Homeostatic and toxic mechanisms regulating manganese uptake, retention, and elimination

This review attempts to summarize and clarify our basic knowledge as to the various factors that potentially influence the risks imposed from chronic exposure to high atmospheric levels of manganese (Mn). The studies describe the interrelationship of the different systems in the body that regulate M...

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spelling oai:scielo:S0716-976020060001000062006-06-30Homeostatic and toxic mechanisms regulating manganese uptake, retention, and eliminationROTH,JEROME A manganese iron lung Parkinson's disease divalent metal transporter (DMT1) transferrin transferrin receptor This review attempts to summarize and clarify our basic knowledge as to the various factors that potentially influence the risks imposed from chronic exposure to high atmospheric levels of manganese (Mn). The studies describe the interrelationship of the different systems in the body that regulate Mn homeostasis by characterizing specific, biological components involved in its systemic and cellular uptake and its elimination from the body. A syndrome known as manganism occurs when individuals are exposed chronically to high levels of Mn, consisting of reduced response speed, intellectual deficits, mood changes, and compulsive behaviors in the initial stages of the disorder to more prominent and irreversible extrapyramidal dysfunction resembling Parkinson's disease upon protracted exposure. Mn intoxication is most often associated with occupations in which abnormally high atmospheric concentrations prevail, such as in welding and mining. There are three potentially important routes by which Mn in inspired air can gain access the body to: 1) direct uptake into the CNS via uptake into the olfactory or trigeminal presynaptic nerve endings located in the nasal mucosa and the subsequent retrograde axonal transport directly into the CNS; 2) transport across the pulmonary epithelial lining and its subsequent deposition into lymph or blood; and/or 3) mucocilliary elevator clearance from the lung and the subsequent ingestion of the metal in the gastrointestinal tract. Each of these processes and their overall contribution to the uptake of Mn in the body is discussed in this review as well as a description of the various mechanisms that have been proposed for the transport of Mn across the blood-brain barrier which include both a transferrin-dependent and a transferrin-independent process that may involve store-operated Ca channels.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad de Biología de ChileBiological Research v.39 n.1 20062006-01-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602006000100006en10.4067/S0716-97602006000100006
institution Scielo Chile
collection Scielo Chile
language English
topic manganese
iron
lung
Parkinson's disease
divalent metal transporter (DMT1)
transferrin
transferrin receptor
spellingShingle manganese
iron
lung
Parkinson's disease
divalent metal transporter (DMT1)
transferrin
transferrin receptor
ROTH,JEROME A
Homeostatic and toxic mechanisms regulating manganese uptake, retention, and elimination
description This review attempts to summarize and clarify our basic knowledge as to the various factors that potentially influence the risks imposed from chronic exposure to high atmospheric levels of manganese (Mn). The studies describe the interrelationship of the different systems in the body that regulate Mn homeostasis by characterizing specific, biological components involved in its systemic and cellular uptake and its elimination from the body. A syndrome known as manganism occurs when individuals are exposed chronically to high levels of Mn, consisting of reduced response speed, intellectual deficits, mood changes, and compulsive behaviors in the initial stages of the disorder to more prominent and irreversible extrapyramidal dysfunction resembling Parkinson's disease upon protracted exposure. Mn intoxication is most often associated with occupations in which abnormally high atmospheric concentrations prevail, such as in welding and mining. There are three potentially important routes by which Mn in inspired air can gain access the body to: 1) direct uptake into the CNS via uptake into the olfactory or trigeminal presynaptic nerve endings located in the nasal mucosa and the subsequent retrograde axonal transport directly into the CNS; 2) transport across the pulmonary epithelial lining and its subsequent deposition into lymph or blood; and/or 3) mucocilliary elevator clearance from the lung and the subsequent ingestion of the metal in the gastrointestinal tract. Each of these processes and their overall contribution to the uptake of Mn in the body is discussed in this review as well as a description of the various mechanisms that have been proposed for the transport of Mn across the blood-brain barrier which include both a transferrin-dependent and a transferrin-independent process that may involve store-operated Ca channels.
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title Homeostatic and toxic mechanisms regulating manganese uptake, retention, and elimination
title_short Homeostatic and toxic mechanisms regulating manganese uptake, retention, and elimination
title_full Homeostatic and toxic mechanisms regulating manganese uptake, retention, and elimination
title_fullStr Homeostatic and toxic mechanisms regulating manganese uptake, retention, and elimination
title_full_unstemmed Homeostatic and toxic mechanisms regulating manganese uptake, retention, and elimination
title_sort homeostatic and toxic mechanisms regulating manganese uptake, retention, and elimination
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