Exposure to heavy metal elements may significantly increase serum prostate-specific antigen levels with overdosed dietary zinc

Exposure to heavy metal elements may significantly increase serum prostate-specific antigen levels with overdosed dietary zinc

Background: Serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a primary metric for diagnosis and prognosis of prostate cancer (PCa). Exposure to heavy metals, such as lead, cadmium, mercury, and zinc can impact PSA levels in PCa patients. However, it is unclear whether this effect also occurs in men without...

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Main Authors: Yinyi Fang, Chi Chen, Xiaoyue Chen, Jukun Song, Shuangshuang Feng, Zhuang Li, Zhengnan Li, Yuliang Xiong, Qinyi Zhang, Hao Su, Heng Liu, Guohua Zhu, Bin Hu, Wei Wang, Zhangcheng Liu, Ke Jiao, Chang Zhang, Fan Zhang, Kehua Jiang, Jun He, Zhaolin Sun, Dongbo Yuan, Weiming Chen, Jianguo Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Subjects:
Lead
Cadmium
Mercury
Zinc intake
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA)
NHANES
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651324001556

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