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Combined effects of temperature rise and sodium lauryl sulfate in the Mediterra...
Freitas, Rosa; Arrigo, Federica; Coppola, Francesca; Meucci, Valentina; Battaglia, Federica; Soares, Amadeu M V M; Pretti, Carlo; Faggio, CaterinaPersonal care products (PCPs) are those compounds used daily (e.g., soaps, shampoos, deodorants, and toothpaste), explaining their frequent detection in aquatic systems. Still, scarce information is available on their effects on inhabiting wildlife. Among the most commonly used PCPs is the surfactant Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS). The present study investigated the influence of temperature (CTL 17 ºC vs 22 ºC) on...
The influence of salinity on sodium lauryl sulfate toxicity in Mytilus gallopro...
Freitas, Rosa; Coppola, Francesca; Meucci, Valentina; Battaglia, Federica; Soares, Amadeu M. V. M.; Pretti, Carlo; Faggio, CaterinaThe influence of salinity on the effects of sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) was evaluated using the Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis, exposed for 28 days to SLS (control-0.0 and 4.0 mg/L) under three salinity levels (Control-30, 25 and 35). The effects were monitored using biomarkers related to metabolism and energy reserves, defence mechanisms (antioxidant and biotransformation enzymes) and cellular ...
Toxic impacts induced by Sodium lauryl sulfate in Mytilus galloprovincialis
Freitas, Rosa; Silvestro, Serena; Coppola, Francesca; Costa, Silvana; Meucci, Valentina; Battaglia, Federica; Intorre, Luigi; Soares, Amadeu M. V. M.Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are continuously dispersed into the environment, as a result of human and veterinary use, reaching aquatic coastal systems and inhabiting organisms. However, information regarding to toxic effects of these compounds towards marine invertebrates is still scarce, especially in what regards to metabolic capacity and oxidative status alterations induced in bivalves...
Combined effects of salinity changes and salicylic acid exposure in Mytilus gal...
Freitas, Rosa; Silvestro, Serena; Coppola, Francesca; Meucci, Valentina; Battaglia, Federica; Intorre, Luigi; Soares, Amadeu M. V. M.; Pretti, CarloPharmaceuticals and Personal care products (PPCPs) are frequently released into several marine matrices, representing significant environmental and ecotoxicological risks. Among the widest spread PPCPs in aquatic systems is Salicylic acid (SA), with known negative effects on marine and freshwater species. Nevertheless, the toxicity resulting from these emerging pollutants, including SA, together with climate ch...
Biochemical and physiological responses induced in Mytilus galloprovincialis af...
Freitas, Rosa; Silvestro, Serena; Coppola, Francesca; Meucci, Valentina; Battaglia, Federica; Intorre, Luigi; Soares, Amadeu M. V. M.; Pretti, CarloA vast variety of substances currently reaches the aquatic environment, including newly developed chemicals and products. Lack of appropriate analytical methods for trace determinations in aquatic ecosystem compartments and lack of information regarding their toxicity explains existing regulation gaps. However, suspicion of their toxicity assigned them as Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs). Among CECs are ...
Flavonoids and platelet aggregation: a brief review
Faggio, Caterina; Sureda, Antoni; Morabito, Silvia; Sanches-Silva, Ana; Mocan, Andrei; Nabavi, Seyed Fazel; Nabavi, Seyed MohammadPlatelets are small anucleated fragments derived from a megakaryocyte precursor. Platelets play a key role in many physiological functions especially in hemostasis and wound healing processes in order to maintain the integrity of the circulatory system. In addition, activated platelets release cytokines and chemokines which modulate the immune response and, in some cases of hyperactivation, they could be associ...
Erythrocyte deformability : a partner of the inflammatory response
Herdade, Ana Santos Silva; Andolina, Giulia; Faggio, Caterina; Calado, Ângelo; Saldanha, CarlotaWe aim to establish an in vivo animal model of acute inflammation using PAF (platelet activating factor) as inflammatory agent and to study the erythrocyte deformability changes induced by the inflammatory response. Counting the number of rolling and adherent neutrophils to endothelium after 2, 4 and 6 h of intrascrotal injection of PAF we showed the induction of an inflammatory state. Blood samples are collect...