Article
Plant Sciences
Samrah Afzal Awan, Imran Khan, Qi Wang, Jing Gao, Xianming Tan, Feng Yang
Summary: The hormone melatonin can enhance the germination potential and other physiological attributes of soybean seeds under abiotic stresses. In particular, at concentrations of 50 mu mol L-1 and 100 mu mol L-1, melatonin significantly improved the germination indices and other physiological attributes of soybean seeds.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Saleh M. Alluqmani, Nadiyah M. Alabdallah
Summary: This study investigates the effects of functionalized carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) on chili pepper plants under drought stress. The results show that CNPs can significantly improve the relative water content, chlorophyll stability index, and chlorophyll fluorescence of the leaves. The application of CNPs also leads to a significant increase in proline content by reducing abscisic acid levels in the leaves. Furthermore, CNPs enhance the activity of antioxidant enzymes under drought stress. These findings suggest that CNPs have the potential to be used as a novel agricultural technique for crop cultivation in drought conditions.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Horticulture
Muhammad Rizwan, Asad Nawaz, Sana Irshad, Salim Manoharadas
Summary: This study reveals the potential role of melatonin (MEL) in enhancing Cr stress tolerance in pepper seedlings. MEL supplementation significantly mitigated the phytotoxic effects of Cr on root morphology, gas exchange elements, and leaf photosynthetic capacity, and restored the growth of pepper seedlings.
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2024)
Article
Plant Sciences
Samrah Afzal Awan, Imran Khan, Muhammad Rizwan, Marian Brestic, Xiaosan Wang, Xinquan Zhang, Linkai Huang
Summary: Melatonin treatment through seed priming and foliar application improved the growth, physiological, and biochemical traits of pearl millet under drought stress. It regulated the expression of antioxidant-responsive genes, increased proline content, and reduced oxidative damage. The activities of antioxidant enzymes were also enhanced. Seed priming at 120 mu M and foliar application at 160 mu M were particularly effective.
JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Haidong Ding, Lu Qian, Hailong Jiang, Yurong Ji, Yifang Fang, Jiarong Sheng, Xiaoying Xu, Cailin Ge
Summary: The SlBAG9 gene in tomato is highly expressed under high-temperature conditions, with its promoter containing various stress and hormone response elements, particularly related to heat stress. Overexpression of SlBAG9 in tomato results in increased sensitivity to heat stress, leading to leaf burning, chlorophyll degradation, and reduced photosynthetic rates. Additionally, SlBAG9-overexpressing lines exhibit higher levels of lipid peroxidation and H2O2, along with lower activities of antioxidant enzymes, suggesting that SlBAG9 plays a negative role in thermotolerance by inhibiting the antioxidant defense system.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
(2022)
Review
Plant Sciences
Muhammad Ahsan Altaf, Nitin Sharma, Dipali Srivastava, Sayanti Mandal, Sandeep Adavi, Rupak Jena, Rakesh Kumar Bairwa, Abilash Valsala Gopalakrishnan, Awadhesh Kumar, Abhijit Dey, Milan Kumar Lal, Rahul Kumar Tiwari, Ravinder Kumar, Parvaiz Ahmed
Summary: Melatonin protects plants from heavy metal stress by immobilizing the metals in cell walls and storing them in root cell vacuoles, reducing their translocation to shoots. It enhances osmolyte production, increases antioxidant enzyme activity, and improves photosynthesis, thereby improving cellular functions. Understanding melatonin-mediated response and signaling is important for sustaining crop production in heavy metal-stressed soils.
Article
Plant Sciences
Tanjina Akter, Afsana Akter Mimma, Md. Ashraful Haque, Md. Motaher Hossain, Totan Kumar Ghosh, Nayeematul Zinan, Md. Zahid Hasan Chowdhury, Shah Mohammad Naimul Islam
Summary: Salt stress is a significant abiotic factor that impedes plant development and growth. Recent research published in the journal PeerJ has found that the fungal endophyte Beauveria bassiana has a significant effect in reducing salt stress in plants.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Hassan O. Shaikhaldein, Fahad Al-Qurainy, Mohammad Nadeem, Salim Khan, Mohamed Tarroum, Abdalrhaman M. Salih, Saleh Alansi, Abdulrahman Al-Hashimi, Alanoud Alfagham, Jawaher Alkahtani
Summary: This study examines the effects of biosynthesized silver nanoparticles on salt-stressed Maerua oblongifolia plants and finds that these nanoparticles can alleviate the adverse effects of salt stress and improve plant growth and antioxidant defense systems.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Annie Irshad, Rana Naveed Ur Rehman, Hafiz Abdul Kareem, Peizhi Yang, Tianming Hu
Summary: The combination of Rhizobium inoculation and melatonin pretreatment effectively improved root activity and plant biomass production, increased chlorophyll contents, decreased MDA levels, and enhanced antioxidative ability in Medicago truncatula plants under cold stress.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2021)
Article
Horticulture
Cheng Song, Muhammad Aamir Manzoor, Di Mao, Xiang Ren, Wenwu Zhang, Yingyu Zhang
Summary: This study found that the application of melatonin significantly enhanced various aspects of tomato plant growth and reduced the damage caused by cadmium stress. By increasing the activity of antioxidant enzymes and decreasing the levels of oxidative stress markers, melatonin improved the resistance of tomato plants to cadmium stress.
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2024)
Article
Horticulture
Muhammad Ahsan Altaf, Rabia Shahid, Ming-Xun Ren, Muhammad Mohsin Altaf, Latif Ullah Khan, Sidra Shahid, Mohammad Shah Jahan
Summary: The study demonstrates that melatonin pretreatment significantly enhances the salt tolerance of tomato seedlings by improving root architecture, photosynthetic pigments, and overall growth status under salt stress. It also effectively reduces oxidative stress, inhibiting the accumulation of harmful substances and promoting enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants activities to mitigate salinity-induced damage.
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2021)
Article
Horticulture
Tauseef Anwar, Huma Qureshi, Hina Fatimah, Ejaz Hussain Siddiqi, Sadaf Anwaar, Ihab Mohamed Moussa, Muhammad Faheem Adil
Summary: The study found that the treatment of melatonin and zinc oxide nanoparticles can effectively reduce the harmful effects of salt stress on brinjal plants and enhance their ability to survive. Under a salt solution concentration of 100 mM, the use of ZnO-NPs and MT treatment increased the concentrations of chlorophyll a and b significantly. Priming seeds with ZnO-NPs dramatically increased the total chlorophyll content, while priming with MT dramatically increased the content of carotenoids.
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jessica Jimenez-Penuela, Martina Ferraguti, Josue Martinez-De la Puente, Ramon C. Soriguer, Jordi Figuerola
Summary: This study analyzed the relationship between infection of three common blood parasites (Plasmodium, Haemoproteus, and Leucocytozoon) and oxidative stress and antioxidant capacity in wild house sparrows along an urbanization gradient. The results showed that birds infected with Haemoproteus and living in urban areas had higher levels of lipid oxidative damage. Birds infected with Plasmodium showed lower antioxidant activity, while those infected with Leucocytozoon showed slightly higher antioxidant activity. Overall, this study highlights the effects of blood parasite infections and urbanization on the oxidative status of wild birds and the role of bird body condition in regulating oxidative stress.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2023)
Article
Toxicology
Muhammad Umar Ijaz, Arfa Tahir, Abdul Samad, Haseeb Anwar
Summary: Nonylphenol (NP) is an environmental contaminant that adversely affects male fertility. The research found that nobiletin (NOB) can reverse the testicular damage caused by NP.
HUMAN & EXPERIMENTAL TOXICOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Michal Kluknavsky, Andrea Micurova, Martina Cebova, Ezgi Saman, Sona Cacanyiova, Iveta Bernatova
Summary: MLN-4760 did not worsen pre-existing hypertension and behavioral hyperactivity/anxiety in SHRs. However, MLN-4760-induced oxidative damage in the brainstem was associated with activation of NO- and H2S-mediated compensatory mechanisms and increased expression of antioxidant, NO and H2S-producing enzymes, which correlated positively with elevated Nfe2l2 expression.
Article
Toxicology
B. O. Yilmaz, N. Yildizbayrak, Y. Aydin, M. Erkan
HUMAN & EXPERIMENTAL TOXICOLOGY
(2017)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yasemin Aydin
TOXICOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
(2018)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yasemin Aydin, Banu Orta Yilmaz, Nebahat Yildizbayrak, Ahu Korkut, Merve Arabul Kursun, Tulay Irez, Melike Erkan
DRUG AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Mehmet Can Perker, Banu Orta Yilmaz, Nebahat Yildizbayrak, Yasemin Aydin, Melike Erkan
JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMICAL AND MOLECULAR TOXICOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Nebahat Yildizbayrak, Banu Orta-Yilmaz, Yasemin Aydin, Melike Erkan
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2020)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Irem Demiral Keles, Ege Ulgen, Melike Belkiz Erkan, Saliha Esin Celik, Yasemin Aydin, Ayse Nur Onem, Hulya Kandemir, Tugce Arslanoglu, Mustafa Resat Apak, Ugur Sezerman, John Yeh, Faruk Buyru, Ercan Bastu
FERTILITY AND STERILITY
(2020)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Banu Orta Yilmaz, Nebahat Yildizbayrak, Yasemin Aydin
JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMICAL AND MOLECULAR TOXICOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Yasemin Aydin, Banu Orta-Yilmaz
Summary: Excessive intake of arsenic and fluoride in underground drinking water has adverse effects on the male reproductive system, including reduced cell viability and proliferation, increased cytotoxicity, and induction of oxidative stress and apoptosis. The combined exposure of arsenic and fluoride has a synergistic effect, highlighting the need to reduce their exposure to prevent male infertility.
Article
Reproductive Biology
Banu Orta Yilmaz, Yasemin Aydin
Summary: Arsenite and fluoride, commonly found in underground drinking water, have negative impacts on testicular function and fertility. In mouse Leydig cells, exposure to individual or combined arsenite and fluoride induces oxidative stress, cell apoptosis, alters antioxidant balance, and suppresses steroidogenic enzyme expression. This study highlights the detrimental effects of environmentally relevant concentrations of arsenite and fluoride on testosterone production in Leydig cells and male infertility.
Article
Toxicology
Buse Yilmaz, Yasemin Aydin, Banu Orta-Yilmaz
Summary: Furan is an organic chemical that is formed during cooking, storage, and processing techniques of food components, and it has adverse effects on human health. The genotoxic effects of furan are controversial, and its effects on the male reproductive system have not been studied. In this study, Leydig cells were treated with different concentrations of furan, and it was found that furan induced DNA damage, genotoxicity, and cytotoxicity.
TOXICOLOGY MECHANISMS AND METHODS
(2023)
Article
Toxicology
Yasemin Aydin, Buse Yilmaz, Yasemin U. Dikbasan, Banu Orta-Yilmaz
Summary: Research on heat-induced food contamination has gained attention due to the health risks associated with it. Furan, a compound formed during food processing and storage, has been found to have detrimental effects on human health. It affects various systems and organs in the body, including the immune system, neurological system, and reproductive system. This study focused on the effects of furan on Leydig cells, which play a crucial role in testosterone production. The findings showed that furan exposure led to decreased cell viability, increased oxidative stress, and apoptosis. The expression of genes related to apoptosis and antioxidant activity was also altered. These results suggest that furan impairs Leydig cell function by disrupting the antioxidant system and inducing cytotoxicity and apoptosis.
TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Banu Orta Yilmaz, Yasemin Aydin
Summary: Worldwide research is being conducted to determine the level of acrylamide (ACR) exposure in humans. The cytotoxicity of ACR's metabolite, glycidamide (GA), is stronger than ACR itself. This study investigated the effects of GA on apoptosis in embryonic fibroblast cells and found that GA induced cytotoxicity and oxidative stress, while also decreasing the expression levels of apoptotic genes. Additionally, Hesperidin (Hes) was found to have stronger antioxidant properties compared to Vitamin C (VitC), and GA-induced apoptosis was associated with Nrf2-dependent oxidative stress.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Biology
Busra Demircioglu, Yasemin Aydin, Banu Orta-Yilmaz, Nebahat Yildizbayrak, Melike Erkan
Summary: Arsenic is a toxic substance that spreads widely in the environment and accumulates in the earth's crust, while curcumin has antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic effects. The study found that curcumin has anticancer effects on neoplastic transformed Balb/c 3T3 cells by causing DNA damage.
BRAZILIAN ARCHIVES OF BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Meeting Abstract
Obstetrics & Gynecology
E. Bastu, I. Demiral, E. Ulgen, M. B. Erkan, S. E. Celik, Y. Aydin, A. N. Onem, B. Yuksel Ozgor, M. Dogan, R. Apak, U. Sezerman, F. Buyru
HUMAN REPRODUCTION
(2018)