[HTML][HTML] Natural polysaccharides as promising reno-protective agents for the treatment of various kidney injury

Y Ye, M Li, W Chen, H Wang, X He, N Liu, Z Guo… - Pharmacological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Renal injury, a prevalent clinical outcome with multifactorial etiology, imposes a substantial
burden on society. Currently, there remains a lack of effective management and treatments …

Environmental exposure to metal (loid) s and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: A systematic review

NC de Melo, PCS e Souza, RC Marques… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Environmental exposure to metal (loid) s has been associated with adverse
effects on human health, but the systemic repercussion of these elements on the …

Exploring telomere length in mother–newborn pairs in relation to exposure to multiple toxic metals and potential modifying effects by nutritional factors

M Herlin, K Broberg, AM Igra, H Li, F Harari, M Vahter - BMC medicine, 2019 - Springer
Background The uterine environment may influence telomere length at birth, which is
essential for cellular function, aging, and disease susceptibility over the lifespan. However …

Potential health risk of heavy metals in the leather manufacturing industries in Sialkot, Pakistan

M Junaid, MZ Hashmi, YM Tang, RN Malik, DS Pei - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
This is a systematical report on the potential health risk of heavy metals from the leather
industries in Pakistan based on multiple biological matrices of the exposed workers and …

Low-level exposure to lead, mercury, arsenic, and cadmium, and blood pressure among 8-17-year-old participants of the 2009–2016 National Health and Nutrition …

G Desai, Z Niu, W Luo, S Frndak, AL Shaver… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Dysregulation of systolic, diastolic blood pressure (SBP, DBP), and pulse
pressure (PP) in children may predict elevated blood pressure (BP) in adulthood. Toxicant …

Multiple-metal exposure, diet, and oxidative stress in Uruguayan school children

K Kordas, A Roy, M Vahter, J Ravenscroft… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Oxidative stress (OS) is an important consequence of exposure to toxic metals but it is
unclear to what extent low-level metal exposures contribute to OS in children. We examined …

Sildenafil attenuates oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction in lead‐induced hypertension

ESP Caetano, SV Mattioli, MLS da Silva… - Basic & Clinical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Lead (Pb) reduces NO bioavailability, impairs the antioxidant system, and increases the
generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Pb‐induced oxidative stress may be …

[HTML][HTML] Mangiferin exerts neuroprotective activity against lead-induced toxicity and oxidative stress via Nrf2 pathway

H Li, T Lan, C Yun, Z Du, X Luo, E Hao, J Deng - Chinese Herbal Medicines, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective The study was designed to assess the beneficial role of mangiferin (MGN) in lead
(Pb)-induced neurological damages in the activation of Nrf2-governed enzymes, genes and …

Health hazards of child labor in the leather products and surgical instrument manufacturing industries of Sialkot, Pakistan

M Junaid, RN Malik, DS Pei - Environmental Pollution, 2017 - Elsevier
Child labor is a major challenge in the developing countries and comprehensive health
hazard identification studies on this issue are still lacking. Therefore, the current study is an …

Drinking water lead, iron and zinc concentrations as predictors of blood lead levels and urinary lead excretion in school children from Montevideo, Uruguay

J Ravenscroft, A Roy, EI Queirolo, N Mañay, G Martínez… - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
The global burden of water-based lead (Pb) exposure on children is largely unknown;
however, the importance of water sources as a path of Pb exposure is receiving increased …