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List of works by Andrew R. Collins

32nd annual meeting of European Environmental Mutagen Society. DNA damage and repair fundamental aspects and contribution to human disorders

scientific article published in June 2003

A comparative performance test of standard, medium- and high-throughput comet assays

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Absorption and DNA protective effects of flavonoid glycosides from an onion meal

scientific article published on 01 October 2000

Acidic horseradish peroxidase activity abolishes genotoxicity of common dyes

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Age-related increases in DNA repair and antioxidant protection: a comparison of the Boyd Orr Cohort of elderly subjects with a younger population sample

scientific article published in September 2007

Age-related increases in human lymphocyte DNA damage: is there a role of aerobic fitness?

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Aging and DNA damage in humans: a meta‐analysis study.

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Alcohol and DNA damage

scientific article published on 01 October 2000

An ECVAG inter-laboratory validation study of the comet assay: inter-laboratory and intra-laboratory variations of DNA strand breaks and FPG-sensitive sites in human mononuclear cells

scientific article published on 27 February 2013

An ECVAG trial on assessment of oxidative damage to DNA measured by the comet assay

scientific article published on 30 November 2009

Anthocyanin-rich extract decreases indices of lipid peroxidation and DNA damage in vitamin E-depleted rats.

scientific article published in November 2001

Antioxidant enzyme activities, lipid peroxidation, and DNA oxidative damage: the effects of short-term voluntary wheel running

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Antioxidant intervention as a route to cancer prevention

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Antioxidant vitamins and mineral supplementation, life span expansion and cancer incidence: a critical commentary

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Antitumoral effect of phenazine N5,N10-dioxide derivatives on Caco-2 cells.

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Are environmental electromagnetic fields genotoxic?

scientific article published in October 2004

Are glutathione S transferases involved in DNA damage signalling? Interactions with DNA damage and repair revealed from molecular epidemiology studies

scientific article published on 20 March 2012

Are we sure we know how to measure 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine in DNA from human cells?

scientific article published on March 2004

Assessing the carcinogenic potential of low-dose exposures to chemical mixtures in the environment: the challenge ahead

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Base excision repair capacity as a determinant of prognosis and therapy response in colon cancer patients

Base excision repair capacity in chronic renal failure patients undergoing hemodialysis treatment

scientific article published on 19 July 2013

Bioavailability and efficiency of rutin as an antioxidant: a human supplementation study

scientific article published on 01 October 2000

Biological impact assessment of nanomaterial used in nanomedicine. introduction to the NanoTEST project

scientific article published on 16 September 2013

Biomarkers.

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Blood cell gene expression associated with cellular stress defense is modulated by antioxidant-rich food in a randomised controlled clinical trial of male smokers

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Both base excision repair and nucleotide excision repair in humans are influenced by nutritional factors

scientific article published on 20 December 2010

Both genetic and dietary factors underlie individual differences in DNA damage levels and DNA repair capacity

scientific article published on 6 March 2014

Can standard genotoxicity tests be applied to nanoparticles?

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Can the comet assay be used reliably to detect nanoparticle-induced genotoxicity?

scientific article published on 08 December 2014

Carotenoids and DNA damage

scientific article published on March 21, 2012

Carotenoids and genomic stability.

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Causes of genome instability: the effect of low dose chemical exposures in modern society

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Chapter 17. Application of the Comet Assay in Nanotoxicology

Coating-dependent induction of cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of iron oxide nanoparticles

scientific article published on 14 November 2013

Coffee and oxidative stress: a human intervention study

scientific article published on 17 November 2016

Combining fluorescent in situ hybridization with the comet assay for targeted examination of DNA damage and repair

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Comet assay to measure DNA repair: approach and applications

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Comet assay-based methods for measuring DNA repair in vitro; estimates of inter- and intra-individual variation

scientific article published on 5 December 2007

Comparison of different methods of measuring 8-oxoguanine as a marker of oxidative DNA damage

scientific article published on 01 April 2000

Comparison of the effect of raw and blanched-frozen broccoli on DNA damage in colonocytes

scientific article published on 9 June 2015

Compliance, tolerability and safety of two antioxidant-rich diets: a randomised controlled trial in male smokers

scientific article published on August 2011

Controlled oxidation of calf thymus DNA to produce standard samples for 8-Oxodeoxyguanosine analysis; Effects of freeze-drying, storage and hydrolysis conditions

scientific article published on 01 April 2000

Controlling variation in the comet assay

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Corrigendum: Reference cells and ploidy in the comet assay

scientific article published on 24 January 2017

Critical factors to be considered when testing nanomaterials for genotoxicity with the comet assay

scientific article published on 01 January 2015

Critical issues with the in vivo comet assay: A report of the comet assay working group in the 6th International Workshop on Genotoxicity Testing (IWGT).

scientific article published on 22 September 2014

Cruciferous vegetables and colo-rectal cancer

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DNA base excision repair as a biomarker in molecular epidemiology studies.

scientific article published on 2 June 2007

DNA damage and repair measured in different genomic regions using the comet assay with fluorescent in situ hybridization

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DNA damage in blood cells in relation to chemotherapy and nutritional status in colorectal cancer patients-A pilot study

scientific article published on 11 January 2018

DNA damage in lens epithelium of cataract patients in vivo and ex vivo

scientific article published on 20 September 2012

DNA oxidation: investigating its key role in environmental mutagenesis with the comet assay

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DNA repair after X-irradiation: lessons from plants

scientific article published in January 2015

DNA repair as a biomarker

scientific article published on 04 April 2012

DNA repair as a biomarker in human biomonitoring studies; further applications of the comet assay

scientific article published on August 1, 2012

DNA repair as a human biomonitoring tool: Comet assay approaches

scientific article published on 06 March 2019

DNA-damaging potential and glutathione depletion of 2-cyclohexene-1-one in mammalian cells, compared to food relevant 2-alkenals.

scientific article published on October 2001

DNA-repair measurements by use of the modified comet assay: an inter-laboratory comparison within the European Comet Assay Validation Group (ECVAG).

scientific article published on 2 July 2013

Deleterious consequences of antioxidant supplementation on lifespan in a wild-derived mammal

scientific article published on 03 July 2013

Detection of Alu sequences and mtDNA in comets using padlock probes

scientific article published on July 2006

Development of a new application of the comet assay to assess levels of O6-methylguanine in genomic DNA (CoMeth).

scientific article published on 4 February 2013

Different DNA damage response of cis and trans isomers of commonly used UV filter after the exposure on adult human liver stem cells and human lymphoblastoid cells

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Does a vegetarian diet influence genomic stability?

scientific article published on 6 January 2004

Does occupational exposure to mineral fibres cause DNA or chromosome damage?

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Donor cornea transfer from Optisol GS to organ culture storage: a two-step procedure to increase donor tissue lifespan.

scientific article published on 16 March 2012

Effect of processed and red meat on endogenous nitrosation and DNA damage

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Effects of age and dietary restriction on oxidative DNA damage, antioxidant protection and DNA repair in rats.

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Effects of micronutrients on DNA repair.

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Enhancing the sensitivity of the comet assay as a genotoxicity test, by combining it with bacterial repair enzyme FPG.

scientific article published on 28 February 2013

Establishing the background level of base oxidation in human lymphocyte DNA: results of an interlaboratory validation study

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Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization on Comets: FISH Comet

scientific article published on 01 January 2015

Folate levels determine effect of antioxidant supplementation on micronuclei in subjects with cardiovascular risk.

scientific article published in November 2004

Fourth International Workgroup on Genotoxicity testing: results of the in vivo Comet assay workgroup

scientific article published on 22 November 2006

Functional evaluation of DNA repair in human biopsies and their relation to other cellular biomarkers

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Functional, genetic, and epigenetic aspects of base and nucleotide excision repair in colorectal carcinomas

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Genome size and sensitivity to DNA damage by X-rays-plant comets tell the story

scientific article published on 17 October 2017

Genomic instability in human cancer: Molecular insights and opportunities for therapeutic attack and prevention through diet and nutrition.

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Genotoxic effects of asbestos in humans

scientific article published in September 2004

Gentiana asclepiadeaprotects human cells against oxidation DNA lesions

scientific article published on 28 November 2011

Glutathione S-transferase polymorphisms influence the level of oxidative DNA damage and antioxidant protection in humans.

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Harmonising measurements of 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine in cellular DNA and urine

scientific article published on 22 February 2012

High throughput sample processing and automated scoring

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High throughput toxicity screening and intracellular detection of nanomaterials

scientific article (publication date: 7 June 2016)

High-throughput comet assay using 96 minigels

scientific article published on 5 March 2013

Homocysteine, antioxidant micronutrients and late onset dementia

scientific article published on 27 April 2013

How the 1932 and 1947 mental surveys of Aberdeen schoolchildren provide a framework to explore the childhood origins of late onset disease and disability

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Immunomodulatory effects of mineral fibres in occupationally exposed workers

scientific article published on 01 September 2004

In vitro comet assay for DNA repair: a warning concerning application to cultured cells

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In vitro genotoxicity testing of four reference metal nanomaterials, titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, cerium oxide and silver: towards reliable hazard assessment.

scientific article published on 12 November 2016

Increasing the resolution of the comet assay using fluorescent in situ hybridization--a review

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Inter-laboratory Validation of Procedures for Measuring 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine/8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2′-deoxyguanosine in DNA

scientific article published on 01 March 2002

Inter-laboratory variation in DNA damage using a standard comet assay protocol.

scientific article published on 27 July 2012

Investigating oxidative DNA damage and its repair using the comet assay

scientific article published on 26 October 2007

Iron oxide nanoparticle toxicity testing using high-throughput analysis and high-content imaging

scientific article published on May 2015

Isolation of leukocytes from frozen buffy coat for comet assay analysis of DNA damage

scientific article published on 31 March 2019

Kiwifruit as a Modulator of DNA Damage and DNA Repair

scientific article published on January 1, 2013

Launch of the ComNet (comet network) project on the comet assay in human population studies during the International Comet Assay Workshop meeting in Kusadasi, Turkey (September 13-16, 2011).

scientific article published on 6 May 2012

Leucocytes isolated from simply frozen whole blood can be used in human biomonitoring for DNA damage measurement with the comet assay

scientific article published on 26 November 2013

Levels of oxidative DNA damage are low in ex vivo engineered human limbal epithelial tissue

scientific article published on 21 September 2018

Life-long vitamin C supplementation in combination with cold exposure does not affect oxidative damage or lifespan in mice, but decreases expression of antioxidant protection genes

scientific article published on 7 November 2006

Lifelong alpha-tocopherol supplementation increases the median life span of C57BL/6 mice in the cold but has only minor effects on oxidative damage

scientific article published in February 2008

Marine ecotoxicity of nitramines, transformation products of amine-based carbon capture technology

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Measurement of DNA base and nucleotide excision repair activities in mammalian cells and tissues using the comet assay--a methodological overview

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Measuring oxidative damage to DNA and its repair with the comet assay

scientific article published on April 22, 2013

Mechanisms involved in alternariol-induced cell cycle arrest

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Mechanisms of genotoxicity. A review of in vitro and in vivo studies with engineered nanoparticles

scientific article published on 20 March 2013

Methamphetamine ("crystal meth") causes induction of DNA damage and chromosomal aberrations in human derived cells

scientific article published on 22 March 2019

Mobile phone specific electromagnetic fields induce transient DNA damage and nucleotide excision repair in serum-deprived human glioblastoma cells

scientific article published on 12 April 2018

Nanoparticles in food. Epigenetic changes induced by nanomaterials and possible impact on health

scientific article published on 29 December 2014

Nutrition and carcinogenesis

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Nutritional modulation of DNA repair in a human intervention study

scientific article published in March 2003

Occupational exposure to mineral fibres. Biomarkers of oxidative damage and antioxidant defence and associations with DNA damage and repair

scientific article published on 14 February 2008

On the search for an intelligible comet assay descriptor

scientific article published on 17 July 2014

Oxidative DNA damage, antioxidants and DNA repair: applications of the comet assay.

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Plasma vitamin C, cholesterol and homocysteine are associated with grey matter volume determined by MRI in non-demented old people.

scientific article published in May 2003

Polyphenolic compounds from Salvia species protect cellular DNA from oxidation and stimulate DNA repair in cultured human cells

scientific article published in June 2010

Polyphenols and DNA Damage: A Mixed Blessing

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Possible involvement of XPA in repair of oxidative DNA damage deduced from analysis of damage, repair and genotype in a human population study

scientific article published on 13 April 2006

Protection bySalviaExtracts Against Oxidative and Alkylation Damage to DNA in Human HCT15 and CO115 Cells

scientific article published on January 1, 2012

Protective effects of ursolic acid and luteolin against oxidative DNA damage include enhancement of DNA repair in Caco-2 cells

scientific article published on 24 July 2010

Recovery of human lymphocytes from oxidative DNA damage; the apparent enhancement of DNA repair by carotenoids is probably simply an antioxidant effect.

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Redox-linked effects of green tea on DNA damage and repair, and influence of microsatellite polymorphism in HMOX-1: results of a human intervention trial

scientific article published on January 2015

Reference cells and ploidy in the comet assay

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SIADH induced by two atypical antipsychotics

scientific article published on 01 March 2000

Seasonal changes in markers of oxidative damage to lipids and DNA; correlations with seasonal variation in diet

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Sensitive detection of DNA oxidation damage induced by nanomaterials

scientific article published on February 2017

Silver nanoparticles induce premutagenic DNA oxidation that can be prevented by phytochemicals from Gentiana asclepiadea

scientific article published on 01 September 2012

Single-cell gel electrophoresis (the comet assay): Loops or fragments?

scientific article published on 01 July 2008

Study of gene-specific DNA repair in the comet assay with padlock probes and rolling circle amplification

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Suitability of human and mammalian cells of different origin for the assessment of genotoxicity of metal and polymeric engineered nanoparticles

scientific article published on May 2015

Supplementation of a western diet with golden kiwifruits (Actinidia chinensis var.'Hort 16A':) effects on biomarkers of oxidation damage and antioxidant protection

scientific article (publication date: 18 May 2011)

TLR9 stimulation of B-cells induces transcription of p53 and prevents spontaneous and irradiation-induced cell death independent of DNA damage responses. Implications for Common variable immunodeficiency

scientific article published on 3 October 2017

Technical recommendations to perform the alkaline standard and enzyme-modified comet assay in human biomonitoring studies

scientific article published on 01 May 2019

The Use of Bacterial Repair Endonucleases in the Comet Assay

scientific article published on 01 January 2017

The carotenoid beta-cryptoxanthin stimulates the repair of DNA oxidation damage in addition to acting as an antioxidant in human cells

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The comet assay applied to cells of the eye.

scientific article published on 25 October 2017

The comet assay as a tool for human biomonitoring studies: the ComNet project.

scientific article published on 31 October 2013

The comet assay for DNA damage and repair: principles, applications, and limitations

scientific article (publication date: March 2004)

The comet assay in human biomonitoring: gene-environment interactions

scientific article published on 07 March 2008

The comet assay, DNA damage, DNA repair and cytotoxicity: hedgehogs are not always dead

scientific article published on 29 April 2013

The comet assay: a heavenly method!

scientific article published in January 2015

The comet assay: past, present, and future.

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The comet assay: topical issues.

scientific article published on 17 February 2008

The essential comet assay: a comprehensive guide to measuring DNA damage and repair

scientific article published on May 18, 2013

The impact of experimentally elevated energy expenditure on oxidative stress and lifespan in the short-tailed field vole Microtus agrestis

scientific article published in August 2008

The influence of scoring method on variability in results obtained with the comet assay

scientific article published on 11 January 2011

The next three decades of the comet assay: a report of the 11th International Comet Assay Workshop.

scientific article published on 4 March 2017

The use of FISH-comet to detect c-Myc and TP 53 damage in extended-term lymphocyte cultures treated with terbuthylazine and carbofuran.

scientific article published on 14 March 2012

Towards a more reliable comet assay: optimising agarose concentration, unwinding time and electrophoresis conditions

scientific article published on 30 May 2011

Towards an alternative testing strategy for nanomaterials used in nanomedicine: lessons from NanoTEST.

scientific article published on May 2015

Twelve-Gel Comet Assay Format for Quick Examination of DNA Damage and Repair

scientific article published in January 2017

Twelve-gel slide format optimised for comet assay and fluorescent in situ hybridisation

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Use of single cell gel electrophoresis assays for the detection of DNA-protective effects of dietary factors in humans: recent results and trends

scientific article published on 05 August 2008

Variation in the measurement of DNA damage by comet assay measured by the ECVAG inter-laboratory validation trial.

scientific article published on 12 November 2009

Variation of DNA damage levels in peripheral blood mononuclear cells isolated in different laboratories

scientific article published on 15 April 2014

Vitamin C in cultured human (HeLa) cells: lack of effect on DNA protection and repair

scientific article published on 09 April 2013