Salicylate-induced kidney mitochondrial permeability transition is prevented by cyclosporin A.

abstract：:Harmonisation of risk assessment (RA) is one of the priorities for sound chemical management set by Chapter 19, Agenda 21 of the United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development (UNCED) 1992 Earth Summit. The benefits of harmonisation are self evident and include transportability and consistency of RA outc...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Di Marco PN,Priestly BG,Buckett KJ

更新日期：1998-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro N-methylating capability of rabbit tissue cytosolic preparations, utilizing S-adenosyl-L-[methyl-3H]methionine as methyl donor, is described. Dialysed preparations from the lung, liver and kidney are capable of N-methylating 3- and 4-phenylpyridines and 3,3'- and 4,4'-bispyridyls; the corresponding 2-subs...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Godin CS,Crooks PA,Damani LA

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bisphenol A (BPA) is a potential endocrine disruptor. It has been shown that it can interfere with steroid biosynthesis and metabolism. However, the mechanism is unclear. The objective of the present study is to investigate the effects of BPA on two isoforms of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases (11β-HSD1 and 11β-HSD2)...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Guo J,Yuan X,Qiu L,Zhu W,Wang C,Hu G,Chu Y,Ye L,Xu Y,Ge RS

更新日期：2012-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbon nanotubes (CNT), despite their diverse application potential, have demonstrated adverse impacts in vitro and in vivo. Previous studies have focused on the combined in vitro cytotoxic impact of CNT aggregates and associated nanoparticulate impurities. However, the isolated effect of CNT aggregates and associated...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Raja PM,Connolley J,Ganesan GP,Ci L,Ajayan PM,Nalamasu O,Thompson DM

更新日期：2007-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of different doses of methylglyoxal (50-400 mg/kg body wt.) were examined using enzymes involved in the antioxidant function, glutathione (GSH) content and lipid peroxidation in the liver and spleen of Swiss albino mice (7-8 week old) after 6, 12 and 24 h. Significant changes were observed predominantly in ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Choudhary D,Chandra D,Kale RK

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:3-Bromopyruvate (3-BrPA) is a promising agent that has been widely studied in the treatment of cancer and pulmonary hypertension. Rotenone is a pesticide commonly used on farms and was shown to have anti-cancer activity and delay fibrosis progression in chronic kidney disease in a recent study. However, there are few ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Zhan C,Liu G,Li J,Li G,Li T,Zhao H,Li L,Yang W,Bai N,Zheng M,Yang J,Li W

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A direct continuous spectrophotometric assay to measure pyrethroid-cleaving enzymes in human serum was developed using cis- and trans-alpha-naphthyl-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane carboxylate (cis- and trans-naphthyl-Cl2CA). These substrates show a structure very similar to the pyrethroids most often use...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Butte W,Kemper K

更新日期：1999-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The mutagenicity of four chemical compounds to strain TA100 of S. typhimurium was affected differently by liver S-9 preparations from untreated Sprague-Dawley rats and from rainbow trout (Salmogairdneri). These two species were equally effective in decreasing the direct mutagenicity of sodium dichromate. Rat preparati...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： de Flora S,Zanacchi P,Bennicelli C,Arillo A

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic exposure of humans to fluorine compounds in the air, water and food may be atherogenic via the activation of oxidative stress and increased ROS production. The most important factor that promotes the formation of ROS seems to be the oxidoreduction of electron carriers in the critical points of the respiratory ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Gutowska I,Baranowska-Bosiacka I,Baśkiewicz M,Milo B,Siennicka A,Marchlewicz M,Wiszniewska B,Machaliński B,Stachowska E

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conversion of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) into hepatic myofibroblasts is a necessary event during the development of liver fibrosis. DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1), which catalyzes DNA methylation and subsequently leads to the transcriptional repression of profibrotic genes, is selectively induced in myofibroblasts...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Bian EB,Huang C,Wang H,Chen XX,Zhang L,Lv XW,Li J

更新日期：2014-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Nickel is a metal widely employed in dental alloys, and due to peculiar properties of certain nickel-based materials, it cannot be substituted with other metals in some applications. The release of nickel ions from dental alloys placed into long-term contact with mouth soft tissues is alarming because of the toxic, im...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Trombetta D,Mondello MR,Cimino F,Cristani M,Pergolizzi S,Saija A

更新日期：2005-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Early life exposure to certain kinds of chemicals is of concern because of a possible increase in cancer risk, but relevant data are limited. In the present experiment, modifying effects of prepubertal administration of potassium perchlorate (KClO(4)) and tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) on susceptibility to multi-organ ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Imai T,Takami S,Cho YM,Hirose M,Nishikawa A

更新日期：2009-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by the progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra (SN) and depletion of striatal dopamine (DA), leading to a range of motor symptoms, including resting tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia and postural abnormalities. The neurotoxin (MPTP) and its active metabol...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Bernstein AI,O'Malley KL

更新日期：2013-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Stoichiometric conversion of methyl acetate to methanol in vitro was detected when methyl acetate was incubated with blood for 2 to 8 h. The velocity of the reaction was so fast that almost all of methyl acetate disappeared in 8 h. The methanol formation was further confirmed by means of gas-chromatography-mass spectr...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Mizunuma K,Kawai T,Yasugi T,Horiguchi S,Iwami O,Ikeda M

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Testicular Leydig cells express estrogen receptors and are the predominant source of the male sex steroid hormone testosterone (T). Previous studies demonstrated that genistein acts through estrogen receptors in Leydig cells. In the present study, pre-treatment of Leydig cells isolated from 35 day-old male Long Evans ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Hancock KD,Coleman ES,Tao YX,Morrison EE,Braden TD,Kemppainen BW,Akingbemi BT

更新日期：2009-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Sex difference was observed in the aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase (AHH) activity of liver in the C3H/He strain of mice. Treatment with estradiol showed an increase in AHH activity in gonadectomized female mice, but not in males. Testosterone, however, lowered AHH activity in both the gonadectomized male and female. Foll...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Watanabe M,Tamura Y,Abe T

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation and microRNAs are involved in human skin cancer; however, their molecular mechanisms remain unclear. Further, a concern in skin cancer research is the identification of biomarkers for early diagnosis and accurate prognosis. To explore new biomarkers of chemical exposure in risk assessment of chemical carc...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Lu X,Luo F,Liu Y,Zhang A,Li J,Wang B,Xu W,Shi L,Liu X,Lu L,Liu Q

更新日期：2015-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the action of 3-nitropropionic acid (3-NP) on the parameters of the cortical and peripheral evoked potentials was investigated in rats in different administration schemes (20 mg/kg i.p. during recording or 24 h before, and 5x 15 mg/kg daily 28 days before recording) to elucidate some neurophysiological ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Szabó A,Papp A,Nagymajtényi L,Vezér T

更新日期：2006-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The main objective of this work was to assess the potentiality of in vitro models to study and understand the uranium-induced cytotoxicity on renal cells. Cytotoxicity and morphological studies were performed in a tubular proximal original established cell line (LLC-PK1 cell line). Dose-dependent cytotoxicity response...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Mirto H,Hengé-Napoli MH,Gibert R,Ansoborlo E,Fournier M,Cambar J

更新日期：1999-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Considering that the involvement of reactive oxygen species (ROS) has been implicated in the toxicity of various pesticides, this study was designed to investigate the possibility of oxidative stress induction by cypermethrin, a Type II pyrethroid. Either single (170 mg/kg) or repeated (75 mg/kg per day for 5 days) or...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Giray B,Gürbay A,Hincal F

更新日期：2001-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Localization of specific mRNA and protein molecules within cells and tissues can provide important information on the effects of a drug within a biological test system and help elucidate mechanisms of drug-induced toxicity and organ dysfunction. The most widely used techniques for measuring the cellular and tissue dis...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Kind CN

更新日期：2000-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of paraquat on lung subcellular calcium transport was studied in male Sprague-Dawley rats. With a high dose of 30 mg/kg given i.p., a significant decrease in the lung mitochondrial and microsomal calcium uptake at 24, 48, and 72 h after paraquat was observed. Trend of recovery was evident at 96 h in the sur...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Agarwal AK,Coleman JW

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:EDTA, 1,2-cyclohexylenediamine tetra-acetic acid (CDTA), hexamethylene 1,6-diamine N,N,N',N'-tetra-acetic acid (HDTA), diethylene-triamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA) and nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA) were examined for the removal of manganese-54(54Mn) from some organs of sham-operated and partially hepatectomized rats in e...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Kaur G,Srivastava UC,Dwivedi RS,Srivastava RC

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycotoxins and heavy metals are ubiquitous in the environment and contaminate many foods. The widespread use of pesticides in crop production to control disease contributes further to the chemical contamination of foods. Thus multiple chemical contaminants threaten the safety of many food commodities; hence the presen...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Clarke R,Connolly L,Frizzell C,Elliott CT

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoallergenic infant formulas are widely used for infants with cow's milk allergy. The aim of this study was to assess the utility of the mouse basophil activation test (BAT) in the evaluation of residual antigenicity in these formulas. Whole blood samples derived from β-lactoglobulin- or casein-immunized mice were i...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Iwamoto H,Matsubara T,Nakazato Y,Namba K,Takeda Y

更新日期：2016-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of 54Mn in various organs of pregnant rats and of their 19-day-old fetuses and in non-pregnant female rats of various ages has been studied 18 h after an i.v. injection of 54MnCl2. The results indicate that early neonates are more susceptible to manganese (Mn) than the growing rats. The localization o...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Kaur G,Hasan SK,Srivastava RC

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sulfur dioxide (SO2) is one of potential risk factors for induction and/or exacerbation of asthma, but the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. In this study, we investigate the role of SO2 in asthma using a classical asthmatic model with allergic airway inflammation by treating C57BL/6 mice with ovalbumin (...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Li X,Huang L,Wang N,Yi H,Wang H

更新日期：2018-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of T-2 toxin on the in vitro mitogen responses and the antibody-producing ability of human peripheral blood lymphocytes were evaluated. T-2 toxin inhibited the mitogen response to concanavalin A (ConA) at a lower concentration (1.6 ng/ml) as compared to phytohemagglutinin (2.4 ng/ml) and pokeweed mitogen (...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Tomar RS,Blakley BR,De Coteau WE

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the fact that humans are exposed to multiple forms of mercury (elemental, inorganic, and organic), most research on mercury toxicity has focused on methylmercury (MeHg) and on neurotoxic outcomes and mechanisms. Recent work has indicated that the immunotoxic effects of mercury compounds may be significant cont...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Gardner RM,Nyland JF,Silbergeld EK

更新日期：2010-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Voltage-activated sodium channels and GABAA receptor-chloride channel complex are among the most important target sites of various environmental neurotoxicants. Pyrethroids keep the sodium channels open for prolonged periods of time leading to hyperexcitation of the entire nervous system. In rat cerebellar Purkinje ne...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Narahashi T,Carter DB,Frey J,Ginsburg K,Hamilton BJ,Nagata K,Roy ML,Song JH,Tatebayashi H

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00