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Metals and Parkinson's Disease: Mechanisms and Biochemical Processes.
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029499
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Curr Med Chem. 2018;25(19):2198-2214. doi: 10.2174/0929867325666171129124616.
Metals and Parkinson's Disease: Mechanisms and Biochemical Processes.
Bjorklund G1, Stejskal V2, Urbina MA3, Dadar M4, Chirumbolo S5, Mutter J6,7.
Abstract
Genetic background accounts for only 5 to 10% of the reported cases of Parkinson's disease (PD), while the remaining cases are of unknown etiology. It is believed that environmental factors may be involved in the causality of a large proportion of PD cases. Several PD genes are activated by xenobiotic exposure, and a link between pesticide exposure and PD has been demonstrated. Many epidemiological studies have shown an association between PD and exposure to metals such as
- mercury
- lead
- manganese
- copper
- iron
- aluminum
- bismuth
- thallium and
- zinc.
This review explores the biological effects, the pathogenetic processes, genetic susceptibilities to metals as well as examining future strategies for PD treatment, such as chelation therapy.
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KEYWORDS:
Substantia nigra; alpha-synuclein; beta-amyloid; dopamine; glutamate; glutathione; metals; oxidative stress.
PMID:
29189118
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Concepts
Symbols
Science Items
PesticideActivities and commonsteps
Activities
Overloads
Aluminium poisoningBismuth poisoning
Copper imbalance
Heavy metal poisoning
Iron imbalance
Lead poisoning
Manganese imbalance
Mercury poisoning
Thallium poisoning
Zinc imbalance
Suppressions
Chelation agentsParkinsons disease