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Sci Total Environ2023;882163483.July 15, 2023Journal Article

A review of chromium (Cr) epigenetic toxicity and health hazards.

Mahalaxmi Iyer1, Uttpal Anand2, Saranya Thiruvenkataswamy3, Harysh Winster Suresh Babu4, Arul Narayanasamy5, Vijay Kumar Prajapati6, Chandan Kumar Tiwari7, Abilash Valsala Gopalakrishnan8, Elza Bontempi9, Christian Sonne10, Damià Barceló11, Balachandar Vellingiri12
1Department of Biotechnology, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education (Deemed to be University), Coimbatore 641021, India.
2Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer Campus, Midreshet Ben-Gurion 8499000, Israel.
3Disease Proteomics Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641046, Tamil Nadu, India; Department of Zoology (PG-SF), PSG college of arts and science, Coimbatore 641014, Tamil Nadu, India.
4Human Molecular Cytogenetics and Stem Cell Laboratory, Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Biology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641 046, Tamil Nadu, India.
5Disease Proteomics Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641046, Tamil Nadu, India. Electronic address: swamyarul@gmail.com.
6Department of Biochemistry, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi, India.
7Research and Development section, Carestream Health Inc., Oakdale, MN 55128, United States of America.
8Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Biosciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, Vellore 632 014, India.
9INSTM and Chemistry for Technologies Laboratory, University of Brescia, via Branze 38, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
10Department of Ecoscience, Arctic Research Centre, Faculty of Science and Technology, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, PO Box 358, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark.
11Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA-CERCA), H(2)O Building, Scientific and Technological Park of the University of Girona, Emili Grahit 101, Girona 17003, Spain; Water and Soil Quality Research Group, Department of Environmental Chemistry, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), Jordi Girona 1826, Barcelona 08034, Spain.
12Stem cell and Regenerative Medicine/Translational Research, North block, Department of Zoology, School of Basic Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab 151401, India. Electronic address: balachandar.vellingiri@cup.edu.in.

Abstract

Carcinogenic metals affect a variety of cellular processes, causing oxidative stress and cancer. The widespread distribution of these metals caused by industrial, residential, agricultural, medical, and technical activities raises concern for adverse environmental and human health effects. Of these metals, chromium (Cr) and its derivatives, including Cr(VI)-induced, are of a public health concern…

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