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Environmental Substances Associated with Neurodegeneration: An Overview of Parkinson's Disease and Related Genotoxic Endpoints.

Mohammad Shoeb, Breanna Alman, Harpriya Kaur, Moon Han, Fahim Atif, William Wu Kim, Siddhi Desai, Patricia Ruiz, Gregory M Zarus

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Review in Genes, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Mohammad ShoebOffice of Innovation and Analytics, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
Breanna AlmanOffice of Innovation and Analytics, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5108-1678
Harpriya KaurOffice of Community Health Hazard Assessment, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2825-5585
Moon HanOffice of Innovation and Analytics, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2246-3618
Fahim AtifOffice of Innovation and Analytics, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
William Wu KimOak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORISE), 100 Orau Way, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, USA.
Siddhi DesaiOak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORISE), 100 Orau Way, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, USA.ORCID 0009-0007-3442-9154
Patricia RuizOffice of Innovation and Analytics, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8072-5383
Gregory M ZarusOffice of Innovation and Analytics, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6897-3720

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a complex neurodegenerative disorder influenced by age, genetic predispositions, and environmental exposures, with a growing global incidence. This review aims to summarize findings from ATSDR Toxicological Profiles, EPA Risk Assessments, and other sources of peer-reviewed literature to examine the potential associations between PD and select metals, pesticides, and chlorinated organic compounds. Additionally, it explores using computational toxicology methods to elucidate the interactions between specific chemicals, associated genes, and their possible roles in PD. A total of 29 substances were identified to be neurotoxic with direct or probable association with PD. Risk of disease onset or symptom exacerbation of PD has been linked to exposures to neurodegenerative metals, pesticides, chlorinated organic compounds, and other environmental toxicants, alongside intrinsic factors such as genetic predisposition and aging. Supporting evidence from neurotoxicological studies directly or possibly associated with PD are summarized in referenced toxicological profiles and EPA risk assessments. Genotoxic endpoints evaluated in exposure-induced neurodegeneration including oxidative stress, DNA strand breaks, mitochondrial dysfunction, impaired DNA repair, and telomere alterations may play a critical role in linking environmental exposures to PD pathogenesis. Although these endpoints represent imperative data gaps between environmental and genetic risk factors for PD, isolating individual substances may not be necessary for prevention, as many co-occur at contaminated sites or within certain occupations. Further research is needed to clarify causal relationships between environmental exposure and genotoxic endpoints seen in neurodegenerative processes that can also be seen in PD for consideration in the development of preventive and therapeutic strategies.

Indexed as

Environmental ExposureEnvironmental PollutantsParkinson DiseaseAnimalsDNA DamageHumansNeurodegenerative DiseasesOxidative StressPesticidesEnvironmental PollutantsPesticidesbiomarkersDNA damagemetalsneurotoxicityParkinson disease

Identifiers

PMID41751620
PMCPMC12940381

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