Mercury: Antibiotic Resistance

Liebert, CA; et al. Phylogeny of Mercury Resistance (mer) Operons of Gram-Negative Bacteria Isolated from the Fecal Flora of Primates. Appl Environ Microbiol., 63(3):1066-76, Mar 1997.

Roberts, MC. Antibiotic Resistance in Oral/Respiratory Bacteria. Crit Rev Oral Biol Med., 9(4):522-40, 1998.

Summers, AO; et al. "Silver" dental fillings provoke an increase in mercury and antibiotic resistant bacteria in the mouth and intestines of primates. APUA News, 1991.

Summers, AO; et al. Increased Mercury Resistance in Monkey Gingival and Intestinal Bacteria Flora After Placement of Dental "Silver" Fillings. Physiologist, 33(4):A116, 1990.

Summers, AO; et al. Mercury Released from Dental "Silver" Fillings Provokes an Increase in Mercury- and Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Oral and Intestinal Floras of Primates. Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 37(4):825-34, 1993.

Wireman, J; et al. Association of Mercury Resistance with Antibiotic Resistance in the Gram-Negative Fecal Bacteria of Primates. Appl Environ Microbiol., 63(11):4494-4503, Nov 1997.

Mercury: Alzheimer's Disease

Duhr, E; et al. Hg2+ Induces GTP-Tubulin Interactions In Rat Brain Similar To Those Observed In Alzheimer's Disease, A493.

Duhr, EF; et al. HgEDTA complex inhibits GTP interactions with the E site of Brain B-Tubulin. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol, 122:273-80, 1993.

Ehmann, WD; et al. Brain Trace Elements in Alzheimer=s Disease. Neurotoxicol, 7(1):197-206, 1986.

Haley, B. Khatoon, S; et al. GTP binding to the b-subunit of tubulin is greatly reduced in Alzheimers Disease. ASBC 1987.

Haley, B. Duhr, E; et al. Low level HgEDTA complex specifically blocks [32P]8N3GTP interaction with human brain tubulin. ASBMB/AAI, 1990.

Haley, B. Duhr, E; et al. Hg2+ induces GTP-tubulin interactions in rat brain similar to those observed in Alzheimer's Disease. FASEB, 1991.

Haley, B. Bunnersen, D; et al. Detection of glutamine sythetase in the CSF of Alzheimer's diseased patients: A potential diagnostic biochemical marker. Soc Neuroscience, 1992.

Haley, B. Pendergrass, JC; et al. Meso-2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) partially restores [32P]8N3GTP-b-tubulin interactions to both Alzheimer's Diseased (AD) brains and to HgEDTA treated control brains. Experim Biol, 1993.

Haley, B; Pendergrass, JC. Mercury-EDTA complex specifically blocks brain B-tubuln-GTP interactions: Similarity to pathology observed in Alzheimer's Disease. Abstract of presentation made at Amalgam Symposium/ Otzenhausen, Germany, 29 Apr-1 May, 1994.

Haley, B. Pendergrass, J; et al. Use of photoaffinity labeling and 2-D electrophoresis to identify changes in nucleotide binding proteins in brain and CSF: A Potential diagnostic technique for neurological diseases. Amer Assoc Pharmaceut Scientists, 1995.

Hock, C; et al. Increased Blood Mercury Levels in Patients With Alzheimer=s Disease. J Neural Trransm., 105(1):59-68, 1998.

Lorscheider, FL; et al. Mercury Vapor Exposure Inhibits Tubulin Binding to GTP in Rat Brain: A Molecular Lesion also Present in Human Alzheimer Brain. FASEB J, 9(4):3845, 1995.

Lorscheider, FL; et al. Toxicity of ionic mercury and elemental mercury vapor on brain neuronal protein metabolism. 12th Internat Neurotox Conference, 30 Oct-2 Nov 1995.

Palkiewicz, P; et al. ADP-Ribosylation of Brain Neuronal Proteins is altered by In Vitro and In Vivo Exposure to Inorganic Mercury. J Neurochem, 62:2049-52, 1994, Exhibit .

Pendergrass, JC; Haley, BE; Vimy, MJ; Winfield, SA; Lorscheider, FL. Mercury Vapor Inhalation Inhibits Binding of GTP to Tubulin in Rat Brain: Similarity to a Molecular Lesion in Alzheimer Diseased Brain. Neurotoxicology, 18(2):315-324, 1997.

Thompson, CM; et al. Regional brain trace-element studies in Alzheimer's Disease. Neurotoxicol, 9(1):1-8, 1988.

Wenstrup, D; et al. Trace Element Imbalances in Isolated Subcellular Fractions of Alzheimer=s Disease Brains. Brain Res, 533:125-31, 1990.

Mercury: Parkinson's Disease

Finkelstein, Y; et al. The Enigma of Parkinsonism in Chronic Borderline Mercury Intoxication, Resolved by Challenge With Penicillamine. Neurotoxicology, 17(1):291-5, 1996.

International Labor Organization (ILO). Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety, 3rd Ed., Vol. 2. ED: Parmeggiani, L., pp. 1332-59 1983.

Ngim, C-H; Devathasan, G. Epidemiologic study on the association between body burden mercury level and idiopathic Parkinson's Disease. Neuroepidemiol, 8:128-41, 1989.

Mercury: Multiple Sclerosis

Ganser, AL; Kirschner, DA. The interaction of mercurials with myelin: Comparison of in vitro and in vivo effects. Neurotoxicol, 6(1):63-77, 1985.

International Labor Organization (ILO). Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety, 3rd Ed., Vol. 2. ED: Parmeggiani, L., pp. 1332-59 1983.

Siblerud, RL. A comparison of mental health of multiple sclerosis patients with silver/mercury dental fillings and those with fillings removed. Psychol Rep, 70:1139-51, 1992.

Siblerud, RL. Evidence That Mercury From Silver Dental Fillings May Be An Etiological Factor in Multiple Sclerosis. Sci Total Environment, 142:191-205, 1994.

Windebank, AJ. Specific Inhibition of Myelination by Lead in vitro; Comparison with Arsenic, Thallium, and Mercury. Exp Neurol, 94(1):203-12, 1986.

Also make sure to read these books: Poison in Your Teeth: Mercury Amalgam (Silver) Fillings...Hazardous to Your Health! and Mercury Detoxification by Tom McGuire