title: Lead Toxicity, Antioxidant Defense and Environment.
abstract: Environmental and occupational exposure to a large number of chemicals occurs at various stages throughout human life. Many of these are devoid of toxicity, but some could pose a significant health risk, i.e. the exposure to environmental xenobiotic metals as lead, mercury (Sinicropi et al. 2010a; Carocci et al. 2014), cadmium, etc. In particular, lead has long been a widespread public concern (Basha and Reddy 2010). Lead is one of the earliest heavy metals discovered by men. Due to its unique properties, as low melting point, softness, malleability, ductility, and resistance to corrosion, men have used lead for the last 5000 years in a wide range of applications.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Farmacia-Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Bari "A. Moro", 70125, Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carocci
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Farmacia-Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Bari "A. Moro", 70125, Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Catalano
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Farmacia e Scienze della Salute e della Nutrizione, Università della Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza, Italy.
authors.forename: Graziantonio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lauria
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Farmacia e Scienze della Salute e della Nutrizione, Università della Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza, Italy. s.sinicropi@unical.it.
authors.forename: Maria Stefania
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Sinicropi
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Farmacia e Scienze della Salute e della Nutrizione, Università della Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza, Italy. giuseppe.genchi@unical.it.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Genchi
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism*; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity*; D006801:Humans; D007854:Lead / Q000633:toxicity*; D016273:Occupational Exposure
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D007854:Lead