毒素を産生するPfiesteriaまたはPfiesteria類のダイノフラゲラットを含む水路への環境曝露後の学習と記憶の障害
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L M Grattan1, D Oldach, T M Perl
1Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 21201, USA.
Lancet (London, England)
|August 26, 1998
まとめ
水路におけるPfiesteria毒素への曝露は,ヒトにおいて可逆的な認知および神経学的症状を引き起こす可能性があります. 高い曝露レベルは,より深刻な影響と相関しますが,曝露が終了した後に回復が起こります.
科学分野:
- 環境衛生 環境衛生 環境衛生
- 毒理学 毒理学 毒理学
- 神経科学は神経科学である.
背景:
- Pfiesteria piscicidaおよび関連するダイノフラゲラットは,メリーランド州の水路における魚の死滅と皮膚の損傷に関連した毒素を生成します.
- 汚染された水域への人間の曝露は,記憶障害を含む報告された神経学的症状と関連していました.
研究 の 目的:
- Pfiesteriaの毒素への環境曝露による人間の健康への影響を評価する.
- 汚染された水路にさらされた個体における神経学的および認知的効果を評価する.
主な方法:
- 暴露された24人のコホートは,暴露歴と症状について評価されました.
- 医療,実験室,神経心理学的評価を行い,対照群と比較した.
主要な成果:
- 暴露された個人は,コントロールと比較して,より多くの神経心理学的症状,頭痛,皮膚問題を報告しました.
- 学習における認知的欠陥,より高い認知機能,および細かい運動能力が観察され,投与量-反応関係がありました.
- 神経心理学的テストのスコアは,暴露終了後3〜6ヶ月以内に正常な範囲に戻った.
結論:
- Pfiesteriaの毒素への環境的曝露は,学習と認知機能に影響を与える可逆的な臨床症候群につながる可能性があります.
- 病気の重さは,被曝の程度と正比例しています.
- 慢性的な日々の暴露を受けた個人は,最も顕著な症状と徴候を経験しました.
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