Metabolomic analysis reveals the mechanism of aluminum cytotoxicity in HT-29 cells

Background Aluminum (Al) is toxic to animals and humans. The most common sources of human exposure to Al are food and beverages. The intestinal epithelium is the first barrier against Al-induced toxicity. In this study, HT-29, a human colon cancer cell line, was selected as an in vitro model to eval...

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Main Authors: Leilei Yu, Jiangping Wu, Qixiao Zhai, Fengwei Tian, Jianxin Zhao, Hao Zhang, Wei Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-08-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/7524.pdf