Biomarkers of Methylmercury Exposure Immunotoxicity among Fish Consumers in Amazonian Brazil

Jennifer F. Nyland, Myriam Fillion, Fernando Barbosa, Devon L. Shirley, Chiameka Chine, Mélanie Lemire, Donna Mergler, Ellen K. Silbergeld

Environmental Health Perspectives · 2011 · 117 citations · 33 references

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Abstract

MeHg exposure was associated with an increased ANA and changes in serum cytokine profile. Moreover, alterations in serum cytokine profiles differed based on ANA response, suggesting a specific phenotype of MeHg susceptibility. Further research on the potential health implications of these observed immunological changes is warranted.

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