Induction of micronuclei on Greek hairdressers occupationally exposed to chemical mixtures.

abstract：:Indium, a rare earth metal characterized by high plasticity, corrosion resistance, and a low melting point, is widely used in the electronics industry, but has been reported to be an environmental pollutant and a health hazard. We designed a study to investigate the effects of subacute exposure of indium compounds on ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Lee KH,Chen HL,Leung CM,Chen HP,Hsu PC

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acute toxicity of cylindrospermopsin (CYN) has been established in rodents, based on diverse intraperitoneal an oral exposure studies and more recently in fish. But no data have been reported in fish after subchronic exposure to cyanobacterial cells containing this cyanotoxin, so far. In this work, tilapia (Oreoch...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Guzmán-Guillén R,Prieto AI,Moreno I,Vasconcelos VM,Moyano R,Blanco A,Cameán Fernandez AM

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are ubiquitous and prolific contaminant in both the abiotic and biotic environment because of the wide industrial applications of these chemicals. In the present study, the effects of 2,2',4,4'-tetrabrominateddiphenyl ether (BDE-47) and 2,2',4,4',5,5'-hexabromodiphenyl ether (BDE...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Meng S,Chen X,Gyimah E,Xu H,Chen J

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metal oxide nanoparticles and carbon nanoparticles, as common nanoparticles (NPs), can cause autophagy in certain cells, which will lead to biohealth risk issues. This study determined the difference in autophagy induced by zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) in respiratory e...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Zhang H,Chen F,Li Y,Shan X,Yin L,Hao X,Zhong Y

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tributyltin (TBT), a well-known endocrine disruptor, is an omnipresent environmental pollutant and is explicitly used in many industrial applications. Previously we have shown its neurotoxic potential on cerebral cortex of male Wistar rats. As the effect of TBT on other brain regions is not known, we planned this stud...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Mitra S,Siddiqui WA,Khandelwal S

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dibutyltin (DBT) is the degradation products of TBT, which is generally considered higher toxicity than TBT in the immune system. In order to learn more about the mechanisms of immune-toxic of DBT, we exposed zebrafish (Danio rerio) to 0, 1, 10 and 100 ng/L DBT for 8 weeks. At the end of the experiment, we determined ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Zhang CN,Zhang JL,Huang Y,Ren HT,Guan SH,Zeng QH

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:The effect of the heavy metal copper on the expression of a wide spectrum of genes was analyzed by using a DNA microarray. The gene expression profile of baker's yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae grown in a medium containing a sublethal concentration of cupric sulfate was compared with that of yeast grown in a normal med...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Yasokawa D,Murata S,Kitagawa E,Iwahashi Y,Nakagawa R,Hashido T,Iwahashi H

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seasonal changes in developmental stages, condition factor (CF), gonadosomatic index, and plasma vitellogenin (Vtg) concentrations in male and female hornyhead turbot were examined at the wastewater outfall (T1) of the Orange County Sanitation District, and two farfield sites T11 (7.7 km northwest of the outfall) and ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Deng X,Rempel MA,Armstrong J,Schlenk D

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phenols are environmentally important compounds that are widely used in agriculture and industry. Thus, phenols are of interest to environmental toxicologists, which has led to the development of several quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) models. The most successful QSARs have been established for com...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Ren S

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quinolines are aromatic nitrogen compounds with wide therapeutic potential to treat parasitic and microbial diseases. In this study, the genotoxicity of quinoline, 4-methylquinoline, 4-nitroquinoline-1-oxide (4-NQO), and diversely functionalized quinoline derivatives and the influence of the substituents (functional g...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Duran LT,Rincón NO,Galvis CE,Kouznetsov VV,Lorenzo JL

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bisphenol A (BPA) has been widely reported to exert endocrine disrupting effects, including the induction of adipogenesis in cultured preadipocytes and intact animals. Because of the potential harm to human health, BPA is being substituted by structurally related bisphenols. Whether or not such BPA analogues are safe ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Ramskov Tetzlaff CN,Svingen T,Vinggaard AM,Rosenmai AK,Taxvig C

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microcystin-LR (MC-LR) is a potent inhibitor of protein phosphatases 1 and 2A, and has potent hepatotoxicity and tumor promotion activity. Numerous studies on MC-LR toxicity have been conducted in rat hepatocytes, but few studies of the effects of microcystins on human hepatocytes have been done. In this study, HL7702...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Sun Y,Zheng Q,Sun YT,Huang P,Guo ZL,Xu LH

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two phylogenetically distant types of test-systems-root tip meristems of barley (Hordeum vulgare) and human lymphocytes in vitro were used to detect genotoxicity and cytotoxicity induced by the herbicide paraquat (PQ) in the concentration range (10(-6) to 5 x 10(-4) mol/l). As an endpoint for cytotoxicity the mitotic ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Jovtchev G,Gateva S,Stergios M,Kulekova S

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies indicate that exposure to perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS), a ubiquitous and highly persistent environmental contaminant, induces immunotoxicity in mice. However, few studies have specifically assessed the effects of PFOS on inflammation. This study utilized a standard 60-day oral exposure period to as...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Dong GH,Zhang YH,Zheng L,Liang ZF,Jin YH,He QC

更新日期：2012-05-01 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：: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：:Recent interest in adverse effects of infrasound on organisms arises from health concerns. We assessed the association between infrasound exposure of 5 Hz at 130 dB and changes of cardiac ultrastructure and function in rats. Thirty-two Sprague-Dawley rats were randomized into control, 1, 7, and 14 days groups for 2 h ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Pei Z,Sang H,Li R,Xiao P,He J,Zhuang Z,Zhu M,Chen J,Ma H

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endotoxins exist anywhere including in water pools, dust, humidifier systems, and machining fluids. The major causal factor is endotoxins in many serious diseases, such as fever, sepsis, multi-organ failure, meningococcemia, and severe morbidities like neurologic disability, or hearing loss. Endotoxins are also called...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Huang YC,Horng CT,Chen ST,Lee SS,Yang ML,Lee CY,Kuo WH,Yeh CH,Kuan YH

更新日期：2016-02-01 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：:Recent epidemiological studies have revealed significant positive associations between exposure to organochlorine (OC) pesticides and occurrence of the metabolic syndrome and there are a growing number of animal-based studies to support causality. However, the cellular mechanisms linking OC compound exposure and metab...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Howell GE 3rd,McDevitt E,Henein L,Mulligan C,Young D

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We evaluated the role of oxidative stress in Sudan IV-induced DNA damage, using human liver-derived HepG2 cells. METHODS:The DNA damaging effects of Sudan IV in HepG2 cells were evaluated by alkaline single cell gel electrophoresis assay and micronucleus test (MNT). To clarify the underlying mechanisms, we ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Zhang Y,An Y,Jiang L,Geng C,Cao J,Jiang L,Zhong L

更新日期：2011-06-01 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：:An enormous quantity of pharmacologically active principles are currently being introduced into the environment, with consequent escalation of environmental problems, but only a small number of studies are focusing on an assessment of their genotoxic effects. The aim of this article is to assess the genotoxic effects ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Rocco L,Peluso C,Stingo V

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glyphosate is the active ingredient of several herbicide formulations. Different reports suggest that glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs) may act as endocrine disruptors. We evaluated the potential estrogenic effects of a GBH formulation using the uterotrophic assay. Adult ovariectomized rats were sc injected for 3 con...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Varayoud J,Durando M,Ramos JG,Milesi MM,Ingaramo PI,Muñoz-de-Toro M,Luque EH

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:di-N-butylphthalate (DBP) is a ubiquitous environmental pollutant used for plastic coating and in the cosmetics industry. It has toxic effects on body health, especially the male reproductive system. Here, we investigated the effects of DBP on the male reproductive system of pubertal mice and explored the protective r...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Jiang XP,Tang JY,Xu Z,Han P,Qin ZQ,Yang CD,Wang SQ,Tang M,Wang W,Qin C,Xu Y,Shen BX,Zhou WM,Zhang W

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of malachite green (MG) in fish farming is prohibited in China due to its potentially toxicological and carcinogenic nature, but it is still illegally used in some places. The aim of this study was to investigate the time and concentration-dependent responses of xenobiotic metabolizing and detoxification-relat...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Li G,Shen D,Liang XF,He Y,He S

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Airborne particulates, especially fine particles and bound chemical compounds, are a potential mediator of adverse health effects. In this study an analysis was done of the concentration and size distribution of air particulate matter, the content of bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and the biological ef...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Massolo L,Müller A,Tueros M,Rehwagen M,Franck U,Ronco A,Herbarth O

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to determine the chemical composition, and evaluate the genotoxic, and anti-growth potency of the methanol extracts of lichen species Hypogymnia physodes (L.) Nyl. (HPE). Anti-growth effect was tested in two different human breast cancer cell lines (MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231) by the MTT and ATP via...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Ari F,Celikler S,Oran S,Balikci N,Ozturk S,Ozel MZ,Ozyurt D,Ulukaya E

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Crude extract of Rheum palmatum L (CERP) has been used to treat different diseases in the Chinese population for decades. In this study, we investigated the effects of CERP on LS1034 human colorectal cancer cells in vitro and also examined possible mechanisms of cell death. Flow cytometric assays were used to measure ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Ma YS,Hsu SC,Weng SW,Yu CC,Yang JS,Lai KC,Lin JP,Lin JG,Chung JG

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00