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abstract：:Certain derivatives of p-phenylenediamine have been shown to cause necrosis of cardiac and skeletal muscle in rats; in vitro, such compounds are known to autoxidize to the corresponding radical cations, with concomitant formation of oxygen free-radicals. In the present study, the autoxidation rates of p-phenylenediami...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Munday R,Manns E,Fowke EA,Hoggard GK

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiological studies have implicated fine particulate matter (PM2.5) as a risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases and neurodevelopmental disorders. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms and the influences of different components remain largely elusive. Here, we extended our previous work to investigate th...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Wei H,Feng Y,Liang F,Cheng W,Wu X,Zhou R,Wang Y

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigate the ability of S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe) to antagonize the cyclosporine A (CyA)-induced inhibition of biliary glutathione efflux induced by long-term administration of CyA (10 mg/kg per day-CyA(10) or 20 mg/kg per day-CyA(20) for 4 weeks) in rats. CyA treatment reduced the liver content of total gluta...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Palomero J,Galán AI,Muñoz ME,González-Gallego J,Tuñón MJ,Jiménez R

更新日期：2004-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Direct ingestion of contaminated soil by depleted uranium (DU) might lead to internal exposure to DU by local populations through hand contamination. The purpose of this study was to assess the immunological changes of long-term exposure to various doses of DU in mice. Three-week-old Kunming mice were divided into the...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Hao Y,Ren J,Liu J,Yang Z,Liu C,Li R,Su Y

更新日期：2013-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The protective effect of telmisartan, the angiotensin II-receptor antagonist, against liver toxicity induced by sodium arsenite (5 mg/kg/day, p.o., for 30 days) was investigated in mice. Telmisartan treatment (10 mg/kg/day, p.o.) was applied for 30 days, starting on the same day of arsenic administration. Telmisartan ...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Fouad AA,Al-Mulhim AS,Jresat I

更新日期：2012-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The study of hepatic fibrosis, or scarring in response to chronic liver injury, has witnessed tremendous progress in the past two decades. Clarification of the cellular sources of scar, and emergence of hepatic stellate cells not only as a fibrogenic cell type, but also as a critical immunomodulatory and homeostatic r...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Friedman SL

更新日期：2008-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlorination of drinking water containing organic materials is known to generate toxic by-products. We suggested that such compounds may also be produced by interactions between chlorine and bacteria present in water. To confirm this hypothesis, a method based on RNA synthesis inhibition of HeLa S3 human cells in the ...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Ferey KA,Fauris C,Husson GP,Vilagines R

更新日期：2000-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) with molecular weight 278 are a group of PAHs that are mostly not covered by the current monitoring programs, despite their relative abundance in environmental samples and possible carcinogenicity. Although benzo[g]chrysene (BgChry) and dibenz[a,h]anthracene (DBahA) have been fo...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Svihálková-Sindlerová L,Machala M,Pencíková K,Marvanová S,Neca J,Topinka J,Sevastyanova O,Kozubík A,Vondrácek J

更新日期：2007-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Endothelins (ET) can be considered stress-responsive regulators working in paracrine and autocrine fashion. It has been suggested that elevated levels of ET may be responsible for the low coronary re-flow phenomena. Ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) was shown to stimulate ET release in rat heart; however, the mechan...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Ozdemir R,Parlakpinar H,Polat A,Colak C,Ermis N,Acet A

更新日期：2006-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The UDS induction assay with primary hepatocytes as the target cells is a determinative assay for chemical carcinogens. This assay is, however, limited to the availability of freshly prepared liver cells. A cryopreservation technique for liver cells has recently been described. Frozen cells have been shown to retain a...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Schehrer L,Regan JD,Westendorf J

更新日期：2000-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The allergenicity of various compounds was tested by means of the optimization procedure in the guinea-pig. Results with antibiotics, preservatives, fragrance raw materials and miscellaneous contactants are reported. Their relevance is critically discussed in relation to other animal sensitization methods (Draize, Büh...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Maurer T,Weirich EG,Hess R

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a reporter gene assay for ERalpha-mediated transcriptional activation and an immature rat uterotrophic assay of 23 chemicals, to study the relationship between these two assays and to examine the usefulness of the reporter gene assay. The chemicals analyzed in the study were as follows: benzophenone, bisp...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Yamasaki K,Takeyoshi M,Yakabe Y,Sawaki M,Imatanaka N,Takatsuki M

更新日期：2002-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:It is generally believed that estrogen receptor-dependent and -independent pathways are involved in mediating the developmental effects of the synthetic estrogen, diethylstilbestrol (DES). However, the precise role and extent to which each pathway contributes to the resulting pathologies remains unknown. We have emplo...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Couse JF,Korach KS

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine structurally different polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were tested for their ability to either agonize or antagonize the human androgen receptor (hAR) in a sensitive reporter gene assay based on CHO cells transiently cotransfected with a hAR vector and an MMTV-LUC vector. Benz[a]anthracene (B[a]A), benzo[...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Vinggaard AM,Hnida C,Larsen JC

更新日期：2000-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutathione (GSH) plays an important role in the metabolism of arsenite and arsenate by generating arsenic-glutathione complexes. Although dimethylarsinic acid (DMA(V)) is the major metabolite of inorganic arsenicals (iAs) in urine, it is not clear how DMA(V) is produced from iAs. In the present study we report that S...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Hirano S,Kobayashi Y

更新日期：2006-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The activity of the haem biosynthetic enzymes delta-aminolaevulinic acid synthetase (ALA.S) and delta-aminolaevulinic acid dehydratase (ALA.D) were measured in the peripheral blood of a group of lead workers and control subjects. The haem precursor delta-aminolaevulinic acid (ALA) was measured in blood and urine, whil...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Meredith PA,Moore MR,Campbell BC,Thompson GG,Goldberg A

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The widespread use of tributyltin (TBT) as biocides in antifouling paints and agricultural chemicals has led to environmental and marine pollution. Human exposure occurs mainly through TBT contaminated seafood and drinking water. It is a well known endocrine disruptor in mammals, but its molecular mechanism in testicu...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Mitra S,Srivastava A,Khandelwal S

更新日期：2013-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:LoVo adenocarcinoma cells are fairly sensitive to cytostatic drugs, e.g. doxorubicin, but can develop drug resistance by expression of a P-glycoprotein-mediated MDR1 phenotype. LoVo cells respond with apoptosis to nanomolar concentrations of okadaic acid and micromolar concentrations of cantharidic acid. Interestingly...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Sieder S,Richter E,Becker K,Heins R,Steinfelder HJ

更新日期：1999-06-15 00:00:00

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：:Dioxins, including the most toxic congener, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), exert diverse biological effects in humans and animals. Host resistance, especially to virus infections, is considered one of the most sensitive targets of TCDD-toxicity, while a recent study showed that the vulnerability to TCDD o...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Nohara K,Izumi H,Tamura Si,Nagata R,Tohyama C

更新日期：2002-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of Chinese hamster cells with 1 mM tertiary-butylhydroperoxide (t-BuOOH) for 1 h markedly inhibited the activity of glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px). However, the activity returned to pre-inhibition levels within 1-2 h with post-treatment incubation. The inhibition of the activity of GSH-Px by t-BuOOH was enh...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Ochi T

更新日期：1992-01-01 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：:Antimony compounds are widely used in various manufacturing and semiconducting industries. Previously, it has been shown that antimony trichloride (SbCl3) elevates sister chromatid exchange (SCE) rates in V79 cells after a 28-h incubation. However, only limited data on its genotoxic effects are available so far. The p...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Huang H,Shu SC,Shih JH,Kuo CJ,Chiu ID

更新日期：1998-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute toxic effects of the antineoplastic anthraquinones carminomycin, epirubicin, idarubicin and mitoxantrone were studied in primary cultures of cardiomyocytes, which were isolated from adult rats. Both time- and concentration-dependent changes of cell structure and viability (trypan blue exclusion) following incuba...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Andersson BS,Eksborg S,Vidal RF,Sundberg M,Carlberg M

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trichloroacetic acid, TCA, is a water chlorination by-product similar to dichloroacetic acid, DCA. Because DCA has been shown to have effects on intermediary metabolism, TCA was tested to determine if it possesses similar capabilities. The effects were more pronounced in females. High doses of TCA (2.45 mumol/kg three...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Davis ME

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In living organisms both chemical agents and physical factors [16] may produce neurophysiological change that affects EEG activity. EEG signals are very suitable for non-invasive measurement of CNS reactions, but quite complicated equipment is necessary for measurement and analysis. We have implemented a system that p...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Kubát J,Formánek J,Fuchs A,Rehák P,Zajícek P,Dvorák J,Vanícková M

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell death triggers the release into extracellular spaces of products of chromatin catabolism, particularly of DNA. A sensitive DNA assay has been used to investigate in the mouse whether the quantitation of plasma DNA may be used as an index of in vivo cytotoxicity. It has been found that toxic doses of bacterial lip...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Bret L,Lulé J,Alary C,Appolinaire-Pilipenko S,Pourrat JP,Fournié GJ

更新日期：1990-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Static and rotary cultures of adult rabbit hepatocytes can be produced reproducibly following their isolation by means of a simplified, inexpensive recycling perfusion system. Light and electron microscopic examination of the cultures showed that these hepatocytes retained the morphological characteristics of fully di...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Poole A,Chasseaud LF,Bridges JW

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age-related differences in susceptibility to cephaloridine nephrotoxicity were evaluated in male Fischer-344 rats. Rats, 2.5, 4, 10-12 and 27-29 months old, were administered a single intraperitoneal dose of cephaloridine and renal function evaluated 24 h later. Susceptibility to cephaloridine-induced nephrotoxicity w...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Goldstein RS,Pasino DA,Hook JB

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing experimental and clinical evidence suggest a contribution of non-drug related risk factors (e.g., underlying disease, bacterial/viral infection) to idiosyncratic drug reactions (IDR). Our previous work showed that co-treatment with bacterial endotoxin (LPS) and therapeutic doses of diclofenac (Dcl), an anal...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Ramm S,Morissey B,Hernandez B,Rooney C,Pennington SR,Mally A

更新日期：2015-05-04 00:00:00