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Neurotoxic effect of active ingredients in sunscreen products, a contemporary review
- Joanna A Ruszkiewicz, Adi Pinkas, B. Ferrer, Tanara V Peres, A. Tsatsakis, M. Aschner
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Toxicology reports
- 27 May 2017
Sunscreen application is the main strategy used to prevent the maladies inflicted by ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Despite the continuously increasing frequency of sunscreen use worldwide, the… Expand
C. elegans as a model in developmental neurotoxicology
- Joanna A Ruszkiewicz, Adi Pinkas, +5 authors M. Aschner
- Biology, Medicine
- Toxicology and applied pharmacology
- 1 September 2018
&NA; Due to many advantages Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) has become a preferred model of choice in many fields, including neurodevelopmental toxicity studies. This review discusses the… Expand
Is Triclosan a neurotoxic agent?
- Joanna A Ruszkiewicz, Shaojun Li, M. B. Rodriguez, M. Aschner
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of toxicology and environmental health…
- 17 February 2017
ABSTRACT Triclosan (TCS) is an antibacterial agent that has been used in many products since 1960s. Given its broad usage as an antiseptic TCS is present ubiquitously in the environment. Trace levels… Expand
Sex- and structure-specific differences in antioxidant responses to methylmercury during early development.
- Joanna A Ruszkiewicz, Aaron B. Bowman, M. Farina, J. Rocha, M. Aschner
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Neurotoxicology
- 1 September 2016
Methylmercury (MeHg) is a ubiquitous environmental contaminant and neurotoxin, particularly hazardous to developing and young individuals. MeHg neurotoxicity during early development has been shown… Expand
Brain diseases in changing climate.
- Joanna A Ruszkiewicz, A. Tinkov, +6 authors M. Aschner
- Geography, Medicine
- Environmental research
- 1 October 2019
Climate change is one of the biggest and most urgent challenges for the 21st century. Rising average temperatures and ocean levels, altered precipitation patterns and increased occurrence of extreme… Expand
Neurotoxicity of e-cigarettes.
- Joanna A Ruszkiewicz, Ziyan Zhang, F. M. Gonçalves, Y. Tizabi, J. Zelikoff, M. Aschner
- Medicine
- Food and chemical toxicology : an international…
- 4 March 2020
It appears that electronic cigarettes (EC) are a less harmful alternative to conventional cigarette (CC) smoking, as they generate substantially lower levels of harmful carcinogens and other toxic… Expand
Sex-Specific Response of Caenorhabditis elegans to Methylmercury Toxicity
- Joanna A Ruszkiewicz, Gabriel Teixeira de Macedo, +5 authors M. Aschner
- Biology, Medicine
- Neurotoxicity Research
- 2018
Methylmercury (MeHg), an abundant environmental pollutant, has long been known to adversely affect neurodevelopment in both animals and humans. Several reports from epidemiological studies, as well… Expand
Sex-Specific Differences in Redox Homeostasis in Brain Norm and Disease
- Joanna A Ruszkiewicz, A. Miranda-Vizuete, +4 authors M. Aschner
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of Molecular Neuroscience
- 2 January 2019
Sex differences in brain physiology and by inference various pathologies are generally recognized, however frequently ignored in epidemiological and experimental studies, leading to numerous data… Expand
The cytoplasmic thioredoxin system in Caenorhabditis elegans affords protection from methylmercury in an age‐specific manner
- Joanna A Ruszkiewicz, G. T. de Macedo, +5 authors M. Aschner
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Neurotoxicology
- 1 September 2018
HighlightsC. elegans without cytoplasmic thioredoxin system were more susceptible to MeHg.TRX‐2, TRXR‐2, TRX‐3, TRX‐4, TRX‐5 did not afford protection against MeHg.Age‐specific sensitivity… Expand
NAD+ in sulfur mustard toxicity.
- Joanna A Ruszkiewicz, A. Bürkle, A. Mangerich
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Toxicology letters
- 1 February 2020
Sulfur mustard (SM) is a toxicant and chemical warfare agent with strong vesicant properties. The mechanisms behind SM-induced toxicity are not fully understood and no antidote or effective therapy… Expand