Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a debilitating disease with adverse effects
including cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Heavy metals can cause severe …

Essential trace elements play crucial roles in the maintenance of health, since they are
involved in many metabolic pathways. A deficiency or an excess of some trace elements …

Although previous studies have examined the hepatotoxicity of single metal exposure, the
associations between metal mixture and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) or fibrosis …

Objective The hepatotoxicity of exposure to a single heavy metal has been examined in
previous studies. However, there is limited evidence on the association between heavy …

Abstract The European Commission asked EFSA to update its 2009 risk assessment on
arsenic in food carrying out a hazard assessment of inorganic arsenic (iAs) and using the …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become the most prevalent chronic liver
disease worldwide. Minerals including iron, copper, zinc, and selenium, fulfil an essential …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most prevalent chronic liver disease
worldwide. It represents a range of disorders, including simple steatosis, nonalcoholic …

Metals inevitably and easily enter into human bodies and can induce a series of
pathophysiological changes, such as oxidative stress damage and lipid peroxidation, which …

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between serum zinc level and hepatic
fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). A cross-sectional study was …

Objectives This review aims to describe the principles underlying different types of
inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), and major technical …