The NLRP3-Mediated Neuroinflammatory Responses to CdTe Quantum Dots and the Protection of ZnS Shell

The glycolytic shift was involved in CdTe/ZnS quantum dots inducing microglial activation mediated through the mTOR signaling pathway

(2019) Tianshu Wu et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED TOXICOLOGY

Nervous system control of intestinal host defense in C. elegans

(2019) Khursheed A Wani et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROBIOLOGY

Life span-resolved nanotoxicology enables identification of age-associated neuromuscular vulnerabilities in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

(2018) Annette Piechulek et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Transcriptome analysis of different sizes of 3-mercaptopropionic acid-modified cadmium telluride quantum dot-induced toxic effects reveals immune response in rat hippocampus

(2018) Tianshu Wu et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED TOXICOLOGY

17β-Estradiol Regulates Microglia Activation and Polarization in the Hippocampus Following Global Cerebral Ischemia

(2018) Roshni Thakkar et al.   Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity

MPA-modified CdTe quantum dots increased interleukin-1beta secretion through MyD88-dependent Toll-like receptor pathway and NLRP3 inflammasome activation in microglia

(2018) Tianshu Wu et al.   TOXICOLOGY IN VITRO

Neurotoxicity of nonylphenol exposure on Caenorhabditis elegans induced by reactive oxidative species and disturbance synthesis of serotonin

(2018) Xue Cao et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

DNA damage in BV-2 cells: An important supplement to the neurotoxicity of CdTe quantum dots

(2018) Keyu He et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED TOXICOLOGY

Exogenous nanoparticles and endogenous crystalline molecules as danger signals for the NLRP3 inflammasomes

(2018) Koumei Shirasuna et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY

In vivo biodistribution and behavior of CdTe/ZnS quantum dots

(2017) Yan Zhao et al.   International Journal of Nanomedicine

Mechanochemical approach for the capping of mixed core CdS/ZnS nanocrystals: Elimination of cadmium toxicity

(2017) Zdenka Bujňáková et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

Survival assays using Caenorhabditis elegans

(2017) Hae-Eun H. Park et al.   MOLECULES AND CELLS

Uptake of dendrimer-drug by different cell types in the hippocampus after hypoxic–ischemic insult in neonatal mice: Effects of injury, microglial activation and hypothermia

(2017) Christina L. Nemeth et al.   Nanomedicine-Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine

Nanoparticle impact on innate immune cell pattern-recognition receptors and inflammasomes activation

(2017) Ana Luísa Silva et al.   SEMINARS IN IMMUNOLOGY

CdSe/ZnS quantum dots induce hepatocyte pyroptosis and liver inflammation via NLRP3 inflammasome activation

(2016) Yonghui Lu et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Size-Dependent Deposition, Translocation, and Microglial Activation of Inhaled Silver Nanoparticles in the Rodent Nose and Brain

(2016) Esther Shin Patchin et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES

Microglial cells (BV-2) internalize titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles: toxicity and cellular responses

(2016) Naima Rihane et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Impairments of spatial learning and memory following intrahippocampal injection in rats of 3-mercaptopropionic acid-modified CdTe quantum dots and molecular mechanisms

(2016) Tianshu Wu et al.   International Journal of Nanomedicine

Aqueous synthesis of highly stable CdTe/ZnS Core/Shell quantum dots for bioimaging

(2016) D. Saikia et al.   LUMINESCENCE

Cadmium-containing Quantum Dots: Current Perspectives on Their Application as Nanomedicine and Toxicity Concerns

(2016) Jing Wang et al.   MINI-REVIEWS IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Dairy Propionibacterium extends the mean lifespan of Caenorhabditis elegans via activation of the innate immune system

(2016) Gayeung Kwon et al.   Scientific Reports

Factors controlling permeability of the blood–brain barrier

(2015) Mohammed M. A. Almutairi et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Research advances on potential neurotoxicity of quantum dots

(2015) Tianshu Wu et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED TOXICOLOGY

MPA-capped CdTe quantum dots exposure causes neurotoxic effects in nematode Caenorhabditis elegans by affecting the transporters and receptors of glutamate, serotonin and dopamine at the genetic level, or by increasing ROS, or both

(2015) Tianshu Wu et al.   Nanoscale

Anti-amyloid compounds protect from silica nanoparticle-induced neurotoxicity in the nematodeC. elegans

(2015) Andrea Scharf et al.   Nanotoxicology

Cell Type-Dependent Changes in CdSe/ZnS Quantum Dot Uptake and Toxic Endpoints

(2015) Bella B. Manshian et al.   TOXICOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Quantum dots exposure alters both development and function of D-type GABAergic motor neurons in nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

(2015) Yunli Zhao et al.   Toxicology Research

Highly Efficient Multiple-Layer CdS Quantum Dot Sensitized III–V Solar Cells

(2014) Chien-Chung Lin et al.   JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY

Toxicity Testing of Neurotoxic Pesticides inCaenorhabditis elegans

(2014) Dean Meyer et al.   JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH-PART B-CRITICAL REVIEWS

Insights from the worm: The C. elegans model for innate immunity

(2014) Maria A. Ermolaeva et al.   SEMINARS IN IMMUNOLOGY

Components of the Cultivated Red Seaweed Chondrus crispus Enhance the Immune Response of Caenorhabditis elegans to Pseudomonas aeruginosa through thepmk-1,daf-2/daf-16, andskn-1Pathways

(2013) Jinghua Liu et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Comparison of cytotoxicity and expression of metal regulatory genes in zebrafish (Danio rerio) liver cells exposed to cadmium sulfate, zinc sulfate and quantum dots

(2013) Song Tang et al.   Metallomics

Innate Immune Genes Including a Mucin-Like Gene,mul-1, Induced by Ionizing Radiation inCaenorhabditis elegans

(2012) Takafumi Kimura et al.   RADIATION RESEARCH

The cytotoxicity of cadmium-based quantum dots

(2011) Nan Chen et al.   BIOMATERIALS

The inflammasome: in memory of Dr. Jurg Tschopp

(2011) M Dagenais et al.   CELL DEATH AND DIFFERENTIATION

Ecotoxicity test methods for engineered nanomaterials: Practical experiences and recommendations from the bench

(2011) Richard D. Handy et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

The Inflammasomes

(2010) Kate Schroder et al.   CELL

The Caenorhabiditis elegans model as a reliable tool in neurotoxicology

(2010) Daiana Avila et al.   HUMAN & EXPERIMENTAL TOXICOLOGY

Preparation and Characterization of Highly Luminescent Water-Soluble CdTe Quantum Dots as Optical Temperature Probes

(2010) Jiwei Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY

In vivo Quantum-Dot Toxicity Assessment

(2009) Tanya S. Hauck et al.   Small

Caenorhabditis elegans: An Emerging Model in Biomedical and Environmental Toxicology

(2008) Maxwell C. K. Leung et al.   TOXICOLOGICAL SCIENCES