Interaction of Heavy Metal Lead with Gut Microbiota: Implications for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Tizabi Y, Bennani S, El Kouhen N, Getachew B, Aschner M
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- 2023
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- Biomolecules
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Links lead exposure to autism-spectrum gut dysbiosis via specific taxa shifts — Faecalibacterium depletion, Lactobacillus loss, Desulfovibrio enrichment — consistent with the broader ASD microbial signature. Anchors lead as a metal driver of the autism signature and contributes to the cross-condition pattern in which Pb recurs across neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative conditions.
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