Nucleic Acid Aptamers Protect Against Lead (Pb(II)) Toxicity.

Afreen AnwarSolimar Ramis De Ayreflor ReyesAijaz Ahmad JohnErik BreilingAbigail M O'ConnorStephanie ReisJae-Hyuck Shim Ali Asghar Shah Jagan Srinivasan Natalie G Farny

Published in: bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology (2024)

Lead remains a pervasive environmental contaminant with significant human health implications. This study investigates an entirely novel intervention for the problem of lead toxicity, using nucleic acid aptamers.

Keyphrases

nucleic acid
human health
risk assessment
climate change
oxidative stress
heavy metals
randomized controlled trial
oxide nanoparticles