Cyanobacteria were present on the earth 3.5 billion years ago; since then they have
colonized almost all terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. They produce a high number of …

Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) have been widely used in water and wastewater
treatment for the removal of organic and inorganic contaminants as well as to improve …

The complex functions of the liver in biosynthesis, metabolism, clearance, and host defense
are tightly dependent on an adequate microcirculation. To guarantee hepatic homeostasis …

Microcystins (MC) are potent hepatotoxins produced by the cyanobacteria of the genera
Planktothrix, Microcystis, Aphanizomenon, Nostoc and Anabaena. These cyclic …

The monocyclic heptapeptides microcystins (MCs), are a group of hepatotoxins, produced
worldwide by some bloom-forming cyanobacterial species/strains both in marine and …

Low temperature and air exposure were the key attributes for waterless transportation of fish
and shrimp. In order to investigate the oxidative stress and antioxidant responses of the live …

Hepatotoxic microcystins (MCs) are the most commonly reported cyanotoxins in eutrophic
freshwaters. In 1996, human intoxications by MCs caused deaths of 76 patients at Caruaru …

Air pollution is associated with morbidity and mortality induced by respiratory diseases.
However, the mechanisms therein involved are not yet fully clarified. Thus, we tested the …

Microcystins (MCs) and cylindrospermopsin (CYN) are among the most frequent toxins
produced by cyanobacteria. These toxic secondary metabolites are classified as …

Microcystins (MCs) are common cyanobacterial toxins that occur in freshwaters worldwide.
Only two of the> 200 MC variants have been tested for potential toxicity after oral exposure …