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ReviewEnvironmental toxicology2019

State of the science review of the health effects of inorganic arsenic: Perspectives for future research.

Paul B Tchounwou, Clement G Yedjou, Udensi K Udensi, Maricica Pacurari, Jacqueline J Stevens, Anita K Patlolla, Felicite Noubissi, Sanjay Kumar

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In one paragraph

Review in Environmental toxicology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
25citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.8field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 121 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Article
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  4. Conserved Molecular Responses to Arsenite Exposure inbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
    Article
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  6. Mechanisms of Arsenic Interaction inInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
    Review
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  14. Applications ofMicroorganisms · 2024
    Review
  15. NaAsOBiological trace element research · 2024
    Article
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  17. Characterization of Arsenic and Atrazine Contaminations in Drinking Water in Iowa: A Public Health Concern.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
    Article
  18. Review
  19. Comparative Biomonitoring of Arsenic Exposure in Mothers and Their Neonates in Comarca Lagunera, Mexico.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
    Article
  20. The Potential Key Role of the NRF2/NQO1 Pathway in the Health Effects of Arsenic Pollution on SCC.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Paul B TchounwouCellomics and Toxicogenomics Research Laboratory, NIH/NIMHD-RCMI Center for Environmental Health, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3407-6674
Clement G YedjouDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi.
Udensi K UdensiCellomics and Toxicogenomics Research Laboratory, NIH/NIMHD-RCMI Center for Environmental Health, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi.
Maricica PacurariDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi.
Jacqueline J StevensDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi.
Anita K PatlollaDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi.
Felicite NoubissiDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi.
Sanjay KumarCellomics and Toxicogenomics Research Laboratory, NIH/NIMHD-RCMI Center for Environmental Health, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi.
Jackson State University · US

Funding

STEERING COMMITTEEU54MD008149 · NIMHD · MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI OFILI, ELIZABETH O. · 2012 to 2018
$21.1M
Urgent Competitive Revision to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Urgent Supplement - Clinical Trial Optional)U24MD015970 · NIMHD · MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI Sandra Perreira Chang, Elizabeth O. Ofili · 2020 to 2026
$20.6M
RCMI-Center for Environmental HealthG12MD007581 · NIMHD · JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY · PI TCHOUNWOU, PAUL B. · 2012 to 2017
$11.2M
Electric Power Research Institute 10006564NIH HHS G12MD007581NIMHD NIH HHS G12 MD007581NIMHD NIH HHS U24 MD015970NIMHD NIH HHS U54 MD008149
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human exposure to inorganic arsenic (iAs) is a global health issue. Although there is strong evidence for iAs-induced toxicity at higher levels of exposure, many epidemiological studies evaluating its effects at low exposure levels have reported mixed results. We comprehensively reviewed the literature and evaluated the scientific knowledge on human exposure to arsenic, mechanisms of action, systemic and carcinogenic effects, risk characterization, and regulatory guidelines. We identified areas where additional research is needed. These priority areas include: (1) further development of animal models of iAs carcinogenicity to identify molecular events involved in iAs carcinogenicity; (2) characterization of underlying mechanisms of iAs toxicity; (3) assessment of gender-specific susceptibilities and other factors that modulate arsenic metabolism; (4) sufficiently powered epidemiological studies to ascertain relationship between iAs exposure and reproductive/developmental effects; (5) evaluation of genetic/epigenetic determinants of iAs effects in children; and (6) epidemiological studies of people chronically exposed to low iAs concentrations.

Indexed as

Biomedical ResearchAnimalsArsenatesArsenitesBiotransformationCarcinogens, EnvironmentalEnvironmental PollutantsHumansMutagensArsenatesArsenitesCarcinogens, EnvironmentalEnvironmental PollutantsMutagensadverse health effectsarsenicfuture research directionsknowledge gapsmechanisms of action

Identifiers

PMID30511785
PMCPMC6328315
OpenAlexW2902149039

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Registered trials

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