Activity and gene expression profile of certain antioxidant enzymes to microcystin-LR induced oxidative stress in mice.

abstract：:Mutagenicity analysis of urine from rats treated by oral gavage with MX at a dose of 64 mg/kg for 14 days revealed that only 0.3% of the administered compound was excreted in a genotoxically active form. At lower doses, mutagenicity was not detectable. No evidence of micronucleus induction in peripheral blood erythroc...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Meier JR,Monarca S,Patterson KS,Villarini M,Daniel FB,Moretti M,Pasquini R

更新日期：1996-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past decade, several assessments have estimated the carcinogenic risk of inhaled 1,3-butadiene (BD) to the general population as well as for occupational exposures. Although most of the risk assessments have been based on inhalation bioassays in mice, some of the assessments have included the 2-year inhalat...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Cagen SZ,MacDonald RL,Van Gelder G

更新日期：1996-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:4-Bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine (2C-B) is a psychoactive designer drug of abuse that is sold under the street names "Venus", "Bromo", "Erox", "XTC" or "Nexus". Concern has been raised because only little is known about its toxicity and metabolism in humans. In the present study we incubated 2C-B with human, monkey...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Carmo H,Hengstler JG,de Boer D,Ringel M,Remião F,Carvalho F,Fernandes E,dos Reys LA,Oesch F,de Lourdes Bastos M

更新日期：2005-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Beside heavy metals, cadmium (Cd(2+)) is a ubiquitous toxic metal with a well established apoptotic and genotoxic effect, chronic exposure of which has been involved in a variety of pathological conditions. In the present study, we investigated by 1455 genes cDNA microarrays the toxic and apoptotic effect of Cd(2+), o...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Tsangaris GT,Botsonis A,Politis I,Tzortzatou-Stathopoulou F

更新日期：2002-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Envenoming by the pitviper Bothrops jararacussu produces cardiovascular alterations, including coagulopathy, systemic hemorrhage, hypotension, circulatory shock and renal failure. In this work, we examined the activity of this venom in rat isolated right atria. Incubation with venom (0.025, 0.05, 0.1 and 0.2mg/ml) cau...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Rodrigues MA,Dias L,Rennó AL,Sousa NC,Smaal A,da Silva DA,Hyslop S

更新日期：2014-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:There is concern about the growing environmental levels of brominated dioxins. Brominated dioxins are known to bind and activate the transcription factor aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), as their chlorinated congeners do. However, data on the potency of brominated dioxins for immunotoxicity in vivo is largely lacking,...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Ao K,Suzuki T,Murai H,Matsumoto M,Nagai H,Miyamoto Y,Tohyama C,Nohara K

更新日期：2009-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) always involves complex mixtures that may induce synergistic or antagonistic effects on the genotoxic properties and make risk assessment more difficult. In this study, we evaluated how particulate PAHs modulated the formation of DNA damage induced by carcinogenic be...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Tarantini A,Maître A,Lefèbvre E,Marques M,Rajhi A,Douki T

更新日期：2011-01-11 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：:Potassium dichromate was given to female Swiss mice (25 mg/kg per day) orally in water for 1-3 days. Brain homogenates were prepared to evaluate the occurrence of oxidative stress in this organ through the measurement of the antioxidant defense levels, and the extent of lipid peroxidation. In addition, mitochondrial f...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Travacio M,María Polo J,Llesuy S

更新日期：2000-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure of cultured rat mesangial cells to CdCl2 caused a dose- and time-dependent increase in intracellular glutathione that was significant at 0.5 microM and maximal at 1 microM Cd2+. The effect depended on glutathione synthesis and was masked by inhibiting synthesis with buthionine sulfoximine. The cells responded...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Chin TA,Templeton DM

更新日期：1993-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Unfortunately, the principal routine toxicology methods employed for the safety assessment of new products are over 40 years old and rely primarily on histopathological evaluation. It is difficult to introduce newer immunotoxicology or molecular toxicology methods into toxicity assessment without extensive and time co...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Dean JH

更新日期：1997-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Feeding of rats with 1% ethoxyquin (EQ) and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) but not butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) increases the formation rate of benzo[a]pyrene (BP)-4,5-dihydrodiol from BP in hepatic microsomes. The production of other BP-dihydrodiols and of BP phenols is decreased after treatment with EQ, BHT and BH...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Kahl R,Kahl GF

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preclinical drug safety assessment includes in vitro studies with physiologically relevant cell cultures. As an in vitro system for hepatic toxicology testing, we have been generating cell clones of human hepatoblastoma cell line HepG2 by lentiviral transduction of phase I cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes. Here, we prese...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Steinbrecht S,König R,Schmidtke KU,Herzog N,Scheibner K,Krüger-Genge A,Jung F,Kammerer S,Küpper JH

更新日期：2019-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Simultaneous exposure to cadmium and arsenic is highly probable in the urban area of San Luis Potosi, Mexico due to common localization of copper and zinc smelters. Therefore, in this work, rats were intraperitoneally exposed either to cadmium or arsenic alone, or simultaneously to both metals. The effects of these tr...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Díaz-Barriga F,Llamas E,Mejía JJ,Carrizales L,Santoyo ME,Vega-Vega L,Yáñez L

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cetaben and clofibrate were each administered to groups of 6 rats (3 male and 3 female) by gavage at dosages of 50 mg/kg per day and 200 mg/kg per day for 2 weeks. Cetaben caused 1 death at 200 mg/kg per day and decreases in body weight gain and food consumption at 50 mg/kg per day or more. There were no effects on bo...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Fort FL,Stein HH,Langenberg K,Lewkowski JP,Heyman IA,Kesterson JW

更新日期：1983-11-01 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：:Cell cycle aberration was immunohistochemically examined in relation to preneoplastic liver cell foci expressing glutathione S-transferase placental form (GST-P) at early stages of tumor-promotion in rats with thioacetamide (TAA), a hepatocarcinogen facilitating liver cell regeneration. Immunoexpression of p16(Ink4a) ...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Tsuchiya T,Wang L,Yafune A,Kimura M,Ohishi T,Suzuki K,Mitsumori K,Shibutani M

更新日期：2012-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Bisphenol A (BPA) is a commonly used endocrine-disrupting chemical used as a component of polycarbonates plastics that has potential adverse effects on human health. Exposure to BPA during development has been implicated in memory deficits, but the mechanism of action underlying the effect is not fully understood. In ...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Wang C,Li Z,Han H,Luo G,Zhou B,Wang S,Wang J

更新日期：2016-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Paraquat, a quarternary nitrogen herbicide, is a highly toxic compound for humans and animals and many cases of acute poisoning and death have been reported over the past few decades. The mechanisms of paraquat toxicity involve: the generation of the superoxide anion, which can lead to the formation of more toxic reac...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Suntres ZE

更新日期：2002-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Human liver microsomes, supersomes from baculovirus-transformed insect cells expressing different human CYP450 isoforms, and control and CYP3A4 cDNA-transfected V79 Chinese hamster cells were tested for their ability to metabolize territrem B (TRB) and territrem C (TRC). Two TRB metabolites, designated MB(2) and MB(4)...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Peng FC,Chang CC,Yang CY,Edwards RJ,Doehmer J

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infusion of hexadecafluoroheptane, a liquid perfluorocarbon released from repaired Althane dialysers was found to be the most probable reason for the deaths of 53 dialysis patients reported in the year 2001. This study focuses on toxic decomposition products generated due to gamma and beta sterilisation of hexadecaflu...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Zündorf J,Kremer S,Grüger T

更新日期：2008-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Cisplatin is used as a cytotoxic agent for the management of cervical cancer. However, the severity of the side-effects limits the use of this drug, particularly at high doses. Resistance to cisplatin is often attributed to a disruption in the normal apoptotic response via aberrant activation of pathways such as the m...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Leisching GR,Loos B,Botha MH,Engelbrecht AM

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We determined the threshold concentration of sarin vapor exposure producing miosis in African green monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops). Monkeys (n=8) were exposed to a single concentration of sarin (0.069-0.701mg/m3) for 10min. Changes in pupil size were measured from photographs taken before and after the exposure. Sarin...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Genovese RF,Benton BJ,Oubre JL,Fleming PJ,Jakubowski EM,Mioduszewski RJ

更新日期：2008-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanisms responsible for resistance to Cd-induced testicular necrosis in inbred mice were investigated using strains resistant (A/J) or susceptible (129/J) to Cd-induced testicular damage. Cadmium accumulation was measured in testes of both strains 15 min, 30 min, 1 h, 2 h, 6 h, 12 h and 24 h after intravenous injec...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Chellman GJ,Shaikh ZA,Baggs RB

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mercury has been a known as a toxic substance for centuries. Whilst the clinical features of acute mercury poisoning have been well described, chronic low dose exposure to mercury remains poorly characterised and its potential role in various chronic disease states remains controversial. Low molecular weight thiols, i...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Rooney JP

更新日期：2007-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:An increasing body of data has been demonstrating that mammalian cells have elaborate networks of molecular signalling in counteracting heat shock and in developing adaptation to oxidative stress to avoid cell death. However, the precise mechanisms linking heat shock, oxidative stress and cell survival/cell death mech...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Santos-Marques MJ,Carvalho F,Sousa C,Remião F,Vitorino R,Amado F,Ferreira R,Duarte JA,de Lourdes Bastos M

更新日期：2006-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The lipid regulator gemfibrozil (GEM) is one of many human pharmaceuticals found in the aquatic environment. We previously demonstrated that GEM bioconcentrates in blood and reduces plasma testosterone levels in goldfish (Carassius auratus). In this study, we address the potential of an environmentally relevant waterb...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Mimeault C,Trudeau VL,Moon TW

更新日期：2006-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Cadmium, an environmental neurotoxic compound, produces cognitive disorders, although the mechanism remains unknown. Previously, we described that cadmium induces a more pronounced cell death on cholinergic neurons from basal forebrain (BF). This effect, partially mediated by M1 receptor blockade, triggering it throug...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Moyano P,de Frias M,Lobo M,Anadon MJ,Sola E,Pelayo A,Díaz MJ,Frejo MT,Del Pino J

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possibility that nitrofurantoin is a complete carcinogen or is an initiator or promoter of urinary bladder carcinogenesis was evaluated in male weanling F344 rats. No increase in tumor incidence was observed in rats fed nitrofurantoin at a level of 0.187% of the diet for 2 years compared to a control group. Also, ...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Hasegawa R,Murasaki G,St John MK,Zenser TV,Cohen SM

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the potential toxicity of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) on hepatic and renal tissues. In this study, we investigated the modifications in endogenous antioxidant capacity and oxidative damage in liver and kidney of rats by exposure to one of the most persistent PBDE congeners, the 2,2',4,...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Albina ML,Alonso V,Linares V,Bellés M,Sirvent JJ,Domingo JL,Sánchez DJ

更新日期：2010-04-30 00:00:00