With the exception of a few monogenic forms, Alzheimer disease (AD) has a complex
aetiology that is likely to involve multiple susceptibility genes and environmental factors. The …

Epigenetic pathways are essential in different biological processes and in phenotype-
environment interactions in response to different stressors and they can induce phenotypic …

The exposure of living organisms to environmental stress triggers defensive responses
resulting in the activation of protective processes. Whenever the exposure occurs at low …

The development of the exposome concept has been one of the hallmarks of environmental
and health research for the last decade. The exposome encompasses the life course …

Cadmium is an environmental pollutant that has extensive deleterious effects. However, the
mechanisms underlying the hepatotoxicity induced by long-term exposure to cadmium …

The effect of environmental pollution on epigenetic changes and their heredity in affected
organisms is of major concern as such changes can play a significant role in adaptation to …

A number of human biomonitoring (HBM) studies have presented data on exposure to
hexavalent chromium [Cr (VI)] and cadmium (Cd), but comparatively few include results on …

Environmental toxicogenomics aims to collect, analyze and interpret data on changes in
gene expression and protein activity resulting from exposure to toxic substances using high …

Bisphenol A (BPA) is extensively used in plastic products and epoxy resins. The epigenetic
response to the environmental chemical BPA was involved in multiple dysfunctional …

Epigenetics involves a series of mechanisms that entail histone and DNA covalent
modifications and non-coding RNAs, and that collectively contribute to programing cell …