Search Results - "Doble, A."
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Mercury in the human thyroid gland: Potential implications for thyroid cancer, autoimmune thyroiditis, and hypothyroidism
Published in PloS one (09-02-2021)“…Mercury and other toxic metals have been suggested to be involved in thyroid disorders, but the distribution and prevalence of mercury in the human thyroid…”
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The pharmacology and mechanism of action of riluzole
Published in Neurology (01-12-1996)“…The excitotoxic hypothesis of neurodegeneration has stimulated much interest in the possibility of using compounds that will block excitotoxic processes to…”
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Age-related accumulation of toxic metals in the human locus ceruleus
Published in PloS one (19-09-2018)“…Damage to the locus ceruleus has been implicated in the pathogenesis of a number of neurological conditions. Locus ceruleus neurons accumulate toxic metals…”
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The distribution of toxic metals in the human retina and optic nerve head: Implications for age-related macular degeneration
Published in PloS one (29-10-2020)“…Toxic metals are suspected to play a role in the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration. However, difficulties in detecting the presence of multiple…”
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Elemental bioimaging shows mercury and other toxic metals in normal breast tissue and in breast cancers
Published in PloS one (31-01-2020)“…Exposure to toxic metals such as mercury has been proposed to be a risk factor for the development of breast cancer since some metals can promote genetic…”
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l‐3,4‐dihydroxyphenylalanine (l‐DOPA) modulates brain iron, dopaminergic neurodegeneration and motor dysfunction in iron overload and mutant alpha‐synuclein mouse models of Parkinson's disease
Published in Journal of neurochemistry (01-07-2019)“…Treatment with the dopamine (DA) precursor l‐3,4‐dihydroxyphenylalanine (l‐DOPA) provides symptomatic relief arising from DA denervation in Parkinson's…”
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Elemental imaging shows mercury in cells of the human lateral and medial geniculate nuclei
Published in PloS one (22-04-2020)“…Interference with the transmission of sensory signals along visual and auditory pathways has been implicated in the pathogenesis of hallucinations. The relay…”
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Dietary zinc and the control of Streptococcus pneumoniae infection
Published in PLoS pathogens (22-08-2019)“…Human zinc deficiency increases susceptibility to bacterial infection. Although zinc supplementation therapies can reduce the impact of disease, the molecular…”
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The Prostate Health Index adds predictive value to multi-parametric MRI in detecting significant prostate cancers in a repeat biopsy population
Published in Scientific reports (17-10-2016)“…Both multi-parametric MRI (mpMRI) and the Prostate Health Index (PHI) have shown promise in predicting a positive biopsy in men with suspected prostate cancer…”
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Mercury in the human adrenal medulla could contribute to increased plasma noradrenaline in aging
Published in Scientific reports (03-02-2021)“…Plasma noradrenaline levels increase with aging, and this could contribute to the sympathetic overactivity that is associated with essential hypertension and…”
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How are genetic test results being used by Australian life insurers?
Published in European journal of human genetics : EJHG (01-09-2018)“…In Australia, the USA and many Asian countries the life insurance industry is self-regulated. Individuals must disclose genetic test results known to them in…”
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Short term outcomes of prostate biopsy in men tested for cancer by prostate specific antigen: prospective evaluation within ProtecT study
Published in BMJ (09-01-2012)“…Objectives To measure the effect of the adverse events within 35 days of transrectal ultrasound guided biopsy from the perspective of asymptomatic men having…”
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Appropriateness of acute-care antibiotic prescriptions for community-acquired infections and surgical antibiotic prophylaxis in England: analysis of 2016 national point prevalence survey data
Published in The Journal of hospital infection (01-12-2023)“…BACKGROUNDEstimates of inappropriate prescribing can highlight key target areas for antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) and inform national targets.OBJECTIVESTo…”
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Oral Treatment with CuII(atsm) Increases Mutant SOD1 In Vivo but Protects Motor Neurons and Improves the Phenotype of a Transgenic Mouse Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Published in The Journal of neuroscience (04-06-2014)“…Mutations in the metallo-protein Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD1) cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in humans and an expression level-dependent…”
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High-Resolution Elemental Bioimaging of Ca, Mn, Fe, Co, Cu, and Zn Employing LA-ICP-MS and Hydrogen Reaction Gas
Published in Analytical chemistry (Washington) (07-08-2012)“…Imaging of trace metal distribution in tissue sections by laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) is typically performed using…”
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Quantitative immuno-mass spectrometry imaging of skeletal muscle dystrophin
Published in Scientific reports (13-01-2021)“…Emerging and promising therapeutic interventions for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) are confounded by the challenges of quantifying dystrophin. Current…”
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Development and implementation of a national antimicrobial stewardship surveillance system, with open access data sharing
Published in The Journal of hospital infection (01-01-2021)“…Public Health England (PHE) developed an antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) surveillance system and conducted a national pilot to test the feasibility of…”
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The Prevalence of Inorganic Mercury in Human Kidneys Suggests a Role for Toxic Metals in Essential Hypertension
Published in Toxics (Basel) (21-03-2021)“…The kidney plays a dominant role in the pathogenesis of essential hypertension, but the initial pathogenic events in the kidney leading to hypertension are not…”
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Elemental Analysis of Aging Human Pituitary Glands Implicates Mercury as a Contributor to the Somatopause
Published in Frontiers in endocrinology (Lausanne) (26-06-2019)“…Growth hormone levels often decline on aging, and this "somatopause" is associated with muscle and bone loss, visceral adiposity and impaired cardiovascular…”
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The novel compound PBT434 prevents iron mediated neurodegeneration and alpha-synuclein toxicity in multiple models of Parkinson's disease
Published in Acta neuropathologica communications (28-06-2017)“…Elevated iron in the SNpc may play a key role in Parkinson's disease (PD) neurodegeneration since drug candidates with high iron affinity rescue PD animal…”
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