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SLAS DiscoveryWarfare arsenicals are potent blistering agents and cause severe inflammation following their skin exposure. Data from our group (unpublished) show that these chemicals act by activating bromodomain-4 and RIPK signaling.
Marina Fosso Yatchang +14 more
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Arsenic in Cancer Treatment: Challenges for Application of Realgar Nanoparticles (A Minireview)
Toxins, 2010 While intensive efforts have been made for the treatment of cancer, this disease is still the second leading cause of death in many countries. Metastatic breast cancer, late-stage colon cancer, malignant melanoma, multiple myeloma, and other forms of ...
Peter Baláž, Ján Sedlák
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Sub-chronic low-dose arsenic in rice exposure induces gut microbiome perturbations in mice
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2021 Long-term consumption of arsenic-contaminated rice has become a public health issue that urgently needs to be addressed. In this study, mice were exposed to arsenic in rice (low dose, 0.91 mg/kg; medium dose, 9.1 mg/kg) for 30 days and 60 days ...
Fubin Chen +11 more
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Advances in the safety evaluation of mineral medicines - Cinnabar and Realgar
World Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2019 Mineral medicines have a long history in the treatment of diseases. Among these, cinnabar and realgar are the most commonly used. This review discusses the differences between cinnabar and realgar and other mercurials and arsenicals.
Jing-Zhuo Tian +6 more
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Arsenic levels in humans and water sources for human consumption in Peru: A systematic review
South SustainabilityIn Peru, the high toxicity of arsenic constitutes a public health issue; however, data on its presence in water and human biomarkers is limited. The aim of this systematic review was to synthesize the evidence regarding reported arsenic levels in humans
Rocio Lorena Adama Victorio +5 more
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Impact of Inorganic Arsenicals on Vegetative Growth of Two Pakistani Origins Sunflower Cultivars
Journal of Chemistry, 2015 Inorganic arsenicals impact on vegetative growth of two sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) cultivars (FH-385 as Hybrid 1 and FH-405 as Hybrid 2) was monitored. Various levels of two different sodium salts of arsenic, namely, sodium arsenate (Na2HAsO4·7H2O)
Muhammad Asif Imran +4 more
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Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, 2017 Preservation of museum objects with inorganic arsenic compounds and contamination of the surroundings has previously been documented. The present study addresses the exposure of museum staff by measuring arsenicals in urine. After 1 week without exposure,
Amanda Mithander +3 more
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Challenges for application of realgar: A critical review
BLDE University Journal of Health Sciences, 2016 Realgar has been not only well-known poisons but also used as healing agent. Realgar has long been used in traditional medicines for different diseases; so far arsenic can be extremely toxic and carcinogenic.
Vineet Sharma +2 more
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Journal of Toxicology, 2011 We synthesised and toxicologically characterised the arsenic metabolite thiodimethylarsinic acid (thio-DMAV). Successful synthesis of highly pure thio-DMAV was confirmed by state-of-the-art analytical techniques including H1-NMR, HPLC-FTMS, and HPLC ...
Marc Bartel +4 more
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