence and candidate mechanisms

M Gade, N Comfort, DB Re - Environmental research, 2021 - Elsevier
The heavy metals lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), and cadmium (Cd) are ubiquitous environmental
pollutants and are known to exert severe adverse impacts on the nervous system even at …

Occurrence of trace metals in foodstuffs and their health impact

AA El-Kady, MA Abdel-Wahhab - Trends in food science & technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Unlike organic pollutants, heavy metals are not created nor are biodegradable
materials. They naturally occur in earth crust and many of them reach the environment via …