Search results for " cadmium"

Promptγ-ray spectroscopy of the neutron-rich124Cd

2013

Prompt γ -ray spectroscopy of neutron-rich cadmium isotopes has been performed. The nuclei of interest have been populated via a 25-MeV, proton-induced fission of the 238 U thick target and prompt γ -rays measured using the multi-detector HPGe array JUROGAM II. New high-spin decays have been observed and placed in the level scheme using triple coincidence gates. The experimental results are compared to shell-model calculations and show good agreement.

Sea urchin embryos exposed to cadmium as an experimental model for studying the relationship between autophagy and apoptosis

2014

The sea urchin embryo is a suitable model that offers an excellent opportunity to investigate different defence strategies activated in stress conditions. We previously showed that cadmium accumulates in a dose- and time-dependent manner into embryonic cells, activating different stress and defence mechanisms, including the synthesis of HSPs and the onset of apoptosis and/or autophagy. In this paper we investigated the functional relationship between autophagy and apoptosis, evaluating apoptosis signals in cadmium-exposed Paracentrotus lividus embryos with inhibited autophagy. We found that the inhibition of autophagy produced the concurrent reduction of apoptosis, suggesting that the two p…

Possible detection of the doubleβ+/electron-capture decay

1993

The two-neutrino double [beta] decay matrix elements of [sup 58]Ni, [sup 96]Ru, [sup 106]Cd, and [sup 136]Ce are calculated in the framework of the quasiparticle random phase approximation and the corresponding double [beta][sup +]/electron-capture (EC) decay ([beta][sup +][beta][sup +]/[beta][sup +]EC/ECEC) half-lives are estimated. The calculated ground-state-to-ground-state half-lives range from 3.9[times]10[sup 23] to 6.4[times]10[sup 19] yr indicating that the double [beta][sup +]/EC decay could, in principle, be detected using currently known experimental techniques.

Cadmium-induced changes in soil biochemical characteristics of oat (Avena sativa L.) rhizosphere during early growth stages

2011

A microcosm was assembled to physically separate soil from roots and was used to study both the impact of living roots on the soil–plant system during early stages of growth and plant responses to abiotic stress. Oat (Avena sativa L.) seedlings were grown in the microcosm unit for 44 days. Twenty-three days after planting, 0.154 mg CdSO4/g dry soil was added. Plants grown in Cd-treated microcosms showed considerable inhibition of shoot growth rates, and leaf chlorophyll content. Soil microbial biomass C and respiration increased with plant age, and most of the measured biochemical indicators decreased with increasing distance from the soil–root interface, thus demonstrating the rhizosphere …

Strategie di difesa attivate in risposta a stress, in embrioni di Paracentrotus lividus

2012

Sea urchin embryos are able to activate different defense strategies against stress. This model system allows to investigate numerous phenomena in multipotent cells, which interact among themselves, in their natural position, bypassing the disadvantages of isolated cells, deprived of their normal network. Cadmium (Cd) treatment triggers the accumulation of metal in embryonic cells and the activation of defense systems depending on concentration and exposure time, through the synthesis of heat shock proteins and/or the initiation of apoptosis. Here we show that Paracentrotus lividus embryos exposed to subacute/sublethal concentrations of Cd adopt autophagy as an additional stratagem to safeg…

Autophagy as defence strategy against cadmium stress in Paracentrotus lividus embryos.

2009

Sea urchin embryo is a developmental model that offers an excellent opportunity to investigate the possible adaptive response of cells exposed to different stress during differentiation. These embryos are able to respond to many stress by synthesizing a set of highly conserved proteins, the hsps and/or by activation of apoptosis. The exposure to cadmium trigger the accumulation of metal in embryo cells and the activation of both defence mechanisms depending on concentration and exposure time [1-4]. Recent experimental evidences demonstrate that by autophagy, a highly regulated mechanism that enhances cell survival under various environmental and cellular stress, the breakdown and recycling …

A possible role of autophagy for the execution of apoptosis in cadmium-exposed sea urchin embryos

2012

The sea urchin embryo is a suitable model system that offers an excellent opportunity to investigate different defence strategies activated in stress conditions. We previously showed that cadmium treatment provokes the accumulation of metal in dose- and time-dependent manner in embryonic cells and the activation of defence systems, such as the synthesis of HSPs and/or the initiation of apoptosis. Analysing autophagy, by neutral red, acridine orange and LC3-detection, we demonstrated that Cd-exposed embryos adopt this process as an additional stratagem to safeguard the developmental program. We observed that embryos treated with subletal Cd concentration activate a massive autophagic respons…

Sea urchin embryo as a model system for studing autophagy induced by cadmium stress

2010

Autophagy is related to apoptosis in sea urchin embryos exposed to cadmium

2014

The sea urchin embryo is a suitable model system that offers an excellent opportunity to investigate different defense strategies activated in stress conditions. We previously showed that cadmium treatment provokes the accumulation of metal in dose-time dependent manner in embryonic cells and the activation of defense systems, such as the synthesis of HSPs and/or the initiation of apoptosis. Analyzing autophagy, by neutral red, acridine orange and LC3-detection, we demonstrated that Cd-exposed embryos adopt this process as an additional stratagem to safeguard the developmental program. We observed that embryos treated with subletal Cd concentration activate massive autophagic response after…

Relazione tra autofagia e apoptosi in embrioni di riccio di mare esposti a stress

2012

L’embrione di riccio di mare Paracentrotus lividus è stato utilizzato come organismo modello della biologia dello sviluppo per molti anni ed è considerato il deuterostoma più primitivo, con scheletro calcificato, correlato a protocordati e vertebrati. Tale sistema offre un'eccellente opportunità per studiare le numerose strategie di difesa che gli embrioni mettono in atto contro diverse condizioni di stress. In precedenza, abbiamo riportato che l’esposizione di embrioni a dosi citotossiche di cadmio, provoca l'accumulo intracellulare del metallo e l'attivazione del sistema difensivo, in modo dose-tempo dipendente, attraverso la sintesi di specifiche HSPs e/o l’innesco di apoptosi. Mediante …