Aim This review illustrates heavy metals toxicity, currently available therapies and the role
and efficacy of chelation therapy for its management. Summary Heavy metals are necessary …

Besides being important occupational hazards, lead and cadmium are nowadays metals of
great environmental concern. Both metals, without any physiological functions, can induce …

Detailed studies in the past two decades have shown that redox active metals like iron (Fe),
copper (Cu), chromium (Cr), cobalt (Co) and other metals undergo redox cycling reactions …

Lead poisoning has been recognized as a major public health risk, particularly in
develo** countries. Though various occupational and public health measures have been …

Chelation therapy is the preferred medical treatment for reducing the toxic effects of metals.
Chelating agents are capable of binding to toxic metal ions to form complex structures which …

Exposure to heavy metals is a common phenomenon due to their environmental
pervasiveness. Metal intoxication particularly neurotoxicity, genotoxicity, or carcinogenicity is …

In this study, the protective effects of chrysin (CR) on lead acetate (PbAc)-induced renal
toxicity in Sprague-Dawley rats were investigated with biochemical, histopathological, and …

Toxic metals such as arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury are ubiquitous, have no
beneficial role in human homeostasis, and contribute to noncommunicable chronic …

Oxidative stress contributes to the pathophysiology of exposure to heavy metals/metalloid.
Beneficial renal effects of some medications, such as chelation therapy depend at least …

Lead is an environmentally persistent toxin that causes neurological, hematological,
gastrointestinal, reproductive, circulatory, and immunological pathologies. The propensity for …