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Research Publications (Food Safety)

This page tracks research articles published in national and international peer-reviewed journals. Recent articles are available ahead of print and searchable by Journal, Article Title, and Category. Research publications are tracked across six categories: Bacterial Pathogens, Chemical Contaminants, Natural Toxins, Parasites, Produce Safety, and Viruses. Articles produced by USDA Grant Funding Agencies (requires login) and FDA Grant Funding Agencies (requires login) are also tracked in Scopus.

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  1. Transcriptional, secondary metabolic, and antioxidative investigations elucidate the rapid response mechanism of Pontederia cordata to cadmium

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    • Pontederia cordata is previously demonstrated a cadmium (Cd) tolerant plant, and also a candidate for the phytoremediation of heavy-metal-contaminated wetlands. A hydroponic experiment was used to investigate variations in photosynthetic gas exchange parameters, antioxidative activities, chlorophyll and secondary metabolite contents, and transcriptome in leaves of the plant exposed to 0.44 mM Cd2+ for 0 h, 24 h, and 48 h.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  2. Feed-additive Limosilactobacillus fermentum GR-3 reduces arsenic accumulation in Procambarus clarkii

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    • Procambarus clarkii (crayfish) accumulates a high concentration of Arsenic (As) from the aquatic environment and causes considerable human health risks. In this study, Limosilactobacillus fermentum GR-3 strain was isolated from “Jiangshui” and applied for As(III) adsorption and antioxidant abilities.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  3. Association of urinary arsenic with insulin resistance: Cross-sectional analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2015–2016

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    • Long-term arsenic exposure is associated with diabetes in adults, the mechanism of which involves insulin resistance. The relationship between arsenic and insulin resistance in adults is unclear. We analyzed the relationship between urinary arsenic and insulin resistance in US adults.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  4. Deoxynivalenol aggravates the immunosuppression in piglets and PAMs under the condition of PEDV infection through inhibiting TLR4/NLRP3 signaling pathway

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    • Mycotoxins are toxic metabolites produced by fungi, which are ubiquitous in cereals and feed worldwide and threaten human and animal health. Deoxynivalenol (DON) is one of the most prevalent mycotoxins and causes a series of toxicities, especially enterotoxicity and immunotoxicity. Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) is a destructive enteropathogenic animal coronavirus, is often accompanied with DON contamination in the swine herd.

      • Natural toxins
      • Mycotoxins

  5. Cadmium exposure reprograms energy metabolism of hematopoietic stem cells to promote myelopoiesis at the expense of lymphopoiesis in mice

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    • Cadmium (Cd) is a highly toxic heavy metal in our living environment. Hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) are ancestors for all blood cells. Therefore understanding the impact of Cd on HSC is significant for public health. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of Cd2+ on energy metabolism of HSC and its involvement in hematopoiesis.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  6. Potential ameliorative effect of dietary quercetin against lead-induced oxidative stress, biochemical changes, and apoptosis in laying Japanese quails

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    • Lead (Pb) is a widespread environmental pollutant which is a toxic threat to human and animal health. The present study was designed to evaluate the ameliorative role of quercetin in laying quails exposed to Pb. A total of 112 birds were randomly divided into four groups.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  7. Arsenic exposure and biomarkers for oxidative stress and telomere length in indigenous populations in Bolivia

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    • Background Women living in the Bolivian Andes are environmentally exposed to arsenic, yet there is scarce information about arsenic-related effects in this region.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  8. miR-6769b-5p targets CCND-1 to regulate proliferation in cadmium-treated placental trophoblasts: Association with the impairment of fetal growth

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  9. Physiological and biochemical response of the solitary bee Osmia bicornis exposed to three insecticide-based agrochemicals

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Pesticide residues

  10. Arsenic causes mitochondrial biogenesis obstacles by inhibiting the AMPK/PGC-1α signaling pathway and also induces apoptosis and dysregulated mitophagy in the duck liver

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  11. In vivo assessment of molybdenum and cadmium co-induce nephrotoxicity via causing calcium homeostasis disorder and autophagy in ducks (Anas platyrhyncha)

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  12. Chromium-resistant Staphylococcus aureus alleviates chromium toxicity by developing synergistic relationships with zinc oxide nanoparticles in wheat

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  13. Multigenerational study of life history traits, bioaccumulation, and molecular responses of Pseudodiaptomus annandalei to cadmium

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  14. Genes from Carboxypeptidase A, glutathione S-transferase, and cytochrome b families were found involved in lead transport in insect Musca domestica

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  15. Derivation of human health risk-based thresholds for lead in soils promote the production of safer wheat and rice

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  16. Integrative analysis of transcriptome and proteome provides insights into adaptation to cadmium stress in Sedum plumbizincicola

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  17. Stress signaling convergence and nutrient crosstalk determine zinc-mediated amelioration against cadmium toxicity in rice

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  18. Puerarin alleviates cadmium-induced mitochondrial mass decrease by inhibiting PINK1–Parkin and Nix-mediated mitophagy in rat cortical neurons

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  19. Glutathione protects against the meiotic defects of ovine oocytes induced by arsenic exposure via the inhibition of mitochondrial dysfunctions

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  20. Total flavonoids of Rhizoma Drynariae protect hepatocytes against aflatoxin B1-induced oxidative stress and apoptosis in broiler chickens

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
      • Natural toxins
      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins

  21. The antagonistic effect of selenium on lead-induced apoptosis and necroptosis via P38/JNK/ERK pathway in chicken kidney

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  22. Effect of humic and calcareous substance amendments on the availability of cadmium in paddy soil and its accumulation in rice

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  23. Effect of humic and calcareous substance amendments on the availability of cadmium in paddy soil and its accumulation in rice

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    • Author(s): Hao Liu, Tuo Zhang, Yan’an Tong, Qihong Zhu, Daoyou Huang, Xibai Zeng

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  24. The antagonistic effect of selenium on lead-induced apoptosis and necroptosis via P38/JNK/ERK pathway in chicken kidney

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    • Author(s): Zhiruo Miao, Zhiying Miao, Xu Shi, Hao Wu, Yujie Yao, Shiwen Xu

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  25. Multigenerational study of life history traits, bioaccumulation, and molecular responses of Pseudodiaptomus annandalei to cadmium

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    • Author(s): Esther U. Kadiene, Baghdad Ouddane, Hong-Yi Gong, Jiang-Shiou Hwang, Sami Souissi

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants