Title: Toxicogenetics: in search of host susceptibility to environmental toxicants.
Authors: Alam, Gelareh; Jones, Byron C.
Abstract: Heavy metals, various pesticide and herbicides are implicated as risk factors for human health. Paraquat, maneb, and rotenone, carbamate, and organophosphorous insecticides are examples of toxicants for which acute and chronic exposure are associated with multiple neurological disorders including Parkinson's disease. Nevertheless, the role of pesticide exposure in neurodegenerative diseases is not clear-cut, as there are inconsistencies in both the epidemiological and preclinical research. The aim of this short review is to show that at least, some of the inconsistencies are related to individual differences in susceptibility to the effects of neurotoxicants, individual differences that can be traced to the genetic constitution of the individuals and animals studies, i.e., host-based susceptibility.
Subjects: PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of poisons; NEURODEGENERATION; GENETICS of disease susceptibility; HEAVY metal toxicology; GENETIC research; GENETICS
Publication: Frontiers in Genetics, 2014, Vol 5, p1
ISSN: 1664-8021
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2014.00327

Toxicogenetics: in search of host susceptibility to environmental toxicants.

Alam, Gelareh; Jones, Byron C.