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MODULATION OF ARYL HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR (AHR)-REGULATED CARCINOGEN ACTIVATING ENZYMES BY ORGANIC ARSENICALS: A POTENTIAL THERAPEUTIC TARGET
DownloadSpring 2017
Arsenic is a worldwide environmental pollutant that is associated with skin and several types of internal cancers, such as liver, lung, kidney, urinary bladder, and prostate cancers. Recent reports revealed that organic arsenic metabolites, such as trimethylarsine oxide (TMAO), dimethylarsinic...
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MODULATION OF ARYL HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR (AHR)-REGULATED XENOBIOTIC METABOLIZING ENZYMES BY ARSENITE
DownloadFall 2013
Anwar-Mohamed, Anwar Gamal Abd El-Naser
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) ligands and heavy metals are environmental co-contaminants and their molecular interaction may disrupt the coordinated regulation of AhR-dependent phase I and II drug metabolizing enzymes. As such, the effect of the heavy metal, As(III), on the AhR-regulated genes...
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Fall 2013
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) ligands such as 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) and metals, such as mercury (Hg), are environmental co-contaminants with multiple biological consequences. Therefore, the objectives of the current dissertation were to: 1) examine the potential effect of...