RÍsovÁ Vanda
Institute of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Interdiscip Toxicol. 2019 Sep;12(1):1-6. doi: 10.2478/intox-2019-0001. Epub 2020 Feb 20.
Placenta, the organ on which great attention is concentrated during pregnancy, represents an ineffective barrier to the transfer of hazardous heavy metals, mainly lead, into the foetus. The presence of lead in the placenta is an environmental hazard for a person's future. Due to hormonal changes, lead is released during pregnancy into the bloodstream of the mother from deposits in the bones and in the teeth, where it has accumulated for years as a result of a contaminated environment. Since lead is a neurotoxic metal, exposure to lead during prenatal and postnatal development can cause serious neurocognitive damage and hence the development of an Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in a developing human. Our work provides an overall picture of the "toxic pathway" of lead through the mother's body, the risks arising from its transplacental transfer and its accumulation in the developing foetus as well as effective prevention to protect all newborns.
胎盘是孕期备受关注的器官,它对有害重金属(主要是铅)向胎儿的转移而言是一道无效屏障。胎盘中铅的存在对一个人的未来构成环境危害。由于激素变化,孕期铅会从骨骼和牙齿中的沉积物释放到母亲的血液中,这些铅因环境污染已在骨骼和牙齿中积累多年。由于铅是一种神经毒性金属,产前和产后发育期间接触铅会导致严重的神经认知损伤,进而使发育中的人类患上注意力缺陷多动障碍(ADHD)。我们的工作全面呈现了铅在母亲体内的“毒性路径”、经胎盘转移所产生的风险及其在发育中胎儿体内的蓄积情况,以及保护所有新生儿的有效预防措施。