[HTML][HTML] Impacts of heavy metals and medicinal crops on ecological systems, environmental pollution, cultivation, and production processes in China

YG Chen, JH Huang, R Luo, HZ Ge, A Wołowicz… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Heavy metals are widely distributed in the environment due to the natural processes and
anthropogenic human activities. Their migration into no contaminated areas contributing …

Systemic toxicity eliciting metal ion levels from metallic implants and orthopedic devices–A mini review

RV Badhe, O Akinfosile, D Bijukumar, M Barba… - Toxicology letters, 2021 - Elsevier
The metal/metal alloy-based implants and prostheses are in use for over a century, and the
rejections, revisions, and metal particle-based toxicities were reported concurrently …

Altered metal homeostasis associates with inflammation, oxidative stress, impaired glucose metabolism, and dyslipidemia in the crosstalk between childhood obesity …

Á González-Domínguez, M Millán-Martínez… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Metals are redox-active substances that participate in central biological processes and may
be involved in a multitude of pathogenic events. However, considering the inconsistencies …

Emerging opportunities to manipulate metal trafficking for therapeutic benefit

EW Hunsaker, KJ Franz - Inorganic chemistry, 2019 - ACS Publications
The indispensable requirement for metals in life processes has led to the evolution of
sophisticated mechanisms that allow organisms to maintain dynamic equilibria of these ions …

Adverse outcome pathways for chronic copper toxicity to fish and amphibians

KV Brix, G De Boeck, S Baken… - … toxicology and chemistry, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In the present review, we synthesize information on the mechanisms of chronic copper (Cu)
toxicity using an adverse outcome pathway framework and identify three primary pathways …

Association between zinc and body composition: An integrative review

TA Cunha, KM Vermeulen-Serpa, EC Grilo… - Journal of Trace …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Zinc deficiency is related to lean body mass reduction, fat deposition, and
obesity. Zinc acts in catalytic, structural, and regulatory functions, being an essential …

Trace elements as potential modulators of puberty‐induced amelioration of oxidative stress and inflammation in childhood obesity

Á González‐Domínguez, J Domínguez‐Riscart… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Although puberty is known to influence obesity progression, the molecular mechanisms
underlying the role of sexual maturation in obesity‐related complications remains largely …

Galvanization of protein–protein interactions in a dynamic zinc interactome

A Kocyła, JB Tran, A Krężel - Trends in Biochemical Sciences, 2021 - cell.com
The presence of Zn 2+ at protein–protein interfaces modulates complex function, stability,
and introduces structural flexibility/complexity, chemical selectivity, and reversibility driven in …

Functional significance and physiological regulation of essential trace metals in fish

T Chandrapalan, RWM Kwong - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - journals.biologists.com
Trace metals such as iron, copper, zinc and manganese play essential roles in various
biological processes in fish, including development, energy metabolism and immune …

[HTML][HTML] Associations between metal (loid) exposure with overweight and obesity and abdominal obesity in the general population: A cross-sectional study in China

T Shen, L Zhong, G Ji, B Chen, M Liao, L Li, H Huang… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Previous studies have revealed links between metal (loid) s and health problems; however,
the link between metal (loid) s and obesity remains controversial. We evaluated the cross …