Essential Metals Zinc, Selenium, and Strontium Protect against Chromosome Damage Caused by Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Exposure

• Published in: Environmental science & technology Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 951 - 960
• Main Authors: Bai, Yansen, Feng, Wei, Wang, Suhan, Zhang, Xiao, Zhang, Wangzhen, He, Meian, Zhang, Xiaomin, Wu, Tangchun, Guo, Huan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 19.01.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Benzo(a)pyrene; carcinogenesis; Carcinogens; Chromosomes; DNA Damage - drug effects; Environmental Pollutants; Homeostasis; Human subjects; Humans; Male; males; Metabolites; Metals; Occupational Exposure - analysis; Pollutants; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons - toxicity; protective effect; Selenium; Selenium - pharmacology; strontium; Strontium - pharmacology; zinc; Zinc - pharmacology

Essential metals play important roles in maintaining cellular homeostasis, but the effects of their interaction with the environmental pollutants are still not very well-known in human subjects. The aim of this study was to evaluate the roles of essential metals and their interactions with polycycli...