Effect of cadmium on uptake of iron, zinc and copper and mRNA expression of metallothioneins in HepG2 cells in vitro

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 44, Issue , 2017, Pages 372-376

  Sampels, Sabine ^a,c   Kroupova, Hana Kocour ^b   Linhartova, Pavla ^a,d  

^a Institute of Aquaculture and Protection of Waters   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cadmium; DHA; EPA; Hepatoblastoma cells; mt1 g; mt1 m

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; IRON; MESSENGER RNA; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALLOTHIONEIN I; ZINC; HEAVY METAL; MT1G PROTEIN, HUMAN; MT1M PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL VIABILITY; CONTAMINATED FISH; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEP-G2 CELL LINE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IRON TRANSPORT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UPREGULATION; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL SURVIVAL; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; GENE EXPRESSION; HEP G2 CELLS; HUMANS; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALS, HEAVY; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 85028010599     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: 18793177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2017.08.003     Document Type: Article

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