The Impact of Environmental Contaminants on Neurodevelopment and Human Metabolism
A special issue of Metabolites (ISSN 2218-1989).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 133
Special Issue Editors
Interests: mercury; lead; selenium; neurodevelopment; brain; oxidative stress; bi-omarkers; antioxidant system
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Interests: pesticides; pharmaceuticals; phthalates; endocrine disruptors; environmental contaminants; neurodevelopment; metabolism; oxidative stress; biomarkers; antioxidant system
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Anthropogenic activities have been contributing to the exponential increase of pollutants released into the environment. The perinatal period represents a critical and vulnerable period for the developing brain. This way, exposure to environmental contaminants, such as metals, pesticides, phthalates, and other emerging contaminants, can affect the organism's metabolism. Developing individuals are more sensitive when challenged with xenobiotics. A particular concern is regarding the morphology and physiology of the developing brain. Alterations during neurodevelopment can compromise important functions of the individual's nervous system and cause permanent health problems, such as learning, memory, and behavioral deficits.
Studying the effects of environmental contaminants isolated or in mixtures, especially in realistic concentrations, in different models/organisms (rodents, fish, cell culture, etc.) and the effects in several pathways of organisms' development and metabolism is pivotal to understanding the effects of anthropogenic actions on human health.
In this Special Issue, papers exploring new biomarkers of exposure, new pathways affected, and biochemical and molecular alterations caused by exposure to environmental contaminants (especially pesticides and metals) are welcome.
Dr. Cláudia Sirlene de Oliveira
Dr. Izonete Cristina Guiloski
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- pesticides
- metals
- mercury
- methylmercury
- developing organism
- oxidative stress
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