Endocrine disruptors

August 20, 2024

Investigating the modulation of the endocannabinoid system by probiotic Lactiplantibacillus plantarum IMC513 in a zebrafish model of di-n-hexyl phthalate exposure

Abstract Environmental pollutants used as plasticizers in food packaging and in thousands of everyday products have become harmful for their…

July 11, 2023

Expression of the endocannabinoid system and response to cannabinoid components by the human fetal testis

Abstract Background: Cannabis consumption by pregnant women continues to increase worldwide, raising concerns about adverse effects on fetal growth and…

September 14, 2020

Single and combined use of Cannabis sativa L. and carbon-rich materials for the removal of pesticides and endocrine-disrupting chemicals from water and soil

Abstract Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) seedlings were used to remove from water the fungicide metalaxyl-M and the endocrine disruptor (EDC)…

January 6, 2020

The endocrine disruptor DEHP and the ECS: analysis of a possible crosstalk

Abstract Studies of the last decade associated the environmental contamination by di-(2-ethylhexyl)-phthalate (DEHP) with obesity and endocrine malfunction. DEHP was…