In Utero Exposure to Mercury Is Associated With Increased Susceptibility to Liver Injury and Inflammation in Childhood.

Nikos StratakisLucy Golden-MasonKaterina MargetakiYinqi ZhaoDamaskini ValviErika GarciaLéa MaitreSandra AndrusaityteXavier BasaganaEva BorràsMariona BustamanteMaribel CasasSerena FossatiRegina GrazulevicieneLine Småstuen HaugBarbara HeudeRosemary R C McEachanHelle Margrete MeltzerEleni PapadopoulouTheano RoumeliotakiOliver RobinsonEduard SabidóJose UrquizaMarina VafeiadiNerea VaroJohn WrightMiriam B VosHoward HuMartine VrijheidKiros T BerhaneDavid V ContiRob McConnellHugo R RosenLida Chatzi

Published in: Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (2021)

These findings suggest that developmental exposure to Hg can contribute to inflammation and increased NAFLD risk in early life.

Keyphrases

early life
liver injury
drug induced
oxidative stress
fluorescent probe
living cells