Biomarkers of mercury toxicity: Past, present, and future trends

V Branco, S Caito, M Farina… - Journal of Toxicology …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Mercury (Hg) toxicity continues to represent a global health concern. Given that human
populations are mostly exposed to low chronic levels of mercurial compounds …

A minireview on N-acetylcysteine: an old drug with new approaches

IE Dhouib, M Jallouli, A Annabi, N Gharbi, S Elfazaa… - Life sciences, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract N-acetylcysteine (NAC), a cysteine pro-drug and glutathione precursor has been
used in therapeutic practices for several decades, as a mucolytic agent and for the treatment …

In vitro antioxidant activity of thiazolidinone derivatives of 1, 3-thiazole and 1, 3, 4-thiadiazole

M Djukic, M Fesatidou, I Xenikakis, A Geronikaki… - Chemico-Biological …, 2018 - Elsevier
The initial steps in preclinical drug developing research concern the synthesis of new
compounds for specific therapeutic use which needs to be confirmed by in vitro and then in …

Cellular and molecular events leading to paraquat-induced apoptosis: mechanistic insights into Parkinson's disease pathophysiology

WZC See, R Naidu, KS Tang - Molecular neurobiology, 2022 - Springer
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the
cardinal features of tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity, and postural instability, in addition to other …

Alterations in energy/redox metabolism induced by mitochondrial and environmental toxins: a specific role for glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase and the pentose …

S Lei, L Zavala-Flores, A Garcia-Garcia… - ACS chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a multifactorial disorder with a complex etiology including
genetic risk factors, environmental exposures, and aging. While energy failure and oxidative …

Carvedilol attenuates paraquat-induced lung injury by inhibition of proinflammatory cytokines, chemokine MCP-1, NF-κB activation and oxidative stress mediators

K Amirshahrokhi, AR Khalili - Cytokine, 2016 - Elsevier
Paraquat is a highly toxic herbicide that selectively accumulates in the lungs and causes
pulmonary damage through the oxidative and inflammatory processes. Carvedilol is a …

Protective effects of exogenous β-hydroxybutyrate on paraquat toxicity in rat kidney

T Wei, W Tian, F Liu, G Xie - Biochemical and biophysical research …, 2014 - Elsevier
In this study, we demonstrated the protective effects of β-hydroxybutyrate (β-HB) against
paraquat (PQ)-induced kidney injury and elucidated the underlying molecular mechanisms …

Sensing of organophosphorus pesticides by fluorescent complexes based on purine-hydrazone receptor and copper (II) and its application in living-cells imaging

Q Shao, C Jiang, X Chen, A Wang, L Lu, L Chen… - … Acta Part A: Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we used purine hydrazone derivatives and coumarin aldehyde to synthesize a
novel fluorescent sensor (EDTP) by Schiff base reaction, which exhibited significant …

Oxidative stress, bioelements and androgen status in testes of rats subacutely exposed to cadmium

A Djuric, A Begic, B Gobeljic, I Stanojevic… - Food and Chemical …, 2015 - Elsevier
The objective of our study was to examine testicular toxicity of cadmium (Cd), focusing on
oxidative stress (OS), essential metals and androgenic status and morphological changes …

Основы клинической иммунометаболомики

АА Савченко, АГ Борисов - 2012 - elibrary.ru
В монографии обобщены современные данные о метаболических механизмах
функционирования клеток иммунной системы при различных иммунопатологических …