Arsenic exposure: A public health problem leading to several cancers

I Palma-Lara, M Martínez-Castillo… - Regulatory Toxicology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Arsenic, a metalloid and naturally occurring element, is one of the most abundant elements
in the earth's crust. Water is contaminated by arsenic through natural sources (underground …

Chronic kidney disease and exposure to nephrotoxic metals

SE Orr, CC Bridges - International journal of molecular sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common progressive disease that is typically
characterized by the permanent loss of functional nephrons. As injured nephrons become …

[HTML][HTML] Pathways of arsenic uptake and efflux

LD Garbinski, BP Rosen, J Chen - Environment international, 2019 - Elsevier
Arsenic is a non-essential, environmentally ubiquitous toxic metalloid. In response to this
pervasive environmental challenge, organisms evolved mechanisms to confer resistance to …

Drinking water heavy metal toxicity and chronic kidney diseases: a systematic review

T Farkhondeh, K Naseri, A Esform… - Reviews on …, 2021 - degruyter.com
Heavy metals in drinking water can threat human health and may induce several diseases.
The association between heavy metals exposure and chronic kidney disease (CKD) has …

Cellular arsenic transport pathways in mammals

BA Roggenbeck, M Banerjee, EM Leslie - Journal of Environmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
Natural contamination of drinking water with arsenic results in the exposure of millions of
people world-wide to unacceptable levels of this metalloid. This is a serious global health …

Environmental doses of arsenic exposure are associated with increased reproductive-age male urinary hormone excretion and in vitro Leydig cell steroidogenesis

M Tian, YX Wang, X Wang, H Wang, L Liu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Humans are ubiquitously exposed to arsenic from multiple sources, and chronic arsenic
exposure may be associated with male reproductive health. Although association regarding …

Individual susceptibility to arsenic-induced diseases: the role of host genetics, nutritional status, and the gut microbiome

L Chi, B Gao, P Tu, CW Liu, J Xue, Y Lai, H Ru… - Mammalian genome, 2018 - Springer
Arsenic (As) contamination in water or food is a global issue affecting hundreds of millions of
people. Although As is classified as a group 1 carcinogen and is associated with multiple …

miRNAs and arsenic-induced carcinogenesis

AN Nail, APF Cardoso, LK Montero, JC States - Advances in Pharmacology, 2023 - Elsevier
Arsenic-induced carcinogenesis is a worldwide health problem. Identifying the molecular
mechanisms responsible for the induction of arsenic-induced cancers is important for …

Polymorphic variants of MRP4/ABCC4 differentially modulate the transport of methylated arsenic metabolites and physiological organic anions

M Banerjee, V Marensi, G Conseil, XC Le… - Biochemical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Broad inter-individual variation exists in susceptibility to arsenic-induced tumours, likely
involving differences in the ability of individuals to eliminate this metalloid. We recently …

Multidrug resistance-associated protein 4 in pharmacology: Overview of its contribution to pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and pharmacogenetics

J Berthier, H Arnion, F Saint-Marcoux, N Picard - Life sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
MRP4 is an ABC membrane transporter involved in clinical outcomes as it is located in many
tissues that manages the transport and the elimination of many drugs. This review explores …