Pesticides are a family of compounds which have brought many benefits to mankind in the
agricultural, industrial, and health areas, but their toxicities in both humans and animals …

Background: There has been increasing interest in the concept that exposures to
environmental chemicals may be contributing factors to the epidemics of diabetes and …

摘要背景血液或者尿液中的内分泌干扰物(endocrinedisrupting chemicals, EDCs)
浓度升高可能与2 型糖尿病风险增加有关. 当前这项研究的目的是评估EDCs 对2 …

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are lipophilic compounds that travel with lipids and
accumulate mainly in adipose tissue. Recent human evidence links low-dose POPs to an …

Background Diabetes mellitus has a multifactorial pathogenesis with a strong genetic
component as well as many environmental and lifestyle influences. Emerging evidence …

Pesticides, including organophosphate (OP), organochlorine (OC), and carbamate (CB)
compounds, are widely used in agricultural and indoor purposes. OP and CB act as acetyl …

Background: Diabetes is a major threat to public health in the United States and worldwide.
Understanding the role of environmental chemicals in the development or progression of …

We examine the role of adipose tissue, typically considered an energy storage site, as a
potential site of toxicant accumulation. Although the production of most persistent organic …

Bisphenol A (BPA), a widely used environmental endocrine disruptor, has been reported to
disrupt glucose homeostasis. BPA exposure may be a risk factor for type 2 diabetes. In this …

The prevalence of diabetes mellitus is currently at epidemic proportions and it is estimated
that it will increase even further over the next decades. Although genetic predisposition and …