• Arsenic toxicity: Molecular targets and therapeutic agents 

      Nurchi, Valeria Marina; Djordjevic, Aleksandra Buha; Crisponi, Guido; Alexander, Jan; Bjørklund, Geir; Aaseth, Jan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      High arsenic (As) levels in food and drinking water, or under some occupational conditions, can precipitate chronic toxicity and in some cases cancer. Millions of people are exposed to unacceptable amounts of As through ...
    • Medical therapy of patients contaminated with radioactive cesium or iodine 

      Aaseth, Jan; Nurchi, Valeria Marina; Andersen, Ole (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Follow-up studies after the Chernobyl and Fukushima accidents have shown that 137Cs and 131I made up the major amount of harmful contaminants in the atmospheric dispersion and fallout. Other potential sources for such ...
    • A review on coordination properties of thiol-containing chelating agents towards mercury, cadmium, and lead 

      Bjørklund, Geir; Crisponi, Guido; Nurchi, Valeria Marina; Cappai, Rosita; Djordjevic, Aleksandra Buha; Aaseth, Jan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Abstract: The present article reviews the clinical use of thiol-based metal chelators in intoxications and overexposure with mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), and lead (Pb). Currently, very few commercially available pharmaceuticals ...