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Open AccessAssociations of Blood and Urinary Heavy Metals with Stress Urinary Incontinence Risk Among Adults in NHANES, 2003–2018
People come into contact with heavy metals in various ways in their daily lives. Accumulating evidence shows that toxic metal exposure is hazardous to human health. However, limited information is available re...
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Reactive Oxygen Species-Mediated Mitophagy and Cell Apoptosis are Involved in the Toxicity of Aluminum Chloride Exposure in GC-2spd
Aluminum chloride is an inorganic polymeric coagulant commonly found in daily life and various materials. Although male reproductive toxicity has been associated with AlCl3 exposure, the underlying mechanism rema...
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Selenium-Chitosan Protects Porcine Endometrial Epithelial Cells from Zearalenone-induced Apoptosis via the JNK/SAPK Signaling Pathway
This study was designed to assess whether selenium-chitosan (Se-CTS) can protect porcine endometrial epithelial cells (PEECs) against damage and apoptosis induced by zearalenone (ZEA) via modulating the JNK/SA...
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Proteomics Sequencing Reveals the Role of TGF-β Signaling Pathway in the Peripheral Blood of Offspring Rats Exposed to Fluoride
The underlying mechanism of fluorosis has not been fully elucidated. The purpose of this study was to explore the mechanism of fluorosis induced by sodium fluoride (NaF) using proteomics. Six offspring rats ex...
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Dietary Iron Overload Triggers Hepatic Metabolic Disorders and Inflammation in Laying Hen
Iron, an essential trace element, is involved in various physiological processes; however, consumption of excessive iron possesses detrimental effects. In practical feed production, the iron content added to f...
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Effect of Germination on Mineral Content Changes in Brown Rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Minerals are the essential micronutrients for human health. Brown rice is a whole-grain food rich in minerals, with its bran portion limiting the application of minerals. In the present study, the changes in t...
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Association of Magnesium, Iron, Copper, and Zinc Levels with the Prevalence of Behavior Problems in Children and Adolescents
Magnesium (Mg), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), and zinc (Zn) are indispensable elements in children’s growth and development. However, epidemiological evidence regarding essential elements and their mixed exposure to...
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Human dental pulp stem cells have comparable abilities to umbilical cord mesenchymal stem/stromal cells in regulating inflammation and ameliorating hepatic fibrosis
Hepatic fibrosis, also called cirrhosis, have wide prevalence worldwide for long yeas. Recently, many treatments for liver cirrhosis made marked progress, especially the umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stro...
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Open AccessEstablishment and characterization of a novel hilar cholangiocarcinoma cell line, CBC3T-1
Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a group of malignant heterogeneous cancer arising from the biliary tree. The tumor is characterized by insidious onset, high degree of malignancy, poor prognosis, and high recurrenc...
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A study on the effectiveness of sodium selenite in treating cadmium and perfluoro octane sulfonic (PFOS) poisoned zebrafish (Danio rerio)
Perfluoro octane sulfonate (PFOS) and cadmium (Cd) are toxic elements in the environment. As a micronutrient trace element, selenium (Se) can mitigate the adverse effects induced by PFOS and Cd. However, few s...
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Selenium-enriched Bacillus subtilis Improves Growth Performance, Antioxidant Capacity, Immune Status, and Gut Health of Broiler Chickens
This study aimed to investigate the effects of selenium (Se)-enriched Bacillus subtilis (Se-BS) on growth performance, antioxidant capacity, immune status, and gut health in broilers. A total of 240 one-day-old A...
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Acute Aluminum Sulfate Triggers Inflammation and Oxidative Stress, Inducing Tissue Damage in the Kidney of the Chick
In this study, a total of 20 7-day-old chicks were randomly divided into an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group was administered aluminum sulfate (Al2(SO4)3) once by gavage, and the con...
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Selenium Deficiency Caused Fibrosis as an Oxidative Stress-induced Inflammatory Injury in the Lungs of Mice
Selenium (Se) is a vital trace element in the regulation of inflammation and antioxidant reactions in both animals and humans. Se deficiency is rapidly affecting lung function. The present study investigated t...
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Zinc supplementation ameliorates sorafenib-induced cognitive impairment through ROS/JNK signaling pathway
Sorafenib, a multiple kinase inhibitor, is widely used in cancer patients. Recently, clinical studies highlighted the relationship between cognitive deficits and sorafenib exposure. Zinc abundant in the body h...
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METTL3 promotes m6A hypermethylation of RBM14 via YTHDF1 leading to the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma
Liver is a well-known immunological organ with unique microenvironment. In normal conditions, the rich immune-infiltrating cells cooperate with non-parenchymal cells, such as Kupffer cells (KCs). The presence ...
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The Role of PTEN/PI3K/AKT Signaling Pathway in Apoptosis of Liver Cells in Cocks with Manganese Toxicity
PTEN/PI3K/AKT signaling pathway is an important pathway for cell proliferation and apoptosis. Exposure to excess manganese (Mn) can cause damage in organisms. However, whether Mn toxicity can cause apoptosis i...
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Zinc Deficiency Aggravates Oxidative Stress Leading to Inflammation and Fibrosis in Lung of Mice
Zinc (Zn) is an essential trace element for the body. Studies have confirmed that Zn deficiency can cause oxidative stress. The purpose of the present study was designed to investigate the effect of Zn on fibr...
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Circular RNA circPBX3 promotes cisplatin resistance of ovarian cancer cells via interacting with IGF2BP2 to stabilize ATP7A mRNA expression
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a class of non-coding RNAs with a unique covalently closed loop structure. Recent studies indicate that dysregulation of circRNAs acts a role in cancer progression and chemotherapy...
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Lead Exposure in Developmental Ages Promotes Aβ Accumulation by Disturbing Aβ Transportation in Blood-Cerebrospinal Fluid Barrier/Blood–Brain Barriers and Impairing Aβ Clearance in the Liver
Environmental lead exposure is closely related to the progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Our previous study has shown that exposure to lead could result in the cholesterol unbalance and increase amyloid-...
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Selenide Chitosan Sulfate Improved the Hepatocyte Activity, Growth Performance, and Anti-oxidation Capacity by Activating the Thioredoxin Reductase of Chickens In Vitro and In Vivo
Chicken hepatocytes were cultured in vitro and 240 specific pathogen-free (SPF) white leghorns chickens (7 days old) were obtained. The hepatocytes and chickens were randomly allocated to one of six treatment ...