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Gliotoxin: Produced by Aspergillus fumigatus , it is particularly notable for its ability to suppress immune function and has been identified as a key player in invasive aspergillosis
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Moreover, based on the accumulating evidence that associates mitochondrial abnormalities and elevated ROS levels with multiple neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism [31,32,33,34], schizophrenia [35], Rett syndrome [36], Down syndrome [37], and others [20, 38], it is possible that the herein findings carry significance to the early development of these neurodevelopmental disorders as well, and that mitochondrial anomalies and elevated ROS levels during embryonic development are part of their etiology