Bio-based microplastic polylactic acid exerts the similar toxic effects to traditional petroleum-based microplastic polystyrene in mussels

Z Zhong, W Shang, P Yang, S Wang, L Chen… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) have accumulated in the oceans, causing adverse effects on marine
organisms and the environment. Biodegradable polylactic acid (PLA) is considered as an …

Impairment of long-term memory by a short-term high-fat diet via hippocampal oxidative stress and alterations in synaptic plasticity

Z Wang, Q Ge, Y Wu, J Zhang, Q Gu, J Han - Neuroscience, 2020 - Elsevier
Excessive dietary fat intake is considered a great risk factor for metabolic disorders as well
as cognitive dysfunction. However, the potential mechanisms underlying the effects of a high …

Immune and intestinal microbiota responses to heat stress in Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis)

Z Li, Z Zhao, L Luo, S Wang, R Zhang, K Guo, Y Yang - Aquaculture, 2023 - Elsevier
Temperature is an important environmental stressor that affects the metabolism and
immunity of Chinese mitten crab. In this study, we investigated immune-related enzyme …

High salt diet impairs memory‐related synaptic plasticity via increased oxidative stress and suppressed synaptic protein expression

Q Ge, Z Wang, Y Wu, Q Huo, Z Qian… - Molecular nutrition & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Scope A high salt (HS) diet is detrimental to cognitive function, in addition to having a role in
cardiovascular disorders. However, the method by which an HS diet impairs cognitive …

Responses of the Metabolism of the Larvae of Pocillopora damicornis to Ocean Acidification and Warming

EB Rivest, GE Hofmann - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Ocean acidification and warming are expected to threaten the persistence of tropical coral
reef ecosystems. As coral reefs face multiple stressors, the distribution and abundance of …

Multiple stressors in the environment: the effects of exposure to an antidepressant (venlafaxine) and increased temperature on zebrafish metabolism

H Mehdi, LM Bragg, MR Servos, PM Craig - Frontiers in Physiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Aquatic organisms are continuously exposed to multiple environmental stressors working
cumulatively to alter ecosystems. Wastewater-dominated environments are often riddled by …

Impacts of wastewater treatment plant effluent on energetics and stress response of rainbow darter (Etheostoma caeruleum) in the Grand River watershed

H Mehdi, FH Dickson, LM Bragg, MR Servos… - … and Physiology Part B …, 2018 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to assess the effects of municipal wastewater treatment plant
effluent on the energetics and stress response of rainbow darter (Etheostoma caeruleum) …

Antifungal effect of o‐vanillin on mitochondria of Aspergillus flavus: ultrastructure and TCA cycle are destroyed

Q Li, Y Zhao, X Zhu, Y Xie - International Journal of Food …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aspergillus flavus (A. flavus) is a conditioned pathogen that severely endangers food safety.
This study is aimed to determine the mode of action of o‐vanillin against A. flavus …

Effect of vitamin E on energy metabolism indicators and gill tissue structure of crucian carp (Carassius auratus) under cooling stress

J Tang, G Li, D Chen, L Jiang, B Huang, P Jiang… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The aim of this work is to examine the effects of vitamin E addition to water on the structure of
the gill tissue and energy metabolism of crucian carp (Carassius auratus) under cooling …

Effects of lead nitrate on the activity of metabolic enzymes during early developmental stages of the African catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822)

AGM Osman, IA Mekkawy, J Verreth… - Fish Physiology and …, 2007 - Springer
Abstract Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and
pyruvate kinase (PK) are key metabolic enzymes. G6PDH has been used as a biomarker of …