Search Results - "LUDĚK BLÁHA"

What level of estrogenic activity determined by in vitro assays in municipal waste waters can be considered as safe? by Jarošová, Barbora, Bláha, Luděk, Giesy, John P., Hilscherová, Klára

“…In vitro assays are broadly used tools to evaluate the estrogenic activity in Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) effluents and their receiving rivers. Since…”
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Assessment of Hepatotoxic Potential of Cyanobacterial Toxins Using 3D In Vitro Model of Adult Human Liver Stem Cells by Basu, Amrita, Dydowiczová, Aneta, Čtveráčková, Lucie, Jaša, Libor, Trosko, James E, Bláha, Luděk, Babica, Pavel

“…Cyanotoxins microcystin-LR (MC-LR) and cylindrospermopsin (CYN) represent hazardous waterborne contaminants and potent human hepatotoxins. However, in vitro…”
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Altered Transcriptome Response in PBMCs of Czech Adults Linked to Multiple PFAS Exposure: B Cell Development as a Target of PFAS Immunotoxicity by Rudzanová, Barbora, Thon, Vojtěch, Vespalcová, Hana, Martyniuk, Christopher J., Piler, Pavel, Zvonař, Martin, Klánová, Jana, Bláha, Luděk, Adamovsky, Ondrej

“…While the immunomodulation effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are described on the level of clinical signs in epidemiological studies…”
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Levels and risks of surface contamination by thirteen antineoplastic drugs in the Czech and Slovak hospitals and pharmacies by Doležalová, Lenka, Bláhová, Lucie, Kuta, Jan, Hojdarová, Tereza, Kozáková, Šárka, Bláha, Luděk

“…The consumption of hazardous antineoplastic drugs (ADs) used in anticancer chemotherapies is steadily increasing representing thus risks to both human health…”
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Drinking water contaminants from epoxy resin-coated pipes: A field study by Rajasärkkä, Johanna, Pernica, Marek, Kuta, Jan, Lašňák, Jonáš, Šimek, Zdenĕk, Bláha, Luděk

“…Rehabilitation of aged drinking water pipes is an extensive renovation and increasingly topical in many European cities. Spray-on-lining of drinking water…”
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Mitochondrial Toxicity of Microcystin-LR on Cultured Cells: Application to the Analysis of Contaminated Water Samples by Jasionek, Grzegorz, Zhdanov, Alexander, Davenport, John, Bláha, Luděk, Papkovsky, Dimitri B

“…Microcystins (MC) are potent hepatic toxins delivered into the cells by organic anion transporting peptides (OATP) where they target protein phosphatases and…”
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Complex evaluation of ecotoxicity and genotoxicity of antimicrobials oxytetracycline and flumequine used in aquaculture by Zounkova, Radka, Klimesova, Zdenka, Nepejchalova, Leona, Hilscherova, Klara, Blaha, Ludek

“…Ecotoxicity and genotoxicity of widely used veterinary antimicrobials oxytetracycline and flumequine was studied with six model organisms (Vibrio fischeri,…”
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The efficiency of antineoplastic drug contamination removal by widely used disinfectants–laboratory and hospital studies by Bláhová, Lucie, Kuta, Jan, Doležalová, Lenka, Kozáková, Šárka, Krovová, Tereza, Bláha, Luděk

“…Objective Antineoplastic drugs (ADs) pose risks to healthcare staff. Surface disinfectants are used in hospitals to prevent microbial contamination but the…”
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Is environmental risk assessment possible with the alternatives to acute fish toxicity test? Case study with pharmaceuticals by Mlnaříková, Marie, Pípal, Marek, Bláhová, Lucie, Bláha, Luděk

“…Background Acute fish toxicity test (AFT) is one of the cornerstones of environmental risk assessment (ERA) of chemicals for the aquatic environment. Despite…”
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Comparison of imidacloprid, propiconazole, and nanopropiconazole effects on the development, behavior, and gene expression biomarkers of the Pacific oyster (Magallana gigas) by Kuchovská, Eliška, Morin, Bénédicte, López-Cabeza, Rocío, Barré, Mathilde, Gouffier, Corentin, Bláhová, Lucie, Cachot, Jérôme, Bláha, Luděk, Gonzalez, Patrice

“…Coastal areas are final recipients of various contaminants including pesticides. The effects of pesticides on non-target organisms are often unclear,…”
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Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds in composts and digestates from European countries as determined by the in vitro bioassay and chemical analysis by Beníšek, Martin, Kukučka, Petr, Mariani, Giulio, Suurkuusk, Gert, Gawlik, Bernd M, Locoro, Giovanni, Giesy, John P, Bláha, Luděk

“…Aerobic composting and anaerobic digestion plays an important role in reduction of organic waste by transforming the waste into humus, which is an excellent…”
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Toxins produced in cyanobacterial water blooms - toxicity and risks by Bláha, Luděk, Babica, Pavel, Maršálek, Blahoslav

“…Cyanobacterial blooms in freshwaters represent a major ecological and human health problem worldwide. This paper briefly summarizes information on major…”
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Phytoestrogens and sterols in waters with cyanobacterial blooms - Analytical methods and estrogenic potencies by Procházková, Tereza, Sychrová, Eliška, Javůrková, Barbora, Večerková, Jaroslava, Kohoutek, Jiří, Lepšová-Skácelová, Olga, Bláha, Luděk, Hilscherová, Klára

“…Compounds with estrogenic potencies and their adverse effects in surface waters have received much attention. Both anthropogenic and natural compounds…”
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Evaluation of extraction approaches linked to ELISA and HPLC for analyses of microcystin-LR, -RR and -YR in freshwater sediments with different organic material contents by Babica, Pavel, Kohoutek, Jiří, Bláha, Luděk, Adamovský, Ondřej, Maršálek, Blahoslav

“…The efficiencies of conventional extraction techniques and analytical methods (HPLC-DAD and ELISA) were investigated for analyses of microcystins (MCs) in…”
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Correction to: Levels and risks of surface contamination by thirteen antineoplastic drugs in the Czech and Slovak hospitals and pharmacies by Doležalová, Lenka, Bláhová, Lucie, Kuta, Jan, Hojdarová, Tereza, Kozáková, Šárka, Bláha, Luděk

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Pesticide mixture toxicity assessment through in situ and laboratory approaches using embryo-larval stages of the pacific oyster (Magallana gigas) by Kuchovská, Eliška, Gonzalez, Patrice, Bláhová, Lucie, Barré, Mathilde, Gouffier, Corentin, Cachot, Jérôme, Roméro-Ramirez, Alicia, Bláha, Luděk, Morin, Bénédicte

“…Worsened state of oysters in French Arcachon Bay, demand an investigation of possible causes. This study evaluated the effects of an environmentally relevant…”
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Levels and risks of antineoplastic drugs in households of oncology patients, hospices and retirement homes by Bláhová, Lucie, Kuta, Jan, Doležalová, Lenka, Kozáková, Šárka, Hojdarová, Tereza, Bláha, Luděk

“…Background Contamination of the indoor environment by antineoplastic drugs (ADs) is known to pose health risks to the exposed staff in hospitals or pharmacies…”
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Can zero-valent iron nanoparticles remove waterborne estrogens? by Jarošová, Barbora, Filip, Jan, Hilscherová, Klára, Tuček, Jiří, Šimek, Zdeněk, Giesy, John P., Zbořil, Radek, Bláha, Luděk

“…Steroidal estrogens are one of the most challenging classes of hazardous contaminants as they can cause adverse effects to biota in extremely low…”
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Synthetic Biomimetic Polymethacrylates: Promising Platform for the Design of Anti-Cyanobacterial and Anti-Algal Agents by Mikula, Přemysl, Mlnaříková, Marie, Nadres, Enrico T, Takahashi, Haruko, Babica, Pavel, Kuroda, Kenichi, Bláha, Luděk, Sovadinová, Iva

“…Extensive, uncontrolled growth of algae and cyanobacteria is an environmental, public health, economic, and technical issue in managing natural and engineered…”
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The first occurrence of the cyanobacterial alkaloid toxin cylindrospermopsin in the Czech Republic as determined by immunochemical and LC/MS methods by Bláhová, Lucie, Oravec, Michal, Maršálek, Blahoslav, Šejnohová, Lenka, Šimek, Zdeněk, Bláha, Luděk

“…Cylindrospermopsin (CYN) is a newly emerging carcinogenic alkaloid originally identified in tropical cyanobacteria Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii. Some recent…”
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