Cadmium induces inflammatory cytokines through activating Akt signaling in mouse placenta and human trophoblast cells

Several reports demonstrated that cadmium (Cd) had proinflammatory activities. The present study aimed to investigate whether Cd induces inflammatory cytokines in mouse placenta and human trophoblast cells.

Source: Placenta - March 28, 2018 Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: Jun Hu, Hua Wang, Yong-Fang Hu, Xiao-Feng Xu, Yuan-Hua Chen, Mi-Zhen Xia, Cheng Zhang, De-Xiang Xu Source Type: research