Research Advances on Pathways of Nickel-Induced Apoptosis

High concentrations of nickel (Ni) are harmful to humans and animals. Ni targets a number of organs and produces multiple toxic effects. Apoptosis is important in Ni-induced toxicity of the kidneys, liver, nerves, and immune system. Apoptotic pathways mediated by reactive oxygen species (ROS), mitoc...

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Autores principales: Guo, Hongrui, Chen, Lian, Cui, Hengmin, Peng, Xi, Fang, Jing, Zuo, Zhicai, Deng, Junliang, Wang, Xun, Wu, Bangyuan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2015
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4730257/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26703593
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms17010010
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Sumario:High concentrations of nickel (Ni) are harmful to humans and animals. Ni targets a number of organs and produces multiple toxic effects. Apoptosis is important in Ni-induced toxicity of the kidneys, liver, nerves, and immune system. Apoptotic pathways mediated by reactive oxygen species (ROS), mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum (ER), Fas, and c-Myc participate in Ni-induced cell apoptosis. However, the exact mechanism of apoptosis caused by Ni is still unclear. Understanding the mechanism of Ni-induced apoptosis may help in designing measures to prevent Ni toxicity.

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