In vivo modulation of muscarine receptors in rat brain by acute lead intoxication.

abstract：:An impaired gut-liver axis is a potential factor that contributes to alcoholic liver disease. Specifically, ethanol decreases intestinal integrity and causes gut dysbiosis. Butyrate, a fermentation byproduct of gut microbiota, is negatively altered following acute ethanol exposure. This study aimed to determine whethe...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Chen J,Xuan YH,Luo MX,Ni XG,Ling LQ,Hu SJ,Chen JQ,Xu JY,Jiang LY,Si WZ,Xu L,Gao H,Liu Z,Li H

更新日期：2020-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Tobacco smoking is the largest preventable risk factor for morbidity and mortality in industrialized countries. WHO estimates that tobacco will become the largest single health problem by 2020, causing an estimated 8.4 million deaths annually. Tobacco has central importance in the etiology of cancers of the lung, head...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Vainio H,Weiderpass E,Kleihues P

更新日期：2001-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of zinc (Zn) on the immunomodulatory properties of cadmium (Cd) was investigated in male Wistar rats. Animals were orally exposed to Cd and or Zn, by stomach tubing for 7 weeks. Response of splenocytes to phytohemagglutinin (PHA) and concanavalin A (Con A), was significantly increased by Zn. When exposed in...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Chopra RK,Sehgal S,Nath R

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The scandal of melamine-contamination has not been quite blown out, since the toxicity of melamine continues to raise concerns for public health. It has been well known that fetus and infant periods play the most important roles in brain development, whereas little has been done on the harmful effects of melamine on t...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Yang J,An L,Yao Y,Yang Z,Zhang T

更新日期：2011-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The popliteal lymph node assay (PLNA) is being considered as a tool to predict the potential of drugs for inducing systemic autoimmune and hypersensitivity reactions. Despite the use of different technical approaches and the evaluation of over 130 compounds, the sensitivity and specificity of the PLNA are still debata...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Ravel G,Christ M,Horand F,Descotes J

更新日期：2004-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:When Xenopus laevis embryos were treated with fenitrothion, a substantial proportion failed to survive to hatching only when the concentration approached saturation. However, after exposure to 10 ppm of fenitrothion, most were abnormal and did not survive past feeding stage. Different embryonic stages were not equally...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Elliott-Feeley E,Armstrong JB

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deltamethrin, an alpha-cyano type II synthetic pyrethroid insecticide is used to control a wide range of insects on a variety of crops. Deltamethrin is reported to cause many adverse effects on non-target species. Deltamethrin is reported to cause DNA damage and micronuclei induction in human lymphocytes. It is highly...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Shukla Y,Arora A,Singh A

更新日期：2001-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Pregnant M. ochrogaster received single intraperitoneal (i.p.) doses of 0.06, 0.125, 0.25, 0.5, 1,2, or 5 mg phenyl mercuric acetate (PMA/kg of body weight on day 8, 9, or 10 of gestation or 0.5 mg PMA/kg on day 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 of gestation. No toxicity was exhibited, and no abnormal fetuses were observed in an...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Hartke GT,Oehme FW,Leipold HW,Kruckenberg SM

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metal working fluids (MWFs) have been widely known to cause asthma and neoplasia of the larynx, pancreas, rectum, skin and urinary bladder (Textbook of Clinical Occupational and Environmental Medicine (1994) 814; Am. J. Ind. Med. 32 (1997) 240; Am. J. Ind. Med. 33 (1997) 282; Am. J. Ind. Med. 22 (1994) 185). Other non...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Shvedova AA,Kisin E,Murray A,Goldsmith T,Reynolds JS,Castranova V,Frazer DG,Kommineni C

更新日期：2002-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Although it is well known that microcystin-LR (MC-LR) may cause male reproductive toxicity, less is known on its potential impact on the development of prostate. In this study, from the 12th day in the embryonic period to the 21st day after birth, 4 randomly assigned groups of pregnant mice were exposed to 0, 1, 10, a...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Zhang H,Wang L,Shen S,Wang C,Xiang Z,Han X,Li D

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of dietary factors for prostate carcinogenesis has been proven by epidemiological studies of immigrants from Asia into the USA. Intake of foodstuffs rich in fat, including meat, is suggested to be a risk factor. Experimentally, while some studies demonstrated high fat intake to promote rat prostate carc...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Shirai T,Asamoto M,Takahashi S,Imaida K

更新日期：2002-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been widely accepted that microglia, which are the innate immune cells in the brain, upon activation can cause neuronal damage. In the present study, we investigated the role of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) in regulating microglial nitric oxide production and its role in causing neuronal damage. T...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Li Y,Chen G,Zhao J,Nie X,Wan C,Liu J,Duan Z,Xu G

更新日期：2013-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Whole body autoradiograms of mice injected with 2,2',3,3',6-[14C]pentachlorobiphenyl (I), 2,3,3',4',6-[14C]pentachlorobiphenyl (II), 2,2',3,5',6-[14C]pentachlorobiphenyl (III) and 2,3',4,5,5'-[14C]pentachlorobiphenyl (IV) showed a specific accumulation of I-III in the lung parenchyma, whereas IV did not accumulate in ...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Brandt I,Mohammed A,Slanina P

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of tamoxifen on cytosolic free Ca2+ concentrations ([Ca2+]i) and viability has not been explored in corneal epithelial cells. This study examined whether tamoxifen altered [Ca2+]i and viability in SIRC corneal epithelial cells. Tamoxifen at concentrations > or = 1 microM increased [Ca2+]i in a concentration...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Huang CC,Cheng HH,Lin KL,Cheng JS,Tsai JY,Liao WC,Fang YC,Jan CR

更新日期：2009-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of inclusion bodies in renal proximal tubules was studied in rats exposed to lead and/or disulfiram (tetraethylthiuram disulfide). Pregnant rats were treated with only lead acetate (0.25% Pb in the drinking water), only disulfiram (0.1 mmol/kg p.o. twice a week) or with both lead acetate and disulfiram fr...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Oskarsson A,Johansson A

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bisphenol A (BPA) is a suspected endocrine disruptor highly prevalent in our environment since it is used as monomer of polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins. Recent epidemiological and animal studies have suggested that BPA exposure may influence the development of obesity and related pathologies such as type 2 dia...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Marmugi A,Lasserre F,Beuzelin D,Ducheix S,Huc L,Polizzi A,Chetivaux M,Pineau T,Martin P,Guillou H,Mselli-Lakhal L

更新日期：2014-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Many models have been developed to predict the combined effect of drugs and chemicals. Most models are classified into two additive models: independent action (IA) and concentration addition (CA). It is generally considered if the modes of action of chemicals are similar then the combined effect obeys CA; however, man...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Kamo M,Yokomizo H

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical trials with antidotes are difficult to perform for a variety of practical, ethical, and financial reasons. As acute poisoning is a rare event, the commercial interest in basic and clinical research is low. Poisoned patients are usually not available for normal clinical trial procedures and, if they are, they ...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Steffen C

更新日期：2007-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Allylamine (3-aminopropene) is a specific cardiac toxicant that causes aortic, valvular and myocardial lesions in many species. Myocardial necrosis can be observed 24 h after a single dose. Acute toxicity is believed to involve metabolism of allylamine to highly reactive acrolein (2-propenal). Allylamine has been show...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Biagini RE,Toraason MA,Lynch DW,Winston GW

更新日期：1990-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of insecticides currently in use throughout the world belong to the class of the organophosphorus insecticides. Many of these compounds, such as the phosphorothioate insecticides, exert their mammalian toxicity only after undergoing metabolic activation by a variety of cytochrome P450 isoforms to produce ...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Ramos S,Sultatos L

更新日期：1998-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The organophosphorus nerve agent soman is an irreversible cholinesterase (ChE) inhibitor that can produce long-lasting seizures and brain damage in which the neurotransmitters acetylcholine and glutamate are involved. These same neurotransmitters play key-roles in the auditory function. It was then assumed that explor...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Job A,Baille V,Dorandeu F,Pouyatos B,Foquin A,Delacour C,Denis J,Carpentier P

更新日期：2007-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Food labels are an important educational tool to assist consumers in making healthy food choices. In addition to mandatory nutritional labeling information, manufacturers have a variety of options on the food/supplement packages to communicate the nutrition/health benefits of their products. This paper describes the d...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Agarwal S,Hordvik S,Morar S

更新日期：2006-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The nitric oxide (NO) donor, O(2)-vinyl 1-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)diazen-1-ium-1,2-diolate (V-PYRRO/NO), is metabolized by P450 enzymes to release NO in the liver and possibly other tissues. V-PYRRO/NO has been shown to be hepatoprotective, but little is known about its effect in the kidney, another organ rich in P450s. Thus...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Li C,Liu J,Saavedra JE,Keefer LK,Waalkes MP

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preclinical drug safety assessment includes in vitro studies with physiologically relevant cell cultures. As an in vitro system for hepatic toxicology testing, we have been generating cell clones of human hepatoblastoma cell line HepG2 by lentiviral transduction of phase I cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes. Here, we prese...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Steinbrecht S,König R,Schmidtke KU,Herzog N,Scheibner K,Krüger-Genge A,Jung F,Kammerer S,Küpper JH

更新日期：2019-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of monosodium L-glutamate (MSG) on the brain of mice were examined by light-microscopy under the intended conditions of use of this material. Basal diet containing 5, 10 or 15% w/w MSG was fed to pregnant, lactating and weanling mice ad libitum, resulting in the ingestion of 14.0, 42.8 or 42.0 g/kg body wt...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Takasaki Y

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The agricultural fungicide N-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)succinimide (NDPS) is an acute nephrotoxicant in rats. Our previous studies have strongly suggested that glucuronide conjugation of NDPS metabolites might be a bioactivation step mediating NDPS nephrotoxicity. In this study, effects of substrates and/or inhibitors of pr...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Hong SK,Anestis DK,Brown PI,Rankin GO

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antidotal property of oximes is attributed to their ability to reactivate acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibited by organophosphorus compounds (OP) such as pesticides and nerve warfare agents. Understanding their interactions within the active site of phosphylated AChE is of great significance for the search for mo...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Katalinić M,Šinko G,Maček Hrvat N,Zorbaz T,Bosak A,Kovarik Z

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possibility that nitrofurantoin is a complete carcinogen or is an initiator or promoter of urinary bladder carcinogenesis was evaluated in male weanling F344 rats. No increase in tumor incidence was observed in rats fed nitrofurantoin at a level of 0.187% of the diet for 2 years compared to a control group. Also, ...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Hasegawa R,Murasaki G,St John MK,Zenser TV,Cohen SM

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Field observations of endocrine disruption (ED) in fish and other aquatic species have contributed to a global effort to establish test methods for detecting ED effects in wildlife species. For ecological risk assessment, validated tests are needed for Amphibia, fish and aquatic invertebrates, supported by a tiered ap...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Hutchinson TH,Pickford DB

更新日期：2002-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Although several specific micronutrient deficiencies are associated with disease progression and increased mortality risk in HIV/AIDS, and even a simple multivitamin/mineral supplement can prolong survival, this is typically viewed merely as nutritional support of the immune system, and only necessary if there are def...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Taylor EW

更新日期：2010-11-28 00:00:00