Metabolome informa sobre el exposome químico y enlaces a la salud del cerebro

Matej Orešič1, Naama Karu2, Haoqi Nina Zhao3

  • 1School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, SE-702 81 Örebro, Sweden; Turku Bioscience Centre, University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University, FI-b0eb0 Turku, Finland; Department of Life Technologies, University of Turku FI-b00n Turku, Finland.

Environment international
|September 1, 2025
PubMed
Resumen

El exposoma químico, que abarca los productos químicos ambientales, influye en la salud humana y las afecciones neurológicas como la enfermedad de Alzheimer (EA). La comprensión de estas exposiciones es crucial para identificar vías de resultados adversos y desarrollar intervenciones específicas para la prevención de la EA.

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