Cadmium-induced systemic inflammation and retinal degeneration: histopathological and cytokine analysis in a rat model
In conclusion, cadmium exposure increased the systemic inflammatory response, leading to significant histopathological damage in the retinal layers and a dominant proapoptotic Bax/Bcl-2 balance, thereby triggering cellular apoptosis.
Authors
- Uğur Şeker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1693-6378)
- Gül Şahika Gökdemir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8691-1504)
- Selim Demirtaş (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7249-3092)
Institutions
- Mardin Artuklu University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology
- Published
- 2026-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15569527.2026.2642191
- Primary Topic
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00