During the last 30 years, the comet assay has become widely used for the measurement of
DNA damage and repair in cells and tissues. A landmark achievement was reached in 2016 …

About 40 million workers are occupationally exposed to crystalline silica (CS) which was
classified as a human carcinogen by the IARC. It is assumed that damage of the genetic …

Micronucleus (MN) assays with buccal cells are at present widely used to investigate
occupational exposures to genotoxic carcinogens. This article describes their use for the …

Road markers are exposed to various chemicals and particles. The aim of this study was to
determine whether road worker exposure induceschromosomal damage which is indicative …

Objective To determine the mechanistic roles of oxidative stress, inflammation, and
genotoxicity parameters in patients with work-related asthma (WRA) and silicosis. Methods …

Objective To investigate the changes of the ventilatory function tests and the oxidative stress
biomarkers among silica-exposed foundry workers. Methods The exposed group included …

Oxidative stress, especially overproduction of nitric oxide (NO), is considered to be one of
the crucial factors in the pathogenesis of multifactorial multiple sclerosis (MS). DNA breaks …

Petroleum refinery workers are potentially exposed to a wide range of petrochemical
industry pollutants (PIP), such as benzene and 1, 3-butadiene, cancer-related compounds …

Industrial production and use of boron compounds have increased during the last decades,
especially for the manufacture of borosilicate glass, fiberglass, metal alloys and flame …

Boron (B) compounds are essential for plants and animals and beneficial for humans in
nutritional amounts. I animals and humans increasing evidence have shown beneficial …