Abstract:Lead poisoning is a disease caused by lead exposure which can directly damage the nervous system and other organs. Since lead is widely used in daily life, lead poisoning has become a common disease. This paper reviews lead poisoning and its damages in the nerve system, hematopoietic system, skeletal system, reproductive system and kidneys, also describes some cell and animal models of lead poisoning for deleading drug research, and explains the advantages and disadvantages of the commonly-used deleading drugs. Importantly, this review introduces a new concept of therapeutics of lead poisoning by blocking the enterohepatic circulation.