Concurrent inflammation as a determinant of susceptibility to toxicity from xenobiotic agents.

abstract：:A single intraperitoneal injection of 10(-6.5) mol lanthanum chloride/g body wt (44 mg metal/kg body wt) into pregnant mice reduced the number of successful pregnancies and the average litter size. The most susceptible periods of pregnancy were peri-implantation (days 4 and 6) and near-term period (days 14 and 16). In...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Abramczuk JW

更新日期：1985-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of dietary factors for prostate carcinogenesis has been proven by epidemiological studies of immigrants from Asia into the USA. Intake of foodstuffs rich in fat, including meat, is suggested to be a risk factor. Experimentally, while some studies demonstrated high fat intake to promote rat prostate carc...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Shirai T,Asamoto M,Takahashi S,Imaida K

更新日期：2002-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Induction of lung aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase (AHH) activity has been studied in rats following their exposure to different regimes of cigarette smoke produced from tobacco and the tobacco substitute NSM. The rate of induction of AHH was maximal during the first 3 days of exposure to tobacco smoke. The frequency of e...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Down WH,Chasseaud LF,Sacharin RM

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigates the influence of different levels of Schistosoma mansoni infection (60, 120, 180, 300, 600 cercariae per mice) after 33 days on the activity of aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase (AHH) and the formation of hepatic hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) during the metabolic activation of benzo(a)pyrene [...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Awney HA,Ghzlan HE,Sheweita SA,Mostafa MH

更新日期：2001-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:As vaccines are undoubtedly classified as pharmaceuticals, they have to be submitted to strict non-clinical safety evaluation. The context of their prophylactic use requires that every effort is made to ensure their safe use. Their safety evaluation is complex as they act through a multistage mechanism in which the va...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Verdier F

更新日期：2002-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytochrome P-450 enzymes are responsible for the oxidation of xenobiotic chemicals including drugs, pesticides, and carcinogens. These enzymes include cytochrome P450, cytochrome b(5), arylhydrocarbon (benzo[a]pyrene) hydroxylase (AHH), NADPH-cytochrome C reductase and dimethylnitrosamine N-demethylase I (DMN-dI)....

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Sheweita SA,El-Gabar MA,Bastawy M

更新日期：2001-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Solar radiation induces acute and chronic reactions in human and animal skin. Chronic repeated exposures are the primary cause of benign and malignant skin tumors, including malignant melanoma. Among types of solar radiation, ultraviolet B (290-320 nm) radiation is highly mutagenic and carcinogenic in animal experimen...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Ichihashi M,Ueda M,Budiyanto A,Bito T,Oka M,Fukunaga M,Tsuru K,Horikawa T

更新日期：2003-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of nitric oxide (NO) in acute renal failure (ARF) is debatable. In the present study, we investigated the effect of acute administration of NO donor, Sodium nitroprusside (SNP), L-Arginine (L-Arg) and NO synthase inhibitor, N(omega)-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) in Fe-NTA induced renal toxicity. Rats were ...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Gupta A,Chander V,Sharma S,Chopra K

更新日期：2007-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The combined effects of ethyl alcohol (ETOH) intoxication and carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning were studied in the Levine-prepared rat. Infusion or injection of ETOH before and during 90 min of CO exposure to blood levels 2-4 times those considered legally drunk in humans, increased survival at 2400 ppm, and extended th...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Sharma P,Penney DG

更新日期：1990-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Although it is well known that microcystin-LR (MC-LR) may cause male reproductive toxicity, less is known on its potential impact on the development of prostate. In this study, from the 12th day in the embryonic period to the 21st day after birth, 4 randomly assigned groups of pregnant mice were exposed to 0, 1, 10, a...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Zhang H,Wang L,Shen S,Wang C,Xiang Z,Han X,Li D

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organochalcogens are important intermediates and useful reagents in organic synthesis, which can increase human exposure risk to these chemicals in the workplace. As well, there are a number of reported cases of acute toxicity following organochalcogen ingestion of vitamins and dietary supplements. Since, the erythroc...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Nogueira CW,Borges VC,Zeni G,Rocha JB

更新日期：2003-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Novel dexrazoxane derivative JR-311 was prepared to investigate structure-activity relationships and mechanism(s) of protection against anthracycline cardiotoxicity. Its cardioprotective, antiproliferative, iron (Fe) chelation and inhibitory and/or depletory activities on topoisomerase IIbeta (TOP2B) were examined and...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Bures J,Jirkovska A,Sestak V,Jansova H,Karabanovich G,Roh J,Sterba M,Simunek T,Kovarikova P

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A flow-through rat tracheal implant system is described which permits the quantitative and repetitive exposure of respiratory epithelia to test gaseous substances. To investigate the acute toxicity of formaldehyde gas with this new system, open-ended rat tracheal implants were exposed to the gas for 1 h twice a week f...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Shiba M,Marchok AC,Klein-Szanto AJ

更新日期：1984-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:To establish a paraquat-resistant Wistar rat strain, we carried out continuous sister-brother mating among rats that survived high-dose intraperitoneal administration of paraquat dichloride (360 mg/kg). The percentages of paraquat-resistant rats among wild rats and among the fifth-generations were 7.1% and 20.6%, resp...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Nakajima M,Nagao M,Iwasa M,Monma-Ohtaki J,Maeno Y,Koyama H,Seko-Nakamura Y,Isobe I,Takatori T

更新日期：2000-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Several inhibitors of cytochrome P-450 mediated oxidative transformations, ethyl 2-diethylaminoethyl-2-phenyl-2-ethylmalonate, ethyl-2-diethyl-aminoethyl-2-ethyl-2-buthylmalonate, 2,4 dichloro-6-phenoxyethyl diethylamine, 2-diethylaminoethyl-2-phenyl- (2-propene)-4-penten-1-oate or 3-amino,1,2,4 triazole were not able...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： de Ferreyra EC,de Fenos OM,Castro JA

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Simple and efficient ex vivo/in vitro screening systems for contact allergens are developed for alternative to conventional animal tests. We have previously proposed an ex vivo/in vitro proliferation assay as a first stage screening method with advantages over existing alternatives, using lymph node cells (LNC) from s...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Kashima R,Oyake Y,Okada J,Ikeda Y

更新日期：1996-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The trichothecenes are a group of mycotoxins that target leukocytes and have a wide range of immunomodulatory effects. Differential display analysis was applied to assess the effects of the trichothecenes deoxynivalenol (vomitoxin, DON) and satratoxin G (SG), on mRNA in the RAW 264.7 macrophage cell line. Cells were i...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Chung YJ,Yang GH,Islam Z,Pestka JJ

更新日期：2003-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Infusion phlebitis is a common clinical problem associated with some antimicrobial agents. The pathomechanism of infusion phlebitis has not yet been elucidated, however, it has been proposed that chemical irritation of the endothelium leads to subsequent sterile inflammation with recruitment and migration of...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Kilic B,Kruse M,Stahlmann R

更新日期：2006-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction in vivo of four O-alkyl O-2,5-dichlorophenyl phosphoramidates with neural neuropathy target esterase (NTE) and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and their ability to cause delayed polyneuropathy in hens has been examined. Previous studies in vitro (Vilanova, Johnson & Vicedo, Pestic. Biochem. Physiol., 28 (1...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Johnson MK,Vilanova E,Read DJ

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Palmitoylpentachlorophenol (PPCP), which is a lipid conjugate of a xenobiotic compound, has been found in human fat. To study the toxicity associated with PPCP, rats were given 100 mg/kg PPCP and sacrificed at 4, 8 and 12 days. The target organ identified was the exocrine pancreas; no other major organs examined showe...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Ansari GA,Kaphalia BS,Boor PJ

更新日期：1987-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term cadmium exposure leads to mitochondrial dysfunction in the proximal tubular epithelial cells. Mitochondrial DNA deletion may contribute to the pathogenesis of cadmium-induced nephropathy. The aim of our study is to clarify the accumulation of mitochondrial DNA deletion and mitochondrial dysfunction in the re...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Takaki A,Jimi S,Segawa M,Hisano S,Takebayashi S,Iwasaki H

更新日期：2004-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Several types of pesticides, such as organophosphates, phenoxyacetic acid, and carbamate have a high risk of affecting human health, causing allergic rhinitis and bronchial asthma-like diseases. We used our long-term sensitization method and a local lymph node assay to examine the allergic reactions caused by several ...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Fukuyama T,Tajima Y,Ueda H,Hayashi K,Shutoh Y,Harada T,Kosaka T

更新日期：2009-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Lead is known to impede the male reproductive function, however, the mechanisms through which the adverse effects are mediated are not clearly elucidated. In order to get insight into those mechanisms, we have examined the effects of lead on the biosynthesis of steroid hormones by Leydig cells in the rat. To determine...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Thoreux-Manlay A,Le Goascogne C,Segretain D,Jégou B,Pinon-Lataillade G

更新日期：1995-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously, we evaluated the effects of lactational exposure to a representative mixture of the six indicator non-dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (∑6 NDL-PCBs) at low levels on the neurobiological changes and developmental/behavioral performances in mice. In this study, we analyzed the global gene expression pro...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Elnar AA,Desor F,Marin F,Soulimani R,Nemos C

更新日期：2015-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondria play a central role in the life and death of cells. These organelles serve as the major energy-producing power-house, whereby the generation of ATP is associated with the utilization of molecular oxygen. A significant fraction (2-3%) of molecular oxygen consumed by mitochondria may be reduced in a one-ele...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Heck DE,Kagan VE,Shvedova AA,Laskin JD

更新日期：2005-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Enantioselectivity in toxicology, and health risk of chiral xenobiotics have become important topics at the forefront of chemistry and toxicology research. Our previous results showed that cis-bifenthrin (cis-BF) induced cytotoxicity and genotoxicity in human amnion epithelial (FL) cells, in an enantioselective manner...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Liu H,Xu L,Zhao M,Liu W,Zhang C,Zhou S

更新日期：2009-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] compounds (e.g. chromates) are strong oxidants that readily enter cells where they are reduced to reactive Cr intermediates that can directly oxidize some cell components and can promote the generation of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. Inhalation is a major route of exposure which d...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Myers JM,Antholine WE,Myers CR

更新日期：2011-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Challenges to improve toxicological risk assessment to meet the demands of the EU chemical's legislation, REACH, and the EU 7th Amendment of the Cosmetics Directive have accelerated the development of non-animal based methods. Unfortunately, uncertainties remain surrounding the power of alternative methods such as in ...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Groothuis FA,Heringa MB,Nicol B,Hermens JL,Blaauboer BJ,Kramer NI

更新日期：2015-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Lead-exposed mice were found to show a significantly increased frequency of acrosome-reacted spermatozoa. The number of spermatozoa bound to the zona pellucida of denuded mouse eggs was also significant increased, probably as a result of an acceleration of the processes involved in the capacitation of the spermatozoa ...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Johansson L

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ozone (O3), a pulmonary irritant, and a major toxic component of photochemical smog, is capable of inducing pulmonary inflammation characterized by recruitment of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) into the lung. The recruited PMNs, in turn, can release toxic mediators and produce lung injury. The mechanism of ozone-...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Reinhart PG,Bassett DJ,Bhalla DK

更新日期：1998-05-15 00:00:00