Environmental toxicology and pharmacology, 34(3), 651-660 (2012-09-19)
Cylindrospermopsin (CYN) is a secondary metabolite produced by several cyanobacteria species. Its potential effect on human health includes liver, kidneys, lungs, spleen and intestine injuries. CYN can be cyto- and genotoxic to a variety of cell types. Occurrence and expansion
Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology, 60(5), 764-772 (2012-07-04)
Cylindrospermopsin is a cyanobacterial toxin of increasing environmental importance, as it can lead to disease if orally or intravenously absorbed. However, its in vivo lung impairment has not been documented. Thus, we aimed at verifying whether cylindrospermopsin can induce lung injury
The Science of the total environment, 421-422, 118-123 (2012-03-01)
There have been few studies concerning cyanotoxins in desert environments, compared with the multitude of studies of cyanotoxins in aquatic environments. However, cyanobacteria are important primary producers in desert environments, where after seasonal rains they can grow rapidly both stabilising
Toxicology in vitro : an international journal published in association with BIBRA, 26(5), 656-662 (2012-03-21)
The blue-green algal toxin cylindrospermopsin (CYN) inhibits protein synthesis, and CYP450 enzymes metabolise CYN to cytotoxic endproducts. Human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) stimulates the de novo synthesis of StAR and CYP450 aromatase. Human IVF-derived granulosa cells (GC) (n=7) were exposed to
The occurrence of cyanobacterial blooms in aquatic environments is increasing in many regions of the world due to progressive eutrophication of water bodies. Because of the production of toxins such as Cylindrospermopsin (CYN), contamination of water with cyanobacteria is a
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