Pyrzynska, Krystyna Sentkowska, Aleksandra
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Biological trace element research
Selenium is an important trace element for humans and animals as it plays a key role in several major metabolic pathways. Several studies were conducted to better understand the role of selenium against diabetes mellitus (DM), particularly type 2 (T2DM), but the obtained conclusions are contradictory. A simple linear relationship does not exist bet...
Guerrero-Arroyo, Jonathan Jiménez-Córdova, Mónica I Aztatzi-Aguilar, Octavio G Del Razo, Luz M
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Biological trace element research
Inorganic fluoride is a geogenic and anthropogenic contaminant widely distributed in the environment and commonly identified in contaminated groundwater. There is limited information on the effect of fluoride exposure on pregnancy. The aim of this study was to evaluate possible placental alterations of fluoride exposure in a rat model simulating pr...
Lockwood, Thomas E Banati, Richard B Nikagolla, Chandima Violi, Jake P Bishop, David P
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Biological trace element research
Toxic heavy metals have been the focus of many investigations into chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) within Sri Lanka. It has been hypothesised that exposure to nephrotoxic arsenic, cadmium and lead could play a role in the development of CKDu, and these metals have previously been found in unsafe concentrations in Sri Lankan rice....
Zhang, Tuan Zhang, Nan Peng, Shuyu Zhang, Yawei Wang, Huakai Huang, Shiyu Zhu, Min Ma, Yongxi
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This study was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary valine chelated zinc (ZnVal) supplementation on growth performance, antioxidant capacity, immunity, and intestine health in weaned piglets. A total of 240 healthy 35-day-old weaned piglets (Duroc × Landrace × Yorkshire, average weight 10.70 ± 0.14 kg) were randomly divided into five gro...
Aisyah, Cindy Rahman Mizuno, Yuki Masuda, Momoka Iwamoto, Teruaki Yamasaki, Kazumitsu Uchida, Masahiro Kariya, Fumiko Higaki, Shogo Konishi, Shoko
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Elevated sperm mitochondrial DNA copy number (mtDNAcn) is associated with damage to sperm and poorer measures of semen quality. Exposure to cadmium (Cd) can increase oxidative stress and damage sperm mitochondria. The adverse effects of Cd can potentially be reduced by sufficient selenium (Se). The objective of this study was to examine the associa...
Wenting, Elke Siepel, Henk Jansen, Patrick A
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Biological trace element research
The ionome-an important expression of the physiological state of organisms-is poorly known for mammals. The focus on particular tissues-such as liver, kidney, and bones-in biomonitoring of environmental pollution and potential deficiencies is based on widely held assumptions rather than solid knowledge of full mammalian ionomes. We examined the ful...
Chen, Ting Gu, Yu Bai, Guo-Hui Liu, Xia Chen, Bin Fan, Qin Liu, Jian-Guo Tian, Yuan
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Dental fluorosis is a common chemical disease. It is currently unclear how fluorosis occurs at the molecular level. We used miRNA-seq to look at the differences between miRNAs in the cell line of ameloblasts LS8 that had been treated with 3.2 mmol/L NaF. We also performed gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway...
Fahmy, Heba M Aboalasaad, Fatmaalzahraa A Mohamed, Ayman S Elhusseiny, Fathi A Khadrawy, Yasser A Elmekawy, Ahmed
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Biological trace element research
Depression, a devastating brain illness, necessitates the exploration of novel antidepressant treatments. We evaluated the antidepressant effects of free curcumin, zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs), and curcumin-conjugated zinc oxide nanoparticles (Zn(cur)O NPs). The nanoformulations were extensively characterized using advanced techniques. An acu...
Hatab, Mahmoud H Badran, Aml M M Elaroussi, Mahmoud A Rashad, Eman Taleb, Adel M Abu Elokil, Abdelmotaleb A
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Biological trace element research
A feeding trial of 5-week duration was performed to assess the response of broiler chicks to dietary supplementation with different doses of myco-fabricated zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZONPs) on blood indices, physiological, immunological response, antioxidant status, intestinal microbial count, and histological changes in immune organs. A total of 1...
Zahran, Eman Ahmed, Fatma Hassan, Zeinab Ibrahim, Iman Khaled, Asmaa A Palić, Dušan El Sebaei, Mahmoud G
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The current study evaluated the potential ameliorative effect of a dietary immune modulator, Nannochloropsis oculata microalga, on the mercuric chloride (HgCl2)-induced toxicity of Nile tilapia. Nile tilapia (45-50 g) were fed a control diet or exposed to ¼ LC50 of HgCl2 (0.3 mg/L) and fed on a medicated feed supplemented with N. oculata (5% and 10...