Nicotine and neurodegeneration in ageing.

abstract：:Benzodiazepines have wide-spread used in pharmacotherapy for their anxiolytic, myorelaxant, hypnotic, amnesic and anticonvulsive properties. Despite benzodiazepines are used in clinics over 50 years, they have not been surprisingly tested for capability to induce major drug-metabolizing cytochromes P450. In the curren...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Vrzal R,Kubesova K,Pavek P,Dvorak Z

更新日期：2010-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of the cold-receptor TRPM8 by menthol or other tobacco additives can suppress natural defense reactions such as coughing that usually would become effective as involuntary resistance against the inhalation of fumes. In Europe menthol is only regulated as flavor, but can be used as additive as long as no cha...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Paschke M,Tkachenko A,Ackermann K,Hutzler C,Henkler F,Luch A

更新日期：2017-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to assess the applicability of the micronucleus (MN) and G2 assays as biomarkers of in vitro radiosensitivity and cancer susceptibility, we investigated the inter- and intra-individual variation of these endpoints. For the MN assay unstimulated blood cultures from 57 healthy donors were exposed in vitro to 3....

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Vral A,Thierens H,Baeyens A,De Ridder L

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:3-methyladenine DNA glycosylase (AlkD) belongs to a new family of DNA glycosylases; it initiates repair of cytotoxic and promutagenic alkylated bases (its main substrates being 3-methyladenine and 7-methylguanine). The modification of the comet assay (single cell gel electrophoresis) using AlkD enzyme thus allows asse...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Hašplová K,Hudecová A,Magdolénová Z,Bjøras M,Gálová E,Miadoková E,Dušinská M

更新日期：2012-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Diethanolamine (DEA), a secondary amine found in a number of consumer products, reportedly induces liver tumors in mice. In an attempt to define the tumorigenic mechanism of DEA, N-nitrosodiethanolamine (NDELA) formation in vivo and development of choline deficiency were examined in mice. DEA was administered with or ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Stott WT,Bartels MJ,Brzak KA,Mar M,Markham DA,Thornton CM,Zeisel SH

更新日期：2000-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The U.S. EPA first signalled its intention to use benchmark dose risk techniques in 1991. Subsequently, publication of draft Guidelines for the Risk Assessment of Reproductive Toxicity data indicated the Agency's intention for wide use of the technique. In developmental toxicity experiments, a number of factors need t...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Foster PM,Auton TR

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Upon entering the body, nerve agents can bind active amino acid residues to form phosphonylated adducts. Tabun derivatives (O-alkyl-N,N-dialkyl phosphoroamidocyanidates) have strikingly different structural features from other G-series nerve agents, such as sarin and soman. Here, we investigate the binding mechanism f...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Fu F,Liu H,Gao R,Zhao P,Lu X,Zhang R,Wang L,Wang H,Pei C

更新日期：2020-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Methamphetamine (METH) is a widely abused psychostimulant. Lactulose is a non-absorbable sugar, which effectively decreases METH-induced neurotoxicity in rat. However, the exact mechanisms need further investigation. In this study, 5-week-old male Sprague Dawley rats received METH (15 mg/kg, 8 intraperitoneal injectio...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Xie XL,He JT,Wang ZT,Xiao HQ,Zhou WT,Du SH,Xue Y,Wang Q

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to evaluate the possibility that the metabolism of pyridine may be important for its toxic actions, pyridine was compared with pyridine N-oxide, 2-hydroxypyridine, 3-hydroxypyridine, 4-hydroxypyridine and pyridinium methyliodide in rats given equal molar doses of the chemicals i.p. Hepatoxicity was assessed b...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Carlson GP

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinoic acid, an oxidative metabolite of vitamin A, is involved in the control of many biological processes including embryonic development and excess as well as deficiency of retinoids has been found to be teratogenic. The effects of retinoids in normal as well as abnormal development may be mediated by two members ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Nau H

更新日期：1995-12-01 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：:Exposure to airborne particulate matter (PM) is a major risk factor for allergic airway inflammation such as asthma. Many of the PM components (i.e., polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and metals) are redox-active and capable of inducing cellular oxidative stress and injuries including inflammation and cell death. Airwa...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Li N,Buglak N

更新日期：2015-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we aimed to evaluate the genotoxic effects of fungicides fenarimol and propamocarb which are used to protect crops from fungi. For this reason, bone-marrow micronucleus and chromosome aberration tests were carried out in Swiss albino mice. Mice were injected with four different doses of fenarimol and pr...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Aydemir N,Bilaloğlu R

更新日期：2004-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:A computer program (Q-test) was used to evaluate the combined toxic effects of nerve agent GF and its combined form with sarin (GB/GF) in mice. Efficacy of Jielin Injection, the 2-PAM-containing antidote used successfully in China for the treatment of organophosphate pesticide poisoning, was also evaluated and compare...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Luo C,Liang J

更新日期：1997-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of studies have demonstrated that co-exposure to low levels of melamine and cyanuric acid elicits renal toxicity due to the formation of melamine cyanurate crystals in the kidney nephrons. In this work, we investigated if co-exposure of rats to these compounds leads to alterations in the expression of the gen...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Camacho L,Kelly KP,Beland FA,Gamboa da Costa G

更新日期：2011-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcription factor activator protein (AP)-1 can be activated in nitrogen-mustard-injured mouse skin, and is thought to participate in the inflammatory response. AP-1 consists of homo- or heterodimers of Fos [c-Fos, Fos-B, fos-related antigen (Fra)-1 and Fra-2] and Jun (c-Jun, JunB and JunD) family members, and infor...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Ye F,Zeng Q,Dan G,Dong X,Chen M,Sai Y,Lin H,Zou Z

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure of humans to xenobiotic mixtures is a continuous state during their everyday routine. However, the majority of toxicological studies assess the in vivo effects of individual substances rather than mixtures. Therefore, our main objective was to evaluate the impact of the 12- and 18-month exposure of rats to a ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Fountoucidou P,Veskoukis AS,Kerasioti E,Docea AO,Taitzoglou IA,Liesivuori J,Tsatsakis A,Kouretas D

更新日期：2019-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to evaluate whether vitamin C (VC) was associated with total antioxidant status (TAS) in human plasma and to determine the usefulness of VC on TAS in the treatment of patients with paraquat poisoning. VC and TAS were measured in 56 healthy subjects. Then, various concentrations (1-100 mg/dl) o...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Hong SY,Hwang KY,Lee EY,Eun SW,Cho SR,Han CS,Park YH,Chang SK

更新日期：2002-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The acute toxicity of organothiophosphate insecticides like parathion results from their metabolic activation by cytochromes P450. The present study is directed towards the characterization of cytochrome-P450-dependent metabolism of parathion by various mouse brain regions. Intraperitoneal administration of [35S]parat...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Soranno TM,Sultatos LG

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental toxicants such as methylmercury play a critical role in the pathogenesis of many neurodevelopmental disorders. Environmental exposure to methylmercury frequently occurs at low doses, most frequently through fish consumption. Although the general population is at risk for exposure, pregnant women and youn...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Patel E,Reynolds M

更新日期：2013-10-09 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：:Iron is a unique poison because it is not a xenobiotic. It is an essential element and highly reactive. Because of the critical dependence upon iron and its potential to damage tissues, elaborate mechanisms have evolved for its efficient absorption, transport, cellular uptake, storage and conservation. These are incom...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Tenenbein M

更新日期：1998-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Overexposure to manganese (Mn) has been known to induce neuronal death and neurodegenerative symptoms. However, the precise mechanisms underlying Mn neurotoxicity remain incompletely understood. In the present study, we established a Mn-exposed rat model and found that downregulation of wild type p53-induced phosphata...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Ma X,Han J,Wu Q,Liu H,Shi S,Wang C,Wang Y,Xiao J,Zhao J,Jiang J,Wan C

更新日期：2015-05-19 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：:The relative deposition of inhaled heterodisperse particles of the size of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS, mass median aerodynamic diameter 0.2 micron, geometric standard deviation 1.5) is about the same in the tracheobronchial tree and is lower in the pulmonary region of the rat than in the same regions of humans. ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Oberdörster G,Pott F

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although high or repeated exposure to different forms of Hg can have serious health consequences, the most important toxicity risk for humans is as methylmercury (MeHg) which exposure is mainly through consumption of fish. Generally, more than the 80% of Hg in hair is as MeHg, which is taken up by hair follicles as Me...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Pino A,Bocca B,Forte G,Majorani C,Petrucci F,Senofonte O,Alimonti A

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The handling of elemental gallium is not thought to be harmful, but this assumption does not consider metal coordination which readily occurs in physiological fluids. The aim of this work was to determine Ga(III) coordination behaviour in simple solutions and assess the effects of complex formation upon skin permeatio...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Staff K,Brown MB,Chilcott RP,Hider RC,Jones SA,Kong XL

更新日期：2011-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of cytochrome P-450 inhibition by alpha-phenyl-alpha-propylbenzeneacetic acid 2-[diethylamino]-ethyl ester hydrochloride (SKF-525A), which inhibits the activity of a number of cytochrome P-450s, on triphenyltin metabolism and toxicity in mice were studied. At 24 h after triphenyltin administration, the tri...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Ohhira S,Matsui H,Watanabe K

更新日期：2000-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Human fetuses and neonates are particularly vulnerable to methylmercury (MeHg)-induced brain damage and are sensitive even to low exposure levels. Previous work of our group evidence that prenatal exposure to MeHg causes cognitive and behavioral alterations and disrupt hippocampus signaling. The current study aimed to...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Heimfarth L,Delgado J,Mingori MR,Moresco KS,Pureur RP,Gelain DP,Moreira JCF

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholestasis represents pathophysiologic syndromes defined as impaired bile flow from the liver. As an outcome, bile acids accumulate and promote hepatocyte injury, followed by liver cirrhosis and liver failure. Glycochenodeoxycholic acid (GCDCA) is relatively toxic and highly concentrated in bile and serum after chole...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Lan W,Chen Z,Chen Y,Tan M,Chen Y,Chen J,Chi X,Chen Y

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00