TY  - JOUR
AU  - Pizent, Alica
AU  - Anđelković, Milena
AU  - Tariba Lovaković, Blanka
AU  - Živković Semren, Tanja
AU  - Buha-Đorđević, Aleksandra
AU  - Gamulin, Marija
AU  - Bonderović, Vera
AU  - Aćimović, Miodrag
AU  - Bulat, Zorica
PY  - 2022
UR  - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4301
AB  - We studied the potential role of exposure to various metal(oid)s (As, Cd, Cr, Hg, Ni, and Pb) in prostate cancer. Two cohorts were established: the Croatian cohort, consisting of 62 cases and 30 controls, and the Serbian cohort, consisting of 41 cases and 61 controls. Blood/serum samples were collected. Levels of investigated metal(oid)s, various parameters of oxidative stress, and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) were determined in collected samples. A comparison of the measured parameters between 103 prostate cancer patients and 91 control men from both Croatian and Serbian cohorts showed significantly higher blood Hg, SOD, and GPx levels and significantly lower serum SH levels in prostate cancer patients than in controls. Correlation analyses revealed the significant relationship between certain parameters of oxidative stress and the concentrations of the measured metal(loid)s, pointing to the possible role of metal(oid)-induced oxidative stress imbalance. Furthermore, a significant inverse relationship was found between the blood Pb and the serum PSA in prostate cancer patients, but when the model was adjusted for the impacts of remaining parameters, no significant association between the serum PSA and the measured parameters was found. The results of the overall study indicate a substantial contribution of the measured metal(loid)s to the imbalance of the oxidant/antioxidant system. Although somewhat conflicting, the results of the present study point to the possible role of investigated metal(oid)s in prostate cancer, especially for Hg, since the obtained relationship was observed for both cohorts, followed by the disturbances in oxidative stress status, which were found to be correlated with Hg levels. Nevertheless, further studies in larger cohorts are warranted to explain and confirm the obtained results.
PB  - MDPI
T2  - Antioxidants
T1  - Environmental Exposure to Metals, Parameters of Oxidative Stress in Blood and Prostate Cancer: Results from Two Cohorts
VL  - 11
IS  - 10
DO  - 10.3390/antiox11102044
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Pizent, Alica and Anđelković, Milena and Tariba Lovaković, Blanka and Živković Semren, Tanja and Buha-Đorđević, Aleksandra and Gamulin, Marija and Bonderović, Vera and Aćimović, Miodrag and Bulat, Zorica",
year = "2022",
abstract = "We studied the potential role of exposure to various metal(oid)s (As, Cd, Cr, Hg, Ni, and Pb) in prostate cancer. Two cohorts were established: the Croatian cohort, consisting of 62 cases and 30 controls, and the Serbian cohort, consisting of 41 cases and 61 controls. Blood/serum samples were collected. Levels of investigated metal(oid)s, various parameters of oxidative stress, and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) were determined in collected samples. A comparison of the measured parameters between 103 prostate cancer patients and 91 control men from both Croatian and Serbian cohorts showed significantly higher blood Hg, SOD, and GPx levels and significantly lower serum SH levels in prostate cancer patients than in controls. Correlation analyses revealed the significant relationship between certain parameters of oxidative stress and the concentrations of the measured metal(loid)s, pointing to the possible role of metal(oid)-induced oxidative stress imbalance. Furthermore, a significant inverse relationship was found between the blood Pb and the serum PSA in prostate cancer patients, but when the model was adjusted for the impacts of remaining parameters, no significant association between the serum PSA and the measured parameters was found. The results of the overall study indicate a substantial contribution of the measured metal(loid)s to the imbalance of the oxidant/antioxidant system. Although somewhat conflicting, the results of the present study point to the possible role of investigated metal(oid)s in prostate cancer, especially for Hg, since the obtained relationship was observed for both cohorts, followed by the disturbances in oxidative stress status, which were found to be correlated with Hg levels. Nevertheless, further studies in larger cohorts are warranted to explain and confirm the obtained results.",
publisher = "MDPI",
journal = "Antioxidants",
title = "Environmental Exposure to Metals, Parameters of Oxidative Stress in Blood and Prostate Cancer: Results from Two Cohorts",
volume = "11",
number = "10",
doi = "10.3390/antiox11102044"
}

Pizent, A., Anđelković, M., Tariba Lovaković, B., Živković Semren, T., Buha-Đorđević, A., Gamulin, M., Bonderović, V., Aćimović, M.,& Bulat, Z.. (2022). Environmental Exposure to Metals, Parameters of Oxidative Stress in Blood and Prostate Cancer: Results from Two Cohorts. in Antioxidants
MDPI., 11(10).
https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox11102044

Pizent A, Anđelković M, Tariba Lovaković B, Živković Semren T, Buha-Đorđević A, Gamulin M, Bonderović V, Aćimović M, Bulat Z. Environmental Exposure to Metals, Parameters of Oxidative Stress in Blood and Prostate Cancer: Results from Two Cohorts. in Antioxidants. 2022;11(10).
doi:10.3390/antiox11102044 .

Pizent, Alica, Anđelković, Milena, Tariba Lovaković, Blanka, Živković Semren, Tanja, Buha-Đorđević, Aleksandra, Gamulin, Marija, Bonderović, Vera, Aćimović, Miodrag, Bulat, Zorica, "Environmental Exposure to Metals, Parameters of Oxidative Stress in Blood and Prostate Cancer: Results from Two Cohorts" in Antioxidants, 11, no. 10 (2022),
https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox11102044 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Wallace, David R.
AU  - Taalab, Yasmeen M.
AU  - Heinze, Sarah
AU  - Tariba Lovaković, Sarah
AU  - Pizent, Alica
AU  - Renieri, Elisavit
AU  - Tsatsakis, Aristidis
AU  - Farooqi, Ammad Ahmad
AU  - Javorac, Dragana
AU  - Anđelković, Milena
AU  - Bulat, Zorica
AU  - Antonijević, Biljana
AU  - Buha-Đorđević, Aleksandra
PY  - 2020
UR  - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3578
AB  - Toxic metals are extensively found in the environment, households, and workplaces and contaminate food and drinking water. The crosstalk between environmental exposure to toxic metals and human diseases has been frequently described. The toxic mechanism of action was classically viewed as the ability to dysregulate the redox status, production of inflammatory mediators and alteration of mitochondrial function. Recently, growing evidence showed that heavy metals might exert their toxicity through microRNAs (miRNA)-short, single-stranded, noncoding molecules that function as positive/negative regulators of gene expression. Aberrant alteration of the endogenous miRNA has been directly implicated in various pathophysiological conditions and signaling pathways, consequently leading to different types of cancer and human diseases. Additionally, the gene-regulatory capacity of miRNAs is particularly valuable in the brain-a complex organ with neurons demonstrating a significant ability to adapt following environmental stimuli. Accordingly, dysregulated miRNAs identified in patients suffering from neurological diseases might serve as biomarkers for the earlier diagnosis and monitoring of disease progression. This review will greatly emphasize the effect of the toxic metals on human miRNA activities and how this contributes to progression of diseases such as cancer and neurodegenerative disorders (NDDs).
PB  - MDPI
T2  - Cells
T1  - Toxic-Metal-Induced Alteration in miRNA Expression Profile as a Proposed Mechanism for Disease Development
VL  - 9
IS  - 4
DO  - 10.3390/cells9040901
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Wallace, David R. and Taalab, Yasmeen M. and Heinze, Sarah and Tariba Lovaković, Sarah and Pizent, Alica and Renieri, Elisavit and Tsatsakis, Aristidis and Farooqi, Ammad Ahmad and Javorac, Dragana and Anđelković, Milena and Bulat, Zorica and Antonijević, Biljana and Buha-Đorđević, Aleksandra",
year = "2020",
abstract = "Toxic metals are extensively found in the environment, households, and workplaces and contaminate food and drinking water. The crosstalk between environmental exposure to toxic metals and human diseases has been frequently described. The toxic mechanism of action was classically viewed as the ability to dysregulate the redox status, production of inflammatory mediators and alteration of mitochondrial function. Recently, growing evidence showed that heavy metals might exert their toxicity through microRNAs (miRNA)-short, single-stranded, noncoding molecules that function as positive/negative regulators of gene expression. Aberrant alteration of the endogenous miRNA has been directly implicated in various pathophysiological conditions and signaling pathways, consequently leading to different types of cancer and human diseases. Additionally, the gene-regulatory capacity of miRNAs is particularly valuable in the brain-a complex organ with neurons demonstrating a significant ability to adapt following environmental stimuli. Accordingly, dysregulated miRNAs identified in patients suffering from neurological diseases might serve as biomarkers for the earlier diagnosis and monitoring of disease progression. This review will greatly emphasize the effect of the toxic metals on human miRNA activities and how this contributes to progression of diseases such as cancer and neurodegenerative disorders (NDDs).",
publisher = "MDPI",
journal = "Cells",
title = "Toxic-Metal-Induced Alteration in miRNA Expression Profile as a Proposed Mechanism for Disease Development",
volume = "9",
number = "4",
doi = "10.3390/cells9040901"
}

Wallace, D. R., Taalab, Y. M., Heinze, S., Tariba Lovaković, S., Pizent, A., Renieri, E., Tsatsakis, A., Farooqi, A. A., Javorac, D., Anđelković, M., Bulat, Z., Antonijević, B.,& Buha-Đorđević, A.. (2020). Toxic-Metal-Induced Alteration in miRNA Expression Profile as a Proposed Mechanism for Disease Development. in Cells
MDPI., 9(4).
https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9040901

Wallace DR, Taalab YM, Heinze S, Tariba Lovaković S, Pizent A, Renieri E, Tsatsakis A, Farooqi AA, Javorac D, Anđelković M, Bulat Z, Antonijević B, Buha-Đorđević A. Toxic-Metal-Induced Alteration in miRNA Expression Profile as a Proposed Mechanism for Disease Development. in Cells. 2020;9(4).
doi:10.3390/cells9040901 .

Wallace, David R., Taalab, Yasmeen M., Heinze, Sarah, Tariba Lovaković, Sarah, Pizent, Alica, Renieri, Elisavit, Tsatsakis, Aristidis, Farooqi, Ammad Ahmad, Javorac, Dragana, Anđelković, Milena, Bulat, Zorica, Antonijević, Biljana, Buha-Đorđević, Aleksandra, "Toxic-Metal-Induced Alteration in miRNA Expression Profile as a Proposed Mechanism for Disease Development" in Cells, 9, no. 4 (2020),
https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9040901 . .