Inhibition of mitochondrial respiration by chalepin, a naturally occurring furocoumarin.

abstract：:Malignant gliomas are the most common and most aggressive primary brain tumor, and for which differentiation therapy has emerged as a promising candidate strategy. In this study, we used in vitro and in vivo assays to examine the differentiation effects of wogonin, a major active constituent of Scutellaria baicalensis...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Wang Y,Zhang Y,Qian C,Cai M,Li Y,Li Z,You Q,Wang Q,Hu R,Guo Q

更新日期：2013-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of methamphetamine cotreatment on carbon tetrachloride-induced liver toxicity was examined in male Sprague-Dawley rats. Concurrent administration of methamphetamine was found to greatly increase the extent of liver injury resulting from carbon tetrachloride treatment, as indicated both by measurement of ser...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Roberts SM,Harbison RD,Westhouse RA,James RC

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aminoglycoside antibiotics play an integral role in antimicrobial chemotherapy. Unfortunately, these drugs are known to cause nephrotoxicity in man and experimental animals. In fact, the incidence of renal dysfunction during the course of clinical treatment with aminoglycoside antibiotics is approximately 10%. Over th...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Kacew S,Bergeron MG

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major issue of inhalation toxicity is that of dose. An inhaled dose is more difficult to determine than the dose from other routes of administration. Via oral or parenteral routes, a discrete amount of test substance is given in a bolus. In inhalation toxicology, the delivered dose depends on the exposure concentrat...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Pauluhn J

更新日期：2003-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of our study was to determine agonist- and time-dependent phosphorylation of distinct proteins in bovine alveolar macrophages after activation with quartz dusts and heavy metal-coated silica particles. Silica particles were coated with vanadium oxide or cadmium oxide. Separation of proteins was achieved by one...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Radloff M,Delling M,Gercken G

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lead (Pb) exposure during development impairs a variety of cognitive, behavioral and neurochemical processes resulting in deficits in learning, memory, attention, impulsivity and executive function. Numerous studies have attempted to model this effect of Pb in rodents, with the majority of studies focusing on hippocam...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Anderson DW,Mettil W,Schneider JS

更新日期：2016-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:A growing body of evidence suggests HIV patients are at a greater risk for developing atherosclerosis. However, clinical investigations have generated conflicting results with regard to whether antiretrovirals are independently involved in the development of HIV-associated atherosclerosis. By administering antiretrovi...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Jiang B,Hebert VY,Khandelwal AR,Stokes KY,Dugas TR

更新日期：2009-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Several pesticides used as herbicides, insecticides and fungicides are known to be endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). In three pair-matched studies we found changes in sex hormone concentrations and T-lymphocytes in relation to acute and chronic pesticide exposure. After acute exposure, 1 day later the concentrati...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Straube E,Straube W,Krüger E,Bradatsch M,Jacob-Meisel M,Rose HJ

更新日期：1999-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Di-(2-propylheptyl) phthalate (DPHP) is used as a plasticizer for polyvinyl chloride products. A tolerable daily intake of DPHP of 0.2 mg/kg body weight has been derived from rat data. Because toxicokinetic data of DPHP in humans were not available, it was the aim of the present work to monitor DPHP and selected metab...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Klein D,Kessler W,Pütz C,Semder B,Kirchinger W,Langsch A,Gries W,Otter R,Gallien AKE,Wurzenberger X,Filser JG

更新日期：2018-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:1. General anesthesia is achieved by anesthetic action in the central nervous system (CNS). 2. Whereas amnesia and unconsciousness are due to anesthetic action in the brain, recent evidence suggests that immobility in response to a noxious stimulus is achieved by anesthetic effects in the spinal cord. The putative spi...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Antognini JF,Carstens E

更新日期：1998-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraperitoneal injection (50 mg/kg) of 2-nitropropane (2-NP) induced lipid accumulation, centrilobular necrosis, degranulation of rough endoplasmic reticulum, proliferation of smooth endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondrial abnormalities in rat liver 24 h after exposure. These pathological changes were accompanied by ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Zitting A,Savolainen H,Nickels J

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human steroid sulfatase (STS) plays an important role in regulating the formation of biologically active estrogens and may be a promising target for treating estrogen-mediated carcinogenesis. The molecular mechanism of STS gene expression, however, is still not clear. Growth factors are known to increase STS activity ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Sung CH,Im HJ,Park N,Kwon Y,Shin S,Ye DJ,Cho NH,Park YS,Choi HK,Kim D,Chun YJ

更新日期：2013-11-25 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：:Computer simulation can be used to integrate existing toxicity information within a biologically realistic framework. Simulation models calculate relevant measures of target tissue dose based on physiological, biochemical and physicochemical properties and readily support the dose, route, species and interchemical ext...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Clewell HJ 3rd,Andersen ME

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T-2 toxin and deoxynivalenol (DON) are two representative mycotoxins that are commonly found in cereals and agricultural products. As T-2 toxin and DON are considered the cause of Kashin-Beck disease, a special osteoarticular disease, chondrocytes would be a vital target site for these toxins. To fully understand the ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Yang L,Wang S,Zhao G,Wang X,Guo X

更新日期：2020-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Considering that the involvement of reactive oxygen species (ROS) has been implicated in the toxicity of various pesticides, this study was designed to investigate the possibility of oxidative stress induction by cypermethrin, a Type II pyrethroid. Either single (170 mg/kg) or repeated (75 mg/kg per day for 5 days) or...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Giray B,Gürbay A,Hincal F

更新日期：2001-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Monitoring of human exposure to persistent organic pollutants POPs and heavy metals have taken place since 1994 in a circumpolar study conducted under the Arctic monitoring and assessment programme (AMAP). The study has confirmed that Arctic populations relying on marine food (Inuit) have an exposure level of POPs and...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Hansen JC

更新日期：2000-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:As a main clinical feature of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), intermittent hypoxia (IH) induces oxidative stress, leading to damage to a variety of organs, including kidney. Metallothionein (MT) is a potent antioxidant that protects kidney against oxidative damage. Our previous studies demonstrated that MT prevented IH...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Wu H,Zhou S,Kong L,Chen J,Feng W,Cai J,Miao L,Tan Y

更新日期：2015-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Plants can metabolize the Fusarium mycotoxin deoxynivalenol (DON) by forming the masked mycotoxin deoxynivalenol-3-β-D-glucoside (D3G). D3G might be cleaved during digestion, thus increasing the total DON burden of an individual. Due to a lack of in vivo data, D3G has not been included in the various regulatory limits...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Nagl V,Woechtl B,Schwartz-Zimmermann HE,Hennig-Pauka I,Moll WD,Adam G,Berthiller F

更新日期：2014-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:A lack of well-established parameters and assessment values currently impairs biomonitoring of n-heptane exposure. Using controlled inhalation experiments, we collected information on urinary n-heptane metabolite concentrations and the time course of metabolite excretion. Relationships between external and internal ex...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Rossbach B,Kegel P,Letzel S

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diethanolamine (DEA), a secondary amine found in a number of consumer products, reportedly induces liver tumors in mice. In an attempt to define the tumorigenic mechanism of DEA, N-nitrosodiethanolamine (NDELA) formation in vivo and development of choline deficiency were examined in mice. DEA was administered with or ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Stott WT,Bartels MJ,Brzak KA,Mar M,Markham DA,Thornton CM,Zeisel SH

更新日期：2000-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Sulfur dioxide (SO2) is one of potential risk factors for induction and/or exacerbation of asthma, but the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. In this study, we investigate the role of SO2 in asthma using a classical asthmatic model with allergic airway inflammation by treating C57BL/6 mice with ovalbumin (...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Li X,Huang L,Wang N,Yi H,Wang H

更新日期：2018-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyanotoxins are now recognised by international and national health and environment agencies as significant health hazards. These toxins, and the cells which produce them, are also vulnerable to exploitation for illegitimate purposes. Cyanotoxins are increasingly being subjected to national and international guideline...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Metcalf JS,Meriluoto JA,Codd GA

更新日期：2006-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether occupational exposure to trichloroethylene (TCE) influences sympathetic nerve activity, serum dopamine-beta-hydroxylase (DBH) activities were analyzed in 84 male workers exposed to TCE and 83 male age-matched controls. The workers were exposed to about 22 ppm TCE in air. There were no significant ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Nagaya T,Ishikawa N,Hata H

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cigarette smoking is the strongest risk factor for lung cancer (LC), but genetically determined variations in pulmonary metabolism of tobacco-derived carcinogens may affect individual risk. Results from a case-control study on LC patients demonstrated the pronounced effect of tobacco smoke on pulmonary xenobiotic meta...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Bartsch H,Castegnaro M,Rojas M,Camus AM,Alexandrov K,Lang M

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Male rats were administered diets containing monobutyl (MBP), mono-iso-butyl (MIBP), monooctyl (MOP) or mono-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP) for 1 week, and serum lipid compositions were determined. Non-esterified fatty acid was increased and triglycerides and total cholesterol were decreased in all monoester-treated gr...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Oishi S,Hiraga K

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nephrotoxicity limits the therapeutic efficacy of the antineoplastic drug cisplatin. Due to dosage adjustment and appropriate monitoring, most therapeutic courses with cisplatin produce no or minimal kidney damage. However, we studied whether even sub-nephrotoxic dosage of cisplatin poses a potential risk for the kidn...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Vicente-Vicente L,Sánchez-Juanes F,García-Sánchez O,Blanco-Gozalo V,Pescador M,Sevilla MA,González-Buitrago JM,López-Hernández FJ,López-Novoa JM,Morales AI

更新日期：2015-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to evidence that inhalation of ambient particulate matter (PM) can increase cardiopulmonary morbidity and mortality, the brain may also constitute a site adversely effected by the environmental presence of airborne particulate matter. We have examined the association between exposure to PM and adverse CNS ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Kleinman MT,Araujo JA,Nel A,Sioutas C,Campbell A,Cong PQ,Li H,Bondy SC

更新日期：2008-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to airborne particulate matter (PM) is a major risk factor for allergic airway inflammation such as asthma. Many of the PM components (i.e., polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and metals) are redox-active and capable of inducing cellular oxidative stress and injuries including inflammation and cell death. Airwa...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Li N,Buglak N

更新日期：2015-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxime-based acetylcholinesterase reactivators (briefly oximes) regenerate organophosphate-inactivated acetylcholinesterase and restore its function. Poor blood-brain-barrier passage and fast elimination from blood limit their actual use in treatment of patients exposed to organophosphates. Previous in vitro results im...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Zdarova Karasova J,Hepnarova V,Andrys R,Lisa M,Jost P,Muckova L,Pejchal J,Herman D,Jun D,Kassa J,Kuca K

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00