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Plant Sciences
Rabaa Hidri, Ouissal Metoui-Ben Mahmoud, Walid Zorrig, Henda Mahmoudi, Abderrazak Smaoui, Chedly Abdelly, Rosario Azcon, Ahmed Debez
Summary: This study assessed the impact of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) on the halophyte Suaeda fruticosa. The findings showed that the inoculation of PGPR increased biomass, reduced ion accumulation, and enhanced antioxidant enzyme activity in the plants. Additionally, PGPR also enhanced soil enzyme activity and nutrient uptake in the presence of salt stress. These results highlight the potential of PGPR as a biological solution for improving plant growth and soil health under salt stress conditions.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Bingwen Wang, Dangquan Zhang, Wenfeng Wang, Yukun Song, Mengfei Lu, Shen Ding
Summary: Cadmium and selenium can jointly affect plant growth. This study investigated the effects of different foliar application doses of selenium on the accumulation of cadmium in walnut seedlings under cadmium stress. The results showed that selenium application increased walnut biomass and enhanced antioxidant enzyme activities in walnut roots and leaves. Additionally, selenium application reduced the levels of reactive oxygen species and malondialdehyde, as well as decreased the accumulation of cadmium in different parts of walnuts.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Marta Budkowska, Elzbieta Cecerska-Heryc, Zuzanna Marcinowska, Aldona Siennicka, Barbara Dolegowska
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the activity of several enzymes related to oxidative stress and the concentration of glutathione in the circadian rhythm. The results showed that the activity of these enzymes and the concentration of glutathione peaked at 2 a.m. during sleep. This suggests that the processes maintaining the redox balance are intensified during sleep, thus reducing oxidative stress.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Alica Pizent, Milena Andelkovic, Blanka Tariba Lovakovic, Tanja Zivkovic Semren, Aleksandra Buha Djordjevic, Marija Gamulin, Vera Bonderovic, Miodrag Acimovic, Zorica Bulat
Summary: Higher blood Hg, SOD, and GPx levels and lower serum SH levels were found in prostate cancer patients compared to controls. Significant correlations between oxidative stress parameters and metal concentrations suggest a potential role of metal-induced oxidative stress in prostate cancer.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Shiva Ganjali, Reihaneh Keshavarz, Susan Hosseini, Atena Mansouri, Massimo R. Mannarino, Matteo Pirro, Tannaz Jamialahmadi, Amirhossein Sahebkar
Summary: This study revealed significant differences in oxidant/antioxidant markers between FH patients and healthy individuals, as well as between HoFH and HeFH patients. These differences may be strongly associated with plasma LDL-C levels.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Sport Sciences
Aleksandra Filip-Stachnik, Michal Krzysztofik, Juan Del Coso, Tomasz Palka, Ewa Sadowska-Krepa
Summary: This study examined the impact of caffeine intake on prooxidant-antioxidant balance and muscle damage following resistance exercise. The results showed that consuming 3 mg/kg of caffeine did not significantly affect the number of repetitions, prooxidant-antioxidant balance, or muscle damage markers.
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCE AND MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Satish Kumar Sanwal, Parveen Kumar, Hari Kesh, Vijai Kishor Gupta, Arvind Kumar, Ashwani Kumar, Babu Lal Meena, Giuseppe Colla, Mariateresa Cardarelli, Pradeep Kumar
Summary: Salinity stress significantly reduces plant height, stem numbers, and tuber yield in potato varieties. Salt-tolerant genotypes exhibit better performance under salt stress due to a strong antioxidant defense system and osmotic adjustment, suggesting their potential for breeding new high-yielding, salt-tolerant lines. Specific physiological and biochemical traits were identified as predominant for tuber yield under salt stress, providing insights for further genetic and molecular studies on salt tolerance in potato.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sukhchain Kaur, Neha Garg, Rubal Rubal, Monisha Dhiman
Summary: Heavy metal exposure is correlated with hypertension and is associated with altered lipid profiles, cardiac markers, oxidative stress markers, and heavy metal concentrations exceeding permissible limits.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Cristiane de Freitas Rodrigues, Jean Ramos Boldori, Marcell Valandro Soares, Sabrina Somacal, Tatiana Emanuelli, Aryele Izaguirry, Francielli Weber Santos Cibin, Paula Rossini Augusti, Cristiane Casagrande Denardin
Summary: Goji berry juice exerts toxic effects on Caenorhabditis elegans, promoting premature aging. Further studies in mammals are needed before its consumption can be recommended.
FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Chandra Sekhar Arigela, Giribabu Nelli, Siew Hua Gan, Kuttulebbai Nainamohamed Salam Sirajudeen, Kumarathevan Krishnan, Nurhanan Abdul Rahman, Visweswara Rao Pasupuleti
Summary: Bitter gourd honey (BGH) shows potential anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory, and anti-apoptotic effects in the treatment of diabetes, reducing liver and kidney damage and increasing levels of antioxidant enzymes.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jakub Rok, Zuzanna Rzepka, Mateusz Maszczyk, Artur Beberok, Dorota Wrzesniok
Summary: Minocycline, a semisynthetic tetracycline antibiotic, not only exhibits antibacterial activity but also shows antioxidative effects. Long-term use of minocycline may cause skin hyperpigmentation. Research indicates that minocycline induces oxidative stress in human melanocytes but can also increase cell viability and mitigate oxidative stress when exposed to hydrogen peroxide and UVA radiation. Additionally, the different impact of minocycline on CAT activity compared to other tetracyclines may be attributed to the binding site location.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Khadija Sossey Alaoui, Bernard Tychon, Sandrine Joachim, Alain Geffard, Katherine Nott, Sebastien Ronkart, Jean-Marc Porcher, Remy Beaudouin, Christelle Robert, Marie-Laure Fauconnier, Matthew Saive
Summary: The study aimed to assess the toxicity of a mixture of five pharmaceutical drugs using Fontinalis antipyretica as a bioindicator and bioaccumulator. Results showed that only carbamazepine and irbesartan were accumulated by the species, with bioaccumulation levels increasing with exposure time. Antioxidant enzymes were sensitive to the drug mixture, with higher activity observed in plants exposed to higher concentrations. Chlorophyll content decreased in exposed plants, but photosynthetic activity was restored after 5 months. Morphological characteristics were less impacted by the treatment.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mohammad Hasan Saberi, Seraj Bita
Summary: In this study, the immunotoxicity of silver nanoparticles on whiteleg shrimp was assessed by monitoring the activity of certain enzymes, as well as the changes in antioxidant capacity and oxidative damage markers. It was found that silver nanoparticles caused severe immunotoxicity in the hepatopancreas tissue of whiteleg shrimp through the suppression of certain enzymes and antioxidant capacity.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yu Ji, Yanfang Ren, Chuan Han, Wenjia Zhu, Jinyu Gu, Junyu He
Summary: The research demonstrated that exogenous application of GB could improve plant growth and development of pakchoi under lead stress by enhancing antioxidative enzyme activities and reducing oxidative stress and lead accumulation.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Christine M. Latham, Emily C. Dickson, Randi N. Owen, Connie K. Larson, Sarah H. White-Springer
Summary: The study found that supplementing young horses with complexed trace minerals can enhance muscle antioxidant capacity, but does not reduce damage caused by exercise-induced stress. This may contribute to improving performance of young horses during exercise training.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Editorial Material
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Ricardo A. Azevedo, Tihana Teklic, Maria P. Benavides
ANNALS OF APPLIED BIOLOGY
(2021)
Editorial Material
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Ricardo A. Azevedo
ANNALS OF APPLIED BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Fernando Henrique Silva Garcia, Timoteo Herculino da Silva Barros, Rubens Duarte Coelho, Marie Caroline Ferreira Laborde, Ricardo Antunes Azevedo, Danilo Hottis Lyra, Ricardo Alfredo Kluge
Summary: The study evaluated the effect of Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli (Lxx) colonization on sugarcane water status and physiological traits under irrigation and water deficit conditions. Results showed that Lxx inoculation did not alter relative water content in leaves, but plants under water deficit conditions exhibited decreased water status and physiological traits.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Lilian Angelica Moreira, Rafael Otto, Heitor Cantarella, Jose Lavres Junior, Ricardo Antunes Azevedo, Acacio Bezerra de Mira
Summary: The study demonstrates that enhanced-efficiency fertilizers could potentially reduce NH3 emissions from urea-based fertilizers in green sugarcane fields without affecting sugarcane yield. The results indicate that sugarcane yields were similar across different nitrogen sources at two sites.
JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Berenice Kussumoto Alcantara, Marcia Eugenia Amaral Carvalho, Salete Aparecida Gaziola, Karina Lima Reis Borges, Fernando Angelo Piotto, Angelo Pedro Jacomino, Ricardo Antunes Azevedo
Summary: The study evaluated the response of different tomato cultivars with different fruit colors to increasing Cd levels, finding that yield may be affected by Cd concentrations, while fruit quality parameters were unaffected by long-term exposure to Cd. Fruit quality features are able to buffer the potential side effects of Cd exposure.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Editorial Material
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Ricardo A. Azevedo, Carol Millman
ANNALS OF APPLIED BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Lucelia Borgo, Flavio Henrique Silveira Rabelo, Ilara Gabriela Frasson Budzinski, Thais Regiani Cataldi, Thiago Gentil Ramires, Patricia Dayane Carvalho Schaker, Alessandra Ferreira Ribas, Carlos Alberto Labate, Jose Lavres, Ann Cuypers, Ricardo Antunes Azevedo
Summary: Proline plays adaptive roles in plant tolerance to Cd-induced stress, with overproduction of proline leading to better metabolic adjustment and reduced oxidative stress. Endogenous overproduction of proline under stress-inducible promoters can enhance plant tolerance to Cd exposure.
JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Deyvid Novaes Marques, Sara Christina Stolze, Anne Harzen, Marina Lima Nogueira, Katherine Derlene Batagin-Piotto, Fernando Angelo Piotto, Chase Mason, Ricardo Antunes Azevedo, Hirofumi Nakagami
Summary: This study provides a first insight into the effects of cadmium exposure on the phosphoproteome of tomato plants by conducting a comparative analysis of tomato genotypes with different cadmium tolerance levels.
PLANT CELL REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Elcio Ferreira Santos, Paula Pongrac, Andre Rodrigues Reis, Flavio Henrique Silveira Rabelo, Ricardo Antunes Azevedo, Philip J. White, Jose Lavres
Summary: The uptake and physiological use of phosphorus (P) and zinc (Zn) in plants are interconnected and tightly controlled, but excessive supply can limit plant growth and reduce photosynthesis and antioxidant enzyme activity. Adequate supply can facilitate adaptation responses and improve growth and metabolic activity.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Editorial Material
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Ricardo A. Azevedo
ANNALS OF APPLIED BIOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Plant Sciences
Marcia Eugenia Amaral Carvalho, Carlos Alberto Labate, Clissia Barboza da Silva, Paulo Roberto De Camargo e Castro, Ricardo Antunes Azevedo
Summary: This study investigates the functioning of photorespiratory metabolism in seed tissues, revealing the presence of gene transcripts, proteins, and enzymes related to photorespiration, as well as an increase in production of photorespiratory biomarkers. Photorespiration in seeds may play a role in modulating the microenvironment, regulating signaling compound synthesis, and adjusting nutrition, with implications for seed development and environmental responses.
PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2022)
Correction
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nikolas Souza Mateus, Antonio Leite Florentino, Jessica Bezerra Oliveira, Elcio Ferreira Santos, Salete Aparecida Gaziola, Monica Lanzoni Rossi, Francisco Scaglia Linhares, Jose Albertino Bendassolli, Ricardo Antunes Azevedo, Jose Lavres
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Matheus Luis Docema, Tatiana de Souza Moraes, Lisia Borges Attilio, Joao Paulo Rodrigues Marques, Liliane Cristina Liborio Stipp, Ricardo Harakava, Juliana Freitas-Astua, Jose Belasque Junior, Ricardo Antunes Azevedo, Salete Aparecida Gaziola, Francisco de Assis Alves Mourao Filho
Summary: Currently, there are no resistant sweet orange cultivars to citrus canker. Transgenic plants expressing antimicrobial peptides and resistance genes from tolerant cultivars were evaluated for resistance to Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (Xcc). Transgenic plants showed reduced incidence and severity of citrus canker, as well as lower Xcc titers. Higher superoxide dismutase activity in transgenic plants led to increased hydrogen peroxide production. Callose deposition, an important plant defense response, was observed in transgenic plants with lower Xcc populations.
PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Daniel Vazquez-Sanchez, Elizangela F. V. Nepomuceno, Juliana A. Galvao, Luis F. F. Fabricio, Salete A. Gaziola, Ricardo A. Azevedo, Thais M. F. S. Vieira, Marilia Oetterer
Summary: The bioconversion of red tilapia by-products into protein hydrolysates using neutrase and papain resulted in a high degree of hydrolysis and yield. These tilapia protein hydrolysates (TPH) are rich in minerals, essential amino acids, and low-molecular-weight peptides. TPH exhibit water solubility and emulsifying capacity under neutral and alkaline conditions, but have low foam stability. TPH also demonstrate strong antioxidant activity and promote bacterial growth. Therefore, TPH offer potential as functional and bioactive ingredients in food formulations, a high-performance bacterial culture media, and a sustainable solution for reducing tilapia-processing wastes.
JOURNAL OF AQUATIC FOOD PRODUCT TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Vivyan Justi Conceicao, Simone Costa Mello, Marcia Eugenia Amaral Carvalho, Salete Aparecida Gaziola, Ricardo Antunes Azevedo
Summary: Long-term foliar spray with L-arginine can enhance antioxidant systems, increase yield and improve fruit quality in tomato plants subjected to transient heat stress.