Effects of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid on polyamine transport and metabolism in Azospirillum brasilense Cd.

abstract：:The present study investigates the influence of different levels of Schistosoma mansoni infection (60, 120, 180, 300, 600 cercariae per mice) after 33 days on the activity of aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase (AHH) and the formation of hepatic hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) during the metabolic activation of benzo(a)pyrene [...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Awney HA,Ghzlan HE,Sheweita SA,Mostafa MH

更新日期：2001-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondria are cellular powerhouses as well as metabolic and signaling hubs regulating diverse cellular functions, from basic physiology to phenotypic fate determination. It is widely accepted that reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated in mitochondria participate in the regulation of cellular signaling, and that s...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Blajszczak C,Bonini MG

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of acute ethanol and acetaldehyde treatment on cell proliferation, cell adhesion capacity, neutral red incorporation into lysosomes, glutathione content, protein sulfhydryl compounds, lipid peroxidation, inner mitochondrial membrane integrity (MTT test), lactate dehydrogenase activity (LDH) and ultrastruct...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Olivares IP,Bucio L,Souza V,Cárabez A,Gutiérrez-Ruiz MC

更新日期：1997-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The 4 S polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-binding protein had been implicated in regulating the expression of rat cytochrome P450IA1 which is most closely associated with aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase (AHH). We have now investigated the presence of both the 4 S PAH-binding protein and the 8 S Ah receptor in rat hep...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Raha A,Reddy V,Xu LC,Houser WH,Bresnick E

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) diclofenac (DF) is associated with idiosyncratic hepatotoxicity and several other distinct hypersensitivity reactions. The mechanism(s) are unknown but evidence suggests both cell-mediated and antibody-mediated immune effector systems may be involved. In the present stud...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Gutting BW,Updyke LW,Amacher DE

更新日期：2002-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Male Wistar rats were exposed to 200, 1000 or 2000 ppm of 1,1,2-trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane vapor 5 days a week 6 h daily for 1 or 2 weeks. Proliferation and vacuolisation of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER) of the liver was seen electron microscopically after 1 and 2 weeks in the rats exposed to 1000 and 20...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Vainio H,Nickels J,Heinonen T

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to prove that prenatal ethanol exposure (PEE) can induce nephrotic syndrome in male rat offspring and to explore the underlying intrauterine programming mechanisms. Pregnant Wistar rats were intragastrically administered ethanol (4 g/kg d) from gestational day (GD) 9 to GD 20, and the male fetuses wer...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Zhu Y,Zuo N,Li B,Xiong Y,Chen H,He H,Sun Z,Hu S,Cheng H,Ao Y,Wang H

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurement of lymphocyte proliferation to detect hypersensitivity to beryllium (Be-LPT) in vitro is done presently using a method based on tritiated thymidine incorporation. Although this method is sensitive it gives no information on cell viability or responding lymphocyte subsets. We have developed reliable and sim...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Farris GM,Newman LS,Frome EL,Shou Y,Barker E,Habbersett RC,Maier L,Smith HN,Marrone BL

更新日期：2000-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Groundwater arsenic contamination has become a serious global concern due to its adverse effects on human health. Arsenic-induced reactive oxygen species trigger oxidative stress inside mitochondria, which initiate a cascade of events including altered mitochondrial (mt) membrane potential, uncoupling of electron tran...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Sanyal T,Bhattacharjee P,Bhattacharjee S,Bhattacharjee P

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rats were exposed to isopropanol by inhalation of 200,2000 and 8000 ppm for 2 weeks with a daily exposure of 6 h. A pilot group exposed to 8000 ppm was given a recovery period of 4 weeks. Kidney and liver microsomal metabolism of n-hexane was investigated in vitro concomitant with activities of cytochrome P-450 and GS...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Zahlsen K,Aarstad K,Nilsen OG

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most commonly used assays designed to detect either skin or systemic immune-based hypersensitivity reactions are those using guinea pigs (GP). We obtained data from various FDA records to evaluate the correlation between GP assay results and reported post-marketing systemic hypersensitivity reactions. We examined ...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Weaver JL,Staten D,Swann J,Armstrong G,Bates M,Hastings KL

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major goal in modern pharmacotechnology is to increase the therapeutic index of drugs by using nanoparticulate vehicle systems in order to ensure slow release or targeted delivery of drugs. With all great benefits, however, these innovative therapies can carry a risk for acute immune toxicity manifested in hypersens...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Szebeni J

更新日期：2005-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:p-Chloro-m-cresol (PCMC) and p-chloro-m-xylenol (PCMX) are known to cause allergic contact dermatitis. For risk assessment of skin sensitizers, information on dose-response profiles in the induction and elicitation phases and cross-reactivity with analogous chemicals are important. In the non-radioactive local lymph-n...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Yamano T,Shimizu M,Noda T

更新日期：2003-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that selenium is highly toxic to several species of mammals. Here we report the potential neurotoxicity of diselenides, as measured by the manifestation of seizures. The modulation of various neurotransmitter systems potentially involved in seizure episodes and death was also evaluated. The results of...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Nogueira CW,Meotti FC,Curte E,Pilissão C,Zeni G,Rocha JB

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A clonal cell line, R40F, was selected from a heterogenous population of Cd2+ and Zn2+-resistant CHO-K1 cells. These R40F cells demonstrated resistance to 120- and 4-fold higher concentrations of Cd2+ and Zn2+, respectively, than did wild type CHO-K1 cells. When cultured in the presence of low concentrations of Cd2+ (...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Gick GG,McCarty KS Sr

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of sodium metavanadate (NaVO3) consumption on trace element metabolism, components of the antioxidant defense system and lipid oxidative damage were studied in control (CON) and streptozotocin-induced diabetic (DIAB) rats. Ten days after injection, CON and DIAB rats received either 0 mM NaVO3/80 mM NaCl (0 ...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Oster MH,Llobet JM,Domingo JL,German JB,Keen CL

更新日期：1993-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The consumption of diets rich in plant foods are associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular diseases. This study was aimed to evaluate the role of S-allylcysteine (SAC) in isoproterenol (ISO)-induced myocardial infarction (MI) in rats. Subcutaneous injection of ISO (150 mg/kg) to Wistar rats showed a significant...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Padmanabhan M,Prince PS

更新日期：2006-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Rats were treated with a single dose of thallium acetate (32 mg/kg i.p.) and the antidotal effect of D-penicillamine and prussian blue given alone or in combination was assessed by means of evaluation of the thallium-induced cerebellar histological lesions. After thallium poisoning (24 h), antidotes were administered ...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Barroso-Moguel R,Villeda-Hernández J,Méndez-Armenta M,Ríos C,Monroy-Noyola A

更新日期：1994-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:N-Heterocyclic aromatics are by-products of incomplete combustion of organic material. The overall objective of this study was to determine the relative carcinogenic potencies of 7H-dibenzo[c,g]carbazole (DBC) and dibenz[a,j]acridine (DBA) in a bioassay of complete carcinogenicity on mouse skin in a sensitive strain (...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Warshawsky D,Barkley W,Miller ML,LaDow K,Andringa A

更新日期：1994-11-11 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：:Exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) is associated with numerous adverse health effects. Although the main route of exposure to PCBs is through the gastrointestinal tract, little is known about the contribution of the gut to the health effects of PCBs. We hypothesize that PCBs can disrupt intestinal integrity,...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Choi JJ,Choi YJ,Chen L,Zhang B,Eum SY,Abreu MT,Toborek M

更新日期：2012-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure of pregnant C3H/HeNCR mice to 42.5- or 85-ppm of arsenic as sodium arsenite in drinking water between days 8 and 18 of gestation markedly increases tumor incidence in their offspring. In the work reported here, distribution of inorganic arsenic and its metabolites, methyl arsenic and dimethyl arsenic, were de...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Devesa V,Adair BM,Liu J,Waalkes MP,Diwan BA,Styblo M,Thomas DJ

更新日期：2006-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous reports from this laboratory have established the propensity of chlordecone to potentiate the hepatotoxicity and lethality in male and female rats. The present study was designed to investigate the hepatotoxicity of CCl4 in chlordecone (CD) pretreated, ovariectomized rats. Ten days after bilateral ovariectomy...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Agarwal AK,Mehendale HM

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cultures of the human cell line NHIK 3025 were exposed over an 18-month period to 0.5 mumol/1 potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7) containing 1 mumol/1 hexavalent chromium. The chronically exposed cells increased their tolerance to K2Cr2O7 in comparison to control populations. The doubling time of the chronically exposed ce...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： White LR,Jakobsen K,Eik-Nes KB

更新日期：1981-01-01 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：:Toluene is a widely abused inhaled solvent. This study was designed to determine whether toluene abuse affects the reproductive functions or general health of males. Seven-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to toluene vapor inhalation (0, 4000, or 6000 ppm; 2 h/day) daily for 5 weeks. Exposure-related supp...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Ono A,Kawashima K,Sekita K,Hirose A,Ogawa Y,Saito M,Naito K,Yasuhara K,Kaneko T,Furuya T,Inoue T,Kurokawa Y

更新日期：1999-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrazine (ATZ) is used throughout North America to control annual broadleaf weeds and grasses in various crops including; corn, sorghum, and sugar cane. Unfortunately, contamination of surface and ground water has occurred as a result of ATZ's chemical and physical properties, and its widespread use throughout the U.S...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Karrow NA,McCay JA,Brown RD,Musgrove DL,Guo TL,Germolec DR,White KL Jr

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Comet assay is an often used approach for the assessment of genetic damage in primary cells of exposed populations. In the majority of these studies lymphocytes are used. Therefore, we reviewed human biomonitoring studies of occupational exposure using the Comet assay with lymphocytes. We also tried to elucidate t...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Faust F,Kassie F,Knasmüller S,Kevekordes S,Mersch-Sundermann V

更新日期：2004-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:CI-959 is an orally effective inhibitor of cellular activation in both in vitro and animal models. To assess the effects of CI-959 on immune function, male Fischer 344 rats were evaluated for splenic T- and B-lymphocyte populations, antibody-forming cell response to sheep red blood cells (sRBC), concanavalin A and pok...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Bleavins MR,de la Iglesia FA,McCay JA,White KL Jr,Munson AE

更新日期：1995-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Tributyltin (TBT), a toxic and widespread environmental contaminant, has been shown to inhibit natural killer (NK) cell cytotoxic function significantly. Inhibition of NK cell cytotoxic function has the potential to increase viral infections and tumor growth. Upon NK cell binding to lysis-sensitive tumor cells, an int...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Aluoch AO,Odman-Ghazi SO,Whalen MM

更新日期：2006-07-25 00:00:00