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DMSA (Meso-2, 3-dimercaptosuccinic acid) is a sulfur-containing organic compound used for the removal of lead and mercury toxicity both in children and adults. DMSA has been administered as a heavy metal chelator since the 1950s.
Mercury contamination is most often associated with fish consumption, mercury amalgam dental fillings, mercury preservatives in vaccines, and other modern industrial exposures. Historically, lead contamination has been connected mainly to lead-based paints and leaded gasoline, both of which have been discontinued. However, children can still be exposed to old lead-based paint, and lead contamination is still an issue in areas where lead is being mined or smelt.
It has long been recognized that sulfur-containing compounds have the ability to chelate heavy metals. Within the normal operation of the human body, there are natural sulfur-containing compounds which perform this service, and these include N-acetyl-Cysteine (NAC), R-Lipoic Acid, A-Lipoic acid, S-adenysl methionine (SAMe), and reduced glutathione (rGSH). Other heavy metals include cadmium and arsenic, which are derived mainly from cigarette smoke but also from occupational and environmental exposures.
Meso-2, 3-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA), does not occur
naturally in the human body, nor is it a constituent of food. However,
it has been studied for over 40 years as an effective oral chelator of
heavy metals. Initial studies took place in the People's Republic of
China, Japan, and Russia and then spread to Europe and the USA.
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