PM2.5-induced pulmonary inflammation via activating of the NLRP3/caspase-1 signaling pathway.

abstract：:Water bodies are routinely monitored for the presence of potentially toxic cyanobacteria; however, the methodology for confirming toxicity is currently complex and expensive. Here we describe the application of gene-based technology to rapidly identify cylindrospermopsin-producing cyanobacteria, specifically, Cylindro...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Fergusson KM,Saint CP

更新日期：2003-04-01 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：: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：:Numerous studies have shown that rutin has anticancer effects. We have previously reported that rutin induced cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in murine leukemia WEHI-3 cells in vitro and in vivo. However, there are no data showing that rutin inhibits human leukemia HL-60 cells in vivo in a murine xenograft animal mode...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Lin JP,Yang JS,Lin JJ,Lai KC,Lu HF,Ma CY,Sai-Chuen Wu R,Wu KC,Chueh FS,Gibson Wood W,Chung JG

更新日期：2012-08-01 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：:An unexpectedly high frequency of skeletal deformations in brown trout has previously been observed in the brook Vallkärrabäcken in southern Sweden. Environmental pollutants from storm water and leachate from an old landfill have been suggested as responsible for the observed deformations. Biomarkers in farmed rainbow...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Hanson N,Larsson Å

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thallium (Tl) is a highly toxic heavy metal though up to now its mechanisms are poorly understood. In this study, we comparatively investigated the cytotoxic mechanisms of Tl(I) and Tl(III) in isolated rat hepatocytes. Both Tl(I) and Tl(III) cytotoxicities were associated with reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation, ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Pourahmad J,Eskandari MR,Daraei B

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acute toxicity of cylindrospermopsin (CYN) has been established in rodents, based on diverse intraperitoneal an oral exposure studies and more recently in fish. But no data have been reported in fish after subchronic exposure to cyanobacterial cells containing this cyanotoxin, so far. In this work, tilapia (Oreoch...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Guzmán-Guillén R,Prieto AI,Moreno I,Vasconcelos VM,Moyano R,Blanco A,Cameán Fernandez AM

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are ubiquitous and prolific contaminant in both the abiotic and biotic environment because of the wide industrial applications of these chemicals. In the present study, the effects of 2,2',4,4'-tetrabrominateddiphenyl ether (BDE-47) and 2,2',4,4',5,5'-hexabromodiphenyl ether (BDE...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Meng S,Chen X,Gyimah E,Xu H,Chen J

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tributyltin (TBT), a well-known endocrine disruptor, is an omnipresent environmental pollutant and is explicitly used in many industrial applications. Previously we have shown its neurotoxic potential on cerebral cortex of male Wistar rats. As the effect of TBT on other brain regions is not known, we planned this stud...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Mitra S,Siddiqui WA,Khandelwal S

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Structure-activity relationships for oestrogenicity were developed based on 120 aromatic chemicals evaluated in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae-based Lac-Z reporter assay. Relative gene activation was compared to 17 beta-estradiol and varied over eight orders of magnitude. Analysis of the data compared to 17 beta-estradi...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Schultz TW,Sinks GD,Cronin MT

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) anti-Adda technique could be used to monitor free microcystins (MCs) in biological samples from fish naturally exposed to toxic cyanobacteria by using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve software to establish an optim...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Moreno IM,Herrador MÁ,Atencio L,Puerto M,González AG,Cameán AM

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing use of pesticides all over the world makes it necessary to reveal the toxic risk in populations of nontargeted organisms. Bendiocarb is one of the 12 insecticides recommended by the World Health Organization for use in malaria control in Africa, and is used against a variety of insects. The liver has an imp...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Petrovova E,Purzyc H,Mazensky D,Luptakova L,Torma N,Sopoliga I,Sedmera D

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

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：: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：:Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs) have been used in environmental management, food, medicine, and industry. But TiO2 NPs have been demonstrated to cross the blood-brain barrier and store up in the brain organization, leading to glutamate-mediated neurotoxicity. However, the neurotoxicity in the brain is not we...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Ze X,Su M,Zhao X,Jiang H,Hong J,Yu X,Liu D,Xu B,Sheng L,Zhou Q,Zhou J,Cui J,Li K,Wang L,Ze Y,Hong F

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequent occurrences of the toxic cyanobacterial (specifically Microcystis aeruginosa) bloom are becoming a global environmental issue. Lots of researches have been focused on the pure cyanobacterial toxins, but little on the natural cyanobacterial bloom. This study was undertaken to investigate the effect of the ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Huang P,Zheng YF,Xu LH

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspartame is one of the most common consumed artificial sweeteners utilized in many food products and beverages. It has been indicated that long-term consumption of aspartame leads to reproductive toxicity but its mechanism is not well-clear. In this study we investigated mechanism of aspartame-induced reproductive to...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Anbara H,Sheibani MT,Razi M,Kian M

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adrenomedullin (AdM) is synthesized and secreted by a number of cells and tissue. AdM is a potent vasodilator but it is also considered a neuromodulator, an angiogenic factor, and a hormone regulator. AdM possess antiapoptotic, antioxidant, and antimicrobial properties. Heavy metals such as cadmium and lead are found ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Yurekli M,Esrefoglu M,Ilker Doğru M,Doğru A,Gul M,Whidden M

更新日期：2009-06-01 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：:Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, which is a ubiquitous environmental contaminant because of its extensive use as a plasticizer, is a potential nongenotoxic carcinogen. To assess the effects of DEHP exposure on the cytoskeleton of Chironomus, we characterized full-length cDNA sequences of the calponin gene from Chironomus r...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Park K,Kwak IS

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this research was to analyze the effects and the modes of action of elemental sulfur (S(0)) in bioluminescence and respiration of Vibrio fischeri cells and the enzymes crude luciferase, pure catalase, and alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH). Metallic copper removed sulfur and reduced the toxicity of acetone extract...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Cetkauskaite A,Pessala P,Södergren A

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) plays a critical role in male germline development. Atrazine (AZ) as an environmental endocrine disrupting chemical (EDCs) can induce male reproductive toxicity in amphibians. Our previous studies demonstrated that AZ can alter gene and circular RNA (circRNA) expression of damaged testes i...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Sai L,Qu B,Zhang J,Liu J,Jia Q,Bo C,Zhang Y,Yu G,Han R,Peng C

更新日期：2019-04-01 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：:Colorectal cancer (CC) is an important human malignancy with high cancer related death worldwide. The chemotherapy using doxorubicin hydrochloride is one of the most common cancer therapeutic methods. However, drug resistance lowers the treatment efficacy in CC patients. The combination therapies seem to be more promi...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Jadid MFS,Aghaei E,Taheri E,Seyyedsani N,Chavoshi R,Abbasi S,Khorrami A,Goleij P,Hajazimian S,Taefehshokr S,Isazadeh A,Shanehbandi D

更新日期：2021-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Within the last decade, numerous epidemiological studies have demonstrated that endocrine disruptors are a possible cause for a decline in semen quality. Cypermethrin is a widely used pyrethroid insecticide, but little is known about its potentially adverse effects on male reproduction. In the present study, we invest...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Wang H,Wang SF,Ning H,Ji YL,Zhang C,Zhang Y,Yu T,Ma XH,Zhao XF,Wang Q,Liu P,Meng XH,Xu DX

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental stress factors may be responsible for biological changes in living species that are able to overcome deleterious effects depending on their detoxifying capacities. Defense systems present in every living species are involved in elimination of reactive chemical species of endogenous or exogenous origin, n...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Vasseur P,Leguille C

更新日期：2004-08-01 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：:Deguelin, a naturally occurring rotenoid of the flavonoid family, is known to be an Akt inhibitor, to have chemopreventive activities and anti-tumor effect on several cancers. In this study, investigation to elucidate the effect of deguelin on apoptotic pathways in human lung cancer cells and on the anti-tumor effect ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Hsu YC,Chiang JH,Yu CS,Hsia TC,Wu RS,Lien JC,Lai KC,Yu FS,Chung JG

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indium, a rare earth metal characterized by high plasticity, corrosion resistance, and a low melting point, is widely used in the electronics industry, but has been reported to be an environmental pollutant and a health hazard. We designed a study to investigate the effects of subacute exposure of indium compounds on ...

journal_title：Environmental toxicology

authors： Lee KH,Chen HL,Leung CM,Chen HP,Hsu PC

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00