Arsenic exposure and toxicology: a historical perspective

MF Hughes, BD Beck, Y Chen, AS Lewis… - Toxicological …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
The metalloid arsenic is a natural environmental contaminant to which humans are routinely
exposed in food, water, air, and soil. Arsenic has a long history of use as a homicidal agent …

Earth abides arsenic biotransformations

YG Zhu, M Yoshinaga, FJ Zhao… - Annual Review of Earth …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Arsenic is the most prevalent environmental toxic element and causes health problems
throughout the world. The toxicity, mobility, and fate of arsenic in the environment are largely …

Arsenic-induced oxidative stress and its reversibility

SJS Flora - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2011 - Elsevier
This review summarizes the literature describing the molecular mechanisms of arsenic-
induced oxidative stress, its relevant biomarkers, and its relation to various diseases …

Arsenic toxicity and potential mechanisms of action

MF Hughes - Toxicology letters, 2002 - Elsevier
Exposure to the metalloid arsenic is a daily occurrence because of its environmental
pervasiveness. Arsenic, which is found in several different chemical forms and oxidation …

Elemental and chemically specific X-ray fluorescence imaging of biological systems

MJ Pushie, IJ Pickering, M Korbas, MJ Hackett… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
From the perspective of a chemist, biology confers a rich variety of roles on a number of
metal ions. It is widely agreed that a large fraction of the genomic output of living things …

Potential hazards of hexavalent chromate in our drinking water

M Costa - Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 2003 - Elsevier
A consideration of the consequences of human exposure to hexavalent Cr in the drinking
water has been compiled. Since there is an absence of adequate human data on this …

Mechanism of arsenic carcinogenesis: an integrated approach

TG Rossman - … Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of …, 2003 - Elsevier
Epidemiological evidence shows an association between inorganic arsenic in drinking
water and increased risk of skin, lung and bladder cancers. The lack of animal models has …

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 …

Arsenite transport by mammalian aquaglyceroporins AQP7 and AQP9

Z Liu, J Shen, JM Carbrey… - Proceedings of the …, 2002 - National Acad Sciences
Much is known about the transport of arsenite and antimonite into microbes, but the
identities of mammalian transport proteins are unknown. The Saccharomyces cerevisiae …

Ultraviolet radiation and basal cell carcinoma: an environmental perspective

Y Teng, Y Yu, S Li, Y Huang, D Xu, X Tao… - Frontiers in Public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is a known carcinogen participated for the development of skin
cancers. Solar UVR exposure, particularly ultraviolet B (UVB), is the mostly significant …