Phthalates are among the most ubiquitous environmental contaminants and endocrine-
disrupting chemicals. Exposure to phthalates and related health effects have been …

Breast cancer has been confirmed to have lipid disorders in the tumour microenvironment.
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARα) is a ligand-activated …

Very low birth weight infants (VLBW, birth weight (BW)< 1500 g) are exposed to phthalates,
parabens and bisphenol A (BPA) early in life. We estimated daily intake (EDI) of these …

Previous studies have shown that phthalate exposure in childhood is associated with the
development of respiratory problems. However, few studies have assessed the relative …

The wide use of phthalates, as phthalates are used in the manufacturing of not only plastics
but also many others goods, has become a main concern in the current century because of …

Background Phthalates may increase the asthma risk in children. Mechanisms underlying
this association remain to be addressed. This study assesses the effect of phthalate …

In this study, a low molecular-weight (Mw) peptide named NJP (< 1 kDa), was purified from a
protein hydrolysate of Nibea japonica by ultrafiltration, and its immunomodulatory effect on …

Humans are exposed to an ever-increasing number of environmental toxicants, some of
which have gradually been identified as major risk factors for male reproductive health, even …

INTRODUCTION: The dichlorofluorescein (DCF) assay is a popular method for measuring
cellular reactive oxidant species (ROS). Although caveats have been reported with the DCF …

Background: Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is a plasticizer used to increase the
flexibility of polyvinyl chloride. DEHP and its active metabolite mono-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate …