Environmental toxicity, oxidative stress and apoptosis: menage a trois

R Franco, R Sánchez-Olea, EM Reyes-Reyes… - … /Genetic Toxicology and …, 2009 - Elsevier
Apoptosis is an evolutionary conserved homeostatic process involved in distinct
physiological processes including organ and tissue morphogenesis, development and …

Organophosphorus pesticides as food chain contaminants and type 2 diabetes: a review

R Rezg, B Mornagui, S El-Fazaa, N Gharbi - Trends in food science & …, 2010 - Elsevier
Recent scientific research revealed a wide variety of human health problems caused by
exposure to organophosphorus pesticides (OP) considered as a major food chain …

Protective effect of crocin on diazinon induced cardiotoxicity in rats in subchronic exposure

BM Razavi, H Hosseinzadeh, AR Movassaghi… - Chemico-biological …, 2013 - Elsevier
This study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of crocin, main component of Crocus
sativus L.(Saffron) against subchronic diazinon (DZN) induced cardiotoxicity in rats …

New mechanism of organophosphorus pesticide-induced immunotoxicity

Q Li - Journal of Nippon Medical School, 2007 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Organophosphorus pesticides (OPs) are widely used throughout the world as insecticides in
agriculture and as eradicating agents for termites around homes. The main toxicity of OPs is …

Paraoxon induces apoptosis in EL4 cells via activation of mitochondrial pathways

AM Saleh, C Vijayasarathy, L Masoud, L Kumar… - Toxicology and Applied …, 2003 - Elsevier
The toxicity of organophosphorus compounds, such as paraoxon (POX), is due to their
anticholinesterase action. Recently, we have shown that, at noncholinergic doses (1 to 10 …

Thermostable Esterase 2 from Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius as Biosensor for the Detection of Organophosphate Pesticides

F Febbraio, L Merone, GP Cetrangolo… - Analytical …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Pesticides are the plague of modern times, although much needed in agriculture, causing
damage to the entire ecosystem, including humans. The high operative costs and the …

A melittin-related peptide from the skin of the Japanese frog, Rana tagoi, with antimicrobial and cytolytic properties

JM Conlon, A Sonnevend, M Patel… - Biochemical and …, 2003 - Elsevier
Two peptides with antimicrobial and cytolytic properties were purified from an extract of the
skin of Tago's brown frog Rana tagoi. The primary structure of one peptide …

Molecular mechanisms of pesticide toxicity

O Tebourbi, M Sakly, KB Rhouma - Pesticides in the Modern …, 2011 - books.google.com
The environment represents a key contributor to human health and disease. Exposure to
many environmental stressors such as pesticides have detrimental effects on health and are …

Estimation of Apoptosis and Necrosis Caused by Pesticides In Vitro on Human Lymphocytes Using DNA Diffusion Assay

G Prabhavathy Das, A Pasha Shaik… - Drug and Chemical …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Organophosphorus pesticides like monocrotophos, profenofos, chlorpyrifos, and acephate
are most commonly used in India for agriculture and public health programs. Previous …

In vitro study of the neuropathic potential of the organophosphorus compounds trichlorfon and acephate

LS Fernandes, GL Emerick, NAG dos Santos… - Toxicology in vitro, 2015 - Elsevier
Organophosphorus-induced delayed neuropathy (OPIDN) is a central and peripheral distal
axonopathy characterized by ataxia and paralysis. Trichlorfon and acephate are two …