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Mitochondrial dysfunction by pro-oxidant vanadium: ex vivo assessment of individual susceptibility.
Environmental toxicology and pharmacology - 1 Jan 2015
Visalli Giuseppa, Bertuccio Maria Paola, Picerno Isa, Spataro Pasquale, Di Pietro Angela
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The aim was to assess the individual susceptibility to mitochondrial impairment induced by ex vivo exposure to vanadium, an airborne pro-oxidant pollutant. In lymphocyte cultures V(IV)-treated of forty-five healthy subjects, we evaluated the mitochondrial transmembrane potential (Δψm) and the H2O2 in comparison to background values. As variables, we included both lifestyle factors and genetic polymorphisms (GSTM1...
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