DNA alkylation lesions and their repair in human cells: modification of the comet assay with 3-methyladenine DNA glycosylase (AlkD).

abstract：:The availability of different chemical forms of mercury (Hg) was studied in primary cultures of rat hepatocytes incubated with mercuric acetate (HgAc), mercuric diethyldithiocarbamate (Hg(DTC)2) or methyl mercuric chloride (MeHgCl), labelled with 203Hg. The uptake of Hg was linearly related to the concentration in the...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Hellström-Lindahl E,Oskarsson A

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The co-ordinated glucuronidation and export of compounds from cells is an important determinant in the detoxification of many compounds in vivo. Many UDP-glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs) and several multidrug resistance proteins (MRPs) have been cloned and individually expressed to assess specificity of glucuronidation...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Cuff RL,Wade LT,Rychlik B,Jedlitschky GA,Burchell B

更新日期：2001-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytotoxicity in terms of haemolytic potency in vitro of eight surfactants failed to correlate with in vivo rabbit eye irritancy. Ability of the same surfactants to block spontaneous contractions of mouse and rabbit isolated ileum (especially the latter), correlated better with in vivo findings in rabbit eyes. Effectiv...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Muir CK,Flower C,Van Abbé NJ

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:E-64d (a calpain and autophagy inhibitor) has previously been shown safe for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease in humans. In the present study, the potential protective mechanism of E-64d on hippocampal aberrant mossy fiber sprouting was examined in a developmental rat model of penicillin-induced recurrent epilepti...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Ni H,Ren SY,Zhang LL,Sun Q,Tian T,Feng X

更新日期：2013-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The main aim of the study was to identify the critical periods of susceptibility for itraconazole-mediated teratogenesis in the mouse. Pregnant ICR (CD-1) mice received a single oral administration of itraconazole at 50 mg/kg b.w., 150 mg/kg b.w. or 250 mg/kg b.w. on gestation day 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12. Control animals w...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Tiboni GM,Marotta F,Del Corso A,Giampietro F

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effect of copper on cadmium-induced cytotoxicity on vascular endothelial cells from bovine aorta in a culture system. Cytotoxicity was evaluated by the [3H]adenine release assay and the histological observation. After a 24-h incubation, cadmium exhibited a significant cytotoxicity on confluent cult...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Kaji T,Fujiwara Y,Koyanagi E,Yamamoto C,Mishima A,Sakamoto M,Kozuka H

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anthocyanins are plant pigments occurring in flowers and berry fruits. Since a phenomenon of food-drug interactions is increasingly emerging, we examined the effects of 21 major anthocyanins and the extracts from 3 food supplements containing anthocyanins on the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR)-cytochrome P450 CYP1A1 s...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Kamenickova A,Anzenbacherova E,Pavek P,Soshilov AA,Denison MS,Zapletalova M,Anzenbacher P,Dvorak Z

更新日期：2013-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The acute toxicity of organothiophosphate insecticides like parathion results from their metabolic activation by cytochromes P450. The present study is directed towards the characterization of cytochrome-P450-dependent metabolism of parathion by various mouse brain regions. Intraperitoneal administration of [35S]parat...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Soranno TM,Sultatos LG

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of methyl mercury chloride (MeHgCl) on the chick sympathetic and sensory dorsal root ganglia was studied in a biological in vitro assay. These cultures were not affected by the addition of MeHg up to a concentration of 2 microM. However, after an addition of 4-5 microM MeHg the capability of the neurons to ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Söderström S,Ebendal T

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quality control studies on cotinine measurements following low level environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure are rare. The exposure to ETS was controlled and systematically changed in a series of experiments in a climatic chamber. Healthy nonsmoking volunteers were exposed to ETS simultaneously. The duration and le...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Letzel H,Fischer-Brandies A,Johnson LC,Uberla K,Biber A

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is critical to maintain cerebral homeostasis. In this study, we examined the effects of exposure to electromagnetic pulse (EMP) on the functional integrity of BBB and, on the localization and expression of tight junction (TJ) proteins (occludin and ZO-1) in rats. Animals were sham or whol...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Ding GR,Qiu LB,Wang XW,Li KC,Zhou YC,Zhou Y,Zhang J,Zhou JX,Li YR,Guo GZ

更新日期：2010-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Autophagy, which works to remove stress and maintain cellular homeostasis, is usually considered a "pro-survival" signal. Contrarily, apoptosis is programmed "pro-death" machinery. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a group of ubiquitous industrial pollutants. Our previous studies illustrated that a PCB quinone meta...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Shi Q,Wang Y,Dong W,Song E,Song Y

更新日期：2019-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is a major problem in drug development. Although some in vitro methods assessing DILI risk that utilize hepatic cell death or cellular stress as markers have been developed, the predictive ability of these tests is low. In this study, we sought to develop a novel cell-based assay for t...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Oda S,Matsuo K,Nakajima A,Yokoi T

更新日期：2016-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Dietary administration of di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP; 2%) to male rats caused testicular atrophy. Serum non-esterified fatty acid increased while cholesterol, triglyceride and phospholipid decreased in treated rats. Testicular concentration of cholesterol and non-esterified fatty acid increased in DEHP-treated ra...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Oishi S

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metallothionein (MT) is a low-molecular-weight and sulfur-rich protein that is induced by not only heavy metals but also physiological stresses such as fasting and restraint stresses. Although MT plays a role as a radical scavenger and a regulator of metabolism of metals, the biological function of MT induced by fasti...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Kondoh M,Kamada K,Kuronaga M,Higashimoto M,Takiguchi M,Watanabe Y,Sato M

更新日期：2003-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitropyrene (1-NP) is classified as Group 2B carcinogen and is one of the main components of diesel exhaust particles (DEP), which are generated from incomplete combustion of automobile engines to cause human cancer or inflammatory diseases. Although many reports on the mutagenesis or carcinogenesis of 1-NP have been ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Park EJ,Park K

更新日期：2009-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Di-(2-propylheptyl) phthalate (DPHP) is used as a plasticizer for polyvinyl chloride products. A tolerable daily intake of DPHP of 0.2 mg/kg body weight has been derived from rat data. Because toxicokinetic data of DPHP in humans were not available, it was the aim of the present work to monitor DPHP and selected metab...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Klein D,Kessler W,Pütz C,Semder B,Kirchinger W,Langsch A,Gries W,Otter R,Gallien AKE,Wurzenberger X,Filser JG

更新日期：2018-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The exposure to cuprizone (CPZ) leads to demyelination in the central nervous system in rodents. To examine the developmental effects of CPZ exposure on hippocampal neurogenesis, pregnant rats were treated with 0, 0.1 or 0.4% CPZ in the diet from gestational day 6 to day 21 after delivery. On postnatal day 21, male of...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Abe H,Tanaka T,Kimura M,Mizukami S,Imatanaka N,Akahori Y,Yoshida T,Shibutani M

更新日期：2015-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Cocaine remains a widely abused substance. While most addicts take cocaine intranasally, a considerable number abuse cocaine by mouth. It has been assumed that after oral exposure cocaine is hydrolyzed in the stomach rendering it ineffective. This study investigated the effect of orally administered cocaine on liver f...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Labib R,Turkall R,Abdel-Rahman MS

更新日期：2001-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraperitoneal (i.p.) and intravenous (i.v.) injection of 44Ti in a chloride solution into mice produced no detectable translocation in body fluids. There was no obvious interorgan exchange up to 16 days after injection. The whole body biological retention half-lives had a mean of 642 days for both routes, another in...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Thomas RG,Archuleta RF

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main objective of this work was to assess the potentiality of in vitro models to study and understand the uranium-induced cytotoxicity on renal cells. Cytotoxicity and morphological studies were performed in a tubular proximal original established cell line (LLC-PK1 cell line). Dose-dependent cytotoxicity response...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Mirto H,Hengé-Napoli MH,Gibert R,Ansoborlo E,Fournier M,Cambar J

更新日期：1999-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The industrial solvent dioxane (1,4-diethylene dioxide) was evaluated for teratogenic potential in Sprague-Dawley rats. The compound was administered on days 6-15 of gestation by gavage (0, 0.25, 0.5 and 1.0 ml/kg/day). A slight maternal toxicity, as evidenced by reduced weight gain, was observed with 1.0 ml/kg. Anima...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Giavini E,Vismara C,Broccia ML

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been a significant evolution in the clinical management of the poisoned patient over the last decade. Interventions that were once the cornerstone of treating the poisoned patient have become passé or have come under intense scrutiny. The advent of evidence-based medicine has forced clinical scientists to re...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Krenzelok EP

更新日期：2002-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Although CSL box jellyfish antivenom (AV) remains the primary treatment for Chironex fleckeri envenoming, there has been considerable debate regarding its clinical effectiveness. Animal studies have shown that AV is largely ineffective in preventing C. fleckeri-induced cardiovascular collapse. This study examined the ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Winter KL,Isbister GK,Jacoby T,Seymour JE,Hodgson WC

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lead (Pb) exposure during development impairs a variety of cognitive, behavioral and neurochemical processes resulting in deficits in learning, memory, attention, impulsivity and executive function. Numerous studies have attempted to model this effect of Pb in rodents, with the majority of studies focusing on hippocam...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Anderson DW,Mettil W,Schneider JS

更新日期：2016-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure of C57Bl mice to 10 ppm benzene (the current occupational exposure limit) for 6 h/day, 5 days/week causes a progressive depression in the in vitro colony forming ability of one of the erythroid progenitor cells, the colony-forming unit-erythroid (CFU-E). Colony growth of cells from exposed mice was only 5% of...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Baarson KA,Snyder CA,Albert RE

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been demonstrated to be inducers of hepatic microsomal enzymes and some of their effects such as hormonal imbalance, and alteration of lipid and porphyrin metabolism could be ascribed to this mechanism. For this reason, the urinary excretion of D-glucaric acid (DGA), an indire...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Apostoli P,Mangili A,Carasi S,Manno M

更新日期：2003-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are an important group of environmental pollutants, known for their mutagenic and carcinogenic activities. Many PAHs are aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) ligands and several recent studies have suggested that PAHs or their metabolites may activate estrogen receptors (ER). The pre...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Kummer V,Masková J,Zralý Z,Neca J,Simecková P,Vondrácek J,Machala M

更新日期：2008-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The classical way to demonstrate the efficiency of remediation is measuring the reduction of toxic compounds in the environment. Nevertheless, more important is the risk reduction in human health. To determine changing health effects, exposure and bio-effects have to be monitored at time of and during remediation. Kin...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Rolle-Kampczyk UE,Rehwagen M,Franck U,Weiss H,Krumbiegel P,Herbarth O

更新日期：2006-04-10 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