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A photoluminescent and electrochemiluminescent probe based on an iridium(III) complex with a boronic acid-functionalised ancillary ligand for the selective detection of mercury(II) ions.
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November 2023
Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-747, Korea.
Article Synopsis
- Exposure to mercury(II) ions can lead to serious health issues like Minamata disease and organ damage, making it essential to monitor mercury levels in the environment.
- This study introduces a new detection probe using a cyclometalated Ir(III) complex that utilizes photoluminescence (PL) and electrochemiluminescence (ECL) to selectively identify mercury through a unique reaction with a boronic acid.
- The probe demonstrated a strong linear response to varying mercury concentrations in tests with tap water, indicating its effectiveness for environmental monitoring of mercury.
Neuroprotective effect of Tagara, an Ayurvedic drug against methyl mercury induced oxidative stress using rat brain mitochondrial fractions.
BMC Complement Altern Med
August 2015
School of Biosciences and Technology, VIT University, Vellore-632014, Tamilnadu, India.
Background: Methyl mercury (MeHg), an important environmental toxicant is implicated in neurological disorders such as Hunter-Russell syndrome and Autism. Therefore, the present work is in search of new drugs that can alleviate MeHg toxicity. In this connection, Tagara, an ayurvedic drug is used for assessing its neuro protective effect against MeHg toxicity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSigns and symptoms of methylmercury contamination in a First Nations community in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.
Sci Total Environ
January 2014
Minamata Kyoritsu Hospital, Sakurai-cho 2-2-12, Minamata 867-0045, Japan. Electronic address:
In 1970, fish caught in the English-Wabigoon River system in northwestern Ontario, Canada, were found to be contaminated with mercury coming from a chlor-alkali plant in the province. In the 1970s, patients exhibiting some of the symptoms of the Hunter-Russell syndrome (e.g.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTreatment of unresectable primary and metastatic liver cancer with yttrium-90 microspheres (TheraSphere): assessment of hepatic arterial embolization.
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol
November 2006
Department of Radiology, Section of Interventional Radiology, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
In Canada and Europe, yttrium-90 microspheres (TheraSphere); MDS Nordion, Ottawa, Canada) are a primary treatment option for primary and secondary hepatic malignancies. We present data from 30 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and metastatic liver disease treated with TheraSphere from a single academic institution to evaluate the angiographically evident embolization that follows treatment. Seven interventional radiologists from one treatment center compared pretreatment and posttreatment angiograms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCongenital Minamata disease: warnings from Japan's experience.
J Child Neurol
July 2000
University of the Air, Chiba, Japan.
Minamata disease is alkylmercury poisoning causing Hunter-Russell syndrome due to ingestion of seafood polluted by industrial waste. Two epidemics occurred in Minamata (1956) and Niigata (1965), Japan. Many infants with "cerebral palsy" in villages where adult cases occurred were established as having congenital Minamata disease.
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