Publications by authors named "Cunchao Zou"
Article Synopsis
- The article examines environmental factors impacting human health, categorizing them into physical (UV), chemical (heavy metals), and biological (Japanese cedar pollen).
- It highlights both epidemiological and experimental research, emphasizing the mechanisms of UV-related skin melanoma and the toxicity of heavy metals, alongside monitoring water quality in Asian countries.
- The authors encourage young researchers to recognize the value of both experimental and epidemiological studies in understanding hygiene.
Heavy-metal pollution occurs in various environments, including water, air and soil, and has serious effects on human health. Since heavy-metal pollution in drinking water causes various diseases including skin cancer, it has become a global problem worldwide. However, there is limited information on the mechanism of development of heavy-metal-mediated disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIt is well known that heterotrimeric G protein is composed of a Gα-subunit and a Gβγ-dimer and promotes cancer characteristics. Our recent study showed reduced G protein γ2 subunit (Gng2/GNG2) expression levels in malignant melanoma cells compared with those in benign melanocytic cells in both mice and humans. Our recent study also showed that reduced GNG2 alone augmented proliferation of malignant melanoma cells.
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