The environment and male reproduction: The effect of cadmium exposure on reproductive function and its implication in fertility

C De Angelis, M Galdiero, C Pivonello, C Salzano… - Reproductive …, 2017 - Elsevier
Cadmium is an environmental pollutant known as endocrine disruptor. Testis is particularly
susceptible to cadmium, and testis injury occurs at high but even low levels of exposure …

Epigenetics and environmental chemicals

A Baccarelli, V Bollati - Current opinion in pediatrics, 2009 - journals.lww.com
For several exposures, it has been proved that chemicals can alter epigenetic marks, and
that the same or similar epigenetic alterations can be found in patients with the disease of …

Mechanisms of cadmium carcinogenesis

P Joseph - Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 2009 - Elsevier
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 …

Heavy metals: toxicity and human health effects

K Jomova, SY Alomar, E Nepovimova, K Kuca… - Archives of …, 2024 - Springer
Heavy metals are naturally occurring components of the Earth's crust and persistent
environmental pollutants. Human exposure to heavy metals occurs via various pathways …

Cadmium and cancer

A Hartwig - Cadmium: from toxicity to essentiality, 2013 - Springer
Cadmium is an established human and animal carcinogen. Most evidence is available for
elevated risk for lung cancer after occupational exposure; however, associations between …

Mechanisms of cadmium induced genomic instability

M Filipič - … Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Cadmium is an ubiquitous environmental contaminant that represents hazard to humans
and wildlife. It is found in the air, soil and water and, due to its extremely long half-life …

Toxicology of cadmium and its damage to mammalian organs

F Thévenod, WK Lee - Cadmium: from toxicity to essentiality, 2013 - Springer
The detrimental health effects of cadmium (Cd) were first described in the mid 19th century.
As part of industrial developments, increasing usage of Cd has led to widespread …

DNA repair systems as targets of cadmium toxicity

C Giaginis, E Gatzidou, S Theocharis - Toxicology and applied …, 2006 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) is a heavy metal and a potent carcinogen implicated in tumor development
through occupational and environmental exposure. Recent evidence suggests that proteins …

Mechanisms in cadmium-induced carcinogenicity: recent insights

A Hartwig - Biometals, 2010 - Springer
Cadmium is an environmental pollutant, with relevant exposures at workplaces and in the
general population. The carcinogenicity has been long established, most evident for tumors …

Environmental risk factors for autism: do they help cause de novo genetic mutations that contribute to the disorder?

DK Kinney, DH Barch, B Chayka, S Napoleon… - Medical hypotheses, 2010 - Elsevier
Recent research has discovered that a number of genetic risk factors for autism are de novo
mutations. Advanced parental age at the time of conception is associated with increased risk …