Marine invertebrates as bioindicators of heavy metal pollution

R Chiarelli, MC Roccheri - 2014 - repository.embuni.ac.ke
Atmosphere, earth and water compose the environment. The presence of heavy metals in
the environment has grown because of their large employment in some industrial and …

[HTML][HTML] Early-stage anomalies in the sea urchin (Paracentrotus lividus) as bioindicators of multiple stressors in the marine environment: Overview and future …

C Gambardella, F Marcellini, C Falugi, S Varrella… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The morphological anomalies of the early development stages of the sea urchin
Paracentrotus lividus, caused by exposure to environmental stressors, are used as …

Toxic effects of engineered nanoparticles in the marine environment: model organisms and molecular approaches

V Matranga, I Corsi - Marine environmental research, 2012 - Elsevier
Engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) have been produced by nano-biotech companies in
recent decades to generate innovative goods in various fields, including agriculture …

Common strategies and technologies for the ecosafety assessment and design of nanomaterials entering the marine environment

I Corsi, GN Cherr, HS Lenihan, J Labille, M Hassellov… - 2014 - ACS Publications
The widespread use of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) in a variety of technologies and
consumer products inevitably causes their release into aquatic environments and final …

Titanium dioxide nanoparticles stimulate sea urchin immune cell phagocytic activity involving TLR/p38 MAPK-mediated signalling pathway

A Pinsino, R Russo, R Bonaventura, A Brunelli… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Abstract Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2NPs) are one of the most widespread-
engineered particles in use for drug delivery, cosmetics and electronics. However, TiO2NP …

Monitoring chemical and physical stress using sea urchin immune cells

V Matranga, A Pinsino, M Celi, A Natoli, R Bonaventura… - Echinodermata, 2005 - Springer
Coelomocytes are the cells freely circulating in the body fluid contained in echinoderm
coelom and constitute the defence system, which, in response to injuries, host invasion, and …

[HTML][HTML] Cadmium stress effects indicating marine pollution in different species of sea urchin employed as environmental bioindicators

R Chiarelli, C Martino, MC Roccheri - Cell Stress and Chaperones, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent years, researches about the defense strategies induced by cadmium stress have
greatly increased, invading several fields of scientific research. Mechanisms of cadmium …

Cadmium induces the expression of specific stress proteins in sea urchin embryos

MC Roccheri, M Agnello, R Bonaventura… - Biochemical and …, 2004 - Elsevier
Marine organisms are highly sensitive to many environmental stresses, and consequently,
the analysis of their bio-molecular responses to different stress agents is very important for …

Heavy metals and metalloids as autophagy inducing agents: focus on cadmium and arsenic

R Chiarelli, MC Roccheri - Cells, 2012 - mdpi.com
In recent years, research on the autophagic process has greatly increased, invading the
fields of biology and medicine. Several markers of the autophagic process have been …

Sea urchin embryos as an in vivo model for the assessment of manganese toxicity: developmental and stress response effects

A Pinsino, V Matranga, F Trinchella, MC Roccheri - Ecotoxicology, 2010 - Springer
In the marine environment increasing concentrations of bio-available compounds often
result from anthropogenic activities. Among metal ions, manganese represents a new …