Paraquat modulates microglia M1/M2 polarization via activation of TLR4-mediated NF-κB signaling pathway

M Huang, Y Li, K Wu, W Yan, T Tian, Y Wang… - Chemico-biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Paraquat (PQ) is a widely characterized neurotoxicant able to induce a series of nervous
system disorders, including neurobehavioral defects and neurodegenerative diseases …

Leucine-rich repeat kinase-2 (LRRK2) modulates paraquat-induced inflammatory sickness and stress phenotype

C Rudyk, Z Dwyer, S Hayley… - Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Background Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) is a common gene implicated in
Parkinson's disease (PD) and is also thought to be fundamentally involved in numerous …

Paraquat-activated BV-2 microglia induces neuroinflammatory responses in the neuron model through NF-κB signaling pathway

J Sun, T Tian, Y Wang, W Yan, B Zhang, K Wang… - Toxicology in Vitro, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Paraquat (PQ), a non-selective contact herbicide, has been generally accepted as
one of the environmental neurotoxicants. Despite the direct evidence that PQ could induce …

Glimepiride prevents paraquat‐induced Parkinsonism in mice: involvement of oxidative stress and neuroinflammation

IO Ishola, OE Akataobi, AA Alade… - Fundamental & clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
There is a growing number of epidemiological and molecular studies which suggest that
diabetes is associated with an increased risk of Parkinson's disease (PD). Hence, in this …

[HTML][HTML] The interplay between lncRNA NR_030777 and SF3B3 in neuronal damage caused by paraquat

J Wang, Y Weng, Y Li, Y Zhang, J Zhou, J Tang… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Paraquat (PQ) has been widely acknowledged as an environmental risk factor for
Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the interaction between splicing factor and long non …

Protective effect of melatonin against herbicides-induced hepatotoxicity in rats

LL Almeida, GSGN Pitombeira, ÁAC Teixeira… - Toxicology …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Exposure to the herbicides Paraquat and Roundup® may cause cell lesions due to an
increase in oxidative stress levels in different biological systems, even in the liver. The aim of …

Omega-3 fatty acids are able to modulate the painful symptoms associated to cyclophosphamide-induced-hemorrhagic cystitis in mice

RDS Freitas, KM Costa, NF Nicoletti, LW Kist… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effects of the long-term dietary fish oil supplementation or the
acute administration of the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in the mouse …

Effect of curcumin and pirfenidone on toxicokinetics of paraquat in rat by UPLC–MS/MS

S Wang, Z Lin, K Su, J Zhang, L Zhang, Z Gao… - Acta …, 2018 - akjournals.com
The rats were randomly divided into paraquat group, curcumin treatment group, and
pirfenidone treatment group. The concentration of paraquat in rat plasma was determined by …

Knockdown of TLR4 represses the paraquat-induced neuroinflammation and microglial M1 polarization

M Huang, Y Li, T Tian, K Wang, Y Wang, W Yan… - Neurotoxicity …, 2020 - Springer
Paraquat (PQ) is associated with multiple nervous system disorders including Parkinson's
disease. Despite the evidence that PQ could induce inflammatory responses in the central …

Continuous, automated breathing rate and body motion monitoring of rats with paraquat-induced progressive lung injury

SW Baran, AD Gupta, MA Lim, A Mathur… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Assessments of respiratory response and animal activity are useful endpoints in drug
pharmacology and safety research. We investigated whether continuous, direct monitoring …