Animal Cell Systems: Response to Exogenous Factors

Dear Colleagues,

Contaminants and various food additives, commonly known also as risk factors, may have different characteristics depending on their origin. Physical contamination is caused by ubiquitous ionizing and nonionizing radiation. Chemical contaminants include endocrine disruptors or toxic metals. Toxic substances are very deteriorative and are not degradable. They also tend to accumulate in different organs, harming their functions. Various substances are relatively toxic and may cause disorders in humans or animals. Toxic substance poisoning can be acute or can develop over time. It is often accompanied by various problems as breathing complications, convulsions, digestive disorders, or serious failures of the central nervous system. The most terrifying effects of toxic metals are mutagenicity and carcinogenicity.

A good example of the consequence of high environmental pollution is the year-to-year increase in the infertility of wild animals, domestic animals, or even humans. The negative effect of toxicants is often monitored in an individual or group of individuals, however, the mechanism of action of toxicants on the cellular and/or molecular level has not been sufficiently studied. As such, this Special Issue aims to gather up-to-date knowledge on this highly relevant, yet still poorly understood topic.

Dr. Peter Massányi
Dr. Robert Stawarz
Guest Editors

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