Articles by author - Jiri Pikula

Fish tapeworm Khawia sinensis: an indicator of environmental microcystins?

Palikova M, Adamovsky O, Blaha L, Mares J, Kopp R, Navratil S, Cutakova Z, Soukupova Z, Pikula J.

Journal Article 2013; 34(Suppl 2): 21-24 PubMed PMID: 24362088  Keywords:  Animals, Carps:parasitology, Cestoda:chemistry, Environmental Pollution:analysis, Host-Parasite Interactions, Microcystins:analysis,.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: Parasites have recently been recognized as accumulation indicators that take up and bio-concentrate substances from environmen.....

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Biochemical and histopathological responses of Wistar rats to oral intake of microcystins and cyanobacterial biomass.

Adamovsky O, Palikova M, Ondrackova P, Zikova A, Kopp R, Mares J, Pikula J, Paskerova H, Kohoutek J, Blaha L.

Journal Article 2013; 34(Suppl 2): 11-20 PubMed PMID: 24362087  Keywords:  Animals, Carcinogens:toxicity, Cyanobacteria:chemistry, Food Chain, Kidney:drug effects, Liver:drug effects, Male, Microcystins:toxicity, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Spleen:drug effects,.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: Cyanobacteria are producers of potent and environmentally abundant microcystins, representing an emerging global health issue......

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Impact of platinum group elements on the soil invertebrate Folsomia candida.

Nemcova B, Mikulaskova H, Bednarova I, Beklova M, Pikula J.

Journal Article 2013; 34(Suppl 2): 5-10 PubMed PMID: 24362086  Keywords:  Animals, Arthropods:drug effects, Environmental Monitoring:methods, Palladium:toxicity, Platinum:analysis, Reproduction:drug effects, Rhodium:toxicity, Soil:chemistry, Soil Pollutants:analysis,.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: Trace concentrations of the platinum group elements (PGE; Pt, Pd and Rh) are nowadays an irreplaceable part of environmental a.....

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Melatonin influences antioxidant homeostasis and basal metabolism in the BALB/c mouse model.

Pohanka M, Bandouchova H, Pikula J.

Journal Article 2012; 33(Suppl 3): 183-189 PubMed PMID: 23353865  Keywords:  Animals, Antioxidants:metabolism, Basal Metabolism:drug effects, Biomarkers:metabolism, Caspases:metabolism, Female, Homeostasis:drug effects, Melatonin:metabolism, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Models, Animal, Oxidative Stress:drug effects, Thiobarbituric A.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: Melatonin is a hormone with strong antioxidant activity. It is biosynthesized in the pineal gland and serves in the biological.....

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Avian high-dose toxicity of cyanobacterial biomass.

Kral J, Pikula J, Bandouchova H, Damkova V, Hilscherova K, Misik J, Novotny L, Ondracek K, Osickova J, Mlcakova V, Pohanka M, Skochova H, Vitula F, Treml F.

Journal Article 2012; 33(Suppl 3): 161-165 PubMed PMID: 23353861  Keywords:  Animals, Bacterial Toxins:toxicity, Biomass, Body Weight, Carcinogens:toxicity, Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury:epidemiology, Coturnix, Cyanobacteria:chemistry, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Hepatocytes:drug effects, Lethal Dose 50, Male, Marin.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: Previous studies using oral administration of environmentally relevant doses of cyanobacterial biomass containing microcystins.....

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Risk of combined exposure of birds to cyanobacterial biomass containing microcystins, acetylcholinesterase inhibitor and anticoagulant.

Ondracek K, Bandouchova H, Damkova V, Hilscherova K, Kral J, Osickova J, Mlcakova V, Pohanka M, Skochova H, Vitula F, Treml F, Pikula J.

Journal Article 2012; 33(Suppl 3): 155-160 PubMed PMID: 23353860  Keywords:  4-Hydroxycoumarins:toxicity, Animals, Anticoagulants:toxicity, Biomass, Brain:drug effects, Carcinogens:toxicity, Cholinesterase Inhibitors:toxicity, Coturnix, Cyanobacteria:chemistry, Female, Heart:drug effects, Kidney:drug effects, Liver:drug effects, L.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to examine the hypothesis that a combination of cyanobacterial biomass containing microcystins.....

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