Negative impact of endocrine-disrupting compounds on human reproductive health

D Balabanič, M Rupnik… - Reproduction, Fertility and …, 2011 - CSIRO Publishing
There is increasing concern about chemical pollutants that are able to mimic hormones, the
so-called endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs), because of their structural similarity to …

Arsenic as an Endocrine Disruptor: Effects of Arsenic on Estrogen Receptor–Mediated Gene Expression In Vivo and in Cell Culture

JC Davey, JE Bodwell, JA Gosse… - Toxicological …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Arsenic (As) contamination of drinking water is considered a serious worldwide
environmental health threat that is associated with increased disease risks including skin …

[HTML][HTML] Occupational and environmental exposures and cancers in developing countries

D Hashim, P Boffetta - Annals of global health, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Over the past few decades, there has been a decline in cancers attributable to
environmental and occupational carcinogens of asbestos, arsenic, and indoor and outdoor …

Rates of cutaneous metastases from different internal malignancies: experience from a Taiwanese medical center

SCS Hu, GS Chen, CS Wu, CY Chai, WT Chen… - Journal of the American …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Previous reports regarding the rates at which various internal tumors
metastasize to the skin have been limited and have only included the Caucasian population …

Arsenic metabolism by microbes in nature and the impact on arsenic remediation

SL Tsai, S Singh, W Chen - Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 2009 - Elsevier
In nature, both prokaryotes and eukaryotes have evolved a wide spectrum of pathways such
as oxidation/reduction, compartmentalization, exclusion, and immobilization [16] as the main …

Arsenic enrichment and its natural background in groundwater at the proximity of active floodplains of Ganga River, northern India

A Rahman, NC Mondal, F Fauzia - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Arsenic contaminated groundwater is seen as one of the most critical routes of human
exposure to geogenic pollutants. Recently around 40 million inhabitants of the world are …

Arsenic in drinking water and lung cancer: a systematic review

I Celik, L Gallicchio, K Boyd, TK Lam, G Matanoski… - Environmental …, 2008 - Elsevier
Exposure to inorganic arsenic via drinking water is a growing public health concern. We
conducted a systematic review of the literature examining the association between arsenic …

Arsenic as an endocrine disruptor: arsenic disrupts retinoic acid receptor–and thyroid hormone receptor–mediated gene regulation and thyroid hormone–mediated …

JC Davey, AP Nomikos, M Wungjiranirun… - Environmental …, 2008 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Chronic exposure to excess arsenic in drinking water has been strongly
associated with increased risks of multiple cancers, diabetes, heart disease, and …

Low-Dose Arsenic Compromises the Immune Response to Influenza A Infection in Vivo

CD Kozul, KH Ely, RI Enelow… - Environmental health …, 2009 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Arsenic exposure is a significant worldwide environmental health concern. We
recently reported that 5-week exposure to environmentally relevant levels (10 and 100 ppb) …

Arsenic-induced genotoxicity and genetic susceptibility to arsenic-related pathologies

F Faita, L Cori, F Bianchi, MG Andreassi - International journal of …, 2013 - mdpi.com
The arsenic (As) exposure represents an important problem in many parts of the World.
Indeed, it is estimated that over 100 million individuals are exposed to arsenic, mainly …