Insights into the biodegradation of lindane (γ-hexachlorocyclohexane) using a microbial system

W Zhang, Z Lin, S Pang, P Bhatt, S Chen - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Lindane (γ-hexachlorocyclohexane) is an organochlorine pesticide that has been widely
used in agriculture over the last seven decades. The increasing residues of lindane in soil …

Propionate relieves pentylenetetrazol-induced seizures, consequent mitochondrial disruption, neuron necrosis and neurological deficits in mice

Y Cheng, Q Mai, X Zeng, H Wang, Y **ao… - Biochemical …, 2019 - Elsevier
The present research was designed to evaluate the protective effects and underlying
mechanisms of propionate, a bioactive food additive, on mitochondrial disruption, neuron …

The effect of 12-wk ω-3 fatty acid supplementation on in vivo thalamus glutathione concentration in patients “at risk” for major depression

SL Duffy, J Lagopoulos, N Cockayne, SJG Lewis… - Nutrition, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives As life expectancy increases, the need to prevent major health disorders is clear.
Depressive symptoms are common in older adults and are associated with cognitive decline …

Glutamatergic transmission associated with locomotion-related neurotoxicity to lindane over generations in Caenorhabditis elegans

Y Yu, X Hua, H Chen, Z Wang, Y Han, X Chen, Y Yang… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Organochlorine pesticide lindane in the environment and biota results in the potential risks
on ecosystem and human health. Lindane can adversely affect the locomotion and nervous …

Overexpression of cerebral cytochrome P450s in prenatally exposed offspring modify the toxicity of lindane in rechallenged offspring

A Agrahari, A Singh, A Srivastava, RR Jha… - Toxicology and applied …, 2019 - Elsevier
Prenatal exposure to low doses of lindane, an organochlorine insecticide used in public
health and agriculture, induced a persistent increase in the expression of cerebral …

Protocol for in-vitro purification and refolding of hexachlorocyclohexane degrading enzyme haloalkane dehalogenase LinB from inclusion bodies

J Kaur, A Singh, AK Panda, R Lal - Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
LinB is an important haloalkane dehalogenase involved in the degradation pathway of
different isomers of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), mainly in catalyzing degradation of the …

[PDF][PDF] The central nervous system is not imunoprivileged: Inflammation and epileptogenesis

D Hrnčić, N Šutulović, Ž Grubač… - Vojnosanitetski …, 2018 - doiserbia.nb.rs
Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder characterized by seizures which are the result of
excitation/inhibition disbalance of neurotransmitters in the central nervous system (CNS) 1 …

A proteomic approach to investigate enhanced responsiveness in rechallenged adult rats prenatally exposed to lindane

A Srivastava, AK Srivastava, M Mishra, J Shankar… - NeuroToxicology, 2019 - Elsevier
Proteomic analysis was carried out in substantia nigra (SNi) and hippocampus (Hi) isolated
from rat offspring born to mothers exposed to lindane (orally; 0.25 mg/kg) from gestation day …

Clinical toxicology of insecticides

A Vale, S Bradberry, A Proudfoot - 2012 - books.rsc.org
This chapter reviews the clinical features and management of exposure to
organophosphorus and carbamate insecticides, neonicotinoids, phosphides and …

DDT and other chlorinated insecticides

AG Smith - 2012 - books.rsc.org
Treating bacterial infections and combating insect-transmitted diseases were poorly
achieved until, under the pressure of wartime, the apparent 'miraculous' benefits of penicillin …