Metallomics : integrated biometal science
Cadmium from smoking increases oxidative stress and metal imbalance in Osteoarthritis.
Javier Fernández-Torres, Octavio Gamaliel Aztatzi-Aguilar, Gabriela Angélica Martínez-Nava, Yazmín Debray-García, Martha Patricia Sierra-Vargas, Alejandra Loaeza-Román, Yessica Zamudio-Cuevas, Ambar López-Macay, Victor Ilizaliturri-Sánchez, Carlos Suárez-Ahedo, Luz María Del Razo, Karina Martínez-Flores
Published: 202610.1093/mtomcs/mfag003
Abstract
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of disability worldwide. Oxidative stress (OS), enhanced by exposure to heavy metals such as cadmium (Cd), may contribute to its progression. Cd, present in tobacco smoke, disrupts chondrocyte viability, re…
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