Heavy metals enter the human body through the gastrointestinal tract, skin, or via inhalation.
Toxic metals have proven to be a major threat to human health, mostly because of their …

MTs are small cysteine-rich proteins that chelate metal ions such as Cu+ and Zn2+, and are
widely distributed in several life domains, in particular the eukaryotic one. They are present …

Microalgae and cyanobacteria are fundamental components of aquatic ecosystems.
Pollution in aquatic environment is a worldwide problem. Toxicological research on …

Since the realization that the cellular homologs of a gene found in the retrovirus that
contributes to erythroblastosis in birds (v-erbA), ie the proto-oncogene c-erbA encodes the …

Many substances for which consumer safety risk assessments need to be conducted are not
associated with specific toxicity modes of action, but rather exhibit nonspecific toxicity …

This study aims to investigate the role of metal regulatory transcription factor 1 (MTF1)-
mediated metal response in cadmium (Cd)-induced cerebellar injury, and to evaluate the …

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been increasingly used in a variety of consumer products
over the last decades. However, their potential adverse effects have not been fully …

Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic environmental contaminant, which bio-accumulate in animals
through the food chain. Cerebellum is one of the primary target organs for Cd exposure. In …

The exposure to metals is known to generate oxidative stress in living organisms, which can
result in the induction of protective antioxidant defences, both enzymatic and non-enzymatic …

Background: the primary function of the kidney is to eliminate metabolic waste products and
xenobiotics from the circulation. During this process, the kidney may become vulnerable to …