Research Progress in Lead Neurotoxicity

Abstract

Lead is a powerful toxic metal that can accumulate continuously along the food chain in the corresponding target organs of organisms through enrichment, thereby causing damage to the growth and development of the body. Current research generally believes that there is no threshold for the damage caused by lead to the human body, that is, any dose of lead may have harmful effects on the human body, so the neurotoxicity caused by lead exposure still receives widespread attention. This article summarizes the current situation of lead exposure, studies on different levels of lead neurotoxicity in humans, cells, and animals, and susceptibility markers, hoping to provide scientific basis for further research on lead neurotoxicity and formulating reasonable prevention and control measures in the future.