The role of corticosterone in cadmium-induced thymic atrophy in mice.

abstract：:Dysregulated cell proliferation and tumorigenesis is frequently encountered in several cancers including hepatocellular carcinogenesis (HCC). Thus, agents that inhibit cell proliferation and restrain hepatic tumorigenesis through cell cycle regulation have a beneficial effect in the treatment of hepatocellular carcino...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Raghunandhakumar S,Paramasivam A,Senthilraja S,Naveenkumar C,Asokkumar S,Binuclara J,Jagan S,Anandakumar P,Devaki T

更新日期：2013-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcal enterotoxin A (SEA) is a potent stimulator of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, the immunotoxic action of which remains unclear. We investigated the in vitro effects of SEA on freshly isolated human peripheral blood lymphocytes depleted of CD8+ T cells. Proliferation and flow cytometry analysis indicated that SEA ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Porichis F,Morou A,Baritaki S,Spandidos DA,Krambovitis E

更新日期：2008-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcription factor NF-E2-related factor 2 (NRF2) plays a crucial role in the cellular defense against oxidative/electrophilic stress by up-regulating multiple antioxidant genes. Numerous studies with genetically modified animals have demonstrated that Nrf2 is a sensitivity determining factor upon the exposure to env...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Jung KA,Choi BH,Nam CW,Song M,Kim ST,Lee JY,Kwak MK

更新日期：2013-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic and renal microsomal electron transport components and erythrocyte delta-aminolevulinate dehydratase were investigated in adult male rats exposed to 0, 50, 200 and 600 ppm tetrachloroethylene for 4 weeks. Body weight and liver weight showed a significant decrease only in the 600 ppm group. A dose-dependent dec...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Soni M,Nomiyama H,Nomiyama K

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phototoxic potentials of quinolone derivatives and the possibility of free radical contribution to their phototoxicity were investigated by measuring increments in ear thickness. Balb/c mice, fasted overnight, were orally administered ofloxacin (OFLX), lomefloxacin (LMFX), enoxacin (ENX), ciprofloxacin (CPFX) and ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Wagai N,Tawara K

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Troglitazone (TGZ) is an orally active hypoglycemic agent which is used for the treatment of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. It had been associated with severe drug-induced liver failure which resulted in its withdrawal from the market in 2000. While the exact mechanism of its toxicity remains unknown, it has...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Saha S,New LS,Ho HK,Chui WK,Chan EC

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effect of 120 days of continuous exposure of three sublethal concentrations (1/2, 1/4 and 1/8 fractions of 96 h LC50) of Basalin on alkaline phosphatase (Alk P), acid phosphatase (Acid P), lactic dehydrogenase (LDH), succinic dehydrogenase (SDH), glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT), and glutamic pyruvic transamina...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Rashatwar SS,Ilyas R

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of organophosphorus compound (OP) intoxication on the activity of central respiratory circuitry, causing acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibition and accumulation of acetylcholine in the respiratory brainstem circuits, is not understood. We investigated the central effect of the OP Crotylsarin (CRS) on respir...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Klein-Rodewald T,Seeger T,Dutschmann M,Worek F,Mörschel M

更新日期：2011-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Nickel is a metal widely employed in dental alloys, and due to peculiar properties of certain nickel-based materials, it cannot be substituted with other metals in some applications. The release of nickel ions from dental alloys placed into long-term contact with mouth soft tissues is alarming because of the toxic, im...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Trombetta D,Mondello MR,Cimino F,Cristani M,Pergolizzi S,Saija A

更新日期：2005-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Developmental toxicity testing according to current international guidelines involves exposure of pregnant animals, mostly rats and rabbits, and subsequent assessment of toxic effects in their fetuses. Alternative methods have been developed since the early 1980s. They include cell differentiation assays using either ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Piersma AH

更新日期：2004-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:Vitamin A is widely used in cosmetic preparations. Given that oral Vitamin A and its metabolites present a potential reproductive risk, the present study investigated the effect of topical Vitamin A on human endogenous plasma levels of Vitamin A and its metabolites. METHODS:Two groups of 14 female volunteer...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Nohynek GJ,Meuling WJ,Vaes WH,Lawrence RS,Shapiro S,Schulte S,Steiling W,Bausch J,Gerber E,Sasa H,Nau H

更新日期：2006-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Hormonally active chemicals in the human diet, such as man-made estrogenic chemicals or plant-derived compounds (phytoestrogens), have become a matter of public concern. A significant part of human exposure to phytoestrogens is attributable to soy isoflavones. Besides their estrogenic properties, soy isoflavones also ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Di Virgilio AL,Iwami K,Wätjen W,Kahl R,Degen GH

更新日期：2004-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of salicylate, the active metabolite of aspirin (acetyl salicylic acid) in the presence of Ca2+ and phosphate on mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT) was studied. MPT is often associated with opening of a Ca2+ -induced pore. The opening of this pore leads to swelling, loss of mitochondrial membrane p...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Al-Nasser IA

更新日期：1999-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The handling of elemental gallium is not thought to be harmful, but this assumption does not consider metal coordination which readily occurs in physiological fluids. The aim of this work was to determine Ga(III) coordination behaviour in simple solutions and assess the effects of complex formation upon skin permeatio...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Staff K,Brown MB,Chilcott RP,Hider RC,Jones SA,Kong XL

更新日期：2011-05-10 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：:Oxidative damage plays a key role in septic shock induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) which is known to enhance the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). In this study, biochemical parameters indicative of oxidative stress were tested in the rat heart following LPS challenge, with and without pretreatment with t...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Ben-Shaul V,Lomnitski L,Nyska A,Zurovsky Y,Bergman M,Grossman S

更新日期：2001-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro interactions of carbaryl and carcinogenic N-nitrosocarbaryl with rat liver microsomal monooxygenase activities are compared. The inhibitory effect of the nitroso-compound is demonstrated to be non-competitive on aminopyrine N-demethylase, p-nitroanisole O-demethylase and aniline hydroxylase. The nature of...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Beraud M,Forgue MF,Pipy B,Derache P

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tetrachloro-p-hydroquinone (TCHQ), the major metabolite of pentachlorophenol (PCP) in mammalian systems, is known to autoxidize to its semiquinone radical under physiological conditions. In this way, PCP could present a potent source of reactive oxygen species (ROS) during metabolization. ROS contribute to numerous mo...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Dahlhaus M,Almstadt E,Appel KE

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. General anaesthetics induce reversible structural and functional modifications of the proton pump bacteriorhodopsin contained in the purple membrane of halobacteria. 2. This short paper describes the phenomenological similarity between the effects of anaesthetics and heating on this system. 3. pH dependence and the...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Gao MM,Boucher F

更新日期：1998-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein S-glutathionation has been demonstrated to be one of the cellular responses under oxidative stress and may be involved in many cellular metabolisms. In this study, the effect of redox cycling bipyridylium compounds, paraquat and diquat, on this protein modification was investigated. Male Sprague-Dawley rats we...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Lii CK,Wang ST,Chen HW

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Syrian golden hamsters are much more susceptible than Wistar rats to the induction of tracheal tumors by benzo(a)pyrene (BP). In order to investigate whether this difference is reflected in the pattern of DNA-adduct induction and removal, tracheas from either species were isolated and exposed to BP (5 micrograms/ml) i...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Roggeband R,Wolterbeek AP,van den Berg PT,Baan RA

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Male Swiss OF1 mice received a single oral dose of either 80 mg/kg hexachloro-1,3-butadiene (HCBD) or 80 mg/kg methyl mercury (MeHg). Examination of cryostat kidney sections stained for alkaline phosphatase (APP) revealed damage to about 50% of the proximal tubules after 8 h. Pretreatment with the gamma-glutamyltransp...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： de Ceaurriz J,Ban M

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Samples of PM(2.5) were gravimetrically collected during the winter 2005/2006 in the urban area of Milan (North Italy). Samples were chemically characterized and the particles were detached from filters to determine their cytotoxic effects on the A549 cell line. Based on the potential toxicological relevance of its co...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Gualtieri M,Mantecca P,Corvaja V,Longhin E,Perrone MG,Bolzacchini E,Camatini M

更新日期：2009-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Administration of the chemical carcinogen 2-acetylaminofluorene (2-AAF) has previously been shown to lower hepatic epidermal growth factor (EGF) binding levels during chemically induced hepatocarcinogenesis. To further characterize the specificity of this response, EGF binding levels for liver microsomes were determin...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Ringer DP,Panzeter PL,DeCicco LA

更新日期：1997-03-14 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：:Dermal toxicity of the new multi-insect repellent N,N-diethylphenylacetamide (DEPA) was studied in female rabbits. LD50 of DEPA was estimated to be 3505 mg/kg b.w. On daily topical application for 21 d at a dose of 50 mg/kg b.w., dermal irritancy score and blood chemistry changes indicated that the compound is non-irr...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Rao SS,Agarwal MK,Rao KM,Swamy RV

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dioxins are metabolized by cytochrome P450, family 1 (CYP1) via the aromatic hydrocarbon receptor (AHR). We determined whether different blood dioxin concentrations are associated with polymorphisms in AHR (dbSNP ID: rs2066853), AHR repressor (AHRR; rs2292596), CYP1 subfamily A polypeptide 1 (CYP1A1; rs4646903 and rs1...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Kobayashi S,Sata F,Sasaki S,Ban S,Miyashita C,Okada E,Limpar M,Yoshioka E,Kajiwara J,Todaka T,Saijo Y,Kishi R

更新日期：2013-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Methylmercury (MeHg) is an environmental toxicant, while mercuric sulfide (HgS) is a main active component of cinnabar, a Chinese mineral medicine used as a sedative. Because the neurotoxicological effects of HgS were not clearly understood, in this study, we attempted to compare HgS with MeHg in various physiological...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Chuu JJ,Liu SH,Lin-Shiau SY

更新日期：2007-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical use of gentamicin (G) is limited because of its nephrotoxic potential. The administration of G (50 mg/kg) to rats in a 10-day daily treatment gave a biphasic pattern of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (NAG) excretion. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) was highly elevated during th...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Obatomi DK,Plummer DT

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00