TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of manganese on thyroid hormone homeostasis
T2 - Potential links
AU - Soldin, O. P.
AU - Aschner, M.
N1 - Funding Information:
This review was partially supported by grants from NIEHS 10563 and DoD W81XWH-05-1-0239 (MA) and by grant 5U10HD047890-03 NIH/NICHD Obstetrics Pharmacology Research Unit (OPRU) and by the Office of Research on Women's Health (OS). The authors would like to thank A.N.H. Baksh for help with some of the background literature search.
PY - 2007/9
Y1 - 2007/9
N2 - Manganese (Mn) is an essential trace nutrient that is potentially toxic at high levels of exposure. As a constituent of numerous enzymes and a cofactor, manganese plays an important role in a number of physiologic processes in mammals. The manganese-containing enzyme, manganese superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD), is the principal antioxidant enzyme which neutralizes the toxic effects of reactive oxygen species. Other manganese-containing enzymes include oxidoreductases, transferases, hydrolases, lyases, isomerases, ligases and glutamine synthetase. Environmental or occupational exposure to high levels of manganese can cause a neuropathy resembling idiopathic Parkinson's disease, commonly referred to as manganism. Manganism and Parkinson's disease are both characterized by motor deficits and damage to nuclei of the basal ganglia, particularly the substantia nigra, with altered dopamine (and its metabolites) contributing to these disorders. Dopamine, a major neurotransmitter plays a crucial role in the modulation of the cognitive function, working memory and/or attention of the prefrontal cortex and the hippocampus. Dopamine is also a known inhibitory modulator of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) secretion. The involvement of dopamine and dopaminergic receptors in neurodevelopment, as well as TSH modulation, led us to hypothesize that excessive manganese exposure may lead to adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes due to the disruption of thyroid homeostasis via the loss of dopaminergic control of TSH regulation of thyroid hormones. This disruption may alter thyroid hormone levels, resulting in some of the deficits associated with gestational exposure to manganese. While the effects of manganese in adult populations are relatively well documented, comprehensive data on its neurodevelopmental effects are sparse. Given the importance of this topic, we review the potential participation of thyroid hormone dyshomeostasis in the neurodevelopmental effects of manganese positing the hypotheses that manganese may directly or indirectly affect thyroid function by injuring the thyroid gland or dysregulating dopaminergic modulation of thyroid hormone synthesis.
AB - Manganese (Mn) is an essential trace nutrient that is potentially toxic at high levels of exposure. As a constituent of numerous enzymes and a cofactor, manganese plays an important role in a number of physiologic processes in mammals. The manganese-containing enzyme, manganese superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD), is the principal antioxidant enzyme which neutralizes the toxic effects of reactive oxygen species. Other manganese-containing enzymes include oxidoreductases, transferases, hydrolases, lyases, isomerases, ligases and glutamine synthetase. Environmental or occupational exposure to high levels of manganese can cause a neuropathy resembling idiopathic Parkinson's disease, commonly referred to as manganism. Manganism and Parkinson's disease are both characterized by motor deficits and damage to nuclei of the basal ganglia, particularly the substantia nigra, with altered dopamine (and its metabolites) contributing to these disorders. Dopamine, a major neurotransmitter plays a crucial role in the modulation of the cognitive function, working memory and/or attention of the prefrontal cortex and the hippocampus. Dopamine is also a known inhibitory modulator of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) secretion. The involvement of dopamine and dopaminergic receptors in neurodevelopment, as well as TSH modulation, led us to hypothesize that excessive manganese exposure may lead to adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes due to the disruption of thyroid homeostasis via the loss of dopaminergic control of TSH regulation of thyroid hormones. This disruption may alter thyroid hormone levels, resulting in some of the deficits associated with gestational exposure to manganese. While the effects of manganese in adult populations are relatively well documented, comprehensive data on its neurodevelopmental effects are sparse. Given the importance of this topic, we review the potential participation of thyroid hormone dyshomeostasis in the neurodevelopmental effects of manganese positing the hypotheses that manganese may directly or indirectly affect thyroid function by injuring the thyroid gland or dysregulating dopaminergic modulation of thyroid hormone synthesis.
KW - Dopamine
KW - Manganese
KW - Neurodevelopment
KW - Thyroid hormone
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U2 - 10.1016/j.neuro.2007.05.003
DO - 10.1016/j.neuro.2007.05.003
M3 - Review article
C2 - 17576015
AN - SCOPUS:34948876945
SN - 0161-813X
VL - 28
SP - 951
EP - 956
JO - NeuroToxicology
JF - NeuroToxicology
IS - 5 SPEC. ISS.
ER -