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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Alvaro Puga
PROVIDER: E-MEXP-371 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology 20050713 2
Arsenic, first among the top environmentally hazardous substances, is associated with skin, lung, liver, kidney, prostate, and bladder cancer. Arsenic is also a cardiovascular and a central nervous system toxicant, and it has genotoxic and immunotoxic effects. Paradoxically, arsenic trioxide is used successfully in the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia and multiple myeloma. Arsenic induces oxidative stress, and its toxicity is decreased by free thiols and increased by glutathione depleti ...[more]