Multiparametric assay using HepaRG cells for predicting drug-induced liver injury.

abstract：:Recent epidemiological studies in the United States and in Europe indicate, that the coarse fraction (PM-10) of airborne particulates, smaller than 10 microm and particularly the fine fraction (PM-2.5) smaller than 2.5 microm are responsible for adverse health effects, causing an increasing morbidity and mortality. Fu...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Hornberg C,Maciuleviciute L,Seemayer NH,Kainka E

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated urinary trehalase activity was observed in the inhabitants of the Jinzu River basin. Urinary trehalase activity was correlated with other urinalysis components, such as beta 2-microglobulin, glucose, amino nitrogen, and cadmium, of which a high level was observed in cadmium-polluted areas as compared with the...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Nakano M,Aoshima K,Katoh T,Teranishi H,Kasuya M

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trihalomethanes (THMs; chloroform, bromoform, bromodichloromethane, dibromochloromethane), formed as by-products of chlorine disinfection, are found to occur in combination in drinking water supplies. THMs are metabolized by cytochromes P-450 and are likely substrates of CYP2E1. Therefore, it is possible that mixed ex...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Luciene da Silva M,Charest-Tardif G,Krishnan K,Tardif R

更新日期：1999-05-20 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：:Citrinin (CIT), a fungal metabolite causing nephrotoxicity, has a tolerable daily intake (TDI) value of 0.2μg/kg bw. Contamination of food with CIT is not sufficiently known to allow dietary exposure assessment. Urinary biomonitoring data are available from cohorts of several countries. However, kinetic information is...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Degen GH,Ali N,Gundert-Remy U

更新日期：2018-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of sodium selenite administered acutely or repeatedly on the biochemical components of the hepatic microsomal monooxygenase enzyme system was examined in male rats. 72 h following acute administration of selenium (2.4 mg Se/kg, i.p.), there was a significant decrease in ethylmorphine-N-demethylase activity ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Schnell RC,Early JL,Deimling MJ,Merrick BA,Davies MH

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oral LD50 of hymenoxon in Swiss white mice was found to be 241 +/- 37 mg/kg. No significant sex differences were observed. Pretreatment of male mice for 3 days using doses of 50 and 100 mg/kg hymenoxon failed to alter significantly pentobarbital sleeping time. Hymenoxon was found to be a direct-acting mutagen in t...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Jones DH,Kim HL

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper is a review of epidemiological studies in which sensitive markers of nephrotoxicity have been used to detect the early effects of chemicals on the kidney. Most of the studies are cross-sectional, and their objective was either to identify potentially nephrotoxic chemicals (organic solvents, heavy metals) in...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Bernard A,Lauwerys R

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metallothionein (MT) is inducible by various stimuli such as metals and physiological stress. Although elevated MT expression in certain type of tumors has been reported, there are few data available on the roles of MT in tumor formation. In this study, we immunohistochemically examined MT expression in gluthathione S...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Sawaki M,Enomoto K,Hattori A,Tsuzuki N,Sawada N,Mori M

更新日期：1999-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Monitoring of human exposure to persistent organic pollutants POPs and heavy metals have taken place since 1994 in a circumpolar study conducted under the Arctic monitoring and assessment programme (AMAP). The study has confirmed that Arctic populations relying on marine food (Inuit) have an exposure level of POPs and...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Hansen JC

更新日期：2000-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Breathing pattern and lung mechanical parameters were measured in 7 female Wistar rats (ca. 200 g) during exposure to 1.0 (n = 5) or 1.3 (n = 2) ppm ozone in air for 2 h and during a 2-h post-exposure observation period. Changes in breathing pattern showed a gradual decrease from 3 to 2 Hz at constant minute ventilati...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Zwart A,Arts JH

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acrylonitrile (AN) showed spectral interaction with hepatic microsomes from mouse, rat and man. Whereas human and rat liver microsomes resulted in ligand AN-binding spectra, mouse liver microsomes behaved differently. Hepatic microsomes from phenobarbital-treated mice with AN showed a type I substrate binding; ligand ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Appel KE,Peter H,Bolt M,Bolt HM

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of cadmium (Cd) on the immune organs were examined histopathologically. On 2 or 3 days after a single i.p. injection of 1.8 mg Cd/kg body weight into mice, slight loss of body weight, significant decrease of thymus weight and marked increase of spleen weight were observed. Lymph node weight did not show an...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Yamada YK,Shimizu F,Kawamura R,Kubota K

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous chemicals released into the environment by man are able to disrupt the functioning of the endocrine system by binding to estrogen receptors in estrogen-responsive cells. The ability of o,p'-dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane (DDT) and methoxychlor to compete with estradiol for binding to estrogen receptors in M...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： vom Saal FS,Nagel SC,Palanza P,Boechler M,Parmigiani S,Welshons WV

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Guinea pigs could be immunologically sensitised (as shown by the development of antigen-specific homocytotropic antibodies) to toluene diisocyanate by exposing them for 3 h a day for 5 consecutive days to atmospheres containing free chemical. Pulmonary reactions could be elicited in many of the sensitised animals by c...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Botham PA,Hext PM,Rattray NJ,Walsh ST,Woodcock DR

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neurotoxin 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) oxidised sulphydryl groups in glyceraldenyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) with loss of the dehydrogenase activity of the enzyme. 5-Hydroxydopamine behaved similarly at higher concentrations. This oxidation was accompanied by a transient rise in the acyl phosphatase (non-p...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Hayes JP,Tipton KF

更新日期：2002-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:3'-Hydroxyacetanilide has been previously studied as a nontoxic regioisomer of the analgesic acetaminophen (4'-hydroxyacetanilide). The radiolabeled derivative has been shown to covalently bind to liver proteins at levels similar to that observed with hepatotoxic doses of radiolabeled acetaminophen with no evidence of...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Halmes NC,Samokyszyn VM,Hinton TW,Hinson JA,Pumford NR

更新日期：1998-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:We have analysed liver angiosarcomas from individuals having been occupationally exposed to vinyl chloride (VC) to identify, in cancer-related genes, lesions which could be VC-specific. Two genetic alterations have been identified: the first one is a GGC --> GAT (Gly --> Asp, Asp13p21) mutation at codon 13 in the Ki-r...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Marion MJ

更新日期：1998-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Benzo(a)pyrene (B(a)P), a potent environmental procarcinogen, has been shown to cause cell cycle alternation. However, the mechanisms involved in this effect are not well understood yet. Our current results demonstrated that B(a)P exposure led to cell proliferation and a 33.5% increase in S phase cells as well as a 26...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Gao A,Liu B,Shi X,Jia X,Ye M,Jiao S,You B,Huang C

更新日期：2007-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Aliesterases (carboxylesterases, EC 3.1.1.1) are serine esterases which may protect acetylcholinesterase during organophosphorus insecticide intoxication by providing alternative phosphorylation sites. Levels of hepatic aliesterase activity were investigated after the intraperitoneal administration of beta-naphthoflav...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Watson AM,Chambers H,Chambers JE

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paracetamol (acetaminophen, APAP) is the most frequently used analgesic drug worldwide. However, patients in several specific populations can have an increased exposure to toxic APAP metabolites. Therefore, APAP-protein adducts have been proposed as an alternative marker for the assessment of APAP intoxications and as...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Delahaye L,Dhont E,De Cock P,De Paepe P,Stove CP

更新日期：2020-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we examined the cytotoxic effects of sanguinarine, a phytoalexin with antimicrobial, anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and pro-apoptotic effects, on the blastocyst stage of mouse embryos, subsequent embryonic attachment and outgrowth in vitro and in vivo implantation via embryo transfer. Blastocysts treat...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Chan WH

更新日期：2011-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Lithocholic acid (LCA) is both a secondary bile acid and a vitamin D receptor (VDR) ligand. The VDR is activated by 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D3 and plays an important role in maintaining integrity of the intestinal mucosal barrier. LCA can also substitute for vitamin D to carry out the in vivo functions of vitamin D. Ho...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Yao B,He J,Yin X,Shi Y,Wan J,Tian Z

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nano-materials are currently being used in a variety of fields. One of the concerns associated with their use is their potential to harm human health. In an attempt to identify genes expressed differently in human lung cells (WI-26 VA4) exposed to nanosized (45 nm in diameter) PAMAM (polyamidoamine) dendrimers, we obs...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Lee JH,Cha KE,Kim MS,Hong HW,Chung DJ,Ryu G,Myung H

更新日期：2009-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:This study demonstrates an intraspecies difference in elimination of methylmercury between two genetic variant strains of mice. Following a single non-toxic dose of 203Hg labeled methylmercury (0.5 mg Hg/kg i.p.), the half-time of 203Hg elimination in the CBA/J inbred strain was 7.4 days compared to 3.0 days in the CF...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Kostyniak PJ

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fast growing applications of ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) in food sector and other fields enhance the exposure possibility of human beings to ZnO NPs including via oral administration route. Although the oral toxicity of ZnO NPs has been studied, most of the research was performed on the normal animal models. Therefore...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Du LJ,Xiang K,Liu JH,Song ZM,Liu Y,Cao A,Wang H

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The degradation of cyanogenic glycosides was studied in spontaneously fermenting cassava root pulp and in fresh pulp samples pretreated to prevent either endogenous beta-glycosidase activity, fermentation, or both. The rate of disappearance of the glycosides, as measured by hydrocyanic acid (HCN) production in situ, i...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Maduagwu EN

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adverse effects on the immune system resulting from acute and subchronic exposure to immunotoxic compounds can be divided into the following three categories. One is the tissue manifestations induced by either immunosuppressive or immunomodulative compounds through the interactions of the drug or its metabolites w...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Udaka K

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether occupational exposure to trichloroethylene (TCE) influences sympathetic nerve activity, serum dopamine-beta-hydroxylase (DBH) activities were analyzed in 84 male workers exposed to TCE and 83 male age-matched controls. The workers were exposed to about 22 ppm TCE in air. There were no significant ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Nagaya T,Ishikawa N,Hata H

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Explants from first-trimester placentae obtained from non-smoking women were incubated with doses of 0, 0.75, 1.5, 3, 6 and 12 micrograms of cadmium (Cd) as CdCl2 for 6 or 24 h. At the end of the incubation period, the activities of placental aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase (AHH) (a phase I enzyme), quinone reductase (QR...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Boadi WY,Urbach J,Brandes JM,Yannai S

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00