Toxicity of perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid to plants and aquatic invertebrates.

abstract：:Aspartame is one of the most common consumed artificial sweeteners utilized in many food products and beverages. It has been indicated that long-term consumption of aspartame leads to reproductive toxicity but its mechanism is not well-clear. In this study we investigated mechanism of aspartame-induced reproductive to...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Anbara H,Sheibani MT,Razi M,Kian M

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, the protective effect of hydrogensulfide donor sodium hydrosulfide(NaHS) on multiple organs has been widely reported. The study aimed to explorethe effect of commonly used concentration of NaHS on theliver and its potential damage mechanism. Rats divided into 4 groups: control, NaHS I (1 mg/kg), II (3...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Feng X,Zhang H,Shi M,Chen Y,Yang T,Fan H

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this research was to analyze the effects and the modes of action of elemental sulfur (S(0)) in bioluminescence and respiration of Vibrio fischeri cells and the enzymes crude luciferase, pure catalase, and alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH). Metallic copper removed sulfur and reduced the toxicity of acetone extract...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Cetkauskaite A,Pessala P,Södergren A

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sulfur dioxide (SO2 ) is a ubiquitous air pollutant. The previous studies have documented the adverse effects of SO2 on nervous system health, suggesting that acutely SO2 inhalation at high concentration may be associated with neurotoxicity and increase risk of hospitalization and mortality of many brain disorders. Ho...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Yao G,Yun Y,Sang N

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) plays a critical role in male germline development. Atrazine (AZ) as an environmental endocrine disrupting chemical (EDCs) can induce male reproductive toxicity in amphibians. Our previous studies demonstrated that AZ can alter gene and circular RNA (circRNA) expression of damaged testes i...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Sai L,Qu B,Zhang J,Liu J,Jia Q,Bo C,Zhang Y,Yu G,Han R,Peng C

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyanotoxins are a group of compounds produced by cyanobacteria that can have severe physiological effects on other organisms, including humans. The potential allelopathic effects of Microcystis aeruginosa, a toxic cyanobacterium, on the duckweed plant, Lemna gibba L., were examined using three experimental methods: (1...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： LeBlanc S,Pick FR,Aranda-Rodriguez R

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous studies have shown that rutin has anticancer effects. We have previously reported that rutin induced cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in murine leukemia WEHI-3 cells in vitro and in vivo. However, there are no data showing that rutin inhibits human leukemia HL-60 cells in vivo in a murine xenograft animal mode...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Lin JP,Yang JS,Lin JJ,Lai KC,Lu HF,Ma CY,Sai-Chuen Wu R,Wu KC,Chueh FS,Gibson Wood W,Chung JG

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For the first time, juvenile toxicity of inorganic arsenic (As) was investigated in male rats, focusing on reproductive effects. As is a metalloid naturally occurring in the environment, being the inorganic forms the most toxics. Contaminated drinking water and agricultural products are the main prospectors of intoxic...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： da Cunha de Medeiros P,Samelo RR,Silva APG,da Silva Araujo Santiago M,Duarte FA,de Castro ÍB,Perobelli JE

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Throughout life, the human eye is continuously exposed to sunlight and artificial lighting. Ambient light exposure can lead to visual impairment and transient or permanent blindness. To mimic benign light stress conditions, Mus musculus eyes were exposed to low-energy UVB radiation, ensuring no severe morphological ch...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： An MJ,Kim CH,Nam GY,Kim DH,Rhee S,Cho SJ,Kim JW

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanoma is the leading cause of death from skin disease due to its propensity for metastasis. Studies have shown that integrin-mediated focal adhesion kinase (FAK) signal pathway is implicated in cell proliferation, survival and metastasis of tumor cells. Our previous results indicated that diallyl trisulfide (DATS) ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Wang HC,Chu YL,Hsieh SC,Sheen LY

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is emerging evidence suggesting that oxidative stress and DNA methylation can alter miRNA expression. However, little is known on the mechanism of miR-17-5p expression changes in paraquat (PQ)-induced nerve cell damage. In the present study, neuro-2a cells were pretreated with antioxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC) ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Zhan Y,Guo Z,Zheng F,Zhang Z,Li K,Wang Q,Wang L,Cai Z,Chen N,Wu S,Li H

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cantharidin is one of the major compounds from mylabris and it has cytotoxic effects in many different types of human cancer cells. Previously, we found that cantharidin induced cell death through cell cycle arrest and apoptosis induction in human lung cancer NCI-H460 cells. However, cantharidin-affected DNA damage, r...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Hsia TC,Lin JH,Hsu SC,Tang NY,Lu HF,Wu SH,Lin JG,Chung JG

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The microbial assay for risk assessment (MARA) is an innovative system based on an array of 11 different microbial species freeze-dried in a 96-well micro-titer plate. Developed for testing the toxicity of chemicals, mixtures, and environmental samples, the assay employs species of a taxonomically diverse range. In ad...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Wadhia K

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation generated by environmental toxicants including pesticides could be one of the factors underlying neuronal cell damage in neurodegenerative diseases. In this study, we investigated the mechanisms by which inflammatory responses contribute to apoptosis in PC12 cells treated with diquat. We found that diquat...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Choi SE,Park YS,Koh HC

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common type of chronic inflammatory disease which is triggered by dysfunction in the immune system which in turn affects synovial joints. Current treatment of RA with NSAIDs and DMRDs is limited by their side effect. As a result, the interest in alternative, well tolerated anti-in...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Neha,Ansari MM,Khan HA

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four-week-old mice, weighing about 25-35 g were divided into five groups (8 mice in each group): vehicle control, low- (0.5 g/kg), middle- (1 g/kg), high- (3 g/kg), and exceptionally high-dose (5 g/kg). After first and second weeks of intraperitoneal exposure to AgNPs, biochemical, histopathological, and electron micr...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Ansari MA,Khan HM,Khan AA,Alzohairy MA,Waseem M,Ahmad MK,Mahdi AA

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluorescent pseudomonads were a major component [log (10) 4.2-6.1 colony-forming units mL-1] of the culturable heterotrophic gram-negative bacterioplankton observed in three Mississippi Delta oxbow lakes in this study. Pure cultures of fluorescent pseudomonads were isolated from three Mississippi Delta oxbow lakes (18...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Zablotowicz RM,Locke MA,Hoagland RE,Knight SS,Cash B

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the effects and possible mechanisms of suspected endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs), a wide variety of assays have been developed. In this work, we generated engineered Escherichia coli biosensor strains that incorporate the ligand-binding domains (LBDs) of the β-subtype estrogen receptors (ERβ) from Solea...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Gierach I,Shapero K,Eyster TW,Wood DW

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trichloroethylene (TCE) is ubiquitous in our living environment, and prenatal exposure to TCE is reported to cause congenital heart disease in humans. Although multiple studies have been performed using animal models, they have limited value in predicting effects on humans due to the unknown species-specific toxicolog...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Jiang Y,Wang D,Zhang G,Wang G,Tong J,Chen T

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Casticin, a polymethoxyflavone, is one of the major active components obtained from Fructus viticis, which have been shown to have anticancer activities including induce cell apoptosis in human cancer cells. The aim of this study was to investigate the molecular mechanisms by which casticin inhibits cell migration and...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Shih YL,Chou HM,Chou HC,Lu HF,Chu YL,Shang HS,Chung JG

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acute toxicity of fatty acids (C14 to C18) commonly found in wood was determined by the standard algal growth inhibition test using the freshwater green alga Selenastrum capricornutum. Toxicity, quantified as IC50 values, varied depending on the number of total carbons and double bonds. Of the tested acids, oleic ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Kamaya Y,Kurogi Y,Suzuki K

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We measured the concentrations of monoamines in the brain of Japanese medaka, Oryzias latipes, exposed to tributyltin (TBT). Fish were exposed to 0, 1, 5, 25, or 125 microg g(-1) of TBT via the diet for 21 days. After the administration period, six males and six females in each treatment group were dissected and their...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Nakayama K,Oshima Y,Tachibana T,Furuse M,Honjo T

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sensitivities of juvenile and adult amphipods to metals (Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn) in whole sediment and water-only exposures were compared using a newly developed acute test with the estuarine species Melita plumulosa. Endpoints included survival and bioaccumulation in adults, and survival and growth (body length) ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： King CK,Gale SA,Stauber JL

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Domestic exposure to biomass smoke represents the second cause of chronic obstructive lung disease. Previous studies have shown that exposure of guinea pigs to wood smoke is capable of generating oxidative stress in lung tissue, and this may involve a failure at a mitochondrial level, given its close relation with the...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Granados-Castro LF,Rodríguez-Rangel DS,Montaño M,Ramos C,Pedraza-Chaverri J

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arsenite has been shown to induce a variety of oxidative damage in mammalian cells. However, the mechanisms underlying cellular responses to its adverse effects remain unknown. We previously showed that the level of Nrf2, a nuclear transcription factor significantly increased in arsenite-treated human bronchial epithe...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Chen C,Jiang X,Gu S,Lai Y,Liu Y,Zhang Z

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Within the last decade, numerous epidemiological studies have demonstrated that endocrine disruptors are a possible cause for a decline in semen quality. Cypermethrin is a widely used pyrethroid insecticide, but little is known about its potentially adverse effects on male reproduction. In the present study, we invest...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Wang H,Wang SF,Ning H,Ji YL,Zhang C,Zhang Y,Yu T,Ma XH,Zhao XF,Wang Q,Liu P,Meng XH,Xu DX

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver is one of the major target organs of arsenic toxicity and carcinogenesis. Nuclear factor (erythroid-2 related) factor 2 (Nrf2) is a redox-sensitive transcription factor, regulating critically cellular defense responses against the toxic metallic arsenic in many cell types and tissues. This study was conducted to...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Li B,Li X,Zhu B,Zhang X,Wang Y,Xu Y,Wang H,Hou Y,Zheng Q,Sun G

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microcystin-LR (MC-LR) is the most commonly encountered of the toxic cyclic peptide hepatotoxins occurring in China. It is a model compound for toxicological studies. In this study, the toxicity of MC-LR (50 and 500 micrograms/L) on isolated carp hepatocytes was determined and the ultrastructural alterations of cells ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Li X,Liu Y,Song L

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Safrole is one of important food-borne phytotoxin that exhibits in many natural products such as oil of sassafras and spices such as anise, basil, nutmeg, and pepper. This study was performed to elucidate safrole-induced apoptosis in human tongue squamous carcinoma SCC-4 cells. The effect of safrole on apoptosis was m...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Yu FS,Huang AC,Yang JS,Yu CS,Lu CC,Chiang JH,Chiu CF,Chung JG

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nanoparticulate titanium dioxide (nano-TiO2 ) has been widely used in industry, medicine and daily life. However, assessment of nano-TiO2 toxicity on health is an important occupational safety issue. Numerous studies have demonstrated that nano-TiO2 can induced sustained pulmonary inflammation, but whether chronic exp...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Hong F,Ji L,Zhou Y,Wang L

更新日期：2017-09-25 00:00:00