Understanding role of pesticides in development of Parkinson's disease: insights from Drosophila and rodent models

S Afsheen, AS Rehman, A Jamal, N Khan… - Ageing research …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative illness linked to ageing, marked by the gradual
decline of dopaminergic neurons in the midbrain. The exact aetiology of Parkinson's disease …

The Comet assay in insects—Status, prospects and benefits for science

M Augustyniak, M Gladysz, M Dziewięcka - Mutation Research/Reviews in …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
The Comet assay has been recently adapted to investigate DNA damage in insects. The first
reports of its use in Drosophila melanogaster appeared in 2002. Since then, the interest in …

[HTML][HTML] Toxicological Profile of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Microplastic in Ingested Drosophila melanogaster (Oregon R+) and Its Adverse Effect on Behavior …

S Kauts, Y Mishra, S Yousuf, R Bhardwaj, SK Singh… - Toxics, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Microplastics are readily available in the natural environment. Due to the pervasiveness of
microplastic pollution, its effects on living organisms necessitate further investigation. The …

[HTML][HTML] Study of adsorption capacity and mechanism of nano-alumina for arsenic ion by isothermal adsorption model simulations

X Bi, S Meng, Y Zhang, S Wang, H Li, L Ma… - … Technology & Innovation, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Amorphous nanometer alumina (nano-Al 2 O 3) was prepared by inverse microemulsion
method in the presence of aluminum sulfate octadecahydrate as the aluminum source, poly …

Chronic exposure to the star polycation (SPc) nanocarrier in the larval stage adversely impairs life history traits in Drosophila melanogaster

S Yan, N Li, Y Guo, Y Chen, C Ji, M Yin, J Shen… - Journal of …, 2022‏ - Springer
Background Nanomaterials are widely used as pesticide adjuvants to increase pesticide
efficiency and minimize environmental pollution. But it is increasingly recognized that …

[HTML][HTML] Ethnopharmacological Effects of Urtica dioica, Matricaria chamomilla, and Murraya koenigii on Rotenone-Exposed D. melanogaster: An Attenuation of …

S Shabir, S Yousuf, SK Singh, E Vamanu, MP Singh - Antioxidants, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Natural antioxidants derived from plants have been proven to have significant inhibitory
effects on the free radicals of living organisms during actively metabolization. Excessive …

Prospective Subunit Nanovaccine against Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection─Cubosome Lipid Nanocarriers of Cord Factor, Trehalose 6,6′ Dimycolate

S Sarkar, A Mishra, S Periasamy, B Dyett… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
An improved vaccine is urgently needed to replace the now more than 100-year-old Bacillus
Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine against tuberculosis (TB) disease, which represents a …

Systematic toxicity assessment of CdTe quantum dots in Drosophila melanogaster

JG Paithankar, S Kushalan, S Nijil, S Hegde, S Kini… - Chemosphere, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The risk assessment of cadmium (Cd)-based quantum dots (QDs) used for biomedical
nanotechnology applications has stern toxicity concerns. Despite cytotoxicity studies of …

Drosophila melanogaster as a promising model organism in toxicological studies

JBT Rocha - Archives of Basic and Applied Medicine, 2013‏ - ojshostng.com
The common fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, has been extensively studied for decades. In
effect, it was introduced as a decisive model in biology about a century ago. The fly shares …