Research Publications (Food Safety)

Several studies were carried out and drought coexistence technologies were developed to deal with the problem of drought in semiarid regions, such as the construction of underground dams, which became a tool for rural development, mainly for family agriculture.

Cadmium (Cd) has been associated with several physiological problems including reproductive and endocrine system dysfunction resulting in temporary infertility. The principal objective of this project was to investigate the effects of prepubertal exposure to toxic doses of Cd on puberty onset, the endocrine system, and follicular development. For this purpose, 16 female Sprague-Dawley rats weaned on postnatal day (PND) 21 were randomly divided into 4 groups (n = 4 per group).

Author(s): Li Chen, Jin-yan Yang, Dan Wang

Arsenic (As) bioaccumulation and biotransformation in marine ecosystems involve a number of fields and disciplines such as Environmental Sciences & Ecology, Marine & Freshwater Biology, and Toxicology. Arsenic research in these areas has been developing rapidly in recent years. It is crucial to keep up with the emerging trends and critical development of the collective knowledge.

Author(s): Yuchang Tao, Xiaozhuan Liu, Lingling Cui, Xinxin Liu, Yao Chen, Zhidong He, Mengmeng Ji, Zhan Gao, Ning Li, Zhongxiao Wan, Zengli Yu As a common birth defect, Cleft palate can be caused by the disturbance during the developmental process of the palatal shelves. The 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo- p-dioxin (TCDD) is a well-known environmental teratogenic agent for cleft palate and Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) pathway can be activated by dioxins.

Author(s): Ivana Mandić Andačić, Ana Tot, Martina Ivešić Visualisation, Adela Krivohlavek Visualisation, Rohit Thirumdas, Francisco J. Barba, Marija Badanjak Sabolović, Jasenka Gajdoš Kljusurić, Suzana Rimac Brnčić

Author(s): Juan C. Fernández-Macías, Donaji J. González-Mille, María E. García-Arreola, Omar Cruz-Santiago, Norma E. Rivero-Pérez, Francisco Pérez-Vázquez, César A. Ilizaliturri-Hernández

Monitoring biological samples at trace levels of chemicals from anthropogenic actions such as pesticides, pharmaceuticals and hormones has become a very important subject. This work describes a method for the determination of 8 compounds of different chemical classes in human urine samples. Dispersive liquid‐liquid microextraction based on magnetic ionic liquids was used as the sample preparation procedure.

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Lead is a toxic metal, and its characterization in contaminated soils is crucial to the success of a remediation, especially for the soil washing, one of most commonly used technologies. In this study, we propose a convenient approach that combines sedimentary hydro-classification with semi-quantitative powder X-ray diffraction analysis for characterizing the Pb-bearing minerals in soils.

Lyme disease, caused by some Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, is the most common tick-borne illness in the Northern Hemisphere and the number of cases, and geographic spread, continue to grow. Previously identified B. burgdorferi proteins, lipid immunogens, and live mutants lead the design of canonical vaccines aimed at disrupting infection in the host.

Author(s): Yulong Li, Sufen Dong, Jianchen Qiao, Shuxuan Liang, Xiaowei Wu, Mei Wang, Huiwei Zhao, Wei Liu

Author(s): Jing Xue, Li Zhang, Xuexue Xie, Yue Gao, Lei Jiang, Jun Wang, Yu Wang, Rong Gao, Jing Yu, Hang Xiao

Author(s): Wenjin Wang, Shuaihua Zhang, Zhi Li, Jinqiu Li, Xiumin Yang, Chun Wang, Zhi Wang

Author(s): Zhe Qian, Yao Mao, Shuai Xiong, Bo Peng, Wei Liu, Huafeng Liu, Yuan Zhang, Wei Chen, Hong Zhou, Shihua Qi

Author(s): Yunyun Deng, Pingan Peng, Lijuan Jia, Haowen Yin, Jianfang Hu, Wanlian Mao

Development of probiotic-ineffective antimicrobial peptides (AMPs)-based coatings that can kill pathogenic bacteria at low concentrations but are essentially harmless (even high concentrations) to probiotic organisms is a relatively new trend for therapy against GI tract infections. In this study, a series of triplet-tryptophan-pivot peptides with various hydrophilic amino acids was constructed.

Author(s): Mohan Liu, Zhuojun Zhao, Lu Chen, Leqi Wang, Lingzhen Ji, Yan Xiao

The thermal-activated serpentine prepared by heating natural serpentine at different temperatures was used to immobilize cadmium (Cd) in simulated contaminated soils. The results showed that the increasing soil pH induced by adding serpentine was primarily responsible for reducing the content of TCLP-Cd (toxicity characteristic leaching procedure-Cd) in soil.

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Metal hyperaccumulation is a rare phenomenon described for an increasing number of plant taxa. In this study we investigated the root growth responses of the well-known nickel, zinc, cadmium hyperaccumulator Noccaea caerulescens and of the metal tolerant (non-accumulator) Stellaria media, in order to observe root foraging vs avoidance responses to nickel. 

The recent Regulation (EU) 2019/1381, published on the 6th September 2019, aims to improve the transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain by amending the General Food Law Regulation (EC 178/2002) and a number of other regulations related to the food sector.

Phytochelatin synthase (PCS) is a key component of heavy metal detoxification in plants. PCS catalyzes both the synthesis of the peptide phytochelatin from glutathione and the degradation of glutathione conjugates via peptidase activity. Here, we describe a role for PCS in disease resistance against plant pathogenic fungi.

Author(s): Sinosh Skariyachan, Aditi G. Muddebihalkar, Vaishnavi Badrinath, Bindu Umashankar, Daniya Eram, Akshay Uttarkar, Vidya Niranjan

Cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) are toxic trace elements which are not essential for plants but can be easily taken up by roots and accumulated in various organs, and cause irreversible damages to plants. A pot experiment was carried out to investigate the individual and combined effects of Cd (0, 10, 20 mg kg−1) and Pb (0, 500, 1000 mg kg−1) level in a calcareous soil on the status of mineral nutrients, including K, P, Ca, Mg, S, Fe, Mn, Cu, and Zn, in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) plants.