While the technologies available today can generate high-quality water from wastewater, the
majority of the wastewater treatment plants are not intended to eliminate emerging …

Background Cisplatin (cis-diamminedichloroplatinum II, CDDP) is one of the most effective
chemotherapeutic agents. However, its clinical use is limited due to the severe side effects …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common progressive disease that is typically
characterized by the permanent loss of functional nephrons. As injured nephrons become …

The kidney consists of numerous cell types organized into the nephron, which is the basic
functional unit of the kidney. Any stimuli that induce loss of these cells can induce kidney …

Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a toxic metabolite produced by Aspergillus and Penicillium fungi
commonly found in raw plant sources and other feeds. This review comprises an extensive …

Cisplatin has been a mainstay of cancer chemotherapy since the 1970s. Despite its broad
anticancer potential, its clinical use has regularly been constrained by kidney toxicities. This …

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) are considered as suitable delivery vehicles
considering their unique characteristics. Various physicochemical characteristics of MSNs …

The kidney is a major clearance organ of the body and is responsible for the elimination of
many xenobiotics and prescription drugs. With its multitude of uptake and efflux transporters …

The harm of air pollution to public health has become a research hotspot, especially
atmospheric fine-particulate matter (PM2. 5). In recent years, epidemiological investigations …

In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration regulates the efficacy and safety of
pharmaceutical drugs. This government agency was formed in direct response to a mass …