Oral exposure to inorganic mercury or methylmercury elicits distinct pro-inflammatory and pro-oxidant intestinal responses in a mouse model system.

Intestinal homeostasis disruption in mice chronically exposed to arsenite-contaminated drinking water.

Domene A, Orozco H, Rodríguez-Viso P, Monedero V, Zúñiga M, Vélez D, Devesa V. Chem Biol Interact. 2023 Mar 1;373:110404. doi: 10.1016/j.cbi.2023.110404. Epub 2023 Feb 13. PMID: 36791901

Lactic acid bacteria strains reduce in vitro mercury toxicity on the intestinal mucosa.

Rodríguez-Viso P, Domene A, Vélez D, Devesa V, Zúñiga M, Monedero V. Food Chem Toxicol. 2023 Mar;173:113631. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2023.113631. Epub 2023 Jan 21. PMID: 36690269

Mercury toxic effects on the intestinal mucosa assayed on a bicameral in vitro model: Possible role of inflammatory response and oxidative stress.

Rodríguez-Viso P, Domene A, Vélez D, Devesa V, Monedero V, Zúñiga M. Food Chem Toxicol. 2022 Aug;166:113224. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2022.113224. Epub 2022 Jun 11. PMID: 35700822

Dietary microplastics: Occurrence, exposure and health implications.

Sánchez A, Rodríguez-Viso P, Domene A, Orozco H, Vélez D, Devesa V. Environ Res. 2022 Sep;212(Pt A):113150. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113150. Epub 2022 Mar 24. PMID: 35341751

Arsenic in Tissues and Prey Species of the Scalloped Hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) from the SE Gulf of California.

Bergés-Tiznado ME, Vélez D, Devesa V, Márquez-Farías JF, Páez-Osuna F. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol. 2021 Apr;80(3):624-633. doi: 10.1007/s00244-021-00830-6. Epub 2021 Mar 19. PMID: 33740087

Arsenic speciation in cooked food and its bioaccessible fraction using X-ray absorption spectroscopy.

Clemente MJ, Serrano S, Devesa V, Vélez D. Food Chem. 2021 Jan 30;336:127587. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127587. Epub 2020 Jul 17. PMID: 32777657

Lipoteichoic acid depletion in Lactobacillus impacts cell morphology and stress response but does not abolish mercury surface binding.

Alcántara C, Crespo A, Solís CLS, Devesa V, Vélez D, Monedero V, Zúñiga M. Benef Microbes. 2020 Dec 2;11(8):791-802. doi: 10.3920/BM2019.0184. Epub 2020 Nov 16. PMID: 33191777

Toxic trace elements in dried mushrooms: Effects of cooking and gastrointestinal digestion on food safety.

Chiocchetti GM, Latorre T, Clemente MJ, Jadán-Piedra C, Devesa V, Vélez D. Food Chem. 2020 Feb 15;306:125478. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.125478. Epub 2019 Sep 4. PMID: 31610326

In vivo evaluation of the effect of arsenite on the intestinal epithelium and associated microbiota in mice.

Chiocchetti GM, Domene A, Kühl AA, Zúñiga M, Vélez D, Devesa V, Monedero V. Arch Toxicol. 2019 Aug;93(8):2127-2139. doi: 10.1007/s00204-019-02510-w. Epub 2019 Jul 15. PMID: 31309260

Effect of lactic acid bacteria on mercury toxicokinetics.

Jadán-Piedra C, Crespo Á, Monedero V, Vélez D, Devesa V, Zúñiga M. Food Chem Toxicol. 2019 Jun;128:147-153. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2019.04.001. Epub 2019 Apr 6. PMID: 30965103

Dietary Compounds To Reduce In Vivo Inorganic Arsenic Bioavailability.

Clemente MJ, Cimbalo A, Chiocchetti G, Devesa V, Vélez D. J Agric Food Chem. 2019 Aug 14;67(32):9032-9038. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b03372. Epub 2019 Aug 6. PMID: 31334646

Polyphosphate in Lactobacillus and Its Link to Stress Tolerance and Probiotic Properties.

Alcántara C, Coll-Marqués JM, Jadán-Piedra C, Vélez D, Devesa V, Zúñiga M, Monedero V. Front Microbiol. 2018 Sep 7;9:1944. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01944. eCollection 2018. PMID: 30245671

Use of lactic acid bacteria and yeasts to reduce exposure to chemical food contaminants and toxicity.

Chiocchetti GM, Jadán-Piedra C, Monedero V, Zúñiga M, Vélez D, Devesa V. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2019;59(10):1534-1545. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2017.1421521. Epub 2018 Jan 16. PMID: 29337587

Inorganic arsenic causes intestinal barrier disruption.

Chiocchetti GM, Vélez D, Devesa V. Metallomics. 2019 Aug 1;11(8):1411-1418. doi: 10.1039/c9mt00144a. Epub 2019 Jul 17. PMID: 31313790

Arsenic exposure of child populations in Northern Argentina.

Calatayud M, Farias SS, de Paredes GS, Olivera M, Carreras NÁ, Giménez MC, Devesa V, Vélez D. Sci Total Environ. 2019 Jun 15;669:1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.415. Epub 2019 Feb 27. PMID: 30877956

Effect of chronic exposure to inorganic arsenic on intestinal cells.

Chiocchetti GM, Vélez D, Devesa V. J Appl Toxicol. 2019 Jun;39(6):899-907. doi: 10.1002/jat.3778. Epub 2019 Feb 12. PMID: 30748021

Assessment of metal levels in foodstuffs from the Region of Valencia (Spain).

Marín S, Pardo O, Sánchez A, Sanchis Y, Vélez D, Devesa V, Font G, Yusà V. Toxicol Rep. 2018 May 21;5:654-670. doi: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2018.05.005. eCollection 2018. PMID: 30003045

Effect of subchronic exposure to inorganic arsenic on the structure and function of the intestinal epithelium.

Chiocchetti GM, Vélez D, Devesa V. Toxicol Lett. 2018 Apr;286:80-88. doi: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2018.01.011. Epub 2018 Jan 31. PMID: 29355690

Dietary compounds as modulators of metals and metalloids toxicity.

Jadán-Piedra C, Chiocchetti GM, Clemente MJ, Vélez D, Devesa V. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2018;58(12):2055-2067. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2017.1302407. Epub 2017 Jul 7. PMID: 28686469

In vitro evaluation of dietary compounds to reduce mercury bioavailability.

Jadán-Piedra C, Vélez D, Devesa V. Food Chem. 2018 May 15;248:353-359. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.12.012. Epub 2017 Dec 6. PMID: 29329865

Characterization of the binding capacity of mercurial species in Lactobacillus strains.

Alcántara C, Jadán-Piedra C, Vélez D, Devesa V, Zúñiga M, Monedero V. J Sci Food Agric. 2017 Dec;97(15):5107-5113. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.8388. Epub 2017 Jun 21. PMID: 28423187

The use of lactic acid bacteria to reduce mercury bioaccessibility.

Jadán-Piedra C, Alcántara C, Monedero V, Zúñiga M, Vélez D, Devesa V. Food Chem. 2017 Aug 1;228:158-166. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.01.157. Epub 2017 Feb 2. PMID: 28317709

Determination of Inorganic Arsenic in a Wide Range of Food Matrices using Hydride Generation - Atomic Absorption Spectrometry.

de la Calle MB, Devesa V, Fiamegos Y, Vélez D. J Vis Exp. 2017 Sep 1;(127):55953. doi: 10.3791/55953. PMID: 28892035

In Vitro Reduction of Arsenic Bioavailability Using Dietary Strategies.

Clemente MJ, Devesa V, Vélez D. J Agric Food Chem. 2017 May 17;65(19):3956-3964. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b05234. Epub 2017 May 8. PMID: 28316232

Use of Saccharomyces cerevisiae To Reduce the Bioaccessibility of Mercury from Food.

Jadán-Piedra C, Baquedano M, Puig S, Vélez D, Devesa V. J Agric Food Chem. 2017 Apr 5;65(13):2876-2882. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b00285. Epub 2017 Mar 23. PMID: 28285534