The role of zinc in the prevention of diabetic cardiomyopathy and nephropathy.

abstract：:ABSTRACT This paper presents the results from an evaluation of the noncommercial, (quantitative) structure-activity relationship ([Q]SAR) models for the prediction of mutagenicity and carcinogenicity, carried out in a collaboration between the European Chemicals Bureau Group on Computational Toxicology and the Italian...

journal_title：Toxicology mechanisms and methods

authors： Benigni R,Bossa C

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Misuse of various chemicals, such as chemical warfare agents, industrial chemicals or pesticides during warfare or terrorists attacks requires adequate protection. Thus, development and evaluation of novel decontamination dispositives and techniques are needed. In this study, in vitro permeation and decontamination of...

journal_title：Toxicology mechanisms and methods

authors： Misik J,Pavlikova R,Josse D,Cabal J,Kuca K

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methylglyoxal (MG) is a reactive dicarbonyl metabolite originated mainly from glucose degradation pathway that plays an important role in the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus (DM). Reactions of MG with biological macromolecules (proteins, DNA and lipids) can induce cytotoxicity and apoptosis. Here, human erythrocytes...

journal_title：Toxicology mechanisms and methods

authors： Prestes AS,Dos Santos MM,Ecker A,Zanini D,Schetinger MR,Rosemberg DB,da Rocha JB,Barbosa NV

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the prooxidant effects of bisphenol A (BPA) phenoxyl radicals in comparison with the phenoxyl radicals of 3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyanisole (BHA), 2,6-di-tert-butyl-methylphenol (BHT) and 4-tert-butylphenol (TBP). The phenoxyl radicals, generated in situ by 1-electron oxidation of the corresponding phenol,...

journal_title：Toxicology mechanisms and methods

authors： Babu S,Uppu S,Claville MO,Uppu RM

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Timolol is a medication used widely to treat glaucoma. Regarding Ca2+ signaling, timolol was shown to modulate Ca2+-related physiology in various cell types, however, the effect of timolol on Ca2+ homeostasis and cell viability has not been explored in human prostate cancer cells. The aim of this study was to explore ...

journal_title：Toxicology mechanisms and methods

authors： Wang JL,Chou CT,Liang WZ,Wu CJ,Kuo CC,Hao LJ,Shieh P,Jan CR

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The CD1-haired mouse and the SKH-hairless mouse are two animal models that have been used to evaluate sulfur mustard (HD) exposure and protection in our laboratory. In a recent study we observed that a substance P inhibitor protected the haired mouse ear against an HD solution, but the same drug was not successful in ...

journal_title：Toxicology mechanisms and methods

authors： Logan TP,Shutz M,Schulz SM,Railer R,Ricketts KM,Casillas RP

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to evaluate genotoxicity and mutagenicity in peripheral blood and buccal mucosal cells in mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) I, II or VI patients. METHODS:A total of 12 patients with MPS type I, II and VI attended at the Institute of Genetics and Inborn Errors of Metabolism...

journal_title：Toxicology mechanisms and methods

authors： Guilheiro JM,Chaves MD,Martins AM,Ribeiro DA,D'Almeida V

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study evaluated in vitro and in vivo toxicity of carboxyl or amine polyethylene glycol (PEG) surface functionalization of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). Assessments of cytotoxicity, genotoxicity, immunotoxicity, and oxidative stress were performed in vitro and in vivo (in a 1-month follow-up stud...

journal_title：Toxicology mechanisms and methods

authors： Shaik AS,Shaik AP,Bammidi VK,Al Faraj A

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial haplogroups can differ in frequency of occurrence in those who are 100 years old and in the rest of the population. These differences are not universally observed; moreover, they are population-specific. We analyzed the haplogroups in 97 Polish 100-year-olds and compared them with those of more than 145 ...

journal_title：Toxicology mechanisms and methods

authors： Lorenc A,Tonska K,Kabzinska D,Bartnik E

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ABSTRACT Male Wistar rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes received a control diet and a pyridoxine-deficient diet. The animals were divided at random into four groups: control rats (CR), control diabetic rats (CDR), diabetic rats receiving a pyridoxine-free diet (DRB6), and diabetic rats receiving saline solution...

journal_title：Toxicology mechanisms and methods

authors： Jordao AA,Dos Santos FL,Marchini JS,Vannucchi H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to investigate the effects of aqueous Azadirchta Indica leaf extract (AAILE) on serum glycoprotein contents and tumor incidence rate in colon of rats subjected to Dimethylhydrazine (DMH) treatment. Forty rats were divided equally and randomly into four groups viz., Group I (normal contro...

journal_title：Toxicology mechanisms and methods

authors： Ramzanighara A,Ezzatighadi F,Rai DV,Dhawan DK

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral cocaine administration results in hepatic necrosis, increased plasma transaminase concentration, and decreased antioxidative capability, which is potentiated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in male CF-1 mice. Females administered the same treatment regimen display none of the hepatotoxic effects seen in their male co...

journal_title：Toxicology mechanisms and methods

authors： Visalli T,Turkall R,Abdel-Rahman MS

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Arsenic has been shown to cause various diseases (such as blackfoot disease, cardiovascular diseases, bladder cancer and skin cancer) in many areas of the world. However, the effects of arsenic on cardiac rhythm functions still lack investigation. METHODS:In this study, different concentrations of arsenic w...

journal_title：Toxicology mechanisms and methods

authors： Phan NN,Li KL,Lin YC

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ABSTRACT Although copper is an essential metal and cadmium is an environmental pollutant, both are toxic when present in excess. Metallothionein and glutathione are two of the key components that participate in detoxification of copper and cadmium. In the present study the role of glutathione in resistance to copper a...

journal_title：Toxicology mechanisms and methods

authors： Bi WX,Kong F,Hu XY,Cui X

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A potency of newly-developed oximes (K156, K203) and commonly used oximes (obidoxime, HI-6) to reactivate cyclosarin-inhibited acetylcholinesterase and to reduce cyclosarin-induced acute toxic effects was evaluated in this study. In vivo determined percentage of reactivation of cyclosarin-inhibited blood and tissue ac...

journal_title：Toxicology mechanisms and methods

authors： Kassa J,Karasova JZ,Musilek K,Kuca K

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of chlorpyrifos and fenvalerate on the activity of the cellulase, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) of the earthworm (Eisenia foetida) were studied. Earthworms were exposed to chlorpyrifos and fenvalerate at a final concentration of 10, 20, and 40 mg/kg dry soil, respectively. Tissues from each...

journal_title：Toxicology mechanisms and methods

authors： Wang JH,Zhu LS,Liu W,Wang J,Xie H

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In cosmetics and food products, parabens are widely used as antimicrobial agents. Reports have suggested that parabens may be linked to infertility, owing to their effects on basal steroidogenesis properties or their capacity to inflict mitochondrial damage. Despite growing concerns about parabens as endocrine disrupt...

journal_title：Toxicology mechanisms and methods

authors： Herrera-Cogco E,López-Bayghen B,Hernández-Melchor D,López-Luna A,Palafox-Gómez C,Ramírez-Martínez L,López-Bello E,Albores A,López-Bayghen E

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was conducted to evaluate the sublethal effects of a synthetic pyrethroid, cypermethrin on ATPase, and glycogen phosphorylase in gill, kidney, liver, and muscle tissue of freshwater fish, Clarias batrachus (Linn) during exposure and cessation of exposure. Thirty-six fish were exposed to 1/3 of LC 50 ...

journal_title：Toxicology mechanisms and methods

authors： Begum G

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to determine whether the treatment with an ethanolic extract of pomegranate (EEP) (Punica granatum) can be useful for the treatment of the deleterious effect of lead acetate (LA) administration on sperm production in rats. The effects of EEP were compared with those of ascorbic acid (AA)...

journal_title：Toxicology mechanisms and methods

authors： Leiva KP,Rubio J,Peralta F,Gonzales GF

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report explores the direct counting of "hair-like" struc-tures specific for Gram-positive bacteria. Indications show that these structures are intact after removal from the cell and are sufficiently different from species to species of bacteria to give an indication of bacteria type if not actual identification. ...

journal_title：Toxicology mechanisms and methods

authors： Wick CH,Jabbour RE,McCubbin PE,Deshpande SV

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Nicotine exerts a number of physiological effects. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of nicotine on thioacetamide (TAA)-induced liver fibrosis in mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS:For in vivo experiments, hepatic fibrosis was induced by TAA (0.25 g/kg, i.p.) three times a week for 6 weeks. Mice of T...

journal_title：Toxicology mechanisms and methods

authors： Zhou Z,Park S,Kim JW,Zhao J,Lee MY,Choi KC,Lim CW,Kim B

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, 162 samples were analysed for monomer styrene content with using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method in hot tea, milk, cocoa milk. The monomer styrene content, expressed in microg/l of drink and the level of migration of styrene monomer were varied from 0.61 to 8.15 for hot tea, from 0....

journal_title：Toxicology mechanisms and methods

authors： Khaksar MR,Ghazi-Khansari M

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The advent of the industrial revolution has seen a significant increase in the number of new chemical entities (NCEs) released in the environment. It becomes imperative to check the toxic potential of NCEs to nontarget species before they are released for commercial purposes because some of these may exert genotoxicit...

journal_title：Toxicology mechanisms and methods

authors： Bajpayee M,Pandey AK,Parmar D,Dhawan A

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) was a well-known environmental pollutant, numerous studies had implicated BaP as a causative agent in human cancer, particularly lung cancer. The lemongrass essential oil (LEO) possessed various pharmacological activities, especially the anti-oxidative stress and cancer prevention. In the current ...

journal_title：Toxicology mechanisms and methods

authors： Jiang J,Xu H,Wang H,Zhang Y,Ya P,Yang C,Li F

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Xysmalobium undulatum (Uzara) is one of the most widely used indigenous traditional herbal remedies in Southern Africa. Commercially available Uzara plant material was used to prepare a crude aqueous extract, of which the toxicity potential was investigated in the hepatic HepG2/C3A cell line in both traditional two-di...

journal_title：Toxicology mechanisms and methods

authors： Calitz C,Hamman JH,Viljoen AM,Fey SJ,Wrzesinski K,Gouws C

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A suboptimal in utero environment can have detrimental effects on the pregnancy and long-term adverse "programing" effects on the offspring. Aflatoxin B1 is one of the potent reproductive toxicants and currently detected in both milk and tissues. This article focuses on the effects of prenatal exposure to graded doses...

journal_title：Toxicology mechanisms and methods

authors： Supriya Ch,Akhila B,Pratap Reddy K,Girish BP,Sreenivasula Reddy P

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Owing to their structure and function, low-density lipoproteins (LDLs) are particularly susceptible to the oxidative modifications. To prevent against oxidative modification of LDL, L-carnitine, with endogenous small water-soluble quaternary amine possessing antioxidative properties, was used. The aim of this paper wa...

journal_title：Toxicology mechanisms and methods

authors： Augustyniak A,Stankiewicz A,Skrzydlewska E

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The β-glucans (β-G) are polysaccharides produced by various organisms, and sulfation of β-G renders them more soluble. With the objective to assess the effects of sulfated and non-sulfated β-G extracted from Agaricus brasiliensis in MCF-7 cells, assays were used to evaluate cytotoxicity, genotoxicity, cell proliferati...

journal_title：Toxicology mechanisms and methods

authors： Baranoski A,Tempesta Oliveira M,Semprebon SC,Niwa AM,Ribeiro LR,Mantovani MS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nicotine, an active substance present in tobacco has been identified as a major risk factor for lung related diseases. In the present study, we have evaluated the protective effect of curcumin on circulatory lipid peroxidation and antioxidants in nicotine administered Wistar rats. Lung toxicity was induced by subcutan...

journal_title：Toxicology mechanisms and methods

authors： Kalpana C,Menon VP

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiogenesis, disturbance in redox homeostasis, and deregulated redox signaling are considered as common hallmarks of cancer progression and chemo resistance. In this context, PERK (protein kinase PKR-like ER kinase) branch of the unfolded protein response (UPR), an adaptive mechanism triggered by endoplasmic reticulu...

journal_title：Toxicology mechanisms and methods

authors： Sharma SH,Suresh Kumar J,Madhavan S,Nagarajan S

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00