ReviewCancer cell international2022
Toxic metals in the regulation of epithelial-mesenchymal plasticity: demons or angels?
Review in Cancer cell international, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Heavy Metal-Contaminated Soils and Gastric Cancer Risk: Molecular Insights and the Relevance of a One Health Perspective.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Human Alveolar Cells Exposed to Indium Chloride.Journal of applied toxicology : JAT · 2025Article
- Comprehensive Multi-Omics Analysis of Copper Metabolism Related Molecular Subtypes and Prognostic Risk Stratification in Colon Adenocarcinoma.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2025Article
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- Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Induced by a Metal Mixture in Liver Cells With Antioxidant Barrier Decreased.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2024Article
- Copper Exposure Induces Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition-Related Fibrotic Change via Autophagy and Increase Risk of Lung Fibrosis in Human.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Epithelial cells can trans-differentiate into motile mesenchymal cells through a dynamic process known as epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). EMT is crucial in embryonic development and wound healing but also contributes to human diseases such as organ fibrosis and cancer progression. Heavy metals are environmental pollutants that can affect human health in various ways, including causing cancers. The cytotoxicity and carcinogenicity of heavy metals are complex, and studies have demonstrated that some of these metals can affect the progress of EMT. Here, we focus on reviewing the roles of six environmentally common toxic metals concerning EMT: arsenic (AS), cadmium (Cd), cobalt (Co), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), and copper (Cu). Noteworthily, the effects of these elements on EMT may vary according to the form, dose, and exposure time; the dual role of heavy metals (e.g., AS, Cd, and Cu) on EMT is also observed, in which, sometimes they can promote while sometimes inhibit the EMT process. Given the vast number of toxicologically relevant metals that exist in nature, we believe a comprehensive understanding of their effects on EMT is required to dictate in what circumstances these metals act more likely as demons or angels.
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