Abstract Arsenic (As), naturally occurring metalloid and a potential hazardous material, is found in low concentrations in the environment and emerges from natural sources and anthropogenic activities
Framing it as such would be factually wrong and misleading
However, problems begin to occur when the number of free radicals exceeds what our bodies can process naturally, resulting in an increased presence of free radicals that can damage cells and compromise bodily functions
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As a result, this leads to diminished production of NO, prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), and ROS, along with decreased levels of inducible iNOS, cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), and cytokines (Min-Ji et al., 2013)