Exploring the Potential Link between PFAS Exposure and Endometrial Cancer: A Review of Environmental and Sociodemographic Factors DOI Open Access
A. E. Ayodele, Emmanuel Obeng-Gyasi

Cancers, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 16(5), С. 983 - 983

Опубликована: Фев. 28, 2024

This exploratory narrative review paper delves into the intricate interplay between per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure, sociodemographic factors, influence of stressors in context endometrial cancer. PFAS, ubiquitous environmental contaminants notorious for their persistence ecosystem, have garnered attention potential to disrupt endocrine systems provoke immune responses. We comprehensively examine various sources PFAS encompassing household items, water, air, soil, thus shedding light on multifaceted routes through which individuals encounter these compounds. Furthermore, we explore such as income, education, occupation, ethnicity/race, geographical location relationship cancer risk. also investigated role stress exposure The results revealed a significant impact factors both levels Stress emerged notable contributing factor influencing development cancer, further emphasizing importance management practices overall well-being. By synthesizing evidence from diverse fields, this underscores need interdisciplinary research targeted interventions address complex stressors,

Язык: Английский

Maternal exposure to heavy metals and risk for severe congenital heart defects in offspring DOI
Chengrong Wang, Xin Pi, Shengju Yin

и другие.

Environmental Research, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 212, С. 113432 - 113432

Опубликована: Май 6, 2022

Язык: Английский

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Phytoremediation of Potentially Toxic Elements: Role, Status and Concerns DOI Creative Commons
Zishan Ahmad Wani, Zeeshan Ahmad, Mohd Asgher

и другие.

Plants, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 12(3), С. 429 - 429

Опубликована: Янв. 17, 2023

Environmental contamination with a myriad of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) is triggered by various natural and anthropogenic activities. However, the industrial revolution has increased intensity these hazardous their concentration in environment, which, turn, could provoke potential ecological risks. Additionally, most PTEs pose considerable nuisance to human beings affect soil, aquatic organisms, even nematodes microbes. This comprehensive review aims to: (i) introduce elements; (ii) overview major sources environmental compartments; (iii) briefly highlight impacts on humans, plants, life, health soil; (iv) appraise methods for tackling PTE-caused pollution; (v) discuss concept applications eco-technological/green approaches (comprising phytoextraction, rhizofiltration, phytostabilization, phytovolatilization, phytorestoration); (vi) role microbes phytoremediation under PTE stress; (vii) enlighten genetic engineering advancing varied PTEs. Overall, appropriate strategies must be developed order stop gene flow into wild species, biosafety issues properly addressed. consistent efforts should undertaken tackle (e.g., risk estimation, understanding, acceptance feasibility) guarantee successful implementation programs, raise awareness this green technology among laymen, strengthen networking scientists, stakeholders, industrialists, governments non-government organizations.

Язык: Английский

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Recent Progress on Fluorescent Probes in Heavy Metal Determinations for Food Safety: A Review DOI Creative Commons

Liqing Lai,

Yan Fang, Geng Chen

и другие.

Molecules, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 28(15), С. 5689 - 5689

Опубликована: Июль 27, 2023

One of the main challenges faced in food safety is accumulation toxic heavy metals from environmental sources, which can sequentially endanger human health when they are consumed. It invaluable to establish a practical assay for determination safety. Among current detection methods, technology based on fluorescent probes, with advantages sensitivity, convenience, accuracy, cost, and reliability, has recently shown pluralistic applications industry, significant ensure Hence, this review systematically presents recent progress novel probes determining over past five years, according fluorophores newly emerging sensing cores, could contribute broadening prospects materials establishing more assays metal determinations.

Язык: Английский

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Population decline: where demography, social science and biology intersect DOI Creative Commons
R. John Aitken

Reproduction, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 168(1)

Опубликована: Апрель 5, 2024

In brief Over the past half century, world has witnessed an unprecedented decline in human fertility rates. This analysis reviews various socioeconomic, cultural, and biological factors involved driving this change considers whether low rates are a temporary or permanent feature of our future demographic profile. Abstract Since early 1960s, spectacular collapse fertility. As result phenomenon, several countries already seeing their population numbers fall more will follow coming decades. The causes involve complex interplay socio-economic, environmental, that have converged to constrain posterity’s wake. large offspring no longer needed compensate for high infant mortality contemporary society, couples opted small families quality-over-quantity investment progeny’s future. Simultaneously, increases female education, enhanced participation women paid workforce, resultant delay childbearing placed limits on achievable family size. Progressive urbanization, improved availability contraceptives, socio-economic pressures experienced by young adults ageing societies also contributing fertility’s demise. These factors, together with individualism pervades modern society increasing social acceptability voluntary childlessness, firmly established ethos most post-transition countries. none these forces about relent, it looks as if extremely might be us some time come. may long-term consequences. lack selection pressure genotypes, ability ART retain poor genotypes within population, sustained exposure reproductive toxicants industrialized environments all contrive leave mark fecundity species.

Язык: Английский

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Combined Molecular Toxicity Mechanism of Heavy Metals Mixtures DOI Open Access
Kusheng Wu, Yuequn Chen, Wenlong Huang

и другие.

Опубликована: Янв. 14, 2025

This chapter delves into the combined molecular toxicity mechanisms of heavy metal mixtures, focusing on their pervasive presence due to industrial activities and impact human health. The authors highlight significance bioaccumulation metals through ingestion inhalation, which can lead various health implications. highlights multifaceted effects mixtures cardiovascular system, contributing diseases like atherosclerosis hypertension oxidative stress vascular inflammation. It details interactions these with proteins, particularly inhibition ATPases promotion damage, leading dysfunction. briefly touches upon link between cadmium exposure prostate cancer, emphasizing need for further investigation underlying this association. Additionally, it mentions potential zinc sulfate olfactory neuron subtypes in adult fish, suggesting that disrupt sensory systems aquatic organisms. Moreover, explores neurotoxicity metals, discussing nervous system neurodevelopmental disorders. also examines male female reproductive systems, evidence disruptions hormone levels, sperm quality, fertility. call enhanced monitoring levels general population better understand its They emphasize research by contribute health, inform clinical treatments public interventions. By highlighting bioaccumulation, stress, time-dependent responses, study sheds light urgent intervention strategies mitigate adverse environment.

Язык: Английский

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Remediating contaminated environmental systems: the role of plants in cadmium removal DOI

Asanka Tennakoon,

Harshana Galahitigama, Sameera R. Samarakoon

и другие.

International Journal of Phytoremediation, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 20

Опубликована: Фев. 6, 2025

Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most harmful heavy metals in environment, negatively impacting plant growth and development. However, phytoremediation which an environmentally friendly cost-effective technique can be used to treat Cd contaminated environments. It effectively removes from polluted soil water through processes, such as phytoextraction, phytostabilization, phytostimulation, phytofiltration, phytotransformation. Numerous research has shown evidences that biological, physical, chemical, agronomic, genetic methods are being utilized improve phytoremediation. A special group plants known hyperaccumulator further enhance removal, turning areas into productive land. These accumulate root cell vacuoles aerial parts. Despite morphological variations, different species remediate at rates using either or multiple mechanisms. To effectiveness phytoremediation, it essential thoroughly understand mechanisms control accumulation persistence plants, including absorption, translocation, elimination processes. what missing understanding depth idea on how limitations overcome. The addressed various strategies, natural chemical amendments, engineering, microbial stimulation, broadly categorized amelioration capacity enhancement approaches. This review presents a concise overview latest employed this process. Moreover, also underscores creditability pollution offers promising approach for eliminating sites restoring their productivity. Additionally, we recommend directing future toward enhancing biochemical capabilities remediation purposes, elucidating molecular underlying damage caused by fundamental principles regulating enrichment plants.

Язык: Английский

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A new quinoline-based fluorescent-colorimetric chemosensor for sensitive and selective “on–off” detection of Pb2+ ions DOI Creative Commons

Vanshika Sharma,

Srishti Dutta,

Devanand Sahu

и другие.

RSC Advances, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 15(6), С. 4236 - 4249

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

A reversible fluorescent-colorimetric novel mono-Schiff base receptor for the detection of Pb 2+ in aqueous medium has been developed. When exposed to , L exhibits a very good selective fast on–off response.

Язык: Английский

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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Diagnosis, Prognostic Factors, Treatment Strategies, and Future Perspectives DOI Creative Commons

Mohd Afzal,

Shagun Agarwal, Rabab Hassan Elshaikh

и другие.

Diagnostics, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 15(5), С. 581 - 581

Опубликована: Фев. 27, 2025

Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is a significant public health issue, with diagnosis often complicated by non-specific symptoms and limited access to specialised tools. Early detection vital for preventing long-term complications. The review examines diagnostic challenges, prognostic factors, management strategies, future advancements in CO poisoning. It highlights the limitations of current techniques such as blood carboxyhaemoglobin levels pulse CO-oximetry, while exploring emerging methods rapid detection. Prognosis influenced exposure severity delayed treatment, which increases risk neurological damage. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) remains primary treatment but not always accessible. Advances portable CO-oximeters biomarkers offer potential improved early monitoring. Addressing resource refining protocols are crucial better patient outcomes. Future research should focus on personalised strategies integration modern technologies enhance care.

Язык: Английский

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Exposure to essential and non-essential trace elements and risks of congenital heart defects: A narrative review DOI Creative Commons
Yipu Liang, Zijian Pan,

Zhu Mingzheng

и другие.

Frontiers in Nutrition, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 10

Опубликована: Март 14, 2023

Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are congenital abnormalities involving the gross structures of and large blood vessels. Environmental factors, genetic factors their interactions may contribute to pathogenesis CHDs. Generally, trace elements can be classified into essential non-essential elements. Essential such as copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), iron (Fe), selenium (Se), manganese (Mn) play important roles in human biological functions metabolic function, oxidative stress regulation, embryonic development. Non-essential cadmium (Cd), arsenic (As), lead (Pb), nickle (Ni), barium (Ba), chromium (Cr) mercury (Hg) harmful health even at low concentrations. Recent studies have revealed potential involvement these In this review, we summarized current exploring exposure risks CHDs, order provide further insights for prevention

Язык: Английский

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Effects of green tea polyphenols against metal-induced genotoxic damage: underlying mechanistic pathways DOI
María del Carmen García‐Rodríguez, Lourdes Montserrat Hernández‐Cortés, Víctor Manuel Mendoza‐Núñez

и другие.

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part B, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 26(7), С. 371 - 386

Опубликована: Июнь 12, 2023

This review is based upon evidence from the published effects of green tea polyphenols (GTP) on genotoxic damage induced by metals with carcinogenic potential. First, relationship between GTP and antioxidant defense system provided. Subsequently, processes involved in oxidative stress generated their to DNA examined. The demonstrated that generally decrease exposure such as arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), chromium (Cr), iron (Fe), lead (Pb). pathways these are related to: (1) direct scavenging free radicals (FR); (2) activation mechanisms repair damage; (3) regulation endogenous system; (4) elimination cells genetic via apoptosis. results obtained studies reviewed demonstrate potential for possible use prevent treat populations exposed metals. Further, may be considered adjuvants treatments metal-associated diseases damage.

Язык: Английский

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