Rising environmental cadmium levels in developing countries: Threat to genome stability and healthJ I Anetor
Toxicology Micronutrient Metabolism Unit, Department of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan
Niger J Physiol Sci 27:103-15. 2012
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Industrialization and the increasing risk of genome instability in developing countries: nutrigenomics as a promising antidoteJ I Anetor
Department of Chemical Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan
Afr J Med Med Sci 39:7-20. 2010
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Serum micronutrient levels, nucleic acid metabolism and antioxidant defences in pregnant Nigerians: implications for fetal and maternal healthJ I Anetor
Department of Chemical Pathology, College of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
Afr J Med Med Sci 32:257-62. 2003
..Interventions should be aimed mainly at the second and third trimesters...
Depressed antioxidant status in pregnant women on iron supplements: pathologic and clinical correlatesJ I Anetor
Department of Chemical Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
Biol Trace Elem Res 136:157-70. 2010
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Increased plasma manganese, partially reduced ascorbate, 1 and absence of mitochondrial oxidative stress in type 2 diabetes mellitus: implications for the superoxide uncoupling protein 2 (UCP-2) pathwayJ I Anetor
Department of Chemical Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
Biol Trace Elem Res 120:19-27. 2007
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High cadmium / zinc ratio in cigarette smokers: potential implications as a biomarker of risk of prostate cancerJ I Anetor
Department of Chemical Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
Niger J Physiol Sci 23:41-9. 2008
..These converge in the risk of the carcinogenic process, suggesting high Cd: Zn ratio as the critical determinant of the risk of prostate cancer in smokers and possibly a biomarker of susceptibility to this environmental disease...
Antioxidant status of adult Nigerian asthmatics: implications for prognosisJ I Anetor
Department of Chemical Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Nutr Health 17:221-9. 2003
..These findings support the emerging concept that antioxidants are consumed in this inflammatory disease and that a corresponding increase in antioxidant supply may improve prognosis for bronchial asthma...
Decreased serum magnesium and zinc levels: atherogenic implications in type-2 diabetes mellitus in NigeriansJ I Anetor
Department of Chemical Pathology, College of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
Nutr Health 16:291-300. 2002
..The attendant risk of development of premature Coronary Heart Disease is discussed. Magnesium and zinc are nutritional minerals that play crucial roles in the regulation of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism...
Plasma and semen ascorbic levels in spermatogenesisM O Ebesunun
Departments of Chemical Pathology and Surgery, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
West Afr J Med 23:290-3. 2004
..CONCLUSION: The decreased semen ascorbate level may play a significant role in the reduced sperm characteristics in these patients...
Decreased thiamine and magnesium levels in the potentiation of the neurotoxicity of lead in occupational lead exposureJ I Anetor
Department of Chemical Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
Biol Trace Elem Res 116:43-51. 2007
..41; p<0.01). This study has shown that relatively low BPb levels can enhance Pb absorption and also potentiate Pb neurotoxicity in the presence of decreased serum thiamine and Mg levels...
Pattern of skin surface lipids in some south-western Nigerians with acne vulgarisC I Ikaraoha
Department of Chemical Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
West Afr J Med 23:65-8. 2004
..Severity of the disorder appears to parallel triglyceride level but there was no association with sex. Triglycerides and total cholesterol levels are lower in SSL in this environment compared with hotter climates...
Serum zinc and copper concentrations in Nigerian women with normal pregnancyA Ajose
Department of Chemical Pathology, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ile, Nigeria
Niger Postgrad Med J 8:161-4. 2001
..Serum copper does not show any significant trend throughout gestation, though pregnant subjects have higher mean serum copper level than controls...