Chemical toxicity and radioactivity of depleted uranium: the evidence from in vivo and in vitro studies

A Asic, A Kurtovic-Kozaric, L Besic, L Mehinovic… - Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
The main aim of this review is to summarize and discuss the current state of knowledge on
chemical toxicity and radioactivity of depleted uranium (DU) and their effect on living …

Radioactively contaminated areas: Bioindicator species and biomarkers of effect in an early warning scheme for a preliminary risk assessment

J Lourenco, S Mendo, R Pereira - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2016 - Elsevier
Concerns about the impacts on public health and on the natural environment have been
raised regarding the full range of operational activities related to uranium mining and the …

A pilot biomonitoring study of air pollution in the urban area of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina: genotoxicity assessment in buccal cells

T Cetkovic, A Haveric, S Behmen… - …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Air pollution, recognized as a human carcinogen, is a significant cause of death in industrial
and developing countries, and Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) is one of the leading …

Uranium pollution of the Wonderfonteinspruit, 1997-2008 Part 1: Uranium toxicity, regional background and mining-related sources of uranium pollution

F Winde - Water Sa, 2010 - ajol.info
Even though mining-related uranium (U) pollution in the Wonderfonteinspruit (WFS) has
been an ongoing concern since the mid-1960s, media attention has increased considerably …

In-vitro cytoprotection activity of Foeniculum vulgare and Helicteres isora in cultured human blood lymphocytes and antitumour activity against B16F10 melanoma cell …

M Pradhan, S Sribhuwaneswari… - Research Journal of …, 2008 - indianjournals.com
This study was designed to examine in-vitro cytoprotection activity of methanolic extract of
Foeniculum vulgare and Helicteres isora against normal human blood lymphocytes by …

The frequencies of micronuclei, nucleoplasmic bridges and nuclear buds as biomarkers of genomic instability in patients with urothelial cell carcinoma

A Podrimaj-Bytyqi, A Borovečki, Q Selimi… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Bladder urothelial cell carcinoma (UCC) is an increasingly prevalent cancer worldwide, and
thus, gaining a better understanding of its identifiable risk factors is a global priority. This …

Phosphorylation of histone H2AX in radiation-induced micronuclei

NG Medvedeva, IV Panyutin, IG Panyutin… - Radiation …, 2007 - meridian.allenpress.com
Abstract Medvedeva, NG, Panyutin, IV, Panyutin, IG and Neumann, RD Phosphorylation of
Histone H2AX in Radiation-Induced Micronuclei. Radiat. Res. 168, 493–498 (2007). DNA …

Different genotoxic profiles between depleted and enriched uranium

C Darolles, D Broggio, A Feugier, S Frelon, I Dublineau… - Toxicology letters, 2010 - Elsevier
Uranium is an alpha-particle-emitting heavy metal. Its genotoxicity results from both its
chemical and its radiological properties that vary with its isotopic composition (12% enriched …

A study assessing the genotoxicity in rats after chronic oral exposure to a low dose of depleted uranium

Y Hao, R Li, Y Leng, J Ren, J Liu, G Ai, H Xu… - Journal of radiation …, 2009 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential genotoxicity induced by chronic
oral exposure to depleted uranium (DU). Materials and methods: Weanling Wistar rats (F 0) …

Meta-analysis of depleted uranium levels in the Balkan region

L Besic, I Muhovic, A Asic, A Kurtovic-Kozaric - Journal of environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
In recent years, contradicting data has been published on the connection between the
presence of depleted uranium and an increased cancer incidence among military personnel …