Epidemiological evidence for the effect of environmental heavy metal exposure on the immune system in children

K Zheng, Z Zeng, Q Tian, J Huang, Q Zhong… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Heavy metals exist widely in daily life, and exposure to heavy metals caused by
environmental pollution has become a serious public health problem worldwide. Due to …

Detoxification of water and wastewater by advanced oxidation processes

DS Babu, V Srivastava, PV Nidheesh… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Nowadays there is a continuously increasing attention for the treatment of recalcitrant
compounds present in water and wastewater due to their toxicity on both human health and …

Arsenic immunotoxicity: a review

NL Dangleben, CF Skibola, MT Smith - Environmental Health, 2013 - Springer
Exposure to arsenic (As) is a global public health problem because of its association with
various cancers and numerous other pathological effects, and millions of people worldwide …

Scientific Opinion on arsenic in food

EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain … - Efsa …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM Panel) assessed
the risks to human health related to the presence of arsenic in food. More than 100,000 …

Immune cell subsets and their gene expression profiles from human PBMC isolated by Vacutainer Cell Preparation Tube (CPT) and standard density gradient

CP Corkum, DP Ings, C Burgess, S Karwowska… - BMC immunology, 2015 - Springer
Background High quality genetic material is an essential pre-requisite when analyzing gene
expression using microarray technology. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) are …

Arsenic carcinogenesis in the skin

HS Yu, WT Liao, CY Chai - Journal of biomedical science, 2006 - Springer
Chronic arsenic poisoning is a world public health issue. Long-term exposure to inorganic
arsenic (As) from drinking water has been documented to induce cancers in lung, urinary …

Arsenic-associated oxidative stress, inflammation, and immune disruption in human placenta and cord blood

S Ahmed, SM Khoda, RS Rekha… - Environmental …, 2011 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Arsenic (As) exposure during pregnancy induces oxidative stress and
increases the risk of fetal loss and low birth weight. Objectives In this study we aimed to …

Drinking water pollutants may affect the immune system: concerns regarding COVID-19 health effects

N Quinete, RA Hauser-Davis - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
The current coronavirus pandemic is leading to significant impacts on the planet, changing
our way of life. Although the COVID-19 virus mechanisms of action and pathogenesis are …

Arsenic exposure in pregnancy increases the risk of lower respiratory tract infection and diarrhea during infancy in Bangladesh

A Rahman, M Vahter, EC Ekström… - Environmental health …, 2011 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Previous studies have reported associations between prenatal arsenic
exposure and increased risk of infant mortality. An increase in infectious diseases has been …

Effects of in utero arsenic exposure on child immunity and morbidity in rural Bangladesh

R Raqib, S Ahmed, R Sultana, Y Wagatsuma… - Toxicology letters, 2009 - Elsevier
Chronic exposure to arsenic, a potent carcinogen and toxicant, via drinking water is a
worldwide public health problem. Because little is known about early-life effects of arsenic …