Non-functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes alter the paracellular permeability of human airway epithelial cells.

abstract：:The effects of 3 weeks' or 6 months' inhalation exposure of rats to aromatic white spirit 6 h/day, 5 days/week at 0, 400, or 800 ppm were studied. Synaptosomal neurochemistry was investigated as index of the in situ conditions in the presynaptic nerve terminal. In both studies, the relative and absolute yield of synap...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Lam HR,Ostergaard G,Ladefoged O

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Syrian golden hamsters are much more susceptible than Wistar rats to the induction of tracheal tumors by benzo(a)pyrene (BP). In order to investigate whether this difference is reflected in the pattern of DNA-adduct induction and removal, tracheas from either species were isolated and exposed to BP (5 micrograms/ml) i...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Roggeband R,Wolterbeek AP,van den Berg PT,Baan RA

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a recreational drug of abuse and an injectable anesthetic, ketamine has been shown to cause cognitive dysfunction and induce psychotic states. Although the specific mechanism is still unclear, it may be linked to synaptic receptors, including the α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole-propionic acid (AMPA) receptor...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Li Y,Ding R,Ren X,Wen G,Dong Z,Yao H,Tan Y,Yu H,Wang X,Zhan X,Yao J,Lu Y,Zhang G,Wu X

更新日期：2019-10-15 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：:The repeated use of the nerve agent sarin against civilians in Syria in 2013 emphasizes the continuing threat by chemical warfare agents. Multiple studies demonstrated a limited efficacy of standard atropine-oxime treatment in nerve agent poisoning and called for the development of alternative and more effective treat...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Worek F,Thiermann H,Wille T

更新日期：2016-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Hormonally active chemicals in the human diet, such as man-made estrogenic chemicals or plant-derived compounds (phytoestrogens), have become a matter of public concern. A significant part of human exposure to phytoestrogens is attributable to soy isoflavones. Besides their estrogenic properties, soy isoflavones also ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Di Virgilio AL,Iwami K,Wätjen W,Kahl R,Degen GH

更新日期：2004-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Human steroid sulfatase (STS) plays an important role in regulating the formation of biologically active estrogens and may be a promising target for treating estrogen-mediated carcinogenesis. The molecular mechanism of STS gene expression, however, is still not clear. Growth factors are known to increase STS activity ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Sung CH,Im HJ,Park N,Kwon Y,Shin S,Ye DJ,Cho NH,Park YS,Choi HK,Kim D,Chun YJ

更新日期：2013-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The upregulated α-synuclein (α-syn) and Tau co-occur in methamphetamine (METH) abusers' brains. Here, we designed experiments mainly to investigate whether α-syn and Tau interact in METH exposure. We detected the expression of α-syn, total Tau, and phosphorylation of Tau at Serine 396 (pSer396 Tau) under in vitro and ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Ding J,Lian Y,Meng Y,He Y,Fan H,Li C,Qiu P

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ursolic acid (UA), a pentacyclic triterpene acid, is reported to have inducing activity of hepatic metallothionein (MT) which responsible for the detoxification of heavy metals; however, the mechanism underlying its effects is poorly understood. To further determine the underlying mechanism of UA, this study investiga...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Jeong HG,Kim HG,Hwang YP

更新日期：2005-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrochlorofluorocarbon 1,1-dichloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane (HCFC-123), a close structural analogue of the hepatotoxic anaesthetic halotane and a replacement for some ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons, is metabolized by liver cytochrome P450 (P450), both in vitro and in vivo. P450 activates HCFC-123, both oxidatively...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Zanovello A,Ferrara R,Manno M

更新日期：2003-09-15 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：:In connection with extensive health studies of employees from two big central waste disposal sites, cytogenetic investigations were performed. The subject of these special analyses was to examine whether the complex mixture of pollutants from waste disposal sites comprises a genotoxic hazardous potential. Cytogenetic ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Fender H,Wolf G

更新日期：1998-08-01 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

abstract：:O,O,S-Trimethylphosphorothioate (OOS-Me) and O,S,S-trimethylphosphorodithioate (OSS-Me) are impurities in technical grade malathion and related insecticides which have been shown to cause delayed death in rats following a single oral dose of 40-60 mg/kg. In connection with studies on the mode of action of these compou...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Keadtisuke S,Dheranetra W,Fukuto TR

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Male Swiss Webster mice were given an intravenous dose of 50 mg/kg, or an oral gavage dose of 5, 50 or 500 mg/kg [1, 2-(14)C]-ethylenediamine dihydrochloride, and its fate was followed for 48 h. Ethylenediamine (EDA) was readily absorbed from the gut (bioavailability, 87% measured at 50 mg/kg). Absorption was rapid as...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Leung HW

更新日期：2000-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the oxidative effects of Fe(2)O(3), benzo(a)pyrene (B(a)P) and pyrene, alone or in association (B(a)P or pyrene coated onto Fe(2)O(3) particles), in normal human embryonic lung epithelial cells (L132) in culture. We evaluated: (i) membrane integrity, through fatty acid release ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Garçon G,Shirali P,Garry S,Fontaine M,Zerimech F,Martin A,Hannothiaux MH

更新日期：2000-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Several perfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs) are ubiquitous environmental contaminants that can biomagnify in species at high trophic levels including wild birds. Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) have been detected in wild birds and are known to reduce hatching success of laboratory-expose...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： O'Brien JM,Crump D,Mundy LJ,Chu S,McLaren KK,Vongphachan V,Letcher RJ,Kennedy SW

更新日期：2009-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Phytosterols (PS) are naturally occurring compounds present in food products of plant origin. Due to reported positive health effects, some food products are also enriched with PS. In the same way as cholesterol is oxidised, PS also oxidise to a variety of oxidation products (POPs). The biological effects and safety a...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Abramsson-Zetterberg L,Svensson M,Johnsson L

更新日期：2007-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Bilitranslocase (BTL) is a plasma membrane carrier that transports organic anions of physiological and pharmacological interest. It is expressed in basolateral plasma membrane of kidney and liver. BTL has been recently described as a marker of transition from normal tissue to its neoplastic transformation in human kid...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Trebucobich MS,Hazelhoff MH,Chevalier AA,Passamonti S,Brandoni A,Torres AM

更新日期：2014-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the effects of chronic slight to moderate lead exposure on the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in normotensive man. Plasma renin activity (PRA), blood angiotensin I (AI) concentration, angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) activity and aldosterone concentration were measured in 33 normotensive men, ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Campbell BC,Meredith PA,Scott JJ

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lead is a toxic heavy metal with many recognized adverse health side effects. The central nervous system is the main target of lead toxicity. Although many studies on lead toxicity were conducted, the mechanism of lead toxicity remains uncertain. One possible attribution is the immature blood-brain barrier that causes...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Yang Y,Zhang X,Fu Y,Yang H

更新日期：2014-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of sorbic acid alone and in combination with sodium nitrite has been studied on bone marrow chromosomes of mice following 30 days oral treatment. Bone marrow of mice exposed to sorbic acid (15 mg/kg) and sorbic acid nitrite (7.5-1 mg/kg) showed an increase in mitotic index indicating that the drugs had an e...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Banerjee TS,Giri AK

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation is one of the factors that may increase the sensitivity of hepatic cells to acetaminophen (APAP) induced toxicity. To investigate the mechanisms, we exposed 3-dimensional (3D) Human Liver Microtissues, a co-culture of primary human hepatocytes (PHH) and Kupffer cells (KCs), to 0, 0.5 (low), 5 (median) and...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Jiang J,Messner S,Kelm JM,van Herwijnen M,Jennen DGJ,Kleinjans JC,de Kok TM

更新日期：2019-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Morusin is a prenylated flavonoid that has been isolated from the root bark of the mulberry tree (Morus species, Moraceae), a Chinese traditional medicine. It has been synthesized by our laboratory from commercially available phloroglucinol, and has demonstrated to possess antitumor effects of cell lines including A54...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Lin WL,Lai DY,Lee YJ,Chen NF,Tseng TH

更新日期：2015-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Effect of 120 days of continuous exposure of three sublethal concentrations (1/2, 1/4 and 1/8 fractions of 96 h LC50) of Basalin on alkaline phosphatase (Alk P), acid phosphatase (Acid P), lactic dehydrogenase (LDH), succinic dehydrogenase (SDH), glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT), and glutamic pyruvic transamina...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Rashatwar SS,Ilyas R

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Checkpoint kinase 1 (Chk1) is required for both intra-S phase and G2/M checkpoints in cell cycle, and plays critical roles in maintaining genomic stability and transducing DNA damage response. Chk1 deficiency has been shown to inhibit T-cell differentiation and resulted in severe anemia in a Chk1 heterozygous mouse mo...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Hu W,Zong Q,John-Baptiste A,Jessen B

更新日期：2011-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Inorganic arsenic has strong human carcinogenic potential, but the availability of an animal model to study toxicity is extremely limited. Here, we used the transgenic zebrafish line Tg(k18(2.9):RFP) as an animal model to study arsenite toxicity. This line was chosen because the red fluorescent protein (RFP) is expres...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Wang YH,Chen YH,Wu TN,Lin YJ,Tsai HJ

更新日期：2006-06-01 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：:Effective treatments for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), one of the most common cancers in China, are lacking. Longikaurin A (LK-A), an ent-kauranoid diterpenoid isolated from Isodon ternifolius, has been shown to have potent cytotoxic effects on ESCC cells both in vivo and in vitro, mainly by inducing apop...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Che Y,Wang J,Yuan Z,Li Y,Lu Z,Zhang Z,Zhang J,Wan J,Sun H,Chen Z,Pu J,He J

更新日期：2017-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the major side effects of aminoglycoside antibiotics (AG) is ototoxicity. The authors review the literature revealing many controversies on every aspect of this side-effect. Although epidemiological studies have to face the problem of reliable evaluation techniques, the incidence of cochleo- and vestibulotoxic ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Govaerts PJ,Claes J,van de Heyning PH,Jorens PG,Marquet J,De Broe ME

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00