Function of DNA methyltransferase 3a in lead (Pb(2+) )-Induced Cyclooxygenase-2 gene.

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：:Di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is a plasticizer that gives flexibility to various polyvinyl chloride products. It is a pollutant easily released into the environment and can cause many adverse effects to living organisms including hepatotoxicity. The thioredoxin system is a determining factor in the redox balance ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Amara I,Timoumi R,Annabi E,Di Rosa G,Scuto M,Najjar MF,Calabrese V,Abid-Essefi S

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：:Biotransformation enzymatic activities, such as the cytochrome P450 one, have been used as biomarkers for pollution assessment for a long time. Nevertheless, such biochemical tools are destructive processes, because they are performed on fish liver or total larvae homogenates. Moreover, the adaptation of this bioassay...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Noury P,Geffard O,Tutundjian R,Garric J

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New reports indicate that the toxic alkaloid cylindrospermopsin occurs in cyanobacteria in Israel, Florida, South America, and Australia in drinking water sources. This toxin is now recognised as a potential threat to human health. Furthermore, we have recently demonstrated the mutagenicity of cylindrospermopsin in vi...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Falconer IR,Humpage AR

更新日期：2001-01-01 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：:The aim of this study was to investigate the signaling pathways involved in the cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 regulation induced by nonylphenol (NP) in mouse testis Sertoli TM4 cells. Our results showed that treatment of TM4 cells with NP increased COX-2 protein expression and interleukin-6 (IL)-6 and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2)...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Liu X,Nie S,Huang D,Xie M

更新日期：2015-09-01 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：:The genotoxic effects of a particular mixture of acetamiprid (Acm, neonicotinoid insecticide) and alpha-cypermethrin (alpha-cyp, pyrethroid insecticide) on human peripheral lymphocytes were examined in vitro by chromosomal aberrations (CAs), sister chromatid exchange (SCE), and micronucleus (MN) tests. The human perip...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Kocaman AY,Topaktaş M

更新日期：2010-04-01 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：: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：:The environmental pollutant 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) is known to affect bone metabolism. We evaluated the protective effects of the triterpene glycoside actein from the herb black cohosh against TCDD-induced toxicity in MC3T3-E1 osteoblastic cells. We found that TCDD significantly reduced cell viabil...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Choi EM,Suh KS,Jung WW,Park SY,Chin SO,Rhee SY,Pak YK,Chon S

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) has been widely used in agriculture and forestry since the 1940s. 2,4-D has been shown to produce a wide range of adverse effects-from embryotoxicity and teratogenicity to neurotoxicity-on animal and human health. The purpose of this study was to determine the possi...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Pochettino AA,Bongiovanni B,Duffard RO,Evangelista de Duffard AM

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：: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：:Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) is a gasoline oxygenate and antiknock additive substituting for lead alkyls currently in use worldwide. Previous studies have shown that MTBE at very high doses induces tumors in rodents. The aim of the present study was to examine directly the binding ability of MTBE onto DNA, demonstra...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Du HF,Xu LH,Wang HF,Liu YF,Tang XY,Liu KX,Peng SX

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, responses of the Chinese brown frog (Rana chensinensis) to exposure to di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP), a common plasticizer, during the larval period were characterized. The effects of DEHP on metamorphosis rate, thyroid hormone, thyroid histology and the expression of genes involved in the ste...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Zhang Y,Li X,Gao J,Wang H

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:Some species of the genera Anabaena can produce various kinds of cyanotoxins, which may pose risks to environment and human health. Anabaena has frequently been observed in eutrophic freshwater of China in recent years, but its toxicity has been reported only in a few studies. In the present study, the toxicity of an ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Pan X,Chang F,Liu Y,Li D,Xu A,Shen Y,Huang Z

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PM10 was collected in a Milan urban site, representative of the city air quality, during winter and summer 2006. Mean daily PM10 concentration was 48 μg m(-3) during summer and 148 μg m(-3) during winter. Particles collected on Teflon filters were chemically characterized and the endotoxin content determined by the ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Camatini M,Corvaja V,Pezzolato E,Mantecca P,Gualtieri M

更新日期：2012-02-01 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：:Chlorpyrifos (CPF) is one of the most widely used organophosphorus, which has spurred renewed interest. This study was conducted to investigate the protective effect of ziziphora tenuior extract against CPF-induced liver and lung toxicity. This study conducted 8-week rat sub-chronic toxicity study and then the effect ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Yazdinezhad A,Abbasian M,Hojjat Hosseini S,Naserzadeh P,Agh-Atabay AH,Hosseini MJ

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T-2 toxin is the most toxic among mycotoxins and poses a potential health hazard for both humans and animals. At high doses, T-2 toxin can cause shock-like syndrome that can result in death. We evaluated the effect of time course and route of exposure on hepatic oxidative damage in mice and it is only such study so fa...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Chaudhary M,Bhaskar AS,Rao PV

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic lead exposure causes peripheral sympathetic nerve stimulation, including increased blood pressure and heart rate. Purinergic receptors are involved in the sympathoexcitatory response induced by myocardial ischemia injury. However, whether P2X4 receptor participates in sympathoexcitatory response induced by chr...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Zhu G,Chen Z,Dai B,Zheng C,Jiang H,Xu Y,Sheng X,Guo J,Dan Y,Liang S,Li G

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Culture-independent methods employed in fungal genetic studies using in vitro amplification (PCR) and analysis of specific genes or gene fragments have proved to be useful for detection, identification, and molecular taxonomy of various plant pathogens including Fusarium spp. This approach may be faster than culture-d...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Bezuidenhout CC,Prinsloo M,Van der Walt AM

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kupffer cells (KCs) are important in hepatic homeostasis and responses to xenobiotics. KCs are activated on interaction with endotoxin, releasing cytokines, and reactive oxygen species normally associated with increased gene expression, cellular growth, or hepatic injury. Ethanol-induced endotoxemia is one means of KC...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Owumi SE,Corthals SM,Uwaifo AO,Kamendulis LM,Klaunig JE

更新日期：2014-08-01 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：:The acute toxicity of the insecticide fenitrothion was measured using four freshwater algae (Chlorella saccharophila, Chlorella vulgaris, Scenedesmus acutus, and Scenedesmus subspicatus) and one cyanobacteria (Pseudanabaena galeata). Insecticide concentrations eliciting 50% growth reduction over 96 hr (EC50) ranged fr...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Sabater C,Carrasco JM

更新日期：2001-01-01 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

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