Cadmium, copper and zinc-binding protein (metallothionein) in the liver of the water lizard Triturus pyrrhogaster.

abstract：:Nitrogen mustard (HN-2), also known as mechlorethamine, is an alkylating anticancer agent as well as blister inducing chemical warfare agent. We evaluated the cytoprotective efficacy of amifostine, DRDE-07 and their analogues, and other antidotes of mustard agents against HN-2. Administration of 1 LD(50) of HN-2 (20mg...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Sharma M,Vijayaraghavan R,Gautam A

更新日期：2009-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood-testis barrier (BTB) provides a suitable microenvironment for germ cells that is required for spermatogenesis. Exposure to particulate matter (PM) is recognized to occasion male reproductive impairment, but the mechanism of which remains unclear. Male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were used to establish animal models...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Cao XN,Shen LJ,Wu SD,Yan C,Zhou Y,Xiong G,Wang YC,Liu Y,Liu B,Tang XL,Guo M,Liu DY,Long CL,Sun M,He DW,Lin T,Wei GH

更新日期：2017-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The binding of [3H]aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) to the DNA, RNA and protein of liver after i.p. administration to rats with and without ethanol pretreatment was studied. The quantities of AFB1 binding to DNA and RNA were significantly increased by ethanol pretreatment but the formation of protein adducts was not affected. AFB1...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Toskulkao C,Glinsukon T

更新日期：1986-02-01 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：:Kahweol, the coffee-specific diterpene, has been reported to have anti-carcinogenic properties. Animal data support such a chemopreventive effect of coffee. However, the precise underlying protective mechanisms are poorly understood. In this study, the apoptotic effect of kahweol in human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cell...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Kim HG,Hwang YP,Jeong HG

更新日期：2009-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Euphorbia milii (Euphorbiaceae) is a decorative plant used in gardens and living fences. In China, it has also been employed in herbal remedies for hepatitis and abdominal edema. Since E. milii latex--lyophilized or in natura--proved to be a potent plant molluscicide, its toxicity to non-target organisms has been comp...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Delgado IF,De-Carvalho RR,De-Oliveira AC,Kuriyama SN,Oliveira-Filho EC,Souza CA,Paumgartten FJ

更新日期：2003-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper compares two methods for global optimization of physiologically based toxicokinetic models: Monte Carlo optimization, which searches randomly for the optimum; and the simplex method, which updates systematically an array of parameter values. Two measures of goodness-of-fit are also contrasted: criterion fun...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Woodruff TJ,Bois FY

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate manganese in exhaled breath condensate (Mn-EBC) as an indicator of exposure to fumes from metal inert gas welding process. METHODS:We collected EBC and urine from 17 welders and 16 unexposed control subjects after 5 days exposure. Concentrations of manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), iron (Fe) and chrom...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Hulo S,Chérot-Kornobis N,Howsam M,Crucq S,de Broucker V,Sobaszek A,Edme JL

更新日期：2014-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Upon entering the body, nerve agents can bind active amino acid residues to form phosphonylated adducts. Tabun derivatives (O-alkyl-N,N-dialkyl phosphoroamidocyanidates) have strikingly different structural features from other G-series nerve agents, such as sarin and soman. Here, we investigate the binding mechanism f...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Fu F,Liu H,Gao R,Zhao P,Lu X,Zhang R,Wang L,Wang H,Pei C

更新日期：2020-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysglycemia and central nervous system (CNS) complications are the known adverse effects of fluoroquinolone antibiotics. Ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin are among the most prescribed antibiotics. In this study we demonstrate that ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin disturb glucose transport into HepG2 cells and such inhibit...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Ge DT,Law PY,Kong SK,Ho YY

更新日期：2009-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:This study involved an attempt to establish a new photosafety screening system for dermally-applied chemicals consisting of a reactive oxygen species (ROS) assay and an in vitro skin permeation test. The ROS assay was undertaken to evaluate photoreactivity of six test compounds, acridine (ACD), furosemide (FSM), hexac...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Iyama Y,Sato H,Seto Y,Onoue S

更新日期：2019-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Fructose-1,6-diphosphate (FDP) has a salutary effect on hemorrhagic, traumatic and endotoxic shock. The role of FDP on compound 48/80-induced shock was therefore investigated. Sprague Dawley aged male rats (448+/-7.4 gm body weight) were randomly assigned into three groups and treated intraperitoneally with diphenhydr...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Figueroa AH,Stone RH,Cohly HH,Lehan PH,Markov AK

更新日期：2001-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The grazing trial at Kidston Gold Mine, North Queensland, was aimed specifically to assess the uptake of metals from the tailing and the potential for unacceptable contamination of saleable meat. Further aims included estimating metal dose rates and identifying potential exposure pathways including plant uptake of hea...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Bruce SL,Noller BN,Grigg AH,Mullen BF,Mulligan DR,Ritchie PJ,Currey N,Ng JC

更新日期：2003-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Information about the effects of phytoestrogens in the liver, the main organ of metabolism, is limited. In this study we have examined the dose dependent effects of the phytoestrogen genistein (GEN) on gene expression in rat liver in comparison to the potent estrogen ethinylestradiol (EE). Special attention was paid t...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Geis RB,Diel P,Degen GH,Vollmer G

更新日期：2005-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiological studies have reported that humans have detectable levels of not only bisphenol A (BPA), but also its halogenated derivatives tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) and tetrachlorobisphenol A (TCBPA), in the serum. Our previous study showed that BPA promotes ovarian cancer progression by directly inducing cell p...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Hoffmann M,Fiedor E,Ptak A

更新日期：2017-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The cyanobacterial non-proteinogenic amino acid β-N-methylamino-l-alanine (BMAA) is proposed to be involved in the etiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/parkinsonism dementia complex. When administered as single doses to neonatal rats, BMAA gives rise to cognitive and neurodegenerative impairments in the adult ani...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Andersson M,Karlsson O,Banack SA,Brandt I

更新日期：2016-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Lithocholic acid (LCA) supplementation in the diet results in intrahepatic cholestasis and bile infarcts. Previously we showed that an innate immune response is critical for cholestatic liver injury in the bile duct ligated mice. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the role of neutrophils in the mechani...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Woolbright BL,Li F,Xie Y,Farhood A,Fickert P,Trauner M,Jaeschke H

更新日期：2014-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Morphological malformations induced by tributyltin (TBT) exposure during embryonic development have already been characterized in various taxonomic groups, but, nonetheless, the molecular processes underlying these changes remain obscure. The present study provides the first genome-wide screening for differentially ex...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Scheider J,Afonso-Grunz F,Jessl L,Hoffmeier K,Winter P,Oehlmann J

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methoxetamine is one of the constantly growing group of novel psychoactive substances that has emerged in recent years. The compound belongs to the arylcyclohexylamine class, which is used for its recreational and psychedelic effects. Methoxetamine is a structural analogue of ketamine, with a much longer duration of a...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Zawilska JB

更新日期：2014-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The birth of the twenty first century has provoked a substantial rise in the use of designer drugs, such as synthetic cathinones, because of a decrease in the availability and purity of other drugs of abuse. The khat plant or Catha edulis, contains cathinone, the parent compound. Synthetic cathinones are sold under th...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Katz DP,Bhattacharya D,Bhattacharya S,Deruiter J,Clark CR,Suppiramaniam V,Dhanasekaran M

更新日期：2014-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Cadmium (Cd) occurs naturally in the environment and the general population's exposure to it is predominantly through diet. Chronic Cd exposure is a public health concern because Cd is a known carcinogen; it accumulates in the body and causes kidney damage. The National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANE...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Ruiz P,Mumtaz M,Osterloh J,Fisher J,Fowler BA

更新日期：2010-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A comparative evaluation of urinary biomarkers was carried out to characterize benzene exposure in a group of 100 traffic policemen of the city of Parma (Italy). All subjects were monitored once, in two consecutive days characterized by similar climatic conditions but preceded by two windy days. Benzene ambient concen...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Manini P,De Palma G,Andreoli R,Poli D,Petyx M,Corradi M,Mutti A,Apostoli P

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:O,O,S-Trimethylphosphorothioate (OOS-Me) and O,S,S-trimethylphosphorodithioate (OSS-Me) are impurities in technical grade malathion and related insecticides which have been shown to cause delayed death in rats following a single oral dose of 40-60 mg/kg. In connection with studies on the mode of action of these compou...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Keadtisuke S,Dheranetra W,Fukuto TR

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of chlordimeform (CDM) treatment on the hepatic microsomal drug metabolizing enzymes was examined in male and female rats following either acute or repeated treatment. After acute administration of chlordimeform (100 mg/kg, i.p., 1 hour before killing) differential effects were observed in various parameter...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Budris DM,Yim GK,Carlson GP,Schnell RC

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is experimental and epidemiological evidence demonstrating that polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are involved in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases. However, heterocyclic amines (HAs), a class of carcinogenic compounds present in food, which share many biochemical features with PAHs, have not rec...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Lopez-Mendez C,Bermudez-Fajardo A,Ioannides C,Oviedo-Orta E

更新日期：2009-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:We hypothesized that supraphysiological administration of the anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) like testosterone (TEST) and nandrolone decanoate (NAND) might differentially affect synaptic and extrasynaptic components of mitochondrial bioenergetics, thereby resulting in memory impairment. Oil (VEH), NAND or TEST (15...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Carteri RB,Kopczynski A,Menegassi LN,Salimen Rodolphi M,Strogulski NR,Portela LV

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptor (PBR), a putative receptor in Leydig cells, modulates steroidogenesis. Since benzodiazepines are commonly used in regional anesthesia, their peripheral effects need to be defined. Therefore, this study set out to investigate in vitro effects of the benzodiazepine midazolam (...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： So EC,Chang YT,Hsing CH,Poon PW,Leu SF,Huang BM

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modulation of the cytochrome P450 (CYP) monooxygenase system by cadmium was investigated in male, adult DBA/2J mice treated with a single dose (16 micromol/kg body weight, i.p.) of cadmium chloride (CdCl2). Total CYP content of liver and kidney microsomes decreased maximally (56% and 85%, respectively) 24 and 18 h, re...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Abu-Bakar A,Satarug S,Marks GC,Lang MA,Moore MR

更新日期：2004-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:A toxicogenomics approach was applied to assess the usefulness of the mouse cytotoxic T cell line CTLL-2 for in vitro immunotoxicity testing. CTLL-2 cells were exposed for 6 h to two model immunotoxic compounds: (1) the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol (DON, 1 and 2 μM), a ribotoxic stress inducer, and (2) the organotin compo...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Schmeits PC,Volger OL,Zandvliet ET,van Loveren H,Peijnenburg AA,Hendriksen PJ

更新日期：2013-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Apoptosis is a type of programmed cell death involved in growth control of tissues. It is considered as a cellular suicide functionally opposite to mitosis. It may serve to remove "unwanted" damaged or dangerous, e.g. precancerous, cells. Chemical compounds can interfere with the regulatory network which controls apop...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Schulte-Hermann R,Bursch W,Kraupp-Grasl B,Oberhammer F,Wagner A

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00