Abstracts
Abstracts
Dietary Strategies for the Treatment of Cadmium and Lead Toxicity
Qixiao Zhai, Arjan Narbad, and Wei Chen Cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) are toxic heavy metals that cause adverse health effects in humans and animals…....
Functionalized Nanoporous Silica for the Removal of Heavy Metals from Biological Systems: Adsorption and Application
Wassana Yantasee, Ryan D. Rutledge, Wilaiwan Chouyyok, Vichaya Sukwarotwat, Galya Orr, Cynthia L. Warner, Marvin G. Warner, Glen E. Fryxell, Robert J. Wiacek, Charles Timchalk,…...
Vitamin C modulates lead excretion in rats
Lead, one of the most toxic heavy metals, takes a longer time to be excreted from the body than other heavy metals. In this study,…...
Gut microbiota: A target for heavy metal toxicity and a probiotic protective strategy
Hui Duan, Leilei Yu, Fengwei Tian, Qixiao Zhai, Liuping Fan, and Wei Chen The gut microbiota is the first line of defense against the toxic…...
Aloe vera inhibits proliferation of human breast and cervical cancer cells and acts synergistically with cisplatin
Arif Hussain, Chhavi Sharma, Saniyah Khan, Kruti Shah, and Shafiul Haque ABSTRACT Many of the anti-cancer agents currently used have an origin in natural sources including plants. Aloe vera…...
Acetic acid induces cell death: an in vitro study using normal rat gastric mucosal cell line and rat and human gastric cancer and mesothelioma cell lines
Susumu Okabe, Toshihiro Okamoto, Chun-Mei Zhao, Duan Chen, and Hirofumi Matsui ABSTRACT We recently reported that topical application of acetic acid promptly caused tumor necrosis in a mouse model…...
