Mercury Toxicity and Systemic Elimination Agents

Mercola, Joseph; Klinghardt, Dietrich

doi:10.1080/13590840020030267

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“…In addition, data indicated that the concentrations of mercury in oyster tissue did not exceed the maximum permissible levels for seafood set by the EU Commission Regulation (EC) No (1881) and Australia's National Health Medical Research Council (NHMRC; Table 5). Mercury can directly affect the central nervous system of adults and may cause neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, as well as psychological, renal, and immunological problems in all humans (Mercola and Klinghardt 2001).…”

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Oyster Saccostrea cucullata as a Biomonitor for Hg Contamination and the Risk to Humans on the Coast of Qeshm Island, Persian Gulf, Iran

Shirneshan

Bakhtiari

Kazemi

et al. 2012

Bull Environ Contam Toxicol

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A total of 174 individuals of rocky oysters (Saccostrea cucullata) and 35 surface sediment samples were collected from seven stations off the intertidal zones of Qeshm Island, Persian Gulf, in order to study the concentration of mercury in oysters' tissues, and to investigate whether mercury concentrations in the edible soft tissues are within the permissible limits for public health. The average mercury concentrations were found as 3.44, 50.66 and 2.29 μg kg(-1) dw in the sediments, soft tissues and shells of the oysters, respectively. Results indicated that the levels of mercury in sediment differed significantly between the stations. In addition, results confirmed that the soft tissues of oysters could be a good indicator of mercury in the aquatic system. In comparison with food safety standards, mercury levels in oysters were well within the permissible limits for human consumption.

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Oyster Saccostrea cucullata as a Biomonitor for Hg Contamination and the Risk to Humans on the Coast of Qeshm Island, Persian Gulf, Iran

Shirneshan

Bakhtiari

Kazemi

et al. 2012

Bull Environ Contam Toxicol

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“…Continuous exposure and consumption of large quantities of this cockle can pose a potential health hazard. Mercury can affect the central nervous system and cause neurodegenerative diseases and renal and immunological problems in humans [42,43].…”

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Concentrations of Metals in Tissues of Cockle Anadara granosa (Linnaeus, 1758) from East Java Coast, Indonesia, and Potential Risks to Human Health

Soegianto

Putranto

Lutfi

et al. 2020

International Journal of Food Science

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This study reports the presence of Cd, Pb, Zn, Hg, Cu, and Cr in the cockles (Anadara granosa, Linnaeus, 1758) harvested along the East Java Coast, Indonesia. The concentrations of metals were determined by atomic absorption spectrometer and expressed in mg kg -1 wet weight. The concentrations of metals ranged from 0.11 to 0.82 mg kg −1 for Cd, 0.10 to 0.54 mg kg −1 for Pb, 10.22 to 19.04 mg kg −1 for Zn, 0.02 to 1.47 mg kg −1 for Hg, 1.79 to 4.76 mg kg −1 for Cu, and 1.64 to 3.79 mg kg −1 for Cr. The metal concentrations in the whole tissues of cockles were in the order Zn>Cu>Cr>Hg>Cd>Pb. The Cd and Pb levels in cockles were found to be higher than the permissible limit for human consumption according to EC and FAO; the levels of Hg exceeded the EC, Hong Kong, Australia, and Indonesia standards; and the levels of Cr exceeded the Hong Kong standard. The estimated weekly intake (EWI) of cockles indicates that the concentrations of Cd and Hg in the cockle tissues from Gresik were higher than the provisional tolerable weekly intake (PTWI); meanwhile, the concentrations of Cr of cockles from all locations were higher than and close to the PTWI. The THQ values for Cd at Gresik, for Hg at Gresik, Surabaya, and Pasuruan, and for Cr at all locations were higher than one indicating that these metals pose potential noncarcinogenic effects to consumers. Reducing the consumption of cockles should be done in order to minimize the adverse effects of metals especially Cd, Hg, and Cr to human health.

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“…Coadministration of combined cilantro and garlic aqueous extract ameliorated the biochemical changes and that attributed to that antioxidants interfere with the oxidation process by reacting with free radicals ,chelating ,heavy metals and also by acting as oxygen scavengers (11) . Furthermore (28,29) reported that when the cilantro and garlic administered per os simultaneously with mercury compounds to detect the protective effect against heavy metals poisoning accumulation in testis was decreased and histopathological damages were reduced. Cilantro's postulated mechanism of action is to act as a reducing agent changing the charge on the intracellular mercury to a neutral state allowing mercury to diffuse down its concentration gradient into connective tissue .This is called connective tissue mercury toxicity,the next step is to remove the mercury from the connective tissue (30 Omura et al ).The protective effects of garlic has been attributed to prescence of organosulpher compounds which oxidize mercury and make it water soluble to be excreted easily out side the body (31,32Shukla andTaneja,2002:Rudenski,2005).+ Many investigators have reported the significance of the administration of antioxidants in histological damage of male reproductive organs induced by various toxicants .…”

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The Therapeutic Effect of Combined Aqueous Extract of Coriander Sativum L. And Allium Sativum L. On the Mercuric Chloride Induced Reproductive Toxicity in Adult Male Rats

Eman¹,

A.K.Al-Neamah²

2013

Bas.J.Vet.Res.

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The present study was undertaken to investigate the ability of antioxidants Coriander sativum L . (cilantro ) and Allium sativum L.(garlic ) to protect against mercuric chloride induced reproductive toxicity in male rats .A sub Lethal chronic exposure (0.12mg/kg B.W mercuric chloride )resulted in a decrease of body weight, testicular weight and testosterone hormone with regressed histological properties of testis , epididymis and pre -cancerous changes in epididymis .These changes were ameliorated with the administration of cilantro and garlic .The results of our study suggested that the mentioned antioxidants exert significant protection against mercuric chloride induced male reproductive toxicity and provide a strong evidence for the beneficial role of antioxidant vegetables in prevention of mercury toxicity .

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Mercury Toxicity and Systemic Elimination Agents

Cited by 24 publications

References 46 publications

Oyster Saccostrea cucullata as a Biomonitor for Hg Contamination and the Risk to Humans on the Coast of Qeshm Island, Persian Gulf, Iran

Oyster Saccostrea cucullata as a Biomonitor for Hg Contamination and the Risk to Humans on the Coast of Qeshm Island, Persian Gulf, Iran

Concentrations of Metals in Tissues of Cockle Anadara granosa (Linnaeus, 1758) from East Java Coast, Indonesia, and Potential Risks to Human Health

The Therapeutic Effect of Combined Aqueous Extract of Coriander Sativum L. And Allium Sativum L. On the Mercuric Chloride Induced Reproductive Toxicity in Adult Male Rats

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