Genistein decreases androgen biosynthesis in rat Leydig cells by interference with luteinizing hormone-dependent signaling.

abstract：:In vitro effects of mercury-selenium compounds, as compared with mercurials, against glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD), catalase and trypsin were studied. Inhibitory potencies of two mercury-selenium (Hg-Se) compounds, bis(methylmercuric) selenide (BMS), and a reaction product of HgCl2, Na2SeO3 and glutathione ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Mochizuki Y,Kobayashi T,Doi R

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hepatotoxic effects of the oral administration of a single dose of 50 mg dimethylnitrosamine (DMN)/kg and daily doses of 5 mg and 1 mg/kg, respectively, to cats and lizards were studied by light microscopy. Centrilobular necrosis was the main alteration detected in the liver of cats as in other animal species stud...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Maduagwu EN,Anosa VO

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The utility of HepaRG cells as an in vitro cell-based assay system for assessing drug-induced liver injury (DILI) risk was investigated. Seventeen DILI-positive and 15 DILI-negative drugs were selected for the assay. HepaRG cells were treated with each drug for 24h at concentrations that were 1.6-, 6.3-, 25-, and 100-...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Tomida T,Okamura H,Satsukawa M,Yokoi T,Konno Y

更新日期：2015-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Many studies have linked ambient fine particulate matter (aerodynamic diameters less than 2.5 μm, PM₂.₅) air pollution to increased morbidity and mortality of cardiovascular diseases in the general population, but the biologic mechanisms of these associations are yet to be elucidated. In this study, we aimed to evalua...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Xu X,Deng F,Guo X,Lv P,Zhong M,Liu C,Wang A,Tzan K,Jiang SY,Lippmann M,Rajagopalan S,Qu Q,Chen LC,Sun Q

更新日期：2012-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Sulfur dioxide (SO2) is a ubiquitous air pollutant, presents in low concentrations in the urban air, and in higher concentrations in the working environment. In the present study, male Wistar rats were housed in exposure chambers and treated with 14.00+/-1.53, 28.00+/-2.12 and 56.00+/-4.28 mg/m3 SO2 for 6 h/day for 7 ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Qin G,Meng Z

更新日期：2005-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlorpyrifos (CHP), an OP-based pesticide, induces hypothermia in the rat followed by a fever that persists for several days. The cytokine, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF), is induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and released during fever and has both pyrogenic and cryogenic (i.e. antipyretic) properties. Administeri...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Rowsey PJ,Gordon CJ

更新日期：1999-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonylphenol (NP) is a representative endocrine disruptor that has an adverse effect on male reproduction and posses direct hazard to Sertoli cells, but the mechanism remains incompletely elucidated. In the present study, based on the structural comparability and high affinity between NP and membrane phospholipid molec...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Gong Y,Pan X,Huang Y,Gao Z,Yu H,Han X

更新日期：2008-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Aluminum (Al) is a toxic metal, and excessive Al accumulation causes immunosuppression. Deferiprone (DFP) is a well-known chelator and used in dialysis patients for removing Al from tissues. The present study aimed to investigate whether DFP treatment can attenuate immunotoxicity induced by aluminum chloride (AlCl3) i...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Zhuang C,She Y,Zhang H,Song M,Han Y,Li Y,Zhu Y

更新日期：2018-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Untargeted metabolomic approaches offer new opportunities for a deeper understanding of the molecular events related to toxic exposure. This study proposes a metabolomic investigation of biochemical alterations occurring in urine as a result of dioxin toxicity. Urine samples were collected from Czech chemical workers ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Jeanneret F,Boccard J,Badoud F,Sorg O,Tonoli D,Pelclova D,Vlckova S,Rutledge DN,Samer CF,Hochstrasser D,Saurat JH,Rudaz S

更新日期：2014-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The biomedical application of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), such as drug delivery and cancer treatment, requires a clear understanding of their fate and toxicological profile after intravenous administration. In this study, the long-term accumulation and toxicity of intravenously injected SWCNTs in the main...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Yang ST,Wang X,Jia G,Gu Y,Wang T,Nie H,Ge C,Wang H,Liu Y

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The identification of the no observed adverse effect level (NOAEL) is the key regulatory outcome of toxicity studies. With the introduction of "omics" technologies into toxicological research, the question arises as to how sensitive these technologies are relative to classical regulatory toxicity parameters. BASF SE a...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： van Ravenzwaay B,Montoya GA,Fabian E,Herold M,Krennrich G,Looser R,Mellert W,Peter E,Strauss V,Walk T,Kamp H

更新日期：2014-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of cold exposure (+ 1 degree C for 24 h) was studied in rats dosed i.p. with 0, 2.5 or 5.0 mumol HgCl2/kg. Cold exposure of controls caused an increased diuresis and solute elimination, except sodium, with almost no variations in urine alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and gammaglutamyl transferase (GGT). Proxi...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Burgat-Sacaze V,Braun JP,Benard P,Eghbali B,Rico A

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organophosphate flame retardants (OPFRs) have been used in a wide variety of applications and detected in several environmental matrices, including indoor air and dust. Continuous human exposure to these chemicals is of growing concern. In this study, the agonistic and/or antagonistic activities of 12 primary OPFR-met...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Kojima H,Takeuchi S,Van den Eede N,Covaci A

更新日期：2016-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases (PARPs) are a group of protein-modifying and nucleotide-polymerizing enzymes able to catalyze the transfer of multiple ADP-ribose units from NAD to substrate proteins. In the human genome, 16 different genes encoding for members of this emerging family of enzymes have been identified. Know...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Meli E,Pangallo M,Baronti R,Chiarugi A,Cozzi A,Pellegrini-Giampietro DE,Moroni F

更新日期：2003-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress has been pointed as an important molecular mechanism for liver injury in methylmercury (MeHg) poisoning. Ebselen, a seleno-organic compound that possesses anti-oxidant properties, is a useful therapeutic agent used in clinical situations involving oxidative stress. Here, we examined the possible in vi...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Farina M,Soares FA,Zeni G,Souza DO,Rocha JB

更新日期：2004-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Dichloromethane (DCM) elimination and carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) generation were examined in adult female SD rats pretreated with a glutathione (GSH) depletor(s). Rats were treated with either buthionine sulfoximine (BSO; 2 mmol/kg, i.p.), diethylmaleate (DEM; 3 mmol/kg, i.p.), phorone (PHO; 1 mmol/kg, i.p.) or BSO plus...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Oh SJ,Kim SK,Kim YC

更新日期：2002-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently demonstrated that the antibody response to the T-cell-dependent antigen, sheep red blood cells (SRBCs), was suppressed by ethyl carbamate in female BALB/c mice. At the same doses, ethyl carbamate decreased in the numbers of splenic macrophages, B cells, total T cells, CD4(+) T cells and CD8(+) T cells...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Cha SW,Lee HJ,Cho MH,Lee MH,Koh WS,Han S,Kim J,Lee E,Nam D,Jeong TC

更新日期：2001-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：:1,3-Dinitrobenzene (DNB) causes testicular injury, particularly to Sertoli cells, and induces apoptosis in the surrounding germinal cells in rodents; however, the mechanisms causing this toxicity are poorly understood. Our studies, using standard and molecular tools, were conducted to better understand the pathogenesi...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Ludwig S,Tinwell H,Rouquié D,Schorsch F,Pallardy M,Bars R

更新日期：2012-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Sulphur mustard (SM) is a blistering agent that causes debilitating damage to the skin, eyes and respiratory system. In cases of severe exposure, immunodepletion can occur as well as death, due to secondary infections. The toxicity of SM is thought to be mediated in part by the alkylation of nucleic acids and proteins...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Jowsey PA,Williams FM,Blain PG

更新日期：2012-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:An overview of values for the threshold of toxicological concern (TTC) is presented. This comprises the more established TTC values, including those that have been endorsed by regulatory bodies, and those that have more recently been proposed and may still need further development. The overview is structured by use/ex...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Hennes EC

更新日期：2012-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is widely used as a B-lymphocyte mitogen and is known to depress expression of the cytochrome P450 (P450). However, there have been no studies regarding to the effects of the other mitogens on the expression of P450. This study investigated the effects of mitogens on the constitutive and induc...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Jeong HG

更新日期：1999-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The direct or indirect interference with GABA-mediated neurotransmission results in convulsive seizure activity in humans and experimental animals. When this convulsant effect is experimentally analyzed, it turns out to be a product of discrete and restricted cerebral sites of drug action. Depending upon the brain cir...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Gale K

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sulfur mustard (SM) is a highly toxic chemical warfare agent, which produces blisters after skin contact. Treatment of SM-induced adverse health effects, such as cutaneous blistering, ulceration, and inflammation remains a challenging task. Antidotes or specific therapeutic measures are lacking. Some drugs (e.g. cyclo...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Wagner S,Lang S,Popp T,Schmidt A,Thiermann H,Steinritz D,Kehe K

更新日期：2019-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Melamine can cause urinary stones related to nephropathy of the kidney and hyperplasia or carcinoma of the bladder, but the mechanism of stone formation is not well understood. In this study, male rats were administered melamine for thirteen weeks to establish melamine bladder stone models and the stones were analysed...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Liu JD,Liu JJ,Yuan JH,Tao GH,Wu DS,Yang XF,Yang LQ,Huang HY,Zhou L,Xu XY,Hu JJ,Zhuang ZX

更新日期：2012-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:A single, 50 mg/kg i.p. dose of 1,3-bis-(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea (BCNU) to mice significantly inhibited glutathione reductase activity in liver within 10 min, and in lung and heart within 30 min. Maximal inhibition was reached at 4 h in all tissues and glutathione reductase activity remained significantly depress...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Kehrer JP

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human epidermal keratinocytes which have been cultured were treated with the heavy metal ions of cadmium, mercury, copper and zinc. Cytotoxicity was measured either by protein estimation or by using the neutral red assay. Antioxidants were added in order to find out whether heavy metal-induced cytotoxicity is related ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Kappus H,Reinhold C

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Safety assessment procedures still rely heavily if not exclusively on the results of tests carried out in laboratory animals, then extrapolated to man. There are few examples of environmental compounds examined extensively enough in both man and animals to permit a critical comparison of the accuracy of such risk asse...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Guzelian PS

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nickel (Ni) can disorder testosterone synthesis in rat Leydig cells, whereas the mechanisms remain unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) in Ni-induced disturbance of testosterone synthesis in rat Leydig cells. The testo...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Han A,Zou L,Gan X,Li Y,Liu F,Chang X,Zhang X,Tian M,Li S,Su L,Sun Y

更新日期：2018-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Methylmercury (MeHg) is an environmental toxicant, while mercuric sulfide (HgS) is a main active component of cinnabar, a Chinese mineral medicine used as a sedative. Because the neurotoxicological effects of HgS were not clearly understood, in this study, we attempted to compare HgS with MeHg in various physiological...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Chuu JJ,Liu SH,Lin-Shiau SY

更新日期：2007-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Women over 50 years of age in 32 cadmium(Cd)-polluted and 16 nonpolluted hamlets were studied. Itai-itai disease patients and proteinuria with glucosuria were used as indices of the effect of Cd on health. Unpolished rice samples were collected from 568 households in the same area and analyzed for Cd. The hamlet's ave...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Nogawa K,Yamada Y,Honda R,Ishizaki M,Tsuritani I,Kawano S,Kato T

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00