Serum copper and zinc in industrial centers in Slovakia.

abstract：:The present study was designed to investigate the effects of montmorillonite (MMT) on dietary Cd-induced oxidative damage in liver and kidney of carp (Carassius auratus). One hundred eighty carp were randomly divided into four groups and fed with a basal diet, a basal diet supplemented with 0.5% MMT, Cd-comtaminated b...

journal_title：Biological trace element research

authors： Kim SG,Dai W,Xu Z,Li G

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this report, we have investigated the role of copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) in oxidative stress induced by cadmium (Cd) in C6 cells. Cells were exposed to 20 μM Cd, 500 μM Cu, and 450 μM Zn for 24 h. Then, toxic effects, cellular metals levels, oxidative stress parameters, cell death, as well as DNA damage were evaluat...

journal_title：Biological trace element research

authors： Nzengue Y,Steiman R,Rachidi W,Favier A,Guiraud P

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After considering the need for quality control in NAA, the concept of quality in NAA procedures themselves is discussed, and some important factors identified. Two approaches to improve quality are then described in more detail. The first concerns the unique ability of NAA using different isotopic reactions and differ...

journal_title：Biological trace element research

authors： Byrne AR

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty rats were divided randomly into five groups and fed with different feeds. They were killed after 2 mo. Right thighs of these rats were taken as samples. Bone mineral densities of these samples were measured by the double-energy x-ray bone mineral densitometer, and trace elements contents of the samples were ana...

journal_title：Biological trace element research

authors： Nie H,Qin L,Tian W,Ni B,Bao A,Wang P

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The causes of night blindness in children are multifactorial, and particular consideration has been given to childhood nutritional deficiency, which is the most common problem found in underdeveloped countries. Such deficiency can result in physiological and pathological processes that in turn influence hair compositi...

journal_title：Biological trace element research

authors： Afridi HI,Kazi TG,Kazi N,Kandhro GA,Baig JA,Shah AQ,Wadhwa SK,Khan S,Kolachi NF,Shah F,Jamali MK,Arain MB,Sirajuddin

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The toxic effect of Pb2+ has been studied in eukaryotic cells by using Tetrahymena as a target. The maximum power (P(m)) and the growth rate constant (k) were determined, which showed that values of P(m) and k were linked to the concentration (C) of Pb2+. The addition of Pb2+ caused a decrease of the maximum heat prod...

journal_title：Biological trace element research

authors： Peng L,Weiying Z,Xi L,Xiaojuan C,Chaocan Z

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zinc is an essential micronutrient for the organism and is critical for the functional and structural integrity of cells. Determination of the amount of trace element concentrations in tissues such as hair samples have been used for the evaluation of the metabolic status especially in children. Unlike serum zinc, conc...

journal_title：Biological trace element research

authors： Çelik B,Nalçacıoğlu H,Karakükçü Ç,Aslaner H,Şahiner ÜM

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phosphorus NMR profile of normal and vanadium-treated chick muscle was obtained in vivo. The data show that the differentiation of breast and thigh muscles in terms of pH, lipid related metabolites, and bioenergetic parameters can be readily followed. Although the vanadium-treated chicks showed substantial retarda...

journal_title：Biological trace element research

authors： Burt CT,Chen B,Hill CH

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum copper and zinc estimations in humans were made to find their diagnostic and prognostic value in cases of myocardial infarction. Following infarction, there was an increase in serum copper levels from the first 24 h up to the 7th day, with gradual decline that did not reach the normal value up to the 14th day. T...

journal_title：Biological trace element research

authors： Jain VK,Mohan G

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucose metabolism is altered after trauma and those factors that affect glucose metabolism often affect chromium (Cr) metabolism and excretion. To ascertain whether urinary Cr excretion is affected by the elevated serum glucose and other factors associated with trauma, the serum glucose and urinary Cr and Creatinine ...

journal_title：Biological trace element research

authors： Borel JS,Majerus TC,Polansky MM,Moser PB,Anderson RA

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selenium concentrations in the blood of 112 (56 females and 56 males) normal subjects, from different regions of the Punjab (Pakistan), have been determined using the technique of inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. The whole blood selenium concentrations were found to be 452 ± 12 ppb (parts per billion or n...

journal_title：Biological trace element research

authors： Alvi FM,Chaudhri MA,Watling J,Hasnain S

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of experiments was conducted to study the effects of dietary and injected lead (as Pb acetate-3H2O) and of dietary Cd, Hg, and Se on fatty acid composition of serum lipids of chicks as measured by gas-liquid chromatography. The effect of dietary Pb on fatty acid composition of erythrocyte membranes was measur...

journal_title：Biological trace element research

authors： Donaldson WE

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, considerable attention has been paid to the negative effects caused by the presence and constant increase in concentration of heavy metals in the environment, as well as to the determination of their content in human biological samples. In this paper, the concentration of chromium in samples of blood and int...

journal_title：Biological trace element research

authors： Dudek-Adamska D,Lech T,Konopka T,Kościelniak P

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentrations of cadmium, lead, selenium, and zinc in blood and seminal plasma were determined in 76 Singapore males. Except for zinc, the concentrations were generally higher in blood than in seminal plasma (cadmium, 1.31 micrograms/L vs 0.61 micrograms/L; lead, 82.6 micrograms/L vs 12.4 micrograms/L, and seleni...

journal_title：Biological trace element research

authors： Xu B,Chia SE,Ong CN

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study concerns application of flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) in assessment of macro- and microelement and toxic metal levels (Mg, Ca, K, Na, Mn, Cu, Fe, Zn, Cr, Ni, Co, Cd and Pb) in dark (Pu-erh) and fruit tea leaves and their infusions. Phosphorus was also determined in the form of phosphomolybdate...

journal_title：Biological trace element research

authors： Brzezicha-Cirocka J,Grembecka M,Szefer P

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Variations in trace element concentration in the head and facial hair of five individuals with ever-increasing amounts of white hair were examined. Hair was collected from the scalp, cheeks, and chin from one donor on a regular basis since 1984. Samples were separated into white and pigmented fractions, and analyzed a...

journal_title：Biological trace element research

authors： Aufreiter S,Hancock RG

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to ionizing total-body radiation suppresses hematopoiesis, resulting in decreased production of blood cells. Many researchers have demonstrated the critical role of zinc (Zn) in diverse physiological processes, such as growth and development, maintenance and priming of the immune system, and tissue repair. Th...

journal_title：Biological trace element research

authors： Ertekin MV,Karslioğlu I,Erdem F,Sezen O,Gepdiremen A,Serifoğlu K

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between selenium (Se) deficiency-induced cardiac malfunction and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is poorly understood. In the present study, 18 weaning Sprague Dawley rats were randomly fed with three different Se diets, and myocardial glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity was measured by an enzyme ...

journal_title：Biological trace element research

authors： Wang SQ,Niu XL,Liu ZW,Zhu YH,Gao DF

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cadmium (Cd) is an environmental toxicant and an inflammation-related xenobiotic. Selenium (Se) is a well-known nutritional trace element and a potent chemopreventive agent. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of Se on the cytotoxicity of Cd in bird immunocytes in vitro. Chicken splenic lymphocytes expos...

journal_title：Biological trace element research

authors： Liu S,Xu F,Fu J,Li S

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The experiment was conducted to investigate the protective effects of different sources of maternal selenium (Se) on oxidative stressed chick embryo. A total of 270 Lingnan Yellow broiler breeders were randomly allocated into three treatments with five replicates for 18 birds each. Breeders were fed with basal diet (B...

journal_title：Biological trace element research

authors： Xiao X,Yuan D,Wang YX,Zhan XA

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipid peroxy radicals (ROO.) were detected by electron spin resonance (ESR) at low temperature after formation by addition of H2O2 into a suspension of mice lymphocytes. If lymphocytes were treated with selenomethionine (Se-Met) prior to addition of H2O2, ROO. formation was inhibited in a fashion that was dependent on...

journal_title：Biological trace element research

authors： Sun E,Xu H,Wen D,Zuo P,Zhou J,Wang J

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The seeds of Nelumbo nucifera (Lotus) have been used in the traditional system of medicine for various ailments including diabetes. The present study was aimed at analyzing the levels of biologically important trace elements in the lotus seeds by atomic absorption spectroscopy and evaluating the hypoglycemic propertie...

journal_title：Biological trace element research

authors： Mani SS,Subramanian IP,Pillai SS,Muthusamy K

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study was conducted to evaluate the effects of chromium-loaded chitosan nanoparticles (Cr-CNP) on glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4), relevant messenger RNA (mRNA), and proteins involved in phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), Akt2-kinase, and AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) of skeletal muscles in finishing pigs. ...

journal_title：Biological trace element research

authors： Liu L,Wang B,He Y,Tao W,Liu Z,Wang M

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selenium is a trace element that, although toxic in higher concentrations, is essential for human and animal health. In this study, we looked at microarray-based gene expression patterns from liver and gastrocnemius tissues in mice fed either a selenium-deficient diet or diets containing sodium selenite, selenomethion...

journal_title：Biological trace element research

authors： Mallonee DH,Crowdus CA,Barger JL,Dawson KA,Power RF

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heavy metals are the most common form of aquatic pollutants and are of great health risk to consumers of contaminated sea food. This study investigated the level of heavy metals in three species of catfishes Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (marine catfish), Clarias gariepinus (African catfish), and Schilbe mystus (silver ...

journal_title：Biological trace element research

authors： Ighariemu V,Belonwu DC,Wegwu MO

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although fish consumption has positive health effects, metals accumulated in fish can cause human health risks. In this study, the levels of ten metals in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) farmed in the Keban Dam Reservoir, which has the biggest rainbow trout production capacity in Turkey, were determined and compar...

journal_title：Biological trace element research

authors： Varol M,Kaya GK,Alp SA,Sünbül MR

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of increased selenium uptake on serum selenium in diabetic children was investigated during the first 9 yr of the Finnish nationwide selenium fertilization program, which started in 1984. Serum selenium concentrations were followed in 237 diabetic children (mean age 8.1 yr) and 214 controls from 1984 to 199...

journal_title：Biological trace element research

authors： Wang WC,Mäkelä AL,Näntö V,Mäkelä P

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, experimental hyperthyroidism was established and used to investigate possible alterations in the calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), and zinc (Zn) homeostasis by assessing their concentrations in plasma and erythrocytes. In the L-thyroxine-induced hyperthyroidism condition, the experimental animals show a sig...

journal_title：Biological trace element research

authors： Simsek G,Andican G,Unal E,Hatemi H,Yigit G,Candan G

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutathione peroxidase (GPx) is the prototypical eukaryotic selenoprotein, with the rare amino acid selenocysteine (Sec) at the enzyme active site, encoded by the UGA codon in RNA. A DNA virus, Molluscum contagiosum, has now been shown to encode a functional selenium-dependent GPx enzyme. Using modifications of conven...

journal_title：Biological trace element research

authors： Zhang W,Ramanathan CS,Nadimpalli RG,Bhat AA,Cox AG,Taylor EW

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to investigate the effect of mercuric chloride administration on copper, zinc, and iron concentrations in the liver, kidney, lung, heart, spleen, and muscle of rats. The results showed that after dose and time exposure to mercuric chloride, the concentration of mercury in the six tissues...

journal_title：Biological trace element research

authors： Huang YL,Lin TH

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00