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Herrero M, Rovira J, Nadal M, Domingo JL. Risk assessment due to dermal exposure of trace elements and indigo dye in jeans: Migration to artificial sweat. Environ Res. 2019 Feb 22;172:310-318. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.02.030.
Sarigiannis DA, Karakitsios S, Dominguez-Romero E, Papadaki K, Brochot C, Kumar V, Schumacher M, Sy M, Mielke H, Greiner M, Mengelers M, Scheringer M. Physiology-based toxicokinetic modelling in the frame of the European Human Biomonitoring Initiative. Environ Res. 2019 Jan 29;172:216-230. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.01.045.
For a cleaner and healthier air in Kathmandu, The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) and World Health Organization (WHO) – Nepal organized “Introductory Training on Health Impact Assessment/Health Economics and Data Analysis Workshop”, a five-day session with 35 representatives from different government agencies working on air quality and related experts, from national and international government organizations, academia, hospitals and representatives from Government of Maldives and WHO offices (HQ, SEARO, India, and Nepal country offices). Dr. Joaquim Rovira, expert in atmospheric pollution of TecnATox, joined the course as a WHO external assessor. You can find more information in the WHO press release.
Esparza JL, Gómez M, Domingo JL. Role of Melatonin in Aluminum-Related Neurodegenerative Disorders: a Review. Biol Trace Elem Res. 2019 Mar;188(1):60-67.
Schuhmacher M, Mari M, Nadal M, Domingo JL. Concentrations of dioxins and furans in breast milk of women living near a hazardous waste incinerator in Catalonia, Spain. Environ Int. 2019 Feb 7;125:334-341. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.01.074
María Ángeles Martínez, PhD student of the Health Risk Assessment and Food Toxicology area, attended to the 8th Young Environmental Scientist (YES) Meeting of SETAC. It was celebrated in Ghent (Belgium) from 5th to 10th February 2019.
María Ángeles presented some exciting findings of her thesis in the following poster:
Martínez MA, Rovira J, Kumar V, Schuhmacher M. Tarragona mother-child exposure assessment to wide spread endocrine disruptors (EDs) and in-vitro EDs exposure effects on adipogenesis.
Schuhmacher M, Mari M, Nadal M, Domingo JL. Concentrations of dioxins and furans in breast milk of women living near a hazardous waste incinerator in Catalonia, Spain. Environ Int. 2019 Apr; 125: 334-341. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.01.074.
Ferre-Rey G, Sánchez-Rodríguez J, Llorca-Linares M, Vicens P, Camps M, Torrente M, Morales-Vives F. A systematic review of instruments for early detection of autism spectrum disorders. Int J of Psychol Psychol Ther. 2019 Jan; 19, 29-38.
Tomas-Roig J, Torrente M, Cabré M, Vilella E, Colomina MT. Long lasting behavioural effects on cuprizone fed mice after neurotoxicant withdrawal. Behav Brain Res. 2019 May; 363, 38-44. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2019.01.036
González N, Marquès M, Nadal M, Domingo JL. Occurrence of environmental pollutants in foodstuffs: A review of organic vs. conventional food. Food Chem Toxicol. 2019 Jan; 125, 370-375. doi:10.1016/j.fct.2019.01.021
Basaure P, Guardia-Escote L, Cabré M, Peris-Sampedro F, Sánchez-Santed F, Domingo JL, Colomina MT. Learning, memory and the expression of cholinergic components in mice are modulated by the pesticide chlorpyrifos depending upon age at exposure and apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype. Arch Toxicol. 2019 Jan 18. doi: 10.1007/s00204-019-02387-9.
Domínguez-Morueco N, Ratola N, Sierra J, Nadal M, Jiménez-Guerrero P.Combining monitoring and modelling approaches for BaP characterization over a petrochemical area. Sci Total Environ. 2018 Dec 15;658:424-438. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.202.
Cabré N, Luciano-Mateo F, Arenas M, Nadal M, Baiges-Gaya G, Hernández-Aguilera A, Fort-Gallifa I, Rodríguez E, Riu F, Camps J, Joven J, Domingo JL. Trace element concentrations in breast cancer patients.Breast. 2018 Oct 1;42:142-149. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2018.09.005.
Trabalón L, Alves RN, Castro Ó, Nadal M, Borrull F, Pocurull E, Marques A. Preliminary assessment of galaxolide bioaccessibility in raw and cooked fish. Food Chem Toxicol. 2018 Dec;122:33-37. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2018.09.075.
Crépet A, Vanacker M, Sprong C, de Boer W, Blaznik U, Kennedy M, Anagnostopoulos C, Christodoulou DL, Ruprich J, Rehurkova I, Domingo JL, Hamborg Jensen B, Metruccio F, Moretto A, Jacxsens L, Spanoghe P, Senaeve D, van der Voet H, van Klaveren J. Selecting mixtures on the basis of dietary exposure and hazard data: application to pesticide exposure in the European population in relation to steatosis. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2018 Dec 19. pii: S1438-4639(18)30548-0. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2018.12.002. [Epub ahead of print]
Rovira J, Domingo JL. Human health risks due to exposure to inorganic and organic chemicals from textiles: A review. Environ Res. 2019 Jan;168:62-69. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.09.027. Epub 2018 Sep 24. Review.
Guardia-Escote L, Basaure P, Blanco J, Cabré M, Pérez-Fernández C, Sánchez-Santed F, Domingo JL, Colomina MT. Postnatal exposure to chlorpyrifos produces long-term effects on spatial memory and the cholinergic system in mice in a sex- and APOE genotype-dependent manner. Food Chem Toxicol. 2018 Dec;122:1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2018.09.069. Epub 2018 Sep 29.
Suzuki MN, Fregonesi BM, Machado CS, Zagui GS, Kusumota L, Suzuki AK, da Costa JAC, Llopart JS, Nadal M, Domingo JL, Segura-Muñoz S. Hemodialysis Water Parameters as Predisposing Factors for Anemia in Patients in Dialytic Treatment: Application of Mixed Regression Models. Biol Trace Elem Res. 2018 Sep 14. doi: 10.1007/s12011-018-1515-7. [Epub ahead of print]
González N, Marquès M, Nadal M, Domingo JL. Levels of PCDD/Fs in foodstuffs in Tarragona County (Catalonia, Spain): Spectacular decrease in the dietary intake of PCDD/Fs in the last 20 years. Food Chem Toxicol. 2018 Aug 23. pii: S0278-6915(18)30592-1. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2018.08.035.
Sharma RP, Schuhmacher M, Kumar V. Development of a human physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model for phthalate (DEHP) and its metabolites: A bottom up modeling approach. Toxicol Lett. 2018 Oct 15;296:152-162. doi: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2018.06.1217. Epub 2018 Jun 26.
Antonelli F, Casciati A, Tanori M, Tanno B, Linares-Vidal MV, Serra N, Bellés M, Pannicelli A, Saran A, Pazzaglia S. Alterations in morphology and adult neurogenesis in the dentate Gyrus of Patched1 Heterozygous Mice. Front Mol Neurosci. 2018 May 23;11:168. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2018.00168. eCollection 2018.
Prof. Josep Lluís Domingo, Dr. Vikas Kumar, Neus González, María Ángeles Martínez, Elga Schreiberand Raju P. Sharma are currently to the 54th Congress of the European Societies of Toxicology (EUROTOX 2018), which is held in Brussels (Belgium) from September 2 to 5. They have the following poster presentations:
González N, Marquès M, Nadal M, Domingo JL. Dietary intake of PCDD/Fs by the population of Tarragona County, Catalonia, Spain. Temporal trends (1998-2018).
González N, Schreiber E, Alfageme O, Torrente M, Domingo JL, Gómez M. Assessment of reproductive toxicity of male rats through maternal exposure to dienestrol.
Kumar V, Karri V, Edwin M, Coort S, Evelo C, Oliveira E, Schuhmacher M. A system-based comparative proteomics approach to investigate heavy metals mixtures toxicity mechanism relates to the neurodegeneration on hippocampal cell line.
Martínez MA, Rovira J, Sharma RP, Nadal M, Schuhmacher M, Kumar V. Prediction and evaluation of the internal dosimetry of two wide spread endocrine disruptors in fetus using a physiologically based pharmacokinetic model.
Schreiber E, Garcia T, Torrente M, Kumar V, Sharma RP, Domingo JL, Gómez M. Assessment of the oxidative stress effects on the reproductive system of young male rats to n-butylparaben.
Sharma RP, Kumar V, Schuhmacher M. PBPK/PD coupled HPG SB model to analyze the reproductive toxicity of EDs: case study on mixture effects of DEHP and TCDD.
Roser Esplugas, PhD candiate in the Radiobiology area, will attend to the 44th European Radiation Research Congress (ERR 2018). It will be held in Pécs (Hungary) from August 21 to 25, 2018. She will be presenting the following posters:
Roser Esplugas, Noemí Serra, Montserrat Bellés, Victoria Linares, Meritxell Arenas, Joan Carles Vallvé. Effect of 2 Gy-radiation on the expression of miRNAs-146a, -155, -221 and -222 in HUVECs.
Roser Esplugas, Noemí Serra, Montserrat Bellés, Victoria Linares, Meritxell Arenas, Joan Carles Vallvé. Effect of radiotherapy, molecular parameters and treatment on the expression of blood miRNAs-146a, -155, -221 and -222 in women with breast cancer.
Mari M, Rovira J, Sánchez-Soberón F, Nadal M, Schuhmacher M, Domingo JL. Partial replacement of fossil fuels in a cement plant: Assessment of human health risks by metals, metalloids and PCDD/Fs.Environ Res. 2018 Jul 19;167:191-197. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.07.014.
Sakamoto M, Tatsuta N, Chan HM, Domingo JL, Murata K, Nakai K. Brain methylmercury uptake in fetal, neonate, weanling, and adult rats. Environ Res. 2018 Jul 5;167:15-20. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.06.038.
