Triptolide impairs thioredoxin system by suppressing Notch1-mediated PTEN/Akt/Txnip signaling in hepatocytes.

abstract：:Rats injected i.p. with 100 mg ethylhexyl nitrate/kg body wt excreted 0.3% of the dose in the urine within 24 h. No urinary nitrite was found within 5 postinjection hours while an output of 26.9 +/- 15.8 micrograms nitrite/h X kg body wt. was detected between 5-24 h. Cerebral glutathione concentration was below the co...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Someroja S,Savolainen H

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Male Swiss OF1 mice received a single oral dose of either 80 mg/kg hexachloro-1,3-butadiene (HCBD) or 80 mg/kg methyl mercury (MeHg). Examination of cryostat kidney sections stained for alkaline phosphatase (APP) revealed damage to about 50% of the proximal tubules after 8 h. Pretreatment with the gamma-glutamyltransp...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： de Ceaurriz J,Ban M

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mutagenic potential of fluphenazine hydrochloride was tested on male germ cells of Drosophila melanogaster. The criterion used was sex-linked recessive lethal mutations. Oregon-K males of D. melanogaster, reared on a medium containing 0.01, 0.02 and 0.03 mg/ml of the drug, were screened for sex-linked recessive le...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Rao KP,Rao MS

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dose-dependent effects of sodium saccharin on the fertility and the induction of chromosomal translocations in treated mice and their F1 males were examined. C3H X 101 mice were treated with saccharin for 2 successive weeks at doses of 200 and 500 mg/kg of body wt. Data from the fertility study showed that sacchar...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Pecevski J,Vuksanović L,Savković N,Alavantić D,Radivojević D

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ambient and biological monitoring was undertaken among tobacco processors who are chronically exposed to tobacco particulates via nasopharyngeal and cutaneous routes. Ambient monitoring revealed that the inspirable dust concentration was 150-fold higher in the tobacco factory than in the control environment, and was a...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Bhisey RA,Bagwe AN,Mahimkar MB,Buch SC

更新日期：1999-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Fourteen amino acids protected at the N-terminal and at their side chains were screened for resolving the enantiomers of V-agents by NMR. While none of the shift reagents tested showed really effective separation in proton NMR, two of them (BOC-Gln(Xan)-OH, 16, and Z-Arg(Z)2-OH), 21, with 16 superior to 21) were found...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Koller M,Thiermann H,Worek F

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A quantitative high-content screening (HCS) was suggested for the real-time monitoring of drug-induced mitochondrial dysfunction-mediated hepatotoxicity. This HCS is very advantageous in that it allows simultaneous observation of drug-induced activations of hepatotoxic pathways using hypermulticolor cellular imaging. ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Kim JA,Han E,Eun CJ,Tak YK,Song JM

更新日期：2012-10-17 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：:Chlordecone is an organochlorine used in the 1970's as a pesticide in banana plantations. It has a long half-life in the soil and can potentially contaminate humans and animals through food. Chlordecone targets, and mainly accumulates in, the liver, leading to hepatomegaly and neurological signs in mammals. Chlordecon...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Tabet E,Gelu-Simeon M,Genet V,Lamontagne L,Piquet-Pellorce C,Samson M

更新日期：2018-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The U.S. EPA first signalled its intention to use benchmark dose risk techniques in 1991. Subsequently, publication of draft Guidelines for the Risk Assessment of Reproductive Toxicity data indicated the Agency's intention for wide use of the technique. In developmental toxicity experiments, a number of factors need t...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Foster PM,Auton TR

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated intracellular Ca(2+) content is implicated in ethanol-induced hepatocyte apoptosis and necrosis. Extracellular Ca(2+) influx has been suggested to play a role in this process. However, the exact Ca(2+)-permeable channel involved in the plasma membrane is still unclear. This study investigated the role of stor...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Liu H,Jia X,Luo Z,Guan H,Jiang H,Li X,Yan M

更新日期：2012-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcal enterotoxin A (SEA) is a potent stimulator of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, the immunotoxic action of which remains unclear. We investigated the in vitro effects of SEA on freshly isolated human peripheral blood lymphocytes depleted of CD8+ T cells. Proliferation and flow cytometry analysis indicated that SEA ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Porichis F,Morou A,Baritaki S,Spandidos DA,Krambovitis E

更新日期：2008-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the fact that humans are exposed to multiple forms of mercury (elemental, inorganic, and organic), most research on mercury toxicity has focused on methylmercury (MeHg) and on neurotoxic outcomes and mechanisms. Recent work has indicated that the immunotoxic effects of mercury compounds may be significant cont...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Gardner RM,Nyland JF,Silbergeld EK

更新日期：2010-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhalation of ultrafine particulate matter (PM) in air pollution increases cardiovascular mortality by passing into systemic circulation and possibly affecting endothelial cell (EC) function. This study identified the chemical constituents, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), in diesel exhaust particula...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Sumanasekera WK,Ivanova MM,Johnston BJ,Dougherty SM,Sumanasekera GU,Myers SR,Ali Y,Kizu R,Klinge CM

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BH3 mimetics, such as BH3I-1, act as Bcl-2 antagonists, promote apoptosis and are used in basic research studies on apoptotic signaling and are currently tested as experimental anti-tumor agents. The present study addresses time- and dose-dependent responses of BH3I-1 on apoptosis, cellular stress defense mediated by ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Stucki D,Brenneisen P,Reichert AS,Stahl W

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genomic DNA is under continuous assault by various chemical species produced by normal cellular metabolism. In addition, exposure to exogenous agents adds further insult. Modification of DNA by chemical carcinogens has long been recognized as an early event in carcinogenesis and many DNA adducts have been characterize...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Shuker DE

更新日期：2002-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:As a recreational drug of abuse and an injectable anesthetic, ketamine has been shown to cause cognitive dysfunction and induce psychotic states. Although the specific mechanism is still unclear, it may be linked to synaptic receptors, including the α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole-propionic acid (AMPA) receptor...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Li Y,Ding R,Ren X,Wen G,Dong Z,Yao H,Tan Y,Yu H,Wang X,Zhan X,Yao J,Lu Y,Zhang G,Wu X

更新日期：2019-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Besides hepatotoxicity, paracetamol may exert nephrotoxic effects in experimental animals and man. The present study in rats shows that cholestyramine given 4 and 24 h after paracetamol provided protection against both hepato- and nephrotoxicity; this was evidenced by reduced increments in plasma enzyme activities (SD...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Siegers CP,Möller-Hartmann W

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of feeding a diet containing 5% tansy ragwort (TR) (Senecio jacobaea), a poisonous plant containing pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PA), on the blood and liver levels of copper, zinc, iron and vitamin A in broiler chicks was examined. Serum and liver copper and liver iron concentrations were increased in chicks fe...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Huan J,Cheeke PR,Lowry RR,Nakaue HS,Snyder SP,Whanger PD

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Styrene and its chiral main metabolite styrene-7.8-oxide are well characterized regarding their cytotoxic, genotoxic and neurotoxic properties. To our knowledge, no data exist on the influence of styrene and styrene-7.8-oxide on immune reactions. Epidemiological studies suggest that exposure to environmental pollutant...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Merker GH,Metzner G,Raabe F

更新日期：2006-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Benzo(a)pyrene (BP) is the best studied polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, classified as carcinogenic to humans. The carcinogenic metabolite, benzo(a)pyrene-7,8-dihydrodiol-9,10-epoxide (BPDE), binds covalently to DNA. The key enzyme in this metabolic reaction is CYP1A1, which has also been found in placenta and human t...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Karttunen V,Myllynen P,Prochazka G,Pelkonen O,Segerbäck D,Vähäkangas K

更新日期：2010-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to advances in nanotechnology, exposure to particle compounds in the workplace has become unavoidable. Assessment of their toxicity on health is an important occupational safety issue. This study was conducted in mice to investigate the toxicological effects of submicron and nano-iron oxide particles on pulmonary ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Ban M,Langonné I,Huguet N,Goutet M

更新日期：2012-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic exposure to arsenic increases the risk of developing a variety of human cancers including lung carcinomas. However, the exact molecular mechanism underlying arsenic carcinogenicity remains largely unknown. Autophagy is a conserved catabolic process for maintaining cellular protein homeostasis whose defects mig...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Wu L,Wang Z,Li X,He X,Han Y,Chen Y,Liu L,Fu L,Zhang T

更新日期：2020-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:A considerable body of research over the past fifteen years establishes that in laboratory animals the Ah (aromatic hydrocarbon) receptor (AhR) mediates most, if not all, toxic effects of halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons such as polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, polychlorinated dibenzofurans, and polyhalogenated bip...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Okey AB,Riddick DS,Harper PA

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dermal toxicity of the new multi-insect repellent N,N-diethylphenylacetamide (DEPA) was studied in female rabbits. LD50 of DEPA was estimated to be 3505 mg/kg b.w. On daily topical application for 21 d at a dose of 50 mg/kg b.w., dermal irritancy score and blood chemistry changes indicated that the compound is non-irr...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Rao SS,Agarwal MK,Rao KM,Swamy RV

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous and mitomycin C-induced sister chromatid exchanges (SCEs) in lymphocytes were analyzed in 24 non-smokers and 24 sex- and age-matched smokers. Mean spontaneous SCE frequency for non-smokers was 9.8 SCEs/cell, and that for smokers was 11.5 SCEs/cell. The difference was statistically significant (P less than ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Nagaya T,Toriumi H

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of sodium tellurite 0.1 and 0.4 mg/kg were assessed in the Morris water maze. Two days after treatment rats were tested for acquisition (posttreatment days 3-6) and on seventh day on a spatial retention task. Tellurium treatment was found to cause significant impairment in retention of the spatial learning...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Widy-Tyszkiewicz E,Piechal A,Gajkowska B,Smiałek M

更新日期：2002-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of intestinal damage on thyroid carcinogenesis due to amitrole (AT) were examined in F344 male rats initiated with N-bis(2-hydroxypropyl)nitrosamine (DHPN). In experiment 1, rats were provided with diet containing 0.03% AT for 20 weeks after a single subcutaneous injection of DHPN (2800 mg/kg body weight), and...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Imai T,Onose J,Hasumura M,Takizawa T,Hirose M

更新日期：2006-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The disposition of methanol and its putative toxic metabolite formate has been studied in humans, non-human primates, and rodents after exposure to high, neurotoxic doses. The rate at which rodents detoxify formate is more rapid than that of primates. Formate, an endogenous biological substrate, is detoxified by metab...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Medinsky MA,Dorman DC

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of mercury to the brain following an injection of methylmercury (MeHg) or ethylmercury (EtHg) was examined in immature mice. Postnatal day (PND) 16 CD1 mice received MeHg chloride either by IM injection or by gavage. At 24 h and 7 days post-injection, total mercury concentrations were determined in bl...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Harry GJ,Harris MW,Burka LT

更新日期：2004-12-30 00:00:00