Cadmium is a heavy metal, which is widely used in industry, affecting human health through
occupational and environmental exposure. In mammals, it exerts multiple toxic effects and …

Cadmium is an important toxic environmental heavy metal. Occupational and environmental
pollution with cadmium results mainly from mining, metallurgy industry and manufactures of …

Over the years, anthropogenic factors have led to cadmium (Cd) accumulation in the
environment causing various health problems in humans. Although Cd is not a Fenton-like …

Cadmium (Cd), a heavy metal of considerable occupational and environmental concern, has
been classified as a human carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer …

Occupational and environmental exposures to metals are associated with the development
of various cancers. Although carcinogenesis caused by metals has been intensively …

The past decade has seen an intense focus on mechanisms of apoptosis. Many important
observations on the various signaling pathways mediating apoptotic cell death have been …

Today cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the killer number one world wide. In 2004 an
estimated 17.1 million people died due to CVDs and this number will further increase to an …

Effects of dietary methylmercury (MeHg) on gene expression were examined in three organs
(liver, skeletal muscle, and brain) of the zebrafish (Danio rerio). Adult male fish were fed over …

Epidemiological data indicate that exposure to metal and metalloid species, including
arsenic (III), chromium (VI), and nickel (II), increases the risk of cancer, particularly of the …

Cadmium is a nonessential heavy metal and ubiquitous potential environmental pollutant.
Although the kidney proximal tubule is an important target for cadmium, the underlying …