Search Results - "SMERHOVSKY, Zdenek"

Renal and Neurologic Effects of Cadmium, Lead, Mercury, and Arsenic in Children: Evidence of Early Effects and Multiple Interactions at Environmental Exposure Levels by de Burbure, Claire, Buchet, Jean-Pierre, Leroyer, Ariane, Nisse, Catherine, Haguenoer, Jean-Marie, Mutti, Antonio, Smerhovský, Zdenek, Cikrt, Miroslav, Trzcinka-Ochocka, Malgorzata, Razniewska, Grazyna, Jakubowski, Marek, Bernard, Alfred

“…Lead, cadmium, mercury, and arsenic are common environmental pollutants in industrialized countries, but their combined impact on children's health is little…”
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Association of serum bilirubin and promoter variations in HMOX1 and UGT1A1 genes with sporadic colorectal cancer by Jirásková, Alena, Novotný, Jan, Novotný, Ladislav, Vodic̆ka, Pavel, Pardini, Barbara, Naccarati, Alessio, Schwertner, Harvey A., Hubác̆ek, Jaroslav A., Punc̆ochár̆ová, Lucie, Šmerhovský, Zdenek, Vítek, Libor

“…Heme oxygenase‐1 (HMOX1) and bilirubin UDP‐glucuronosyltransferase (UGT1A1) enzymes, both involved in bilirubin homeostasis, play an important role in the…”
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Chromosomal Damage among Medical Staff Occupationally Exposed to Volatile Anesthetics, Antineoplastic Drugs, and Formaldehyde by Musak, Ludovit, Smerhovsky, Zdenek, Halasova, Erika, Osina, Oto, Letkova, Lucia, Vodickova, Ludmila, Polakova, Veronika, Buchancova, Janka, Hemminki, Kari, Vodicka, Pavel

“…Objectives Structural chromosomal aberrations in blood lymphocytes represent a biomarker for cellular damage caused by genotoxic carcinogens and are an…”
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Chromosomal Aberrations in Lymphocytes of Healthy Subjects and Risk of Cancer by Rossner, Pavel, Boffetta, Paolo, Ceppi, Marcello, Bonassi, Stefano, Smerhovsky, Zdenek, Landa, Karel, Juzova, Dagmar, Šrám, Radim J.

“…There is evidence that increased frequency of chromosomal aberration (CA) in peripheral blood lymphocytes is a predictor of cancer, but further data are needed…”
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Significantly higher incidence of skin cancer than other malignancies in patients after heart transplantation. A retrospective cohort study in the Czech Republic by Secnikova, Zuzana, Gopfertova, Dana, Hoskova, Lenka, Hercogova, Jana, Dzambova, Martina, Jirakova, Anna, Rajska, Lucie, Rob, Filip, Smerhovsky, Zdenek

“…To perform the first study in Czech Republic on heart transplant recipients (HTRs), compare the risks for different types of cancer and provide comprehensive…”
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Value of power Doppler sonography with 3D reconstruction in preoperative diagnostics of extraprostatic tumor extension in clinically localized prostate cancer by Zalesky, Miroslav, Urban, Michael, Smerhovský, Zdenek, Zachoval, Roman, Lukes, Martin, Heracek, Jiri

“…Aim:  The aim of the study is to investigate the value of preoperative power Doppler sonography with 3D reconstruction (3D‐PDS) for diagnostics of…”
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Modulation of DNA repair capacity and mRNA expression levels of XRCC1, hOGG1 and XPC genes in styrene-exposed workers by Hanova, Monika, Stetina, Rudolf, Vodickova, Ludmila, Vaclavikova, Radka, Hlavac, Pavel, Smerhovsky, Zdenek, Naccarati, Alessio, Polakova, Veronika, Soucek, Pavel, Kuricova, Miroslava, Manini, Paola, Kumar, Rajiv, Hemminki, Kari, Vodicka, Pavel

“…Decreased levels of single-strand breaks in DNA (SSBs), reflecting DNA damage, have previously been observed with increased styrene exposure in contrast to a…”
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Gastrointestinal comorbidities in patients with psoriasis in the Czech Republic: The results of 189 patients with psoriasis and 378 controls by Juzlova, Katerina, Votrubova, Jana, Dzambova, Martina, Gopfertova, Dana, Hercogova, Jana, Smerhovsky, Zdenek

“…The aim of the study was to investigate gastrointestinal comorbidities, identify risk factors and detect the early stages of autoimmune gastrointestinal…”
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Bile acid malabsorption in inflammatory bowel disease: Assessment by serum markers by Lenicek, Martin, Duricova, Dana, Komarek, Viktor, Gabrysova, Bronislava, Lukas, Milan, Smerhovsky, Zdenek, Vitek, Libor

“…Background: Bile acid malabsorption (BAM) is a common feature of Crohn's disease (CD). We aimed to determine whether BAM develops only in patients with a…”
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Occupational Exposure to Carcinogens in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the Czech Republic in 1997 by Kauppinen, Timo, Pajarskiene, Birute, Podniece, Zinta, Rjazanov, Vladislav, Smerhovsky, Zdenek, Veidebaum, Toomas, Leino, Timo

“…Objectives The aim of the study was to estimate the numbers of workers exposed to carcinogens in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and the Czech Republic. Methods…”
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Structural chromosomal aberrations as potential risk markers in incident cancer patients by Vodenkova, Sona, Polivkova, Zdenka, Musak, Ludovit, Smerhovsky, Zdenek, Zoubkova, Hana, Sytarova, Sylvie, Kavcova, Elena, Halasova, Erika, Vodickova, Ludmila, Jiraskova, Katerina, Svoboda, Miroslav, Ambrus, Miloslav, Hemminki, Kari, Vodicka, Pavel

“…Epidemiological prospective studies have shown that increased chromosomal aberrations (CAs) in peripheral blood lymphocytes may predict cancer risk. Here, we…”
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Cytogenetic analysis and occupational health in the Czech Republic by Sra, R J, Rossner, P, Smerhovsky, Z

“…This paper summarizes the experiences of the Czech Hygiene Service since the middle 1970s until the present time, using cytogenetic analysis as a biomarker of…”
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DNA damage and nucleotide excision repair capacity in healthy individuals by Slyskova, Jana, Naccarati, Alessio, Polakova, Veronika, Pardini, Barbara, Vodickova, Ludmila, Stetina, Rudolf, Schmuczerova, Jana, Smerhovsky, Zdenek, Lipska, Ludmila, Vodicka, Pavel

“…Interindividual differences in DNA repair capacity (DRC) represent an important source of variability in genome integrity and thus influence health risk. In…”
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Differences in nucleotide excision repair capacity between newly diagnosed colorectal cancer patients and healthy controls by Slyskova, Jana, Naccarati, Alessio, Pardini, Barbara, Polakova, Veronika, Vodickova, Ludmila, Smerhovsky, Zdenek, Levy, Miroslav, Lipska, Ludmila, Liska, Vaclav, Vodicka, Pavel

“…Alteration of DNA integrity is a potential cause of cancer and it is assumed that reduced DNA repair capacity and accumulation of DNA damage may represent…”
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Metabolic gene variants associated with chromosomal aberrations in healthy humans by Hemminki, Kari, Frank, Christoph, Försti, Asta, Musak, Ludovit, Kazimirova, Alena, Barancokova, Magdalena, Horska, Alexandra, Vymetalkova, Veronika, Smerhovsky, Zdenek, Naccarati, Alessio, Soucek, Pavel, Vodickova, Ludmila, Buchancova, Janka, Smolkova, Bozena, Dusinska, Maria, Vodicka, Pavel

“…Nonspecific chromosomal aberrations (CAs) are found in about 1% of lymphocytes drawn from healthy individuals. They include chromosome‐type aberrations (CSAs),…”
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Chromosomal damage in peripheral blood lymphocytes of newly diagnosed cancer patients and healthy controls by Vodicka, Pavel, Polivkova, Zdenka, Sytarova, Sylvie, Demova, Hana, Kucerova, Marie, Vodickova, Ludmila, Polakova, Veronika, Naccarati, Alessio, Smerhovsky, Zdenek, Ambrus, Miloslav, Cerna, Marie, Hemminki, Kari

“…Background: The majority of human cancers arise from cells unable to maintain genomic stability. Recent prospective studies indicated that enhanced chromosomal…”
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Cardiovascular Comorbidities in Patients with Psoriasis: Risk Profile Including Carotide Ultrasonography Assessed in Hospital-based Case Control Study by Votrubova, Jana, Juzlova, Katerina, Dzambova, Martina, Hercogova, Jana, Gopfertova, Dana

“…Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease, and its comorbidities have attracted serious interest in recent years. The evidence that psoriasis is associated…”
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CYP2A13, ADH1B, and ADH1C gene polymorphisms and pancreatic cancer risk by Mohelnikova-Duchonova, Beatrice, Vrana, David, Holcatova, Ivana, Ryska, Miroslav, Smerhovsky, Zdenek, Soucek, Pavel

“…Pancreatic carcinoma etiology and molecular pathogenesis are weakly understood. Based on the assumption that genetic variation in carcinogen metabolism further…”
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Superoxide dismutase and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate: quinone oxidoreductase polymorphisms and pancreatic cancer risk by Mohelnikova-Duchonova, Beatrice, Marsakova, Lenka, Vrana, David, Holcatova, Ivana, Ryska, Miroslav, Smerhovsky, Zdenek, Slamova, Alena, Schejbalova, Miriam, Soucek, Pavel

“…Pancreatic carcinoma etiology and molecular pathogenesis is weakly understood. According to the assumption that genetic variation in carcinogen metabolism…”
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Risk factors for comorbidities in Czech psoriatic patients: results of a hospital-based case-control study by Votrubova, Jana, Juzlova, Katerina, Smerhovsky, Zdenek, Fialova, Jorga, Gopfertova, Dana, Vojackova, Nadezda, Hercogova, Jana

“…Psoriasis is now known to be associated with multiple other diseases/comorbidities - including the metabolic syndrome, atherosclerosis and gastrointestinal…”
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