Cytokine regulation of chemical sensitization.

abstract：:Saikosaponin-d (SSd), one of the main constituents of the total saikosaponins extracted from Bupleurum falcatum L, possesses anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptosis effect. Recently, SSd was proved to improve depressive symptoms although exhibit hepatotoxicity in animals, but the central nervous system (CNS) toxicity of ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Lixing X,Zhouye J,Liting G,Ruyi Z,Rong Q,Shiping M

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluating myelotoxicity is essential for ensuring the safety of novel drugs before they are approved for clinical applications. Although in vivo prediction of the maximum tolerated doses (MTDs) of anticancer drugs is usually performed in rodents, the results are not always applicable to clinical treatment because dru...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Ito R,Nagai D,Igo N,Okuda Y,Sekine K,Ichimura E,Katano I,Mizushima T,Goto M,Ohnishi Y,Ito M,Okamoto K

更新日期：2017-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyhexamethylene guanidine (PHMG) phosphate is a competitive disinfectant with strong antibacterial activity. However, epidemiologists revealed that inhaled PHMG-phosphate may increase the risk of pulmonary fibrosis associated with inflammation, resulting in the deaths of many people, including infants and pregnant w...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Kim HR,Shin DY,Chung KH

更新日期：2015-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Children may be inherently more vulnerable than adults to the lethal effects associated with chemical warfare nerve agent (CWNA) exposure because of their closer proximity to the ground, smaller body mass, higher respiratory rate, increased skin permeability and immature metabolic systems. Unfortunately, there have on...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Wright LK,Lee RB,Vincelli NM,Whalley CE,Lumley LA

更新日期：2016-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxicity of a compound for an organism is dependent on the route of exposure, the amount (or concentration), the way in which the compound is taken up, distributes and is eliminated from the organism (ADME, kinetics) and the intrinsic properties (reactivity; mode of action, dynamics) of the compound towards the organi...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Blaauboer BJ

更新日期：2003-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The popularity of new and emerging tobacco products such as E-cigarettes (E-cigs) is rapidly expanding worldwide. However, uncertainties surrounding the potential health consequences due to the use of such products exist and warrant further study. METHODS:Cultured A549 and Calu-3 airway epithelia were expose...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Zhang R,Jones MM,Dornsife RE,Wu T,Sivaraman V,Tarran R,Onyenwoke RU

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:alpha-Zearalanol (alpha-ZAL), a phytochemical with both antioxidant and estrogen-like properties, has been shown to retard progression of atherosclerosis and regulate cardiovascular function in part through suppression of endothelin-1 (ET-1) secretion. However, the precise nature behind alpha-ZAL-elicited inhibition o...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Xu H,Duan J,Dai S,Wu Y,Sun R,Ren J

更新日期：2008-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Cocaine remains a widely abused substance. While most addicts take cocaine intranasally, a considerable number abuse cocaine by mouth. It has been assumed that after oral exposure cocaine is hydrolyzed in the stomach rendering it ineffective. This study investigated the effect of orally administered cocaine on liver f...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Labib R,Turkall R,Abdel-Rahman MS

更新日期：2001-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Generally recognized as safe (GRAS), a system for review and approval of ingredients for addition to food, was conceived at a time when the need for a less doctrinaire review of food ingredients was critical. The GRAS approval process for a food ingredient relies on the judgment of "...experts qualified by scientific ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Burdock GA,Carabin IG

更新日期：2004-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Free fatty acids (FFA), commonly elevated in diabetes and obesity, have been shown to impair endothelial functions and cause oxidative stress, inflammation, and insulin resistance. Anthocyanins represent one of the most important and interesting classes of flavonoids and seem to play a role in preventing cardiovascula...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Fratantonio D,Speciale A,Ferrari D,Cristani M,Saija A,Cimino F

更新日期：2015-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxicokinetics is the assessment of systemic exposure in toxicity studies, in which pharmacokinetic data are generated, either as an integral component in the conduct of the nonclinical toxicity studies or in specially designed supportive studies, in order to assess systemic exposure. The data may be used in the inter...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Aarons L,Graham G

更新日期：2001-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：:In present study, we compared for the first time the cytotoxicities of the 16 priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in human pulmonary alveolar epithelial cells HPAEpiC. Moreover, we examined the effects of each PAH on oxidative stress (SOD, GSH, and ROS), cell viability, extracellular LDH, and apoptosis. T...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Ke S,Liu Q,Yao Y,Zhang X,Sui G

更新日期：2018-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:About two decades ago in vitro mutagenicity tests were adopted as the first in vitro methods in regulatory toxicology. For reasons of animal welfare and better science, many validation studies of various in vitro methods were performed between 1985 and 1995 for their potential to replace the Draize eye irritation test...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Liebsch M,Spielmann H

更新日期：2002-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:There is sufficient evidence for pulmonary carcinogenicity of inhaled cadmium (Cd) compounds in rats whereas no such evidence was found in mice and hamsters, indicating significant species differences in the pulmonary response to inhaled Cd. We hypothesized that expression of metallothionein (MT) protein in the lung a...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Oberdörster G,Cherian MG,Baggs RB

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The skin absorption of aniline, aniline with 3% water content, and 1 and 2% aqueous aniline solutions was investigated in man. The time of exposure was 30 or 60 min. The absorbed amount of aniline was calculated on the basis of rho-aminophenol excretion in 24-h urine. The rate of aniline absorption from aqueous soluti...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Baranowska-Dutkeiwicz B

更新日期：1982-03-01 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：: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：:The test based on measuring the RNA synthesis rate, already described on Hela S3 in culture (Fauris et al., Les colloques de l'INSERM 106 (1981) 455-463), has been adapted to a human hepatoma cell line Hep 3B which retains a certain capacity towards metabolising. These modifications make it easier to point to the pres...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Descampiaux B,Herno V,Brice A,Erb F

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental toxicants such as methylmercury play a critical role in the pathogenesis of many neurodevelopmental disorders. Environmental exposure to methylmercury frequently occurs at low doses, most frequently through fish consumption. Although the general population is at risk for exposure, pregnant women and youn...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Patel E,Reynolds M

更新日期：2013-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of different doses of methylglyoxal (50-400 mg/kg body wt.) were examined using enzymes involved in the antioxidant function, glutathione (GSH) content and lipid peroxidation in the liver and spleen of Swiss albino mice (7-8 week old) after 6, 12 and 24 h. Significant changes were observed predominantly in ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Choudhary D,Chandra D,Kale RK

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:GAPDH, well known for its house-keeping functions, has also been shown to be involved in cell injury, apoptosis and death under conditions of stress such as starvation, chemical injury and oxidative stress. This study examines the effect of GAPDH knockdown on cell injury in response to Rotenone. METHODS:GAP...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Liang S,Figtree G,Aiqun M,Ping Z

更新日期：2015-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases (PARPs) are a group of protein-modifying and nucleotide-polymerizing enzymes able to catalyze the transfer of multiple ADP-ribose units from NAD to substrate proteins. In the human genome, 16 different genes encoding for members of this emerging family of enzymes have been identified. Know...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Meli E,Pangallo M,Baronti R,Chiarugi A,Cozzi A,Pellegrini-Giampietro DE,Moroni F

更新日期：2003-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The tobacco-specific nitrosamine 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) is the most potent risk factor among tobacco-related carcinogens in lung cancer progression and outcomes. Although genetic mutations and chromosome instability have been detected in NNK-induced lung tumors, the oncogenic mechanisms o...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Park JE,Jang YL,Jang CY

更新日期：2017-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Norepinephrine-induced contractility and relaxation to acetylcholine of isolated aortas taken from normal and chronic alcoholic rats were measured. Similar experiments were performed adding serum from normal (NS) or alcoholic rats (AS), with or without norepinephrine and acetylcholine. Responses of normal and alcoholi...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Baños G,Lopez-Zetina P,Franco M

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of the cold-receptor TRPM8 by menthol or other tobacco additives can suppress natural defense reactions such as coughing that usually would become effective as involuntary resistance against the inhalation of fumes. In Europe menthol is only regulated as flavor, but can be used as additive as long as no cha...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Paschke M,Tkachenko A,Ackermann K,Hutzler C,Henkler F,Luch A

更新日期：2017-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although thousands of different chemicals have been identified in cigarette smoke, the characterization of their urinary metabolites still requires significant research. The aim of this work was to perform an untargeted metabolomic approach to a pilot cross-sectional study conducted on subjects with differen...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Frigerio G,Mercadante R,Campo L,Polledri E,Boniardi L,Olgiati L,Missineo P,Nash WJ,Dunn WB,Fustinoni S

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of cytochrome P-450 inhibition by alpha-phenyl-alpha-propylbenzeneacetic acid 2-[diethylamino]-ethyl ester hydrochloride (SKF-525A), which inhibits the activity of a number of cytochrome P-450s, on triphenyltin metabolism and toxicity in mice were studied. At 24 h after triphenyltin administration, the tri...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Ohhira S,Matsui H,Watanabe K

更新日期：2000-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Cataract is the leading cause of blindness with an estimated 16 million people affected worldwide. d-galactose (d-gal) is a reducing sugar that widely distributed in foodstuffs, and studies show that d-gal could promote cataract formation by damaging nature lens epithelial cells (LECs). However, the underlying mechani...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Xu Y,Li Y,Ma L,Xin G,Wei Z,Zeng Z,Xing Z,Li S,Niu H,Huang W

更新日期：2018-06-01 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：:The environmental neurotoxin β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) is not an amino acid that is normally found in proteins. Our previous autoradiographic study of (3)H-labeled BMAA in adult mice unexpectedly revealed a tissue distribution similar to that of protein amino acids. The aim of this study was to characterize the...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Karlsson O,Jiang L,Andersson M,Ilag LL,Brittebo EB

更新日期：2014-04-07 00:00:00