Works Published in 2008
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2008 journal article
Differential exposure, duration, and sensitivity of unionoidean bivalve life stages to environmental contaminants
JOURNAL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN BENTHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 27(2), 451–462.
author keywords: freshwater mussel; habitat; pollution; Unionidae; water quality
TL;DR:
Additional research is needed to understand interactions of life history, habitat, and long-term exposure to contaminants through water, pore water, sediment, and diet so that the risks of environmental exposures can be properly assessed and managed.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2008 journal article
STAT-1 signaling in human lung fibroblasts is induced by vanadium pentoxide through an IFN-beta autocrine loop
JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY, 180(6), 4200–4207.
MeSH headings : Autocrine Communication / drug effects; Autocrine Communication / immunology; Cell Line; Culture Media, Conditioned; Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology; Fibroblasts / drug effects; Fibroblasts / enzymology; Fibroblasts / immunology; Fibroblasts / metabolism; Humans; Hydrogen Peroxide / metabolism; Interferon-beta / physiology; Intracellular Fluid / drug effects; Intracellular Fluid / immunology; Intracellular Fluid / metabolism; Lung / drug effects; Lung / enzymology; Lung / immunology; Lung / metabolism; NADPH Oxidases / antagonists & inhibitors; NADPH Oxidases / physiology; Phosphorylation; Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism; STAT1 Transcription Factor / metabolism; STAT1 Transcription Factor / physiology; Signal Transduction / drug effects; Signal Transduction / immunology; Vanadium Compounds / pharmacology; Xanthine Oxidase / physiology
TL;DR:
Fibroblasts play a role in the innate immune response to vanadium-induced oxidative stress by synthesizing IFN-β and activating STAT-1 to cause growth arrest and increase levels of CXCL10, a potent antifibrotic factor.
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www.jimmunol.org (publisher PDF)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018
2008 journal article
Molecular characterization of the major hemelipoglycoprotein in ixodid ticks
INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 17(3), 197–208.
author keywords: heme; lipoprotein; hematophagy; blood feeding; Ixodidae
MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Dermacentor / genetics; Feeding Behavior; Female; Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; Glycoproteins / chemistry; Glycoproteins / genetics; Hemolymph / chemistry; Molecular Sequence Data; Organ Specificity; Peptides / chemistry; Phylogeny; Rabbits; Rats; Saliva / chemistry; Sequence Alignment; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
TL;DR:
The major hemelipoglyco‐carrier protein (CP) found throughout the development of male and female adult American dog ticks, Dermacentor variabilis (Say) was sequenced and appears to be highly conserved among the Ixodida.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2008 journal article
MTBE adsorption on alternative adsorbents and packed bed adsorber performance
WATER RESEARCH, 42(8-9), 2287–2299.
Contributors: A. Rossner n & D. Knappe n
author keywords: activated carbon; adsorption kinetics; carbonaceous resin; methyl tert-butyl ether; natural organic matter; zeolite
MeSH headings : Adsorption; Kinetics; Methyl Ethers / chemistry; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; Water Supply / analysis
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2008 journal article
Evidence for a transposition event in a second NITR gene cluster in zebrafish
Immunogenetics, 60(5), 257–265.
author keywords: multigene family; cytogenetics; retrotransposition
MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Gene Duplication; Molecular Sequence Data; Multigene Family; Phylogeny; Receptors, Immunologic / genetics; Receptors, Immunologic / metabolism; Zebrafish / genetics; Zebrafish Proteins / genetics; Zebrafish Proteins / metabolism
TL;DR:
Phylogenetic analyses indicate that the V domains encoded by the nitr13 and nitr14 genes are more similar to each other than any other zebrafish NITR suggesting that these genes arose from a tandem gene duplication event.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018
2008 journal article
Controlling nitrogen release from farm ponds with a subsurface outflow device: Implications for improved water quality in receiving streams
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT, 95(6), 737–742.
author keywords: nitrogen; nutrients eutrophication; best management practice; water quality; pond management
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2008 article
Canine cytogenetics - from band to basepair
CYTOGENETIC AND GENOME RESEARCH, Vol. 120, pp. 50–60.
MeSH headings : Animals; Base Pairing; Chromosome Banding / veterinary; Chromosome Mapping / veterinary; Chromosome Painting / veterinary; Cytogenetic Analysis / standards; Cytogenetic Analysis / veterinary; Cytogenetics; Dog Diseases / genetics; Dogs / genetics; Evolution, Molecular; Female; In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence / veterinary; Karyotyping / veterinary; Male; Neoplasms / genetics; Neoplasms / veterinary; Nucleic Acid Hybridization
TL;DR:
The role of canine cytogenetics has moved rapidly from one that served initially to define the gross genomic organization of the canine genome and provide a reliable means to determine the chromosomal location of individual genes, to one that enabled the assembled sequence of the dog genome to be anchored to the karyotype.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018
2008 journal article
Aquatic insect ecophysiological traits reveal phylogenetically based differences in dissolved cadmium susceptibility
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 105(24), 8321–8326.
author keywords: comparative methods; evolutionary physiology; bioaccumulation; phylogeny; tradeoff
MeSH headings : Absorption; Animals; Cadmium / metabolism; Cadmium / toxicity; Ecology; Genetic Variation; Insecta / classification; Insecta / genetics; Insecta / physiology; Phylogeny; Rivers; Water Pollutants, Chemical / metabolism; Water Pollutants, Chemical / toxicity
TL;DR:
A potential tradeoff between the able to eliminate Cd and the ability to detoxify it across species, particularly mayflies is discovered, suggesting that it may eventually be possible to predict a taxon's physiological performance based on its phylogenetic position.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land
(OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018
2008 journal article
Ancestral variation and the potential for genetic accommodation in larval amphibians: implications for the evolution of novel feeding strategies
EVOLUTION & DEVELOPMENT, 10(3), 316–325.
MeSH headings : Animals; Anura / anatomy & histology; Anura / genetics; Anura / physiology; Biological Evolution; Diet; Digestive System / anatomy & histology; Feeding Behavior / physiology; Genetic Variation; Larva / anatomy & histology; Larva / physiology; Phenotype; Phylogeny; Species Specificity
TL;DR:
Evaluated whether gut plasticity preceded and promoted the evolution of a novel feeding strategy in spadefoot toad tadpoles, finding that shrimp induced a range of phenotypes in Scaphiopus that were not produced with detritus.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018
2008 journal article
Environmental cues trigger seasonal regression of primary and accessory sex organs of the mud snail, Ilyanassa obsoleta
JOURNAL OF MOLLUSCAN STUDIES, 74, 301–303.
TL;DR:
Whether the seasonal onset of regression in mud snails is controlled by two environmental cues, photoperiod or temperature is investigated, which is an accurate predictor of changing seasons.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2008 article
Differential developmental toxicity of naphthoic acid isomers in medaka (Oryzias latipes) embryos
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN, Vol. 57, pp. 255–266.
author keywords: naphthoic acid; PAH metabolites; medaka; embryo toxicity; tube heart; EROD; eleutheroembryos
MeSH headings : Animals; Carboxylic Acids / toxicity; Cell Line; Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1 / genetics; Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1 / metabolism; Embryo, Nonmammalian / drug effects; Embryo, Nonmammalian / enzymology; Embryonic Development / drug effects; Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental / drug effects; Heart Rate / drug effects; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Isomerism; Lethal Dose 50; Linear Models; Mice; Naphthalenes / toxicity; Oryzias / embryology; Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon / drug effects; Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon / metabolism; Time Factors; Transcriptional Activation / drug effects; Water Pollutants, Chemical / toxicity
TL;DR:
The results demonstrate the use of medaka embryos for toxicity analysis thereby achieving REACH objectives for the reduction of adult animal testing in toxicity evaluations.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2008 journal article
The contribution of steroidal androgens and estrogens to reproductive maturation of the eastern mud snail Ilyanassa obsoleta
GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY, 156(1), 15–26.
author keywords: androgens; estrogens; retinoids; neogastropod; gastropod; imposex; tributyltin; bisphenol A
MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Androgens / physiology; Animals; Estradiol / metabolism; Estrogens / physiology; Female; Male; Molecular Sequence Data; Phylogeny; RNA, Messenger / metabolism; Receptors, Androgen / metabolism; Receptors, Estrogen / analysis; Receptors, Estrogen / metabolism; Reproduction / physiology; Sexual Maturation / physiology; Snails / physiology; Testosterone / metabolism
TL;DR:
In conclusion, testosterone may have a role in male reproductive tract recrudescence; however, this putative activity is independent of a NR3C4-type androgen receptor.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation
(Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2008 journal article
Quantification of chemical mixture interactions modulating dermal absorption using a multiple membrane fiber array
CHEMICAL RESEARCH IN TOXICOLOGY, 21(3), 591–599.
MeSH headings : Algorithms; Chemical Phenomena; Chemistry, Physical; Complex Mixtures / toxicity; Energy Transfer; Ethanol; Membranes, Artificial; Models, Biological; Regression Analysis; Skin Absorption / drug effects; Solvents
TL;DR:
The utility of a three-membrane-coated fiber array to adequately predict changes in dermal permeability when skin is exposed to mixtures containing either a surfactant or a solvent is demonstrated and some insight is provided into the nature of the physiochemical interactions that modulate dermal absorptions.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018
2008 journal article
Protective response of the ah receptor to ANIT-Induced biliary epithelial cell toxicity in see-through medaka
TOXICOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 102(2), 262–277.
author keywords: see-through medaka; AHR; liver; nuclear receptor; bile; ANIT
MeSH headings : 1-Naphthylisothiocyanate / toxicity; Animals; Apoptosis / drug effects; Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic / drug effects; Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic / metabolism; Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic / pathology; Bilirubin / pharmacology; Cell Line, Tumor; Cholestasis, Intrahepatic / metabolism; Cholestasis, Intrahepatic / prevention & control; Cloning, Molecular; Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1 / biosynthesis; Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1 / genetics; Disease Models, Animal; Drug Antagonism; Enzyme Induction; Epithelial Cells / drug effects; Epithelial Cells / metabolism; Epithelial Cells / ultrastructure; Gallbladder / drug effects; Gallbladder / pathology; Gene Expression / drug effects; Injections, Intraperitoneal; Liver / drug effects; Liver / metabolism; Liver / pathology; Male; Mice; Oryzias / physiology; Pigmentation / genetics; Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / pharmacology; RNA, Messenger / metabolism; Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon / agonists; Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon / drug effects; Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon / metabolism
TL;DR:
Transient AHR activation and cytochrome P450 1A (CYP1A) induction in livers occurred during ANIT-induced hepatobiliary impairment, which suggests that bile-induced AHRactivation may be conserved between teleosts and rodents.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2008 journal article
Pharmacokinetics of melamine in pigs following intravenous administration
Food and Chemical Toxicology, 46(3), 1196–1200.
MeSH headings : Animals; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Infusions, Intravenous; Kidney / metabolism; Sensitivity and Specificity; Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; Swine; Triazines / administration & dosage; Triazines / blood; Triazines / pharmacokinetics
TL;DR:
The pharmacokinetic parameters for melamine obtained in pigs are comparable to the only mammalian study in rats and suggests that melamine is readily cleared by the kidney and there is unlikely to be significant tissue binding.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2008 journal article
Sulfamethazine water medication pharmacokinetics and contamination in a commercial pig production unit
JOURNAL OF FOOD PROTECTION, 71(3), 584–589.
MeSH headings : Animals; Anti-Infective Agents / administration & dosage; Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacokinetics; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / methods; Consumer Product Safety; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Residues / analysis; Food Contamination / analysis; Half-Life; Humans; Metabolic Clearance Rate; Pilot Projects; Sulfamethazine / administration & dosage; Sulfamethazine / pharmacokinetics; Swine / metabolism; Water / chemistry
TL;DR:
Plasma levels in pigs treated with an oral bolus, which is equivalent to the total drug consumed within a 24-h period, achieved therapeutic concentrations and noncompartmental-based pharmacokinetic model parameters were consistent with previously published values in swine.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation
(OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018
2008 journal article
Paralogous vitamin D receptors in teleosts: Transition of nuclear receptor function
ENDOCRINOLOGY, 149(5), 2411–2422.
MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Cells, Cultured; Cloning, Molecular; Cricetinae; Cricetulus; Evolution, Molecular; Female; Fishes / genetics; Humans; Male; Molecular Sequence Data; Oryzias / genetics; Phylogeny; Receptors, Calcitriol / genetics; Receptors, Calcitriol / metabolism; Receptors, Calcitriol / physiology; Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / physiology; Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; Tissue Distribution; Trans-Activators / metabolism
TL;DR:
Cl cloning and functional characterization of two novel vitamin D receptor (VDR) paralogs from the freshwater teleost medaka suggest that in mVDRalpha and VDRbeta have undergone a functional divergence through a process of sub- and/or neofunctionalization of VDR nuclear receptor gene pairs.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2008 journal article
Influence of endocrine active compounds on the developing rodent brain
Brain Research Reviews, 57(2), 352–362.
author keywords: hypothalamus; estrogen receptor; development; sexually dimorphic; phytoestrogen; genistein; bisphenol
MeSH headings : Animals; Benzhydryl Compounds; Brain / drug effects; Brain / growth & development; Brain / pathology; Endocrine Disruptors / toxicity; Estrogens, Non-Steroidal / toxicity; Female; Genistein / toxicity; Male; Mice; Phenols / toxicity; Protein Kinase Inhibitors / toxicity; Rats; Sex Characteristics
TL;DR:
It is demonstrated that nuclear volume is likely not an appropriate biomarker for EAC exposure and that neonatal exposure to the EACs genistein and Bisphenol-A can affect sexually dimorphic brain morphology and neuronal phenotypes in adulthood with regional and cellular specificity.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(OpenAlex)
6. Clean Water and Sanitation
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018
2008 journal article
From classical genetics to quantitative genetics to systems biology: Modeling epistasis
PLoS Genetics, 4(3).
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2008 journal article
Cadmium biodynamics in the oligochaete Lumbriculus variegatus and its implications for trophic transfer
AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY, 86(2), 265–271.
author keywords: Cd; uptake; efflux; subcellular distribution; water hardness; Lumbriculus variegatus; Ca content
MeSH headings : Animals; Cadmium / analysis; Cadmium / metabolism; Calcium / analysis; Calcium Carbonate / chemistry; Food Chain; Fresh Water / chemistry; Oligochaeta / chemistry; Oligochaeta / drug effects; Oligochaeta / metabolism; Time Factors; Tissue Distribution; Water Pollutants, Chemical / analysis; Water Pollutants, Chemical / metabolism
TL;DR:
The ability to manipulate the whole body calcium content of L. variegatus as a potential tool for examining calcium influences on dietary Cd dynamics is demonstrated, suggesting competition between Cd and Ca for uptake sites.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018
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