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Sarly MS, Pedro CA, Bruno CS, Raposo A, Quadros HC, Pombo A, Gonçalves SC. Use of the gonadal tissue of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus as a target for environmental contamination by trace metals. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:89559-89580. [PMID: 37454008 PMCID: PMC10412469 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-28472-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Many environmental monitoring works have been carried out using biomarkers as a tool to identify the effects of oil contamination on marine organisms; however, only a few studies have used sea urchin gonadal tissue for this purpose. Within this context, the present work aimed to understand the impact of an oil spill, proposing the use of sea urchin gonadal tissue as a biomarker for environmental contamination by trace metals in the species Paracentrotus lividus. Biometric analysis, quantification analyses of the elements Cd, Pb, Ni, Fe, Mn, Zn, and Cu, as well as histopathological evaluations were performed in gonads of P. lividus collected from an area affected by hydrocarbons, named as impacted shore (IS) and an area not affected, named reference shore (RS). The results showed that carapace diameter (DC), total wet weight (WW), and Cd concentrations in the gonads were significantly influenced by the interaction between the rocky shores of origin, the months of sampling, and by the sex of the individuals. Moreover, from July until September, the levels of Zn and Cd were significantly lower in male than in female gonads. In July (the month of the oil spill), the indexes of histopathological alterations (IHPA) of membrane dilation were significantly higher in individuals from the IS, compared to the individuals from the RS. In addition, there were significant correlations between biometric variables (wet weight, diameter of carapace, gonadal weight, and gonadosomatic index) and the elements Cd, Cu, Ni, and Mn concentrations. Lastly, a delay in the gametogenic cycle of the sea urchins from IS was also observed. Taken together, these findings suggest that direct exposure to trace metals induces histopathological lesions in P. lividus' gonads and affects its reproductive cycle.
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- Monique S Sarly
- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM - School of Tourism and Maritime Technology, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2520-641, Peniche, Portugal
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM - School of Tourism and Maritime Technology, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2520-641, Peniche, Portugal
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM - School of Tourism and Maritime Technology, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2520-641, Peniche, Portugal
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM - School of Tourism and Maritime Technology, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2520-641, Peniche, Portugal
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- Gonçalo Moniz Institute - Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Salvador, 40296-710, Brazil
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM - School of Tourism and Maritime Technology, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2520-641, Peniche, Portugal
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM - School of Tourism and Maritime Technology, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2520-641, Peniche, Portugal.
- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, 3004-517, Coimbra, Portugal.
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Pedro CA, Bruno CS, Sarly MS, Meireles G, Moutinho A, Novais SC, Marques JC, Gonçalves SC. Are tolerance processes limiting the responses of Hediste diversicolor to cadmium exposure? A multimarker approach. Aquat Toxicol 2022; 252:106300. [PMID: 36162202 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2022.106300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Revised: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) is considered a priority hazardous substance under the European Community Directive 2013/39 due to its ecotoxicity. The ragworm Hediste diversicolor (O.F. Müller, 1776), a common species in estuaries and coastal lagoons, plays an important ecological role in these ecosystems and is a suitable bioindicator of environmental chemical contamination. In this study, H. diversicolor was chosen as an ecotoxicological model with the aim of evaluating the responses to Cd contamination, considering a multi-biomarker approach (mortality, biometry, behaviour, Cd bioaccumulation, oxidative stress and damage, and energy metabolism). Also, the hypothesis of different tolerances resulting in different responses was evaluated, by collecting worms from three systems distinctly impacted by metal contamination (Mondego estuary, Óbidos Lagoon and Sado estuary - Portugal). Animals were exposed under laboratory conditions to cadmium (10, 50 and 100 µg/L), for 10 days. Significant differences were observed in responses amongst worms originating from the different sites. Organisms from the less impacted systems revealed greater effects on mortality, biomass decrease and burrowing behaviour, as well as higher bioaccumulation potential, after exposure to Cd. Biochemical and behaviour impairments were observed as a consequence of Cd exposure, although not in a concentration-dependant manner. The results obtained in this study reinforce the importance of integrating endpoint responses, at the individual and sub-individual levels, to assess potential changes induced by pollutants in the physiological status and fitness of H. diversicolor and help to predict what their ecological consequences might be.
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- Carmen A Pedro
- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM - School of Tourism and Maritime Technology, Polytechnic of Leiria, Peniche 2520-641, Portugal; FCTUC - Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra 3000-456, Portugal
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM - School of Tourism and Maritime Technology, Polytechnic of Leiria, Peniche 2520-641, Portugal
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM - School of Tourism and Maritime Technology, Polytechnic of Leiria, Peniche 2520-641, Portugal
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM - School of Tourism and Maritime Technology, Polytechnic of Leiria, Peniche 2520-641, Portugal
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM - School of Tourism and Maritime Technology, Polytechnic of Leiria, Peniche 2520-641, Portugal
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM - School of Tourism and Maritime Technology, Polytechnic of Leiria, Peniche 2520-641, Portugal
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra 3000-456, Portugal
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM - School of Tourism and Maritime Technology, Polytechnic of Leiria, Peniche 2520-641, Portugal; MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra 3000-456, Portugal.
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Salvador MR, Gonçalves SC, Romana GQ, Nunes B, Kislaya I, Dias CM, Rodrigues AP. Effect of lifestyle on blood pressure in Portuguese population under antihypertensive drugs. Eur J Public Health 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckz186.273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background
Hypertension is one of the main risk factors for disability and death from cardiovascular diseases. Current guidelines include initiatives to control blood pressure values in hypertensive patients that focus on lifestyle changes. The main objective of this study was to estimate the association between lifestyle and blood pressure in patients under antihypertensive drugs.
Methods
An analysis of the data of Portuguese Health Examination Survey (INSEF) was performed. Individuals who met INSEF inclusion criteria and who referred to be under antihypertensive drugs in the two weeks prior to the questionnaire were studied. Lifestyle variables (alcohol consumption, smoking, additional salt intake, fruit and vegetables consumption, practice of physical activity) were measured by questionnaire, and blood pressure values were obtained by physical examination. Associations between lifestyle factors and blood pressure, stratified by sex and adjusted to sociodemographic variables and to obesity, were estimated through a multiple linear regression model.
Results
Alcohol consumption (ß=6.31, p = 0.007) and smoking (ß=4.72, p = 0.018) were associated with systolic blood pressure in men. Additional salt intake, fruit and vegetable consumption, and practice of physical activity were not associated with blood pressure in men. In women, no association was observed for any behavioural variable.
Conclusions
These conclusions reinforce the need, also in the population under antihypertensive drugs, particularly in the male sex, to focus the fight against high systolic blood pressure in these two modifiable and preventable behaviours: smoking and alcoholic consumption.
Key messages
Alcohol consumption and smoking are the behavioral determinants associated with high systolic blood pressure values in men under antihypertensive drugs. These conclusions reinforce the need to focus the fight against high systolic blood pressure in the preventable and modifiable behavioural determinants.
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- M R Salvador
- Public Health Unit, ACES Dao Lafoes, Viseu, Portugal
- Department of Epidemiology, National Health Institute Doctor Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Public Health Unit, ACES Medio Tejo, Alcanena, Portugal
- Department of Epidemiology, National Health Institute Doctor Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Public Health Unit, ACES Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal
- Department of Epidemiology, National Health Institute Doctor Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Epidemiology, National Health Institute Doctor Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Epidemiology, National Health Institute Doctor Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Epidemiology, National Health Institute Doctor Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Epidemiology, National Health Institute Doctor Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal
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Veiga K, Pedro CA, Ferreira SMF, Gonçalves SC. Monitoring metal pollution on coastal lagoons using Cerastoderma edule-a report from a moderately impacted system in Western Portugal (Óbidos Lagoon). Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2019; 26:2710-2721. [PMID: 30484047 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-3705-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2018] [Accepted: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The main goal of this monitoring program was to evaluate the contamination in the intertidal environment of Óbidos Lagoon by the metals Cd, Pb, and Ni on water, sediments, and on biological samples, using the bivalve Cerastoderma edule (common name: cockle) as a biomonitor. Since C. edule is an edible mollusc, the risk of their consumption by humans from this lagoon was also evaluated. The study was performed in a restricted area of the lagoon-the ML station-where human activities, such as shellfish harvesting, intersect with the natural processes occurring in this system. The results obtained revealed that the water samples were polluted with Cd and Pb with concentrations (0.00025 mg l-1 and 0.0072 mg l-1) above the maximum legislated on the Directive 2008/105/EC, while for Ni, this occurred only on one of the seasons sampled (summer 2010: 0.029 mg l-1). The sediments were not contaminated with Cd and Ni, and the contamination detected for the metal Pb, allowed the classification of this station as an unpolluted site ([Pbmin] = 7.477 mg.kg-1 and [Pbmax] = 19.875 mg.kg-1). On biological samples, comparing the results of metal contaminations with the values of the maximum levels fixed by European Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 and USFDA, all the results were below the legal value. Therefore, during the period of study, the consumption of this bivalve by humans was safe. Also, BAF and CF calculations suggest that C. edule can be used as a biomonitor to determine the source of the contaminations. This study supported the use of C. edule as a biomonitor to assess the contamination by the metals Pb and Ni at the Óbidos Lagoon and allowed to predict the potential transfer of metals to higher trophic levels with potential impacts on the natural and human communities.
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- Kelly Veiga
- MARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, 2520-641, Peniche, Portugal
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- MARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, 2520-641, Peniche, Portugal
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- MARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, 2520-641, Peniche, Portugal
- CFE-Centre for Functional Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Apartado 3046, 3001-401, Coimbra, Portugal
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- MARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, 2520-641, Peniche, Portugal.
- MARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, 3004-517, Coimbra, Portugal.
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Rodrigues MJ, Martins K, Garcia D, Ferreira SMF, Gonçalves SC, Mendes S, Lemos MFL. Using the mini-VIDAS(®) Easy Salmonella protocol to assess contamination in transitional and coastal waters. Arch Microbiol 2016; 198:483-7. [PMID: 26994914 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-016-1211-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2016] [Revised: 03/01/2016] [Accepted: 03/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Classical methodologies for Salmonella detection may be too long in time to assure public safety. Presently, one of the fastest assays for Salmonella detection using the mini-VIDAS(®) system is the Easy Salmonella protocol. This assay, developed for food matrixes analysis, was here assessed for the applicability on the detection of these bacteria in transitional and saltwaters. The presence of Salmonella was detected in 4.2 % of the samples studied. In these transitional waters, the proposed protocol presented an efficiency of 79.1 %, due to a high false positive rate (20.8 %), and a false negative rate of 0 %-implying reducing analysis time, the use of enrichment broths, and making it more cost effective. Despite the multitude of samples nature, the method here described revealed to be an efficient and promising tool for transitional waters analysis.
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- M J Rodrigues
- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, 2520-641, Peniche, Portugal. .,Edifício CETEMARES, Avenida do Porto de Pesca, 2520-630, Peniche, Portugal.
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, 2520-641, Peniche, Portugal
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, 2520-641, Peniche, Portugal
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, 2520-641, Peniche, Portugal
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, 2520-641, Peniche, Portugal
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, 2520-641, Peniche, Portugal
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, 2520-641, Peniche, Portugal
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Pedro CA, Santos MSS, Ferreira SMF, Gonçalves SC. The presence of cadmium in the intertidal environments of a moderately impacted coastal lagoon in western Portugal (Óbidos Lagoon)--spatial and seasonal evaluations. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2016; 23:1960-1969. [PMID: 26611628 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5847-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2015] [Accepted: 11/20/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A seasonal environmental monitoring program was carried out (winter 2009 to summer 2010) to evaluate the spatial and seasonal cadmium concentrations in the intertidal environments of the Óbidos Lagoon (Portugal). Also, some environmental parameters were monitored at each sampling station. Both the water and the sediment samples were contaminated, although to different degrees. In general, cadmium contamination appears to be mostly focused on the inner areas of the lagoon, namely, in Barrosa's arm, which receives a small tributary contaminated by agro-industrial activities. Only cadmium concentration in sediment showed to be significantly influenced by seasons. Some environmental parameters presented spatial and temporal heterogeneity which influenced, to some extent, cadmium bioavailability. The results of this study allow a better understanding of the environmental quality of this ecosystem regarding cadmium contamination and may assist in the definition of future coastal management measures specifically targeted to trace metal contamination and pollution monitoring.
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- Carmen A Pedro
- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, 2520-641, Peniche, Portugal
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, 2520-641, Peniche, Portugal
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, 2520-641, Peniche, Portugal
- CFE - Centre for Functional Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Apartado 3046, 3001-401, Coimbra, Portugal
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, 2520-641, Peniche, Portugal.
- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, 3004-517, Coimbra, Portugal.
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Santos MSS, Pedro CA, Gonçalves SC, Ferreira SMF. Phytoremediation of cadmium by the facultative halophyte plant Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla, at different salinities. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2015; 22:15598-609. [PMID: 26013743 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4750-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2015] [Accepted: 05/18/2015] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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The cadmium phytoremediation capacity of the halophyte plant Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla and the influence of water salinity were assessed in a greenhouse experiment, in order to better understand the bioremediation capacity of this plant. Three concentrations of cadmium (0, 50 and 100 μg l(-1)) and four salinity conditions (0, 5, 10 and 20) were chosen to evaluate the cadmium accumulation, in order to test these plants as a potential phytoremediation tool in brackish environments. The cadmium content in water and plants (underground organs, stems and leaves) was analysed with graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry. All the plants submitted to salinity 20 and in the three cadmium treatments died. The plants' survival was highest in the lowest salinities, where highest growth and biomasses were also obtained. The plants presented more cadmium content in the rhizomes, followed by stems and even less in leaves. The salt stress of the plants interfered with their cadmium accumulation capacity. The highest cadmium accumulation in the rhizomes occurred at salinity 0, while the salinities 0 and 5 were the most adequate for stems and leaves. The experiment pointed out that B. maritimus represents a good possible intervenient for cadmium bioremediation in freshwater and low salinity brackish water environments, but its use is limited in the habitats of higher salinity.
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- Márcia S S Santos
- School of Tourism and Maritime Technology, Marine Resources Research Group, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Campus 4, Santuário Na. Sra. dos Remédios, 2520-641, Peniche, Portugal
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- School of Tourism and Maritime Technology, Marine Resources Research Group, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Campus 4, Santuário Na. Sra. dos Remédios, 2520-641, Peniche, Portugal
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- School of Tourism and Maritime Technology, Marine Resources Research Group, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Campus 4, Santuário Na. Sra. dos Remédios, 2520-641, Peniche, Portugal.
- MARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, 3004-517, Coimbra, Portugal.
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- School of Tourism and Maritime Technology, Marine Resources Research Group, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Campus 4, Santuário Na. Sra. dos Remédios, 2520-641, Peniche, Portugal.
- CFE-Centre for Functional Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Apartado 3046, 3001-401, Coimbra, Portugal.
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Pedro CA, Santos MSS, Ferreira SMF, Gonçalves SC. The influence of cadmium contamination and salinity on the survival, growth and phytoremediation capacity of the saltmarsh plant Salicornia ramosissima. Mar Environ Res 2013; 92:197-205. [PMID: 24176185 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2013.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2013] [Revised: 09/20/2013] [Accepted: 09/27/2013] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The major aim of this study was to evaluate the capacity of Salicornia ramosissima on Cadmium phytoremediation under distinct salinities and, consequently, the toxic effects on the plant's development. A greenhouse experiment was performed, using two Cd concentrations (50 and 100 μg l(-1)) in different salinities (0, 5 and 10). Mortality and weight variation, observed at the end of the experiment, showed significant differences between some treatments, meaning that these variables were affected by the salinity and Cd concentrations. The highest Cd accumulation was detected in the roots, and decreased with the increase of salinity and Cd concentration. S. ramosissima is a potential candidate for Cd phytoremediation at salinities close to 0 and its capabilities in Cd phytoaccumulation and phytoestabilization proved to be quite interesting. The optimization of phytoremediation processes by S. ramosissima could turn possible the use of this plant in the recovery of contaminated ecosystems.
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- Carmen A Pedro
- GIRM - Marine Resources Research Group, School of Tourism and Maritime Technology, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Campus 4, Santuário N(a). Sra. dos Remédios, 2520-641 Peniche, Portugal
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Hackenhaar FS, Martinez D, Medeiros TM, Klein C, Alabarse PVG, Wainstein MV, Gonçalves SC, Benfato MS. Oxidized-LDL and paraoxonase-1 as biomarkers of coronary artery disease in patients with sleep-disordered breathing. Curr Med Chem 2013; 19:4359-66. [PMID: 22934769 DOI: 10.2174/092986712802884312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2012] [Revised: 07/28/2012] [Accepted: 07/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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UNLABELLED Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) and OBJECTIVES Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB) are both oxidative stress disorders. SDB intermittent hypoxia induces oxidative stress, and reduces NO(·) availability, causing endothelial dysfunction. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) peroxidation is involved in atherosclerosis, and is reported in SDB. Oxidized LDL (ox-LDL) and malondialdehyde (MDA) are lipid peroxidation markers. High-density lipoprotein (HDL) presents antiatherosclerotic properties related to paraxonase-1 (PON-1) activity. PON-1 hydrolyseyses lipid peroxides as ox-LDL. This study compares the relationship of HDL and PON-1, the lipid peroxidation markers ox-LDL and MDA, and 8-OHdG DNA damage marker in the association of SDB and CAD. DESIGN AND METHODS 29 controls and 27 cases with CAD (defined as > 30% coronary narrowing) patients were included. The apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), and several lipid and oxidative stress parameters were measured in these patients. RESULTS AHI is increased in CAD patients, and PON-1 activity and HDL levels are decreased. Regression analyseyses showed that lower PON-1 activity and higher ox-LDL levels are important CAD predictors, compared to HDL or MDA levels and present an age-dependent increase. Nitrites and nitrates, indirect NO(·) markers, are positive vs correlated with PON-1 and are negatively correlated to ox-LDL. SDB is not correlated to PON-1 activity decrease or ox-LDL increase. AHI is inversely correlated to HDL levels. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that PON-1 and ox-LDL are important predictors of CAD, however they may not be directly related to SDB.
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- F S Hackenhaar
- Departamento de Biofísica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Gonçalves SC, Régis-da-Silva CG, Brito MEFC, Brandão-Filho SP, Paiva-Cavalcanti M. Application of the mammalian glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase gene for sample quality control in multiplex PCR for diagnosis of leishmaniasis. J Venom Anim Toxins Incl Trop Dis 2012. [DOI: 10.1590/s1678-91992012000200009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Fuchs FD, Gus M, Moreira LB, Moreira WD, Gonçalves SC, Nunes G. Headache is not more frequent among patients with moderate to severe hypertension. J Hum Hypertens 2003; 17:787-90. [PMID: 14578919 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The association between hypertension and headache has been a contentious issue. Most studies have showed that mild hypertension and headache are not associated, but this may not be the case in patients with hypertension classified at more severe stages. We investigated the association between hypertension classified at moderate to severe stages and headache in a cross-sectional study conducted in the hypertension clinic of a tertiary care University hospital. In total, 1763 referred patients with a medical diagnosis of hypertension in most cases (95.7%) were evaluated by an extensive protocol questionnaire, detailed physical examination, laboratory examination, and had their blood pressure classified according to the VI Joint National Committee (JNC-VI) recommendation. Logistic regression models were used to explore the association between severity of hypertension and pulse pressure with the presence of headache, controlling for several potential confounders. The complaint of headache was referred by 903 (51.3% of whole sample), and a total of 378 patients (21.4%) were classified at the moderate to severe stage (stage III of the JNC-VI report). The diagnosis of moderate to severe hypertension was not associated with the complaint of headache (OR 1.02, 95% CI from 0.79 to 1.30). Pulse pressure and headache were inversely associated (OR 0.91, 95% CI from 0.86 to 0.97, for 10 mmHg). We concluded that headache and hypertension classified at moderate to severe stages were not associated in patients attending to a hypertension clinic. The novel finding of an inverse association between pulse pressure and headache should be addressed in further investigations.
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- F D Fuchs
- Division of Cardiology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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Costa G, Cunha-Melo JR, Aguiar BG, Gonçalves SC, Toppa NH, Coelho PM. Hepatic regeneration after partial hepatectomy in mice infected with Schistosoma mansoni, at the acute and chronic phases of the disease. Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 1999; 41:255-8. [PMID: 10564921 DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46651999000400010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Outbred male albino mice normal or infected with 30 cercariae of Schistosoma mansoni (LE strain) were submitted to 65% hepatectomy during the acute (70 days) and chronic phase (160 days) phases of the disease. A group of the infected animals was treated with 400 mg/kg of oxamniquine during the acute phase before hepatectomy. Non-infected, infected and treated but not hepatectomized animals were kept as controls. Hepatic regeneration was evaluated by incorporation of tritiated thymidine, intraperitoneally injected into non-hepatectomized and hepatectomized animals, 24 hours after surgery. The results showed that removal of 65% of the hepatic parenchyma, during the acute phase, led to a statistically significant increase of thymidine incorporation, when compared with the uninfected hepatectomized controls. This phenomenon was not observed at the chronic phase. Treatment with oxamniquine administered during the acute phase led to a decrease in thymidine incorporation rate 160 days after infection (90 days after treatment) and 24 hours after hepatectomy. The data suggest that infection with S. mansoni represents a considerable stimulus for the regenerative capacity of the liver during the acute, but not the chronic phase of disease.
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- G Costa
- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, MG, Brazil
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Queiroz-Neto A, Zamur G, Gonçalves SC, Carregaro AB, Mataqueiro MI, Harkins JD, Tobin T. Characterization of the antinociceptive and sedative effect of amitraz in horses. J Vet Pharmacol Ther 1998; 21:400-5. [PMID: 9811442 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2885.1998.00150.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Amitraz, an acaricide used to control ectoparasites in animals has a complex pharmacological activity, including alpha2-adrenergic agonist action. The purpose of this research was to investigate the possible antinociceptive and/or sedative effect of amitraz in horses. The sedative effect of the intravenous (i.v.) injection of dimethylformamide (DMF, 5 mL, control) or amitraz (0.05, 0.10, 0.15 mg/kg), was investigated on the head ptosis test. The participation of alpha2-adrenergic receptors in the sedative effect provoked by amitraz was studied by dosing yohimbine (0.12 mg/kg, i.v.). To measure the antinociception, xylazine hydrochloride (1 mg/kg, i.v., positive control) and the same doses of amitraz and DMF were used. A focused radiant light/heat directed onto the fetlock and withers of a horse were used as a noxious stimulus to measure the hoof withdrawal reflex latency (HWRL) and the skin twitch reflex latency (STRL). The three doses of amitraz used (0.05, 0.10 and 0.15 mg/kg) provoked a dose-dependent relaxation of the cervical muscles. The experiments with amitraz and xylazine on the HWRL showed that after i.v. administration of all doses of amitraz there was a significant increase of HWRL up to 150 min after the injections. Additionally, there was a significant difference between control (DMF) and positive control (xylazine) values up to 30 min after drug injection. On the other hand, the experiments on the STRL show that after administration of amitraz at the dose of 0.15 mg/kg, a significant increase in STRL was observed when compared with the control group. This effect lasted up to 120 min after injection. However, no significant antinociceptive effect was observed with the 0.05 and 0.10 mg/kg doses of amitraz or at the 1.0 mg/kg dose of xylazine.
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- A Queiroz-Neto
- Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Câmpus de Jaboticabal, FCAV/UNESP, SP, Brazil
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Rosa AA, Gonçalves SC, Stefani SD, Martins SO, Rosa DD, Hunsche A, Azeredo RM, Schönell LH, Ruschel MM, de Barros SG. [Perception on and registration of alcohol abuse and alcohol-related diseases at a university general hospital]. Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) 1998; 44:335-9. [PMID: 9852655 DOI: 10.1590/s0104-42301998000400014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The high frequency of alcohol related problems highlights the importance of its approach. The association of both the alcohol-abuse and alcohol related diseases has been pointed in the literature and are often the main reason for hospitalization. Physicians use different tools to detect abusive drinkers, and one of them is the CAGE-test, validated by Mayfield et al. in 1974. OBJECTIVES To study the association between the result of the CAGE-test and the perception and registration of alcohol abuse by the medical staff and the nurses in charge of inpatients of Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, southern Brazil. MATERIAL AND METHOD The design involved three phases. First, the application of the CAGE-test to the 385 eligible patients. Second, review of all 51 CAGE-positive patients' records as well the controlled evaluation of 51 randomized CAGE-negative patients, to seek alcoholic habits and alcohol-related diseases. Third, interview with the medical staff to find out their perception about these subjects. RESULTS We found 51 patients CAGE-positive (prevalence = 13%). When evaluated through the registration and through a standardized interview, medical staff and nurses were not aware of more than half of CAGE-positive patients. No significant differences were found between medical staff registration and perception; the prevalence of alcohol related diseases was the same for both: 26 and 27% (p = .861). The prevalence of alcohol related diseases was higher among CAGE-positive patients (p = .0003). CONCLUSIONS In spite of the high prevalence among our patients, alcohol abuse is not pursued by our health teams as it should be. As for the future, there is reason to envision a continuing alcoholism rapprochement.
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- A A Rosa
- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal, Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS
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Picon PD, Gonçalves SC, Wainstein MV, Costa AF, Mengarda CV, Machado RP, Berlim GL, Edelweiss M, Edelweiss MI, Ribeiro JP. Atherosclerosis and acute arterial thrombosis in rabbits: a model using balloon desendothelization without dietary intervention. Braz J Med Biol Res 1997; 30:415-7. [PMID: 9246241 DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x1997000300017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Acute thrombosis can be induced in rabbits by a triggering protocol using Russell's viper venom and histamine given after 8 months of a 1% cholesterol diet and balloon desendothelization. In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that aortic desendothelization performed 4 months before the triggering protocol without a high cholesterol diet is a highly effective and less expensive way of producing arterial atherosclerosis and thrombosis. Nineteen male New Zealand white rabbits on a normal diet were studied. The control group (N = 9) received no intervention during the 4-month observation period, while the other group (N = 10) was submitted to aortic balloon desendothelization using a 4F Fogarty catheter. At the end of this period, all animals were killed 48 h after receiving the first dose of the triggering treatment. Eight of 10 rabbits (80%) in the balloon-trauma group presented platelet-rich arterial thrombosis while none of the animals in the control group had thrombus formation (P < 0.01). Thus, this model, using balloon desendothelization without dietary manipulation, induces arterial atherosclerosis and thrombosis and may provide possibilities to test new therapeutic approaches.
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- P D Picon
- Departamento de Farmacologia, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
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The effects of a progesterone antagonist (onapristone) on heat synchronization, luteinizing hormone (LH) surge, ovulation, oocyte maturation and fertilization of superovulated ewes were studied. Its effects on in vitro bovine oocyte maturation and fertilization were also studied. Estrus synchronization and superovulation treatments were applied to 39 adult ewes using an intravaginal sponge with fluorgestone acetate for 9 days with injections of prostaglandin F2 alpha and pregnant mare's serum gonadotrophin given 24 h before sponge withdrawal. The animals were randomly assigned to four different groups; T1 receiving only the synchrony treatment (n = 11); T2 ewes received two injections of onapristone (1 mg kg-1, i.v.) 12 h apart from 3 h after sponge withdrawal (n = 10); T3 ewes received two injections of progesterone 12 h apart from sponge withdrawal (n = 10); and, T4 ewes received both onapristone and progesterone as described (n = 8). Ewes were mated by a fertile male during estrus. Progesterone and LH were measured during the superovulation period in plasma samples taken every 4 h. Uterine flushings for ova recovery were performed at 5 days (n = 25), 48 h (n = 5) and 24 h (n = 5). Non-fertilized oocytes collected at 24 and 48 h were checked for meiosis resumption. The effects of two doses of onapristone (D1 and D2) on in vitro bovine oocyte maturation (control = 100, D1 = 100 and D2 = 100) and fertilization (control = 107, D1 = 40 and D2 = 75) were also studied. The percentage of animals showing heat signs was significantly lower in group T3 (50% vs. 100%). The onset of oestrus (27.6, 24.8, 68.8 and 25.5 h, respectively for T1, T2, T3 and T4) and an LH surge (32.3, 28.8, 76.5 and 30.5 h, respectively for T1, T2, T3 and T4) after sponge withdrawal were significantly delayed in group T3. There were no significant differences in the intervals between estrus and LH surge among groups (4.61 +/- 0.75 h). The response and ovulation rates until 40 h after sponge withdrawal (group T3 excluded) were similar among groups, but the fertilization rates were significantly lower in groups T2 and T4 when compared with T1 (2% and 3% vs. 41%, respectively; P < 0.001) due to sperm arrest in the cervix. Ova recovery rate decreased significantly from 24-48 h to 5 days and was not affected by treatments (76.9% vs. 37.1% respectively). Onapristone did not affect the resumption of meiosis. Fertilization of bovine oocytes in vitro decreased significantly only in group D2 when compared to control (48% vs. 62.6%, respectively). In conclusion, onapristone treatment during the preovulatory period did not interfere with normal synchronization of estrus, ovulation and oocyte maturation but severely compromised fertilization by arresting spermatozoa in the cervix.
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- S C Gonçalves
- Departamento de Reprodução, Estação Zootécnica Nacional, INIA, Santarém, Portugal
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