Black carbon particles in human breast milk: assessing infant’s exposure

Autor: Charlotte Cosemans, Eva Bongaerts, Kenneth Vanbrabant, Brigitte Reimann, Ana Inês Silva, Eline Tommelein, Giulia Poma, Marcel Ameloot, Tim S. Nawrot, Michelle Plusquin

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 11 (2024)

Background/AimHuman breast milk is the recommended source of nutrition for infants due to its complex composition and numerous benefits, including a decline in infection rates in childhood and a lower risk of obesity. Hence, it is crucial that enviro

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Adverse Effects of fine particulate matter on human kidney functioning: a systematic review

Autor: Leen Rasking, Kenneth Vanbrabant, Hannelore Bové, Michelle Plusquin, Katrien De Vusser, Harry A. Roels, Tim S. Nawrot

Publikováno v: Environmental Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-24 (2022)

Abstract Background Ambient fine particulate matter (PM < 2.5 μm, PM2.5) is gaining increasing attention as an environmental risk factor for health. The kidneys are considered a particularly vulnerable target to the toxic effects that PM2.5 exerts.

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/8165b503f7274f2c8b3c362b89f5a474

Epigenome-wide analysis of maternal exposure to green space during gestation and cord blood DNA methylation in the ENVIRONAGE cohort

Autor: Rossella Alfano, Esmée Bijnens, Sabine A S Langie, Tim S Nawrot, Brigitte Reimann, Kenneth Vanbrabant, Congrong Wang, Michelle Plusquin

Publikováno v: Alfano, R, Bijnens, E, Langie, S A S, Nawrot, T S, Reimann, B, Vanbrabant, K, Wang, C & Plusquin, M 2023, ' Epigenome-wide analysis of maternal exposure to green space during gestation and cord blood DNA methylation in the ENVIRONAGE cohort ', Environmental Research, vol. 216, no. Part 4, 114828, pp. 1-10 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.114828
Environmental Research, 216(Part 4):114828, 1-10. Academic Press Inc.
Environmental Research, 216(Pt 4):114828. Elsevier Science

BACKGROUND: DNA methylation programming is sensitive to prenatal life environmental influences, but the impact of maternal exposure to green space on newborns DNA methylation has not been studied yet. METHODS: We conducted a meta-epigenome-wide assoc

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https://lirias.kuleuven.be/handle/20.500.12942/708757

Edible seaweed-derived constituents: an undisclosed source of neuroprotective compounds

Autor: Dieter Lütjohann, Assia Tiane, Monique T. Mulder, Hong-Bing Liu, Kenneth Vanbrabant, Tim Vanmierlo, Melissa Schepers, Nikita Martens

Publikováno v: Neural Regeneration Research
Neural Regeneration Research, 15(5), 790-795. Wolters Kluwer Medknow
Neural Regeneration Research, Vol 15, Iss 5, Pp 790-795 (2020)

Edible marine algae, or seaweeds, are a rich source of several bioactive compounds including phytosterols, carotenoids, and polysaccharides. Over the last decades, seaweed-derived constituents turned out to not only reside in the systemic circulation

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https://doi.org/10.4103/1673-5374.268894

In utero particulate matter exposure in association with newborn mitochondrial ND4L10550A>G heteroplasmy and its role in overweight during early childhood.

Autor: Cosemans, Charlotte¹ (AUTHOR), Wang, Congrong¹ (AUTHOR), Alfano, Rossella¹ (AUTHOR), Martens, Dries S.¹ (AUTHOR), Sleurs, Hanne¹ (AUTHOR), Dockx, Yinthe¹ (AUTHOR), Vanbrabant, Kenneth¹ (AUTHOR), Janssen, Bram G.¹ (AUTHOR), Vanpoucke, Charlotte² (AUTHOR), Lefebvre, Wouter³ (AUTHOR), Smeets, Karen¹ (AUTHOR), Nawrot, Tim S.^1,4 (AUTHOR), Plusquin, Michelle¹ (AUTHOR) michelle.plusquin@uhasselt.be

Publikováno v: Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source. 9/19/2022, Vol. 21 Issue 1, p1-12. 12p.