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Fall 2022
Chronic exposure to arsenic causes lung, skin, and bladder cancer in humans. Conservative estimates suggest at least 92-220 million people worldwide are exposed to arsenic through consumption of contaminated water. Unfortunately, removal of arsenic from contaminated water sources is not...
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Arsenic Cellular Handling by Human Multidrug Resistance Protein 1 (MRP1/ABCC1) and MRP4 (ABCC4)
DownloadFall 2021
Arsenic is a proven human carcinogen to which hundreds of millions of people are chronically exposed at unsafe levels, primarily through contaminated drinking water. An environmentally ubiquitous metalloid, arsenic in different forms is currently being used therapeutically as an anti-cancer...
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Characterization of Urinary Arsenic Metabolites for Use as Biomarkers of Susceptibility to Arsenic Toxicity
DownloadSpring 2021
Arsenic is naturally occurring in the environment, and can be found in rocks, soil, water, and air. One main route of human exposure to arsenic is through drinking water from groundwater sources. Chronic exposure to arsenic is associated with cardiovascular, neurological, skin, and cancer-...
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Fall 2020
Over 200 million people worldwide are exposed to the proven human carcinogen arsenic, due to contaminated drinking water. Animal studies have shown that arsenic and the essential trace element selenium can undergo mutual detoxification through the formation of the seleno-bis(S-glutathionyl)...
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Fall 2018
Chronic exposure to arsenic from groundwater is one of the greatest public health concerns in the world, putting over 170 million people at risk of arsenic-related diseases, including cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Although our understanding of the mechanisms by which arsenic...