Systemic impact of heavy metals and their role in cancer development: a review

L Parida, TN Patel - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2023 - Springer
Heavy metals are well-recognised as environmental hazards due to their toxicity,
environmental persistence, and bioaccumulation in living organisms. Human health is a …

Redox-and non-redox-metal-induced formation of free radicals and their role in human disease

M Valko, K Jomova, CJ Rhodes, K Kuča… - Archives of toxicology, 2016 - Springer
Transition metal ions are key elements of various biological processes ranging from oxygen
formation to hypoxia sensing, and therefore, their homeostasis is maintained within strict …

A strategy for As (III) determination based on ultrafine gold nanoparticles decorated on magnetic graphene oxide

H Liu, M Baghayeri, A Amiri, F Karimabadi… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, a new dendrimer modified magnetic graphene oxide (GO) was used as a
substrate for electrodeposition of Au nanoparticles. The modified magnetic electrode was …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolism, toxicity and anticancer activities of arsenic compounds

I Khairul, QQ Wang, YH Jiang, C Wang… - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A variety of studies indicated that inorganic arsenic and its methylated metabolites have
paradoxical effects, namely, carcinogenic and anticancer effects. Epidemiological studies …

Arsenic exposure and toxicology: a historical perspective

MF Hughes, BD Beck, Y Chen, AS Lewis… - Toxicological …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
The metalloid arsenic is a natural environmental contaminant to which humans are routinely
exposed in food, water, air, and soil. Arsenic has a long history of use as a homicidal agent …

Arsenic: toxicity, oxidative stress and human disease

K Jomova, Z Jenisova, M Feszterova… - Journal of applied …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Arsenic (As) is a toxic metalloid element that is present in air, water and soil. Inorganic
arsenic tends to be more toxic than organic arsenic. Examples of methylated organic …

Arsenic-induced oxidative stress and its reversibility

SJS Flora - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2011 - Elsevier
This review summarizes the literature describing the molecular mechanisms of arsenic-
induced oxidative stress, its relevant biomarkers, and its relation to various diseases …

Aquatic arsenic: toxicity, speciation, transformations, and remediation

VK Sharma, M Sohn - Environment international, 2009 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the current knowledge on the toxicity, speciation and biogeochemistry of
arsenic in aquatic environmental systems. The toxicity of arsenic is highly dependent on the …

Arsenic exposure and the induction of human cancers

VD Martinez, EA Vucic, DD Becker-Santos… - Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Arsenic is a metalloid, that is, considered to be a human carcinogen. Millions of individuals
worldwide are chronically exposed through drinking water, with consequences ranging from …

Human health effects from chronic arsenic poisoning–a review

S Kapaj, H Peterson, K Liber… - … Science and Health …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
The ill effects of human exposure to arsenic (As) have recently been reevaluated by
government agencies around the world. This has lead to a lowering of As guidelines in …