Maternal exposure to heavy metals and risk for severe congenital heart defects in offspring

C Wang, X Pi, S Yin, M Liu, T Tian, L Jin, J Liu, Z Li… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are the most common congenital
malformations with a complex etiology, and environmental factors play an important role …

Co-exposure to perfluoroalkyl acids and heavy metals mixtures associated with impaired kidney function in adults: A community-based population study in China

F Su, M Zeeshan, LH Xiong, JY Lv, Y Wu… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Previous studies have separately linked either perfluoroalkyl acid (PFAA) or
heavy metal exposure with kidney dysfunction. However, the relationships of co-exposure to …

Garlic polysaccharide-Cr (III) complexes with enhanced in vitro and in vivo hypoglycemic activities

S Song, Z Qiu, D Sun-Waterhouse, X Bai… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aimed to prepare a complex of Cr (III) and garlic polysaccharides (GPs) and
evaluate the in vitro and in vivo hypoglycemic activities of GPs and GP-Cr (III) complexes …

Cadmium in biological samples and site-specific cancer risk and mortality: A systematic review of original articles and meta-analyses

A Fanfani, S Papini, E Bortolotti, G Vagnoni… - Cancer …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Cadmium (Cd) is classified as a class 1 carcinogen by the IARC, yet
uncertainty persists regarding the total burden of cancer (incidence and mortality) caused by …

Multispectroscopic and computational evaluation of the binding of flavonoids with bovine serum albumin in the presence of Cu2+

J Zhao, L Huang, R Li, Z Zhang, J Chen, H Tang - Food Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Bovine serum albumin (BSA) has the potential application of establishing a delivery system
for flavonoids. However, the effect of copper on the binding of flavonoids with BSA is …

[HTML][HTML] Association between plasma trace element concentrations in early pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus in Shanghai, China

T Wu, T Li, C Zhang, H Huang, Y Wu - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: Trace elements play important roles in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM),
but the results from reported studies are inconsistent. This study aimed to examine the …

[HTML][HTML] The role of heavy metals in the development of colorectal cancer

Y Li, J Lou, S Hong, D Hou, Y Lv, Z Guo, K Wang, Y Xu… - BMC cancer, 2023 - Springer
Objective To investigate the relationship among 18 heavy metals, microsatellite instability
(MSI) status, ERCC1, XRCC1 (rs25487), BRAF V600E and 5 tumor markers and their role in …

[HTML][HTML] Combined exposure to multiple metals and kidney function in a midlife and elderly population in China: a prospective cohort study

T Wang, L Zhang, Y Liu, J Li, G Chen, H Zhou, L Yu… - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
[Background] Metal exposure is suspected to be correlated to kidney function. However, the
combined effects of co-exposing to multiple metals, especially both toxic and protective …

Breast cancer risk for the joint exposure to metals and metalloids in women: Results from the EPIC-Spain cohort

NF Fernández-Martínez, M Rodríguez-Barranco… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Environmental factors play a role in breast cancer development. While metals and
metalloids (MMs) include some carcinogens, their association with breast cancer depends …

[HTML][HTML] Association between pre-diagnostic dietary copper, zinc, and copper-to-zinc ratio and severity of ovarian cancer

JL Yin, T Tao, ZY Wen, R Wang, MH Sun, C Gao… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background: The impact of dietary trace elements intake on ovarian cancer (OC) severity is
unknown. Objective: We firstly explore the relationship between dietary copper (Cu), zinc …