Mechanisms of cadmium-induced testicular injury: a risk to male fertility

W Ali, Y Ma, J Zhu, H Zou, Z Liu - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cadmium is a heavy toxic metal with unknown biological functions in the human body. Over
time, cadmium accretion in the different visceral organs (liver, lungs, kidney, and testis) is …

Soil contamination with cadmium, consequences and remediation using organic amendments

MA Khan, S Khan, A Khan, M Alam - Science of the total environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) contamination of soil and food crops is a ubiquitous environmental problem
that has resulted from uncontrolled industrialization, unsustainable urbanization and …

Heavy metal and metalloid-induced reproductive toxicity

AG Mukherjee, UR Wanjari, K Renu, B Vellingiri… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Heavy metals and metalloid exposure are among the most common factors responsible for
reproductive toxicity in human beings. Several studies have indicated that numerous metals …

Toxicological effects of cadmium on mammalian testis

Q Zhu, X Li, RS Ge - Frontiers in genetics, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cadmium is a heavy metal, and people are exposed to it through contaminated foods and
smoking. In humans and other mammals, cadmium causes damage to male testis. In this …

Effects of endocrine-disrupting heavy metals on human health

D Liu, Q Shi, C Liu, Q Sun, X Zeng - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Abstracts Heavy metals play an important endocrine-disrupting role in the health
consequences. However, the endocrine-disrupting mechanism of heavy metals is unclear …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental factors-induced oxidative stress: Hormonal and molecular pathway disruptions in hypogonadism and erectile dysfunction

S Roychoudhury, S Chakraborty, AP Choudhury, A Das… - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hypogonadism is an endocrine disorder characterized by inadequate serum testosterone
production by the Leydig cells of the testis. It is triggered by alterations in the hypothalamic …

Occupational and environmental exposure to lead and reproductive health impairment: an overview

S Kumar - Indian journal of occupational and environmental …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Lead is a heavy metal. It is used in lead-acid battery, as a coloring agent, paints, and metal
alloyed as shielding materials, smelters, printing press, and so on. It is a toxic metal affecting …

Association of urinary metal concentrations with blood pressure and serum hormones in Spanish male adolescents

F Castiello, P Olmedo, F Gil, M Molina, A Mundo… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective To examine the association of urinary concentrations of arsenic (As), cadmium
(Cd), mercury (Hg), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), manganese (Mn), and chromium (Cr) with blood …

[HTML][HTML] Benchmark dose approach in investigating the relationship between blood metal levels and reproductive hormones: Data set from human study

K Baralić, D Javorac, Đ Marić, D Đukić-Ćosić… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
The main objective of this research was to conduct a dose–response modeling between the
internal dose of measured blood Cd, As, Hg, Ni, and Cr and hormonal response of serum …

Associations between blood cadmium concentration and kidney function in the US population: Impact of sex, diabetes and hypertension

JM Madrigal, AC Ricardo, V Persky, M Turyk - Environmental research, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Exposure to cadmium has been associated with nephropathy and implicated in
the development of diabetes and hypertension. The role of environmental metal exposure …