Status, causes and controls of cyanobacterial blooms in Lake Erie

MM Steffen, BS Belisle, SB Watson, GL Boyer… - Journal of Great Lakes …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The Laurentian Great Lakes are among the most prominent sources of fresh water
in the world. Lake Erie's infamous cyanobacterial blooms have, however, threatened the …

A review and assessment of cyanobacterial toxins as cardiovascular health hazards

Z Svirčev, L Chen, K Sántha, D Drobac Backović… - Archives of …, 2022 - Springer
Eutrophicated waters frequently support bloom-forming cyanobacteria, many of which
produce potent cyanobacterial toxins (cyanotoxins). Cyanotoxins can cause adverse health …

Uptake and accumulation of Microcystin-LR based on exposure through drinking water: An animal model assessing the human health risk

B Greer, JP Meneely, CT Elliott - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in freshwater systems and intensified aquaculture
have increased the risk to human health through exposure to cyanotoxins such as …

[HTML][HTML] The activated ATM/p53 pathway promotes autophagy in response to oxidative stress-mediated DNA damage induced by Microcystin-LR in male germ cells

Z Tian, H Liu, X Chen, MD Losiewicz, R Wang… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Microcystin-LR (MC-LR) is an intracellular toxin with multi-organ toxicity and the
testis is one of its important target organs. Although there is increasing research on MC-LR …

Occurrence and diversity of cyanotoxins in Greek lakes

C Christophoridis, SK Zervou, K Manolidi, M Katsiapi… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Toxic cyanobacteria occur in Greek surface water bodies. However, studies on the
occurrence of cyanotoxins (CTs) are often limited to mainly microcystins (MCs), with use of …

An overview of the mechanisms of microcystin-LR genotoxicity and potential carcinogenicity

B Zegura - Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
Microcystins (MCs) are hepatotoxic cyclic peptides, and microcystin-LR (MCLR) is one of the
most abundant and toxic congeners. MCLR-induced hepatotoxicity occurs through specific …

The role of PP2A-associated proteins and signal pathways in microcystin-LR toxicity

J Liu, Y Sun - Toxicology letters, 2015 - Elsevier
Microcystins are a family of monocyclic heptapeptides produced by cyanobacteria during
water blooms. Microcystin-LR (MC-LR) is the most common member of this family …

Exposure to 1800 MHz radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation induces oxidative DNA base damage in a mouse spermatocyte-derived cell line

C Liu, W Duan, S Xu, C Chen, M He, L Zhang, Z Yu… - Toxicology letters, 2013 - Elsevier
Whether exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation (RF-EMR) emitted from
mobile phones can induce DNA damage in male germ cells remains unclear. In this study …

Behavioral disturbances induced by cyanobacterial oligopeptides microginin-FR1, anabaenopeptin-A and microcystin-LR are associated with neuromotoric and …

A Bownik, M Adamczuk… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Aquatic animals are exposed to various cyanobacterial products released concomitantly to
the environment by decaying blooms. Although there exist results on the toxicity of …

A review of microcystin and nodularin toxins derived from freshwater cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms and their impact on human health

R Melaram, AR Newton, A Lee, S Herber… - Toxicology and …, 2024 - Springer
The impacts of climate change on cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (cHABs) are
paramount, promoting the widespread distribution, intensity, and toxicity of these …