| Autor: |
Zhengxin Zhang, Yuxin Li, Hao Feng, Shijun Li, Zihan Qin, Jiabo Li, Yifei Chen, Yue Zhang, Ye Zhao, Xueyong Yin, Boya Huang, Yuan Gao, Yun Shi, Haishui Shi |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
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| Zdroj: |
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Vol 272, Iss , Pp 116089- (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
0147-6513 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116089 |
| Popis: |
Exposure to cadmium (Cd), a toxic heavy metal classified as an environmental endocrine disruptor, can exert significant toxicity in both animals and humans. However, the potential effects of Cd exposure on socioemotional behaviors are still poorly understood, as are the underlying mechanisms. In the present study, employing a series of behavioral tests as well as 16 S rRNA sequencing analysis, we investigated the long-term effects of Cd exposure on socioemotional behaviors and their associated mechanisms in mice based on the brain–gut interaction theory. The results showed that postweaning exposure to Cd reduced the ability to resist depression, decreased social interaction, subtly altered sexual preference, and changed the composition of the gut microbiota in male mice during adolescence. These findings provided direct evidence for the deleterious effects of exposure to Cd in the postweaning period on socioemotional behaviors later in adolescence, and suggested that these effects of Cd exposure may be linked to changes in the gut microbiota. |
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