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Monserrat, José María; Rosa, Carlos Eduardo da; Sandrini, Juliana Zomer; Marins, Luis Fernando Fernandes; Bianchini, Adalto; Monserrat, Laura Alicia Geracitano
(2003)
Worms like polychaetes, oligochaetes, and nematodes, have been widely used in studies of aquatic and soil pollution. Several ecotoxicological characteristics make these animals suitable for use as a biomonitor, including ...
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Gouveia, Glauce Ribeiro; Marques, Daiane; Cruz, Bruno Pinto; Monserrat, Laura Alicia Geracitano; Nery, Luiz Eduardo Maia; Trindade, Gilma Santos
(2005)
The photoprotector role of pigment dispersion in the melanophores of the crab,
Chasmagnathus granulata, against DNA and
oxidative damages caused by UV-A and UV-B was investigated.Intact and eyestalkless crabs
were used. ...
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Rosa, Carlos Eduardo da; Iurman, Mariana G.; Abreu, Paulo Cesar Oliveira Vergne de; Monserrat, Laura Alicia Geracitano; Monserrat, José María
(2005)
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a naturally occurring prooxidant molecule, and its effects in the macroinvertebrate infauna were previously observed. The existence of a gradient of antioxidant enzymes activity (catalase [CAT], ...
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Moraes, Tarsila Barros; Ferreira, Josencler Luis Ribas; Rosa, Carlos Eduardo da; Sandrini, Juliana Zomer; Votto, Ana Paula de Souza; Trindade, Gilma Santos; Monserrat, Laura Alicia Geracitano; Abreu, Paulo Cesar Oliveira Vergne de; Monserrat, José María
(2006)
Polychaeta species like Laeonereis acuta (Nereididae) usually secrete great amounts of mucus that wrap the animal inside. Taking into account that fungi action in the sediment and UV radiation acting on dissolved organic ...
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Cravo, Marlize Ferreira; Piedras, Fernanda Reinhardt; Moraes, Tarsila Barros; Ferreira, Josencler Luis Ribas; Freitas, Diana Paula Salomão de; Machado, Márcia Dornelles; Monserrat, Laura Alicia Geracitano; Monserrat, José María
(2007)
The aim of this study was to analyze the total antioxidant capacity (TOSC), generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and lipid peroxidation (LPO) in the different body regions of the estuarine polychaeta Laeonereis acuta ...
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Cravo, Marlize Ferreira; Ventura-Lima, Juliane; Sandrini, Juliana Zomer; Amado, Lílian Lund; Monserrat, Laura Alicia Geracitano; Rebelo, Mauro; Bianchini, Adalto; Monserrat, José María
(2009)
Antioxidant enzymes, total antioxidant capacity (TOSC) and concentration of reactive oxygen species (ROS) were measured in anterior (A), middle (M) and posterior (P) body regions of Laeonereis acuta after copper (Cu; 62.5 ...
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Verde, Pablo Emílio; Monserrat, Laura Alicia Geracitano; Amado, Lílian Lund; Rosa, Carlos Eduardo da; Bianchini, Adalto; Monserrat, José María
(2006)
A novel approach for statistical analysis of comet assay data (i.e.: tail moment) is proposed, employing public-domain statistical software, the R system. The analytical strategy takes into account that the distribution ...
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Castro, Micheli Rosa de; Lima, Juliane Ventura; Freitas, Diana Paula Salomão de; Valente, Roberto de Souza; Dummer, Natália Seus; Aguiar, Rosiane Borba de; Santos, Luciane Cougo dos; Marins, Luis Fernando Fernandes; Monserrat, Laura Alicia Geracitano; Monserrat, José María; Barros, Daniela Marti
(2009)
This study investigated the passive avoidance conditioning in zebrafish (Danio rerio). An instrument was developed for measuring escape responses triggered by a conditioned stimulus. This system allowed quantification of ...
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Castro, Micheli Rosa de; Lima, Juliane Ventura; Freitas, Diana Paula Salomão de; Valente, Roberto de Souza; Dummer, Natália Seus; Aguiar, Rosiane Borba de; Santos, Luciane Cougo dos; Marins, Luis Fernando Fernandes; Monserrat, Laura Alicia Geracitano; Monserrat, José María; Barros, Daniela Marti
(2009)
This study investigated the passive avoidance conditioning in zebrafish (Danio rerio). An instrument was developed for measuring escape responses triggered by a
conditioned stimulus. This system allowed
quantification ...
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Amado, Lílian Lund; Rosa, Carlos Eduardo da; Leite, Alice Teixeira Meirelles; Moraes, Loraine; Pires, Wagner Vaz; Pinho, Grasiela Lopes Leães; Martins, Camila De Martinez Gaspar; Robaldo, Ricardo Berteaux; Nery, Luiz Eduardo Maia; Monserrat, José María; Bianchini, Adalto; Martínez, Pablo Elías; Monserrat, Laura Alicia Geracitano
(2006)
Biomarkers of exposure and effect of pollutants were analyzed in croakers Micropogonias furnieri (Teleostei: Sciaenidae) captured in winter and summer in a polluted and in a non-polluted site at the Patos Lagoon estuary ...
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Amado, Lílian Lund; Robaldo, Ricardo Berteaux; Monserrat, Laura Alicia Geracitano; Monserrat, José María; Bianchini, Adalto
(2006)
Biomarkers of exposure (liver metallothionein-like proteins content and catalase and glutathione S-transferase activities) and effect (liver lipoperoxidation and blood cell DNA damage) of contaminants were analyzed in the ...
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Monserrat, José María; Monserrat, Laura Alicia Geracitano; Bianchini, Adalto
(2003)
The possibility of detecting aquatic pollution problems to take corrective decisions is intimately related to the organization levels of the living matter. Measurements at the biochemical or physiological levels detect ...
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Monserrat, José María; Monserrat, Laura Alicia Geracitano; Pinho, Grasiela Lopes Leães; Vinagre, Tânia Mariza de Mattos; Faleiros, Markel; Alciati, Julieta Carvalho; Bianchini, Adalto
(2003)
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are subproducts of the oxidative metabolism known to initiate chain reactions with polyunsaturated fatty acids that generate lipid peroxides (LPO). The objective of this work was to adapt the ...
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Ventura-Lima, Juliane; Castro, Micheli Rosa de; Acosta, Daiane da Silva; Fattorini, Daniele; Regoli, Francesco; Carvalho, Leandro Machado de; Bohrer, Denise; Monserrat, Laura Alicia Geracitano; Barros, Daniela Marti; Marins, Luis Fernando Fernandes; Silva, Rosane Souza da; Bonan, Carla Denise; Bogo, Maurício Reis; Monserrat, José María
(2009)
In fishes, arsenic (As) is absorbed via the gills and is capable of causing disturbance to the antioxidant system. The objective
of present studywas to evaluate antioxidant responses after As exposure in gills of ...
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Maidana, Michelle; Carlis, Vania; Galhardi, Flora Gagliardi; Yunes, João Sarkis; Monserrat, Laura Alicia Geracitano; Monserrat, José María; Barros, Daniela Marti
(2006)
Microcystins produced by cyanobacteria are potent inhibitors of some protein phosphatases, but recent evidence also indicatests potential to generate oxidative
stress. In the present study, the effects of microcystin raw ...
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Monserrat, Laura Alicia Geracitano; Monserrat, José María; Bianchini, Adalto; Luquet, Carlos Marcelo
(2004)
Laeonereis acuta (Polychaeta, Nereididae) was collected in an unpolluted (UP) and an polluted (P) site at the Patos Lagoon estuary (Southern Brazil) and maintained under control conditions (UPC and PC, respectively) or ...
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Ferreira, Josencler Luis Ribas; Barros, Daniela Marti; Monserrat, Laura Alicia Geracitano; Fillmann, Gilberto; Fossa, Carlos Eduardo; Almeida, Eduardo Alves de; Prado, Mariana de Castro; Neves, Bernardo Ruegger Almeida; Pinheiro, Maurício Veloso Brant; Monserrat, José María
(2012)
Studies concerning the impact of nanomaterials, especially fullerene (C60), in fresh water environments and their effects on the physiology of aquatic organisms are still scarce and conflicting. We aimed to assess in vitro ...
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Almeida, Daniela Volcan; Nornberg, Bruna Félix da Silva; Monserrat, Laura Alicia Geracitano; Barros, Daniela Marti; Monserrat, José María; Marins, Luis Fernando Fernandes
(2009)
We have evaluated the homology of the electrophile-responsive element (EpRE) core sequence, a binding site for the Nrf2 transcription factor, in the proximal promoters of the mouse and zebrafish glutathione-S-transferase ...
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Almeida, Daniela Volcan; Trindade, Gilma Santos; Monserrat, Laura Alicia Geracitano; Barros, Daniela Marti; Monserrat, José María; Marins, Luis Fernando Fernandes
(2008)
Induction of many genes encoding detoxifying enzymes and antioxidant proteins is mediated through a common mechanism, which is controlled by electrophile-responsive elements (EpRE)within the regulatory region of those ...
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Amado, Lílian Lund; Rosa, Carlos Eduardo da; Castro, Micheli Rosa de; Votto, Ana Paula de Souza; Santos, Luciane Cougo dos; Marins, Luis Fernando Fernandes; Trindade, Gilma Santos; Fraga, Diego Severo; Damé, Rita de Cássia Fraga; Barros, Daniela Marti; Monserrat, Laura Alicia Geracitano; Bianchini, Adalto; Torre, Fernando De La; Monserrat, José María
(2011)
This study analyzed water quality in regions around Patos lagoon (Southern Brazil) that are under anthropogenic pressure. Water
samples were collected from five different sites, including one used as a source for human ...