期刊
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENERAL SUBJECTS
卷 1862, 期 11, 页码 2405-2416出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2018.05.009
关键词
Mercury; Selenium; Selenoproteins; Brain; Toxicity
资金
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NA09NMF4520172]
- United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. E.P.A.) National Center for (NCER) Science to Achieve Results (STAR) grant [RD834792-01]
- SeaTech Int., Cartagena, Colombia
Background: Methylmercury (CH3Hg+) toxicity is characterized by challenging conundrums: 1) selenium (Se) protective effects, 2) undefined biochemical mechanism/s of toxicity, 3) brain-specific oxidative damage, 4) fetal vulnerability, and 5) its latency effect. The protective effects of Se against CH3Hg+ toxicity were first recognized >50 years ago, but awareness of Se's vital functions in the brain has transformed understanding of CH3Hg+ biochemical mechanisms. Mercury's affinity for Se is 1 million times greater than its affinity for sulfur, revealing it as the primary target of CH3Hg+ toxicity. Scope of review: This focused review examined research literature regarding distinctive characteristics of CH3Hg+ toxicity to identify Se-dependent aspects of its biochemical mechanisms and effects. Conclusions: Research indicates that CH3Hg+ irreversibly inhibits the selenoenzymes that normally prevent/reverse oxidative damage in the brain. Unless supplemental Se is provided, consequences increase as CH3Hg+ approaches/exceeds equimolar stoichiometries with Se, thus forming HgSe and inducing a conditioned Se deficiency. As the biochemical target of CH3Hg+ toxicity, Se-physiology provides perspectives on the brain specificity of its oxidative damage, accentuated fetal vulnerability, and latency. This review reconsiders the concept that Se is a tonic that protects against CH3Hg+ toxicity and recognizes Se's role as Hg's molecular target. As the most potent intracellular nucleophile, the selenoenzyme inhibition paradigm has broad implications in toxicology, including resolution of conundrums of CH3Hg+ toxicity. General significance: Mercury-dependent sequestration of selenium and the irreversible inhibition of selenoenzymes, especially those required to prevent and reverse oxidative damage in the brain, are primarily responsible for the characteristic effects of mercury toxicity.
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