Low doses of ochratoxin A induce micronucleus formation and delay DNA repair in human lymphocytes [PDF]
, 2014 The contamination of food commodities by fungal toxins has attracted great interest because many of these mycotoxins are responsible for different diseases, including cancer and other chronic illnesses. Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a mycotoxin naturally present
Barrón-Vivanco, Briscia S. +9 more
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Biomonitoring of the genotoxic potential of aqueous extracts of soils and bottom ash resulting from municipal solid waste incineration, using the comet and micronucleus tests on amphibian (Xenopus laevis) larvae and bacterial assays (MutatoxR and Ames tests) [PDF]
, 2006 The management of contaminated soils and wastes is a matter of considerable human concern. The present study evaluates the genotoxic potential of aqueous extracts of two soils (leachates) and of bottom ash resulting from municipal solid waste ...
Devaux, Alain +6 more
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HiComet: a high-throughput comet analysis tool for large-scale DNA damage assessment
BMC Bioinformatics, 2018 Background DNA damage causes aging, cancer, and other serious diseases. The comet assay can detect multiple types of DNA lesions with high sensitivity, and it has been widely applied.
Taehoon Lee +7 more
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The Comet Assay in Human Biomonitoring
, 2013 Human biomonitoring studies aim to identify potential exposures to environmental, occupational, or lifestyle toxicants in human populations and are commonly used by public health decision makers to predict disease risk. The Comet assay measures changes in genomic stability and is one of the most reliable biomarkers to indicate early biological effects ...
Anderson, Diana +2 more
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The comet assay: topical issues [PDF]
Mutagenesis, 2008 The comet assay is a versatile and sensitive method for measuring single- and double-strand breaks in DNA. The mechanism of formation of comets (under neutral or alkaline conditions) is best understood by analogy with nucleoids, in which relaxation of DNA supercoiling in a structural loop of DNA by a single DNA break releases that loop to extend into a
A. R. Collins +7 more
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Herpes simplex virus-type1 (HSV-1) impairs DNA repair in cortical neurons [PDF]
, 2016 Several findings suggest that Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) infection plays a role in the neurodegenerative processes that characterize Alzheimer's disease (AD), but the underlying mechanisms have yet to be fully elucidated.
Alessio Cardinale +12 more
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The use of comet assay to assess global DNA methylation in human biomonitoring studies.
Frontiers in Genetics, 2015 The Comet assay is a valuable tool for the detection of DNA damage in genotoxicity and human biomonitoring studies. Throughout the years, this biomarker has undergone several adaptations in their protocol in order to increase its sensitivity and the ...
Carla Costa +2 more
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The Iraqi Journal of Agricultural science, 2023 The colonies of C. glabrata were described, which morphology of isolated on sabouraud dextrose agar with chloramphenicol. Biosynthesis of nanoparticles is of great importance since they are highly involved in various medical and biological applications.
Teeba H. Mohammad
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A novel antibacterial peptide derived from Crocodylus siamensis haemoglobin hydrolysate induces membrane permeabilization causing iron dysregulation, oxidative stress and bacterial death [PDF]
, 2017 Aims A novel antibacterial peptide from Crocodylus siamensis haemoglobin hydrolysate (CHH) was characterized for antimicrobial activity. Methods and Results CHHs were hydrolysed for 2 h (2 h-CHH), 4 h (4h-CHH), 6 h (6 h-CHH) and 8 h (8 h-CHH). The
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Toxoplasma gondii infection can induce retinal DNA damage:an experimental study
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2014 AIM: To detect whether Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) infection of mice can induce retinal DNA damage.METHODS: A total of 20 laboratory-bred male Swiss albino mice were used and divided into four groups:control group (non-infected animals); T ...
Nagwa Mostafa El-Sayed, Eman Mohamed Aly
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