α-Lipoic acid protects against microcystin-LR induced hepatotoxicity through regeneration of glutathione via activation of Nrf2.

abstract：:Nickel oxide nanoparticles (nano NiO) could induce hepatocyte apoptosis, while its potential mechanisms are unclear. This study aimed to explore the role of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress pathways in hepatocyte apoptosis induced by nano NiO. Male Wistar rats were administrated with nano NiO (0.015, 0.06, and 0.24 m...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Chang X,Liu F,Tian M,Zhao H,Han A,Sun Y

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and its associated risks of chronic kidney disease or end-stage renal disease development are on the rise. T1D is an autoimmune disease in which insulin-producing beta cells are destroyed. Increased incidence of T1D has been suggested to be a result of environmental factors such ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Pierre TH,Reynolds AS,Seise I,Pilz Z,McHale BJ,Gato WE

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyanotoxins are a group of compounds produced by cyanobacteria that can have severe physiological effects on other organisms, including humans. The potential allelopathic effects of Microcystis aeruginosa, a toxic cyanobacterium, on the duckweed plant, Lemna gibba L., were examined using three experimental methods: (1...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： LeBlanc S,Pick FR,Aranda-Rodriguez R

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microcystins are a family of potent hepatotoxins produced by freshwater cyanobacteria and can cause animal intoxications and human diseases. In this study, the effect of microcystin-LR (MC-LR) on the tissues of freshwater pearl mussel (Hyriopsis cumingii) was evaluated and differentially expressed genes in the hepatop...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Yang Z,Wu H,Li Y

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An important disturbance of anthropogenic origin frequently occurring in freshwater ecosystems is a rise in the concentration of heavy metals in solution, among which copper stands out due to its known toxicity. However, the study of the chemical behavior of copper in solution is highly dependent on pH. In this study,...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Gagneten AM,Vila I

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Butein is a flavonoid isolated from various medicinal plants. It is known to have different biological activities including anti-inflammation, anti-adipogenesis, and anti-angiogenesis. In the study, we demonstrated the anti-proliferative effect of butein in human osteosarcoma U-2 OS cells. Our data showed that butein ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Hsu YK,Chen HY,Wu CC,Huang YC,Hsieh CP,Su PF,Huang YF

更新日期：2020-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:In May of 2006 we suddenly began to observe neural tube defects (NTDs) in embryos of untreated control mice. We hypothesized the mice were being exposed unknowingly to a teratogenic agent and investigated the cause. Our results suggested that NTDs were not resulting from bedding material, feed, strain, or source of th...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Mallela MK,Werre SR,Hrubec TC

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The roles of long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) MACC1-AS1 have been revealed in various tumors. This work aims to explore the roles of lncRNA MACC1-AS1 in the stemness of nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells and the underlying mechanism. We showed that overexpression of MACC1-AS1 enhanced the stemness of NSCLC cells, whic...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Wang X,Yu X,Wei W,Liu Y

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two phylogenetically distant types of test-systems-root tip meristems of barley (Hordeum vulgare) and human lymphocytes in vitro were used to detect genotoxicity and cytotoxicity induced by the herbicide paraquat (PQ) in the concentration range (10(-6) to 5 x 10(-4) mol/l). As an endpoint for cytotoxicity the mitotic ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Jovtchev G,Gateva S,Stergios M,Kulekova S

更新日期：2010-06-01 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：:Exposure to sublethal hexavalent chromium (as 2 and 4 mg L⁻¹ potassium dichromate for 1 and 2 months) during late preparatory to mid prespawning phase of annual reproductive cycle severely affected the pituitary-ovarian axis of a teleost Channa punctatus. Gonadosomatic index (GSI), ovarian histopathology, immunocytoch...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Mishra AK,Mohanty B

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is emerging evidence suggesting that oxidative stress and DNA methylation can alter miRNA expression. However, little is known on the mechanism of miR-17-5p expression changes in paraquat (PQ)-induced nerve cell damage. In the present study, neuro-2a cells were pretreated with antioxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC) ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Zhan Y,Guo Z,Zheng F,Zhang Z,Li K,Wang Q,Wang L,Cai Z,Chen N,Wu S,Li H

更新日期：2020-12-01 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：:Melanoma is the leading cause of death from skin disease due to its propensity for metastasis. Studies have shown that integrin-mediated focal adhesion kinase (FAK) signal pathway is implicated in cell proliferation, survival and metastasis of tumor cells. Our previous results indicated that diallyl trisulfide (DATS) ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Wang HC,Chu YL,Hsieh SC,Sheen LY

更新日期：2017-11-01 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：:Manganese (Mn) plays a critical role in individual growth and development, yet excessive exposure can result in neurotoxicity, especially cognitive impairment. Neuronal apoptosis is considered as one of the mechanisms of Mn-induced neurotoxicity. Recent evidence suggests that cAMP-PKA-CREB signaling regulates apoptosi...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Yang Y,Ma S,Wei F,Liang G,Yang X,Huang Y,Wang J,Zou Y

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of heavy metals and organic compounds on the activity of the enzyme beta-galactosidase in a standardized bioassay has been evaluated, considering future applications in environmental monitoring. The tests were done using a commercial extract of a hydrolase from the eukaryote yeast Kluyveromyces lactis and o...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Apartin C,Ronco A

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lead ions (Pb(2+) ) are toxic industrial pollutants associated with chronic inflammatory diseases in humans and animals. Previously, we found that Pb(2+) ions induce COX-2 gene expression via the EGF receptor/nuclear factor-κB signal transduction pathway in epidermoid carcinoma cell line A431. In this study, to see wh...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Tsai YT,Chang CM,Wang JY,Hou MF,Wang JM,Shiurba R,Chang WC,Chang WC

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to understand the effects of sublethal concentrations of dichlorvos (DIC) on hematological constituent [red blood corpuscles, white blood corpuscles (WBC), mean cell volume, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, platelet counts, hemoglobin and hematocrit...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Celik I,Yilmaz Z,Turkoglu V

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Micronucleus induction by the diarrhetic shellfish toxin okadaic acid (OA) was investigated in two intestinal models, cultured human Caco-2 cells and colon epithelial cells of mice treated in vivo. Exposure to OA for 4 and 24 h induced dose-responsive increases in the frequency of micronucleated Caco-2 cells; the mini...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Le Hégarat L,Jacquin AG,Bazin E,Fessard V

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Females are born with a finite number of oocyte-containing follicles and ovary damage results in reduced fertility. Cadmium accumulates in the reproductive system, damaging it, and the cigarette smoke is a potential exposure route. Natural therapies are relevant to health benefits and disease prevention. This study ve...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Izaguirry AP,Soares MB,Vargas LM,Spiazzi CC,Dos Santos Brum D,Noremberg S,Mendez AS,Santos FW

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An enormous quantity of pharmacologically active principles are currently being introduced into the environment, with consequent escalation of environmental problems, but only a small number of studies are focusing on an assessment of their genotoxic effects. The aim of this article is to assess the genotoxic effects ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Rocco L,Peluso C,Stingo V

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experiments were carried out with neonates of the freshwater ostracod Heterocypris incongruens to verify and complete previous choices of test parameters for a new culture/maintenance-free solid-phase microbiotest for freshwater sediments. From trials with increasing volumes of reference sediment, it was concluded tha...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Chial B,Persoone G

更新日期：2002-12-01 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：:The freshwater crabs Sinopotamon henanense were exposed to different concentrations of waterborne cadmium (Cd). The relationship between tissue-specific Cd accumulation and metallothionein (MT) induction was investigated using the Cd saturation assay and atomic absorption spectrophotometry method. The results showed t...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Ma W,Wang L,He Y,Yan Y

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, the modulatory effect of phytol against benzo(a)pyrene [B(a)P] induced lung carcinogenesis was investigated in Swiss albino mice. During the experimental period, phytol treatment showed no adverse toxic effect and mortality to the experimental animals. Lung tumor was observed in B(a)P treated gro...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Sakthivel R,Sheeja Malar D,Archunan G,Pandima Devi K

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melamine is a heterocyclic, aromatic amine and nitrogen-enriched environmental toxicant, found in not only adulterated foodstuffs but also industrial household tableware and paints. Previous studies demonstrated adverse effects of high-dose melamine on human infants and pregnant animals, but effects of low-dose melami...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Chu CY,Tang LY,Li L,Shum AS,Fung KP,Wang CC

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), an oxidized nucleoside of DNA, not only is a widely used biomarker for the measurement of endogenous oxidative DNA damage, but might also be a risk factor for many diseases including cancer. Elevated level of urinary 8-OHdG has been detected in patients with various malignanci...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Yang Y,Tian Y,Yan C,Jin X,Tang J,Shen X

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The correlation between the content of three microcystins (types LR, RR and YR) and the cell cycle of an axenic strain of Microcystis viridis, NIES-102, was investigated under conditions of high (16 mg L(-1)) and low (1.0 mg L(-1)) nitrate (NO(3)-N) concentrations. Each phase of the cell cycle was identified using a f...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Kameyama K,Sugiura N,Inamori Y,Maekawa T

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modulation of microcystin production has been extensively studied in both batch and continuous cultures. Positive correlations with medium nitrogen, medium phosphorous, light intensity, inorganic carbon availability, and growth rate have been reported. Negative correlations have been reported between microcystin conte...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Downing TG,Meyer C,Gehringer MM,van de Venter M

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00