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Biology and Biochemistry
Spain
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

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64
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9835
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191

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  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Miren P. Cajaraville is affiliated with the University of the Basque Country in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and materials science, with significant contributions to fields such as health, toxicology and mutagenesis, pollution, materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, and biomaterials.

The scientist's work addresses several interconnected topics. These include:

  • Microplastics and plastic pollution
  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Graphene and nanomaterials applications
  • Recycling and waste management techniques

Miren P. Cajaraville has published extensively, with recent papers covering various aspects of nanoplastics, microplastics, and their biological effects. Some notable publications include:

  • "Polystyrene nanoplastics and microplastics can act as Trojan horse carriers of benzo(a)pyrene to mussel hemocytes in vitro" (2021) published in Scientific Reports
  • "Accumulation, Depuration, and Biological Effects of Polystyrene Microplastic Spheres and Adsorbed Cadmium and Benzo(a)pyrene on the Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis" (2022) published in Toxics
  • "Screening of the Toxicity of Polystyrene Nano- and Microplastics Alone and in Combination with Benzo(a)pyrene in Brine Shrimp Larvae and Zebrafish Embryos" (2022) published in Nanomaterials
  • "Uptake and effects of graphene oxide nanomaterials alone and in combination with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in zebrafish" (2021) published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Effects of microplastics alone or with sorbed oil compounds from the water accommodated fraction of a North Sea crude oil on marine mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis)" (2022) published in The Science of The Total Environment

The scientist frequently publishes in several venues including:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • E3S Web of Conferences
  • IkerGazte Nazioarteko ikerketa euskaraz

Collaboration is a prominent aspect of their work. Regular co-authors include:

  • Eider Bilbao
  • Alberto Katsumiti
  • Amaia Orbea
  • Nagore González-Soto
  • Ignacio Martínez-Álvarez

Best Publications

  • The use of biomarkers to assess the impact of pollution in coastal environments of the Iberian Peninsula: a practical approach

    Miren P Cajaraville;Maria J Bebianno;Julián Blasco;Cinta Porte

  • Cellular and subcellular distribution of metals in molluscs.

    Ionan Marigómez;Manu Soto;Miren P. Cajaraville;Eduardo Angulo

  • Antioxidant enzymes and peroxisome proliferation in relation to contaminant body burdens of PAHs and PCBs in bivalve molluscs, crabs and fish from the Urdaibai and Plentzia estuaries (Bay of Biscay).

    Amaia Orbea;Maren Ortiz-Zarragoitia;Montserrat Solé;Cinta Porte

  • Endocrine disruptors in marine organisms: Approaches and perspectives

    C. Porte;G. Janer;L.C. Lorusso;M. Ortiz-Zarragoitia

  • Comparative effects of cadmium, copper, paraquat and benzo[a]pyrene on the actin cytoskeleton and production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in mussel haemocytes.

    A Gómez-Mendikute;M.P Cajaraville

  • Impacts of dietary exposure to different sized polystyrene microplastics alone and with sorbed benzo[a]pyrene on biomarkers and whole organism responses in mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis

    Nagore González-Soto;Joseph Hatfield;Alberto Katsumiti;Nerea Duroudier

  • Cell and tissue biomarkers in mussel, and histopathology in hake and anchovy from Bay of Biscay after the Prestige oil spill (Monitoring Campaign 2003).

    Ionan Marigómez;Manu Soto;Ibon Cancio;Amaia Orbea

  • Assessment of biological effects of environmental pollution along the NW Mediterranean Sea using mussels as sentinel organisms

    Izaskun Zorita;Itxaso Apraiz;Maren Ortiz-Zarragoitia;Amaia Orbea

  • Marine ecosystem health status assessment through integrative biomarker indices: a comparative study after the Prestige oil spill “Mussel Watch”

    Ionan Marigómez;Larraitz Garmendia;Manu Soto;Amaia Orbea

  • Peroxisome proliferation as a biomarker in environmental pollution assessment.

    Miren P. Cajaraville;Ibon Cancio;Arantza Ibabe;Amaia Orbea

  • In vitro effects of cadmium on two different animal cell models.

    I Olabarrieta;B L'Azou;S Yuric;J Cambar

  • Cytotoxicity and cellular mechanisms involved in the toxicity of CdS quantum dots in hemocytes and gill cells of the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis

    A. Katsumiti;D. Gilliland;I. Arostegui;M.P. Cajaraville

  • Characterization of mussel gill cells in vivo and in vitro.

    Amagoia Gómez-Mendikute;Miren Elizondo;Paola Venier;Miren P. Cajaraville

  • Biomarkers in mussels from a copper site gradient (Visnes, Norway): an integrated biochemical, histochemical and histological study.

    Izaskun Zorita;Maren Ortiz-Zarragoitia;Manu Soto;Miren P. Cajaraville

  • Morphofunctional Study of the Haemocytes of the Bivalve Mollusc Mytilus galloprovincialis with Emphasis on the Endolysosomal Compartment

    Miren P. Cajaraville;Santi G. Pal;Santi G. Pal

  • Mechanisms of Toxicity of Ag Nanoparticles in Comparison to Bulk and Ionic Ag on Mussel Hemocytes and Gill Cells

    Alberto Katsumiti;Douglas Gilliland;Inmaculada Arostegui;Miren P. Cajaraville

  • In vitro activities in mussel hemocytes as biomarkers of environmental quality: a case study in the Abra Estuary (Biscay Bay).

    M.P. Cajaraville;I. Olabarrieta;I. Marigomez

  • Biomarkers of Exposure and Reproduction-Related Effects in Mussels Exposed to Endocrine Disruptors

    M. Ortiz-Zarragoitia;M. P. Cajaraville

  • Immunolocalization of four antioxidant enzymes in digestive glands of mollusks and crustaceans and fish liver.

    A Orbea;H D Fahimi;M P Cajaraville

  • Seasonal variation of peroxisomal enzyme activities and peroxisomal structure in mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis and its relationship with the lipid content.

    I. Cancio;A. Ibabe;M. P. Cajaraville

Frequent Co-Authors

Ionan Marigómez
Ionan Marigómez University of the Basque Country
Cinta Porte
Cinta Porte Spanish National Research Council
Damià Barceló
Damià Barceló University of Almería
Anders Goksøyr
Anders Goksøyr University of Bergen
Nestor Etxebarria
Nestor Etxebarria University of the Basque Country
Miren López de Alda
Miren López de Alda Spanish National Research Council
Alfred Völkl
Alfred Völkl Heidelberg University
Maria João Bebianno
Maria João Bebianno University of Algarve
Ketil Hylland
Ketil Hylland University of Oslo
Josep M. Bayona
Josep M. Bayona Spanish National Research Council

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