Micronuclei in genotoxicity assessment: from genetics to epigenetics and beyond

L Luzhna, P Kathiria, O Kovalchuk - Frontiers in genetics, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Micronuclei (MN) are extra-nuclear bodies that contain damaged chromosome fragments
and/or whole chromosomes that were not incorporated into the nucleus after cell division …

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 …

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 …

Micronuclei frequency in peripheral blood lymphocytes of healthy subjects living in turin (North-Italy): contribution of body mass index, age and sex

A Santovito, C Gendusa - Annals of Human Biology, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Background: Increased micronuclei (MNi) frequencies in human lymphocytes are
an indicator of chromosome instability and could be influenced by different exogenous and …

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 …

Exploring cytokinesis block micronucleus assay in Croatia: A journey through the past, present, and future in biomonitoring of the general population

G Gajski, V Kašuba, M Milić, M Gerić, K Matković… - … -Genetic Toxicology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, we used the cytokinesis-block micronucleus (CBMN) assay to evaluate the
background frequency of cytogenetic damage in peripheral blood lymphocytes of the …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Chromosome aberrations as bioindicators of environmental genotoxicity

S Ibrulj, S Haverić, A Haverić - Bosnian journal of basic medical …, 2007 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Due to the exposure to various potentially genotoxic xenobiotics, derived from recent war
activities such as NATO air strikes with antitank ammunition containing depleted uranium …

Comparison between capacitive and resistive electronic transfer therapy and high-intensity laser therapy in pain conditions related to musculoskeletal disorders

Ž Mitrić, M Vučković, AM Hadžiomerović… - Journal of Health …, 2022 - jhsci.ba
Introduction: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) imply damage to muscular or skeletal
systems, which usually develop due to strenuous, repetitive activity, or an inflammation …

Chromosome aberrations frequency in peripheral blood lymphocytes in young tobacco smoking and non-smoking people

A Haverić, S Haverić, S Ibrulj - Journal of Health Sciences, 2016 - jhsci.ba
Introduction: Cigarette smoking is associated with severe health problems, especially
cancers. In addition, cigarette smoking causes different genotoxic effects. Chromosome …