Occurrence and risk characterization of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in seafood from the Persian Gulf
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Nov 24. doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-31129-9. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPotential exposure to 14 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) through seafood consumption was investigated in widely consumed seafood (Platycephalus indicus, Lethrinus nebulosus, and Penaeus semisulcatus) from the Persian Gulf. A total of 61 samples of fish and prawns were purchased from local fishers at Bushehr port (Persian Gulf, South-West of Iran) and were analyzed for PFAS compounds. In addition, potential factors influencing factor of PFAS bioaccumulation in fish and invertebrates such as age, sex, and habita...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - November 23, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Razegheh Akhbarizadeh Sina Dobaradaran Michela Mazzoni Simona Pascariello Iraj Nabipour Sara Valsecchi Source Type: research

Multi-omics analysis reveals the molecular response to heat stress in a “red tide” dinoflagellate
“Red tides” are harmful algal blooms caused by dinoflagellate microalgae that accumulate toxins lethal to other organisms, including humans via consumption of contaminated seafood. These algal blooms are drive... (Source: Genome Biology)
Source: Genome Biology - November 23, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Katherine E. Dougan, Zhi-Luo Deng, Lars W öhlbrand, Carsten Reuse, Boyke Bunk, Yibi Chen, Juliane Hartlich, Karsten Hiller, Uwe John, Jana Kalvelage, Johannes Mansky, Meina Neumann-Schaal, Jörg Overmann, Jörn Petersen, Selene Sanchez-Garcia, Kerstin Sc Tags: Research Source Type: research

A novel and efficient electrochemiluminescence sensing strategy for the determination of trimethylamine oxide in seafood
Talanta. 2023 Nov 17;269:125409. doi: 10.1016/j.talanta.2023.125409. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA novel and efficient electrochemiluminescence (ECL) sensing strategy and a solid-state ECL sensor was proposed to detect trimethylamine oxide (TMAO), which is widely presented in marine species and has important physiological functions. TMAO was reduced by Fe(II)-EDTA complex to trimethylamine, acting as coreactant, to amplify the ECL response of the Ru (bpy)32+ system. To improve the detection sensitivity and efficiency, a robust solid-state ECL probe was prepared and a flow injection ECL detection system was established wi...
Source: Talanta - November 22, 2023 Category: Chemistry Authors: Wenyue Gao Hongye Yang Yifei Zhang Dexin Gao Chi Wu Source Type: research

Source tracking of fecal contamination in Asian green mussels (Perna viridis) harvested in Manila Bay, Philippines by molecular detection and genotyping of Cryptosporidium spp.
AbstractManila Bay, a multipurpose body of water located around Metro Manila, Philippines, is progressively deteriorating because of massive pollution. Reports have shown that the bay and its aquatic resources (i.e., seafood) are contaminated with fecal matter and enteric pathogens, posing a threat to public health and industry. This problem raises the need for a microbial source tracking methodology as a part of the rehabilitation efforts in the bay. Bivalve mollusks cultivated in water can serve as sentinel species to detect fecal pollution and can complement water monitoring. With the use of polymerase chain reaction an...
Source: Journal of Parasitic Diseases - November 22, 2023 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research

Insight to the diversity of Photobacterium spp. isolated from European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) based on phylogenetic analysis, phenotypic characterisation and spoilage potential
This study aimed to explore the diversity of fifty-four Photobacterium strains isolated from muscle tissue of European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) caught at different fishing seasons and stored 14-days under various conditions. Single phylogenetic markers (16S rRNA, gapA, gyrB and recA) and multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) were employed to classify isolates at species level. Furthermore, intra- and interspecies variability in the phenotypic traits, maximum specific growth rate (μmax) and spoilage potential of the Photobacterium isolates were investigated. The isolates were classified into the P. iliopiscarium (53.7 ...
Source: International Journal of Food Microbiology - November 20, 2023 Category: Food Science Authors: Dionysios Tsoukalas Sunniva Hoel J ørgen Lerfall Vasilis P Valdramidis Lea May Anita Nordeng Jakobsen Source Type: research

Insight to the diversity of Photobacterium spp. isolated from European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) based on phylogenetic analysis, phenotypic characterisation and spoilage potential
This study aimed to explore the diversity of fifty-four Photobacterium strains isolated from muscle tissue of European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) caught at different fishing seasons and stored 14-days under various conditions. Single phylogenetic markers (16S rRNA, gapA, gyrB and recA) and multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) were employed to classify isolates at species level. Furthermore, intra- and interspecies variability in the phenotypic traits, maximum specific growth rate (μmax) and spoilage potential of the Photobacterium isolates were investigated. The isolates were classified into the P. iliopiscarium (53.7 ...
Source: International Journal of Food Microbiology - November 20, 2023 Category: Food Science Authors: Dionysios Tsoukalas Sunniva Hoel J ørgen Lerfall Vasilis P Valdramidis Lea May Anita Nordeng Jakobsen Source Type: research

Diet Composition's Effect on Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Narrative Review
CONCLUSIONS: Clinicians can play a role in the well-being of patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain through holistic interventions such as a dietary emphasis on plant-based regimes. Further research is necessary to elucidate the relationship between diet, inflammatory markers, and disease states, as well as the safety and contraindications of these dietary changes.PMID:37976478 (Source: Pain Physician)
Source: Pain Physician - November 17, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Mark Kurapatti Dominic Carreira Source Type: research

Diet Composition's Effect on Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Narrative Review
CONCLUSIONS: Clinicians can play a role in the well-being of patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain through holistic interventions such as a dietary emphasis on plant-based regimes. Further research is necessary to elucidate the relationship between diet, inflammatory markers, and disease states, as well as the safety and contraindications of these dietary changes.PMID:37976478 (Source: Pain Physician)
Source: Pain Physician - November 17, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Mark Kurapatti Dominic Carreira Source Type: research

Recent developments in the use of cold plasma, high hydrostatic pressure, and pulsed electric fields on microorganisms and viruses in seafood
(Source: Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition)
Source: Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition - November 17, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: Kulawik, Piotr Rathod, Nikheel Bhojraj Ozogul, Yesim Ozogul, Fatih Zhang, Wangang Source Type: research

The 2022 world health organization reevaluation of human and mammalian toxic equivalency factors for polychlorinated dioxins, dibenzofurans and biphenyls
Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. 2023 Nov 14:105525. doi: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2023.105525. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn October 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) convened an expert panel in Lisbon, Portugal in which the 2005 WHO TEFs for chlorinated dioxin-like compounds were reevaluated. In contrast to earlier panels that employed expert judgement and consensus-based assignment of TEF values, the present effort employed an update to the 2006 REP database, a consensus-based weighting scheme, a Bayesian dose response modeling and meta-analysis to derive "Best-Estimate" TEFs. The updated database contains almost double the n...
Source: Pharmacological Reports - November 16, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Michael DeVito Bas Bokkers M B M van Duursen Karin van Ede Mark Feeley Elsa Antunes Fernandes G áspár Laurie Haws Sean Kennedy Richard E Peterson Ron Hoogenboom Keiko Nohara Kim Petersen Cynthia Rider Martin Rose Stephen Safe Dieter Schrenk Matthew W Wh Source Type: research

Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms in Chilean university students: a cross-sectional study
This study aims to determine the association of adherence to the Mediterranean diet and its food groups with depressive symptoms in Chilean university students. The study design was cross-sectional. A total of 934 first-year students at a Chilean public university completed a self-report questionnaire. To assess adherence to Mediterranean diet, an index validated in Chile (Chilean-MDI) was used, and depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms were assessed using the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21). Logistic regression models were used to analyze the association of adherence to Mediterranean diet and its food gro...
Source: Cadernos de Saude Publica - November 16, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Gladys Morales Teresa Balboa-Castillo Rub én Fernández-Rodríguez Miriam Garrido-Miguel Camilo Molino Guidoni Rafaela Sirtoli Arthur Eumann Mesas Renne Rodrigues Source Type: research

The 2022 world health organization reevaluation of human and mammalian toxic equivalency factors for polychlorinated dioxins, dibenzofurans and biphenyls
Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. 2023 Nov 14:105525. doi: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2023.105525. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn October 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) convened an expert panel in Lisbon, Portugal in which the 2005 WHO TEFs for chlorinated dioxin-like compounds were reevaluated. In contrast to earlier panels that employed expert judgement and consensus-based assignment of TEF values, the present effort employed an update to the 2006 REP database, a consensus-based weighting scheme, a Bayesian dose response modeling and meta-analysis to derive "Best-Estimate" TEFs. The updated database contains almost double the n...
Source: Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology : RTP - November 16, 2023 Category: Toxicology Authors: Michael DeVito Bas Bokkers M B M van Duursen Karin van Ede Mark Feeley Elsa Antunes Fernandes G áspár Laurie Haws Sean Kennedy Richard E Peterson Ron Hoogenboom Keiko Nohara Kim Petersen Cynthia Rider Martin Rose Stephen Safe Dieter Schrenk Matthew W Wh Source Type: research

Biomagnification and health risks of perflfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in seafood from the Yangtze river estuary of China
In this study, 26 aquatic organisms were collected from the Yangtze River estuary, the PFAAs concentrations in organisms were detected by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, and the trophic levels of organisms were constructed using nitrogen isotope analysis. The results showed that Perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS) was predominant in organisms with the mean concentration of 6.43 ± 8.21 ng/g ww. The biomagnification of organisms along the food chain was widespread, and the biomagnification factor (BMF) of perfluorooctane sulfonic (PFOS) was the most prominent. Trophic magnifcation factors (TMFs) of PFAAs were estimat...
Source: Environmental Pollution - November 16, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Di Du Yonglong Lu Shengjie Yang Rui Wang Chenchen Wang Mingzhao Yu Chunci Chen Meng Zhang Source Type: research

The phase variation between wrinkly and smooth colony phenotype affects the virulence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus
In this study, the data showed that the smooth spreader had stronger virulence phenotypes, including the cytotoxicity against HeLa cells, antibacterial activity against E. coli, adhesive capacity toward HeLa cells, and lethality in zebrafish, relative to the wrinkly one. However, the colony morphology variation had no influence on the haemolytic activity. The mRNA levels of major virulence genes including T3SS1, T6SS1, and T6SS2 were significantly enhanced in the smooth colonies relative to those in the wrinkly colonies. Taken together, the presented work highlighted the different virulence profiles of the wrinkly and smoo...
Source: Archives of Microbiology - November 16, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Qimin Wu Xue Li Miaomiao Zhang Xingfan Xue Tingting Zhang Hui Sun Shuhui Xiong Renfei Lu Yiquan Zhang Min Zhou Source Type: research

The 2022 world health organization reevaluation of human and mammalian toxic equivalency factors for polychlorinated dioxins, dibenzofurans and biphenyls
Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. 2023 Nov 14:105525. doi: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2023.105525. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn October 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) convened an expert panel in Lisbon, Portugal in which the 2005 WHO TEFs for chlorinated dioxin-like compounds were reevaluated. In contrast to earlier panels that employed expert judgement and consensus-based assignment of TEF values, the present effort employed an update to the 2006 REP database, a consensus-based weighting scheme, a Bayesian dose response modeling and meta-analysis to derive "Best-Estimate" TEFs. The updated database contains almost double the n...
Source: Pharmacological Reports - November 16, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Michael DeVito Bas Bokkers M B M van Duursen Karin van Ede Mark Feeley Elsa Antunes Fernandes G áspár Laurie Haws Sean Kennedy Richard E Peterson Ron Hoogenboom Keiko Nohara Kim Petersen Cynthia Rider Martin Rose Stephen Safe Dieter Schrenk Matthew W Wh Source Type: research