Pavel Babica

Removal of microcystins by phototrophic biofilms. A microcosm study.

Separation of microcystins by capillary electrochromatography in monolithic columns.

Evaluation of extraction approaches linked to ELISA and HPLC for analyses of microcystin-LR, -RR and -YR in freshwater sediments with different organic material contents.

Toxicity of complex cyanobacterial samples and their fractions in Xenopus laevis embryos and the role of microcystins.

Effect of different cyanobacterial biomasses and their fractions with variable microcystin content on embryonal development of carp (Cyprinus carpio L.).

Isolation and endotoxin activities of lipopolysaccharides from cyanobacterial cultures and complex water blooms and comparison with the effects of heterotrophic bacteria and green alga.

Microcystin kinetics (bioaccumulation and elimination) and biochemical responses in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) and silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) exposed to toxic cyanobacterial blooms.

A novel approach for monitoring of cyanobacterial toxins: development and evaluation of the passive sampler for microcystins.

Tumor promoting properties of a cigarette smoke prevalent polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon as indicated by the inhibition of gap junctional intercellular communication via phosphatidylcholine-specific phospholipase C.

Detoxification and oxidative stress responses along with microcystins accumulation in Japanese quail exposed to cyanobacterial biomass.

Structure-activity-dependent regulation of cell communication by perfluorinated fatty acids using in vivo and in vitro model systems.

Inhibition of gap-junctional intercellular communication and activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases by cyanobacterial extracts--indications of novel tumor-promoting cyanotoxins?

Single-walled carbon nanotubes dispersed in aqueous media via non-covalent functionalization: effect of dispersant on the stability, cytotoxicity, and epigenetic toxicity of nanotube suspensions.

Effects of microcystin and complex cyanobacterial samples on the growth and oxidative stress parameters in green alga Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata and comparison with the model oxidative stressor--herbicide paraquat.

Toxins produced in cyanobacterial water blooms - toxicity and risks.

Modulation of gap-junctional intercellular communication by a series of cyanobacterial samples from nature and laboratory cultures.

Tumor promoting effects of cyanobacterial extracts are potentiated by anthropogenic contaminants--evidence from in vitro study.

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-induced signaling events relevant to inflammation and tumorigenesis in lung cells are dependent on molecular structure.

Photodynamic effects of 31 different phthalocyanines on a human keratinocyte cell line.

Acute, chronic and reproductive toxicity of complex cyanobacterial blooms in Daphnia magna and the role of microcystins.

Survey of cyanobacterial toxins in Czech water reservoirs--the first observation of neurotoxic saxitoxins.

Phosphatidylcholine Specific PLC-Induced Dysregulation of Gap Junctions, a Robust Cellular Response to Environmental Toxicants, and Prevention by Resveratrol in a Rat Liver Cell Model.

Immunomodulatory Potency of Microcystin, an Important Water-Polluting Cyanobacterial Toxin.

Scrape Loading/Dye Transfer Assay.

Chemopreventive Agents Attenuate Rapid Inhibition of Gap Junctional Intercellular Communication Induced by Environmental Toxicants.

High-valent iron (Fe(VI), Fe(V), and Fe(IV)) species in water: characterization and oxidative transformation of estrogenic hormones.

Methoxychlor and Vinclozolin Induce Rapid Changes in Intercellular and Intracellular Signaling in Liver Progenitor Cells.

Transient suppression of gap junctional intercellular communication after exposure to 100-nanosecond pulsed electric fields.

Assessment of Chemical Impact of Invasive Bryozoan Pectinatella magnifica on the Environment: Cytotoxicity and Antimicrobial Activity of P. magnifica Extracts.