Quecksilber
16.03.2010
Mercury induces inflammatory mediator release from human mast cells
Lesen Sie den vollständigen Artikel auf Journal of Neuroinflammation.com weiter
12.01.2010
Verursacht Quecksilber Alzheimer?
New review from 2009
Attached also the article from our group regarding Alzheimer and Mercury/dental Amalgam published in 2004.
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11.01.2010
Mercury, lead, and zinc in baby teeth of children with autism versus controls
Quecksilber, Blei und Zink in Milchzähne von Kindern mit Autismus
This study determined the level of mercury, lead, and zinc in baby teeth of children with
autism spectrum disorder (n = 15, age 6.1 +/- 2.2 yr) and typically developing children (n
= 11, age = 7 +/- 1.7 yr). Children with autism had significantly (2.1-fold) higher levels
of mercury but similar levels of lead and similar levels of zinc. Children with autism
also had significantly higher usage of oral antibiotics during their first 12 mo of life,
and possibly higher usage of oral antibiotics during their first 36 mo of life. Baby teeth
are a good measure of cumulative exposure to toxic metals during fetal development and
early infancy, so this study suggests that children with autism had a higher body burden
of mercury during fetal/infant development. Antibiotic use is known to almost completely
inhibit excretion of mercury in rats due to alteration of gut flora. Thus, higher use of
oral antibiotics in the children with autism may have reduced their ability to excrete
mercury, and hence may partially explain the higher level in baby teeth. Higher usage of
oral antibiotics in infancy may also partially explain the high incidence of chronic
gastrointestinal problems in individuals with autism.
