Metabolic syndrome and endocrine disrupting chemicals: an overview of exposure and health effects

E Haverinen, MF Fernandez, V Mustieles… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Increasing prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) is causing a significant health burden
among the European population. Current knowledge supports the notion that endocrine …

Potential therapeutic effects of curcumin mediated by JAK/STAT signaling pathway: a review

M Ashrafizadeh, H Rafiei… - Phytotherapy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Curcumin is a naturally occurring nutraceutical compound with a number of therapeutic and
biological activities such as antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, anti‐diabetic, antitumor, and …

Association of As, Pb, Cr, and Zn urinary heavy metals levels with predictive indicators of cardiovascular disease and obesity in children and adolescents

H Nasab, S Rajabi, M Eghbalian, M Malakootian… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Although the basic causes of obesity and cardiovascular illness have been
extensively researched, little is known about the influence of environmental variables such …

Toxic metal exposure as a possible risk factor for COVID-19 and other respiratory infectious diseases

AV Skalny, TRR Lima, T Ke, JC Zhou… - Food and Chemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Multiple medical, lifestyle, and environmental conditions, including smoking and particulate
pollution, have been considered as risk factors for COronaVIrus D isease 2019 (COVID-19) …

Metal Exposure during Early Pregnancy and Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Mixture Effect and Mediation by Phospholipid Fatty Acids

F Sun, XF Pan, Y Hu, J Xie, W Cui, YX Ye… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Despite existing studies exploring the association between metal exposure and gestational
diabetes mellitus (GDM), most of them have focused on a single metal or a small mixture of …

[HTML][HTML] Human biomonitoring of toxic and essential metals in younger elderly, octogenarians, nonagenarians and centenarians: Analysis of the Healthy Ageing and …

Y Lv, Y Wei, J Zhou, K Xue, Y Guo, Y Liu, A Ju… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Metals can be either toxic or essential to health, as they play different role in
oxidative stress and metabolic homeostasis during the ageing process. Population-based …

Association between heavy metals, metalloids and metabolic syndrome: new insights and approaches

AC Martins, B Ferrer, AA Tinkov, S Caito… - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is an important public health issue that affects millions of people
around the world and is growing to pandemic-like proportions. This syndrome is defined by …

Hepatoprotective and anti-hyperglycemic effects of ferulic acid in arsenic-exposed mice

M Daryagasht, M Moosavi, L Khorsandi… - Food and Chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Arsenic is a toxic metalloid that increases the risk of hepatotoxicity and hyperglycemia. The
objective of the present study was to assess the effect of ferulic acid (FA) in mitigating …

Demographic and anthropometric characteristics and their effect on the concentration of heavy metals (arsenic, lead, chromium, zinc) in children and adolescents

M Hashemi, S Rajabi, M Eghbalian, J Suliburska… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Background Biomonitoring is a well-established method for assessing people's exposure to
contaminants in the environment. Many non-communicable diseases can be prevented or …

[HTML][HTML] Arsenic concentrations, diversity and co-occurrence patterns of bacterial and fungal communities in the feces of mice under sub-chronic arsenic exposure …

J Wang, W Hu, H Yang, F Chen, Y Shu, G Zhang… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Arsenic, a global pollutant and a threshold-free primary carcinogen, can
accumulate in rice. Previous studies have focused on arsenic poisoning in drinking water …