[Nicotine metabolism in the pig (author's transl)].

abstract：:Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a cellular process during which epithelial polarized cells become motile mesenchymal-appearing cells, which in turn promotes carcinoma invasion and metastasis. Resveratrol (trans-3,4',5-trihydroxystilbene) is a natural polyphenolic compound found in grapes, red wine and se...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Wang H,Zhang H,Tang L,Chen H,Wu C,Zhao M,Yang Y,Chen X,Liu G

更新日期：2013-01-07 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：:Silicosis is a universal occupational disease, which is caused by long-term crystalline silica exposure. Recent studies have shown that noncoding RNAs participate in diverse pathological cellular pathways. However, the precise regulation mechanism remains limited in silicosis. Here, we established a silica-induced mou...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Cheng D,Xu Q,Liu Y,Li G,Sun W,Ma D,Ni C

更新日期：2021-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Food allergy is a significant health issue in the UK, affecting between 1 and 2% of adults and 5 and 8% of children. The UK Food Standards Agency seeks to ensure the safety of food allergic consumers by providing them with information and guidance on food choices. Since 1995, with the aim of addressing important polic...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Buck J,Hattersley S,Kimber I

更新日期：2010-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Life-threatening acute lung injury potentially occurs following high-level accidental exposures to phosgene gas. This situation was mirrored in rats exposed nose-only at 900-1000 mg phosgene/m(3)min. At this exposure level, previous studies on rats demonstrated sustained reflexively induced cardiopulmonary dysfunction...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Liu F,Pauluhn J,Trübel H,Wang C

更新日期：2014-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Myopathy is among the well documented and the most disturbing adverse effects of statins. The underlying mechanism is still unknown. Mitochondrial dysfunction related to coenzyme Q10 decline is one of the proposed theories. The present study aimed to investigate the mechanism of atorvastatin-induced myopathy in rats. ...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： El-Ganainy SO,El-Mallah A,Abdallah D,Khattab MM,Mohy El-Din MM,El-Khatib AS

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transgenic rat mutation assays can be used to assess genotoxic properties of chemicals in target organs for carcinogenicity. Mutations in transgenes are genetically neutral and accumulate during a treatment period; thus, assays are suitable for assessing the genotoxic risk of chemicals using a repeated-dose treatment ...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Kawamura Y,Hayashi H,Masumura K,Numazawa S,Nohmi T

更新日期：2014-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxicity studies with drugs in animals are performed to establish the toxicity profile including the no-toxic-effect-level in the animals. One of the responses used in the search for effects is organ weight. Since organ weight is related to body weight of the animal, the analysis of organ weight has to be adjusted. A ...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Andersen H,Larsen S,Spliid H,Christensen ND

更新日期：1999-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we examined the relationship between maternal weight gain deficits induced by protein-and-energy restriction (PER) and pregnancy outcome. We also evaluated whether PER would potentiate the developmental toxicity of cyclophosphamide (CP) and hydroxyurea (HU). Two independent experiments--employing two di...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Chahoud I,Kuriyama SN,Paumgartten FJ

更新日期：2002-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) is highly toxic in experimental animals, and is known to induce cytochrome P450 (CYP) gene expression. We investigated the effect of CYP1A1 and CYP1B1 variant genotypes and haplotypes on CYP1A1 and CYP1B1 mRNA expression and ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD) activity in lym...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Landi MT,Bergen AW,Baccarelli A,Patterson DG Jr,Grassman J,Ter-Minassian M,Mocarelli P,Caporaso N,Masten SA,Pesatori AC,Pittman GS,Bell DA

更新日期：2005-02-14 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：:Arsenic is an endocrine disruptor that promotes breast cancer (BCa) development. Estrogen synthesis, through aromatase activation, is essential for BCa promotion and progression through activating the G-coupled estrogen receptor 1 (GPER1), regulating rapid nongenomic effects involved in cell proliferation and migratio...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Reyes-Vázquez L,Hernández AJA,Calderón-Aranda ES

更新日期：2020-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:To meet the military objective of determining criteria for incapacitation and lethality from toxic gas exposures, a series of small animal tests and data analyses were conducted. Carbon monoxide (CO), a narcotic gas and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), an irritant gas, along with carbon dioxide (CO2) were tested individually a...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Smith SM,Stuhmiller JH,Januszkiewicz AJ

更新日期：1996-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The ubiquitous presence of nanoparticles (NPs) together with increasing evidence linking them to negative health effects points towards the need to develop the understanding of mechanisms by which they exert toxic effects. This study was designed to investigate the role of surface area and oxidative stress in the cell...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Hussain S,Boland S,Baeza-Squiban A,Hamel R,Thomassen LC,Martens JA,Billon-Galland MA,Fleury-Feith J,Moisan F,Pairon JC,Marano F

更新日期：2009-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistance to chemotherapy is a major obstacle for the effective treatment of cancers. The mechanism of chemo-resistance is still poorly understood, however, mounting evidence supports a role for microRNAs (miRNAs) in modulating key cellular pathways mediating response to chemotherapy. microRNA-21 (miR-21) has been im...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Yang SM,Huang C,Li XF,Yu MZ,He Y,Li J

更新日期：2013-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The toxicity of two new monofunctional sulfur mustard derivatives was tested. The compound (4-carboxybutyl 2-chloroethyl sulfide, CBCS; 10-carboxydecyl 2-chloroethyl sulfide, CDCS) possess the 2-chloroethyl sulfide moiety present in mustard gas. Exposure of guinea pig skin to CBCS resulted in a dose-related ulcerative...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Wormser U,Green BS,Arad-Yellin R,Brodsky B,Shatz I,Nyska A

更新日期：1996-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:No clinical data are available on the acute cutaneous toxicity of spin traps which are frequently used in combination with the electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) technique for detection of free radicals and reactive oxygen/nitrogen species. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the acute dermatotoxicity of the ...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Fuchs J,Groth N,Herrling T

更新日期：2000-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The neurotoxicity and developmental effects of a widely applied insecticide (methomyl) was investigated by a multi-level approach (behavior and biometry, biochemical alterations and neurodegeneration) in Caenorhabditis elegans upon a short-term exposure (1 h) and a post-exposure period (48 h). The 1-h exposure to sub-...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Queirós L,Martins AC,Krum BN,Ke T,Aschner M,Pereira JL,Gonçalves FJM,Milne GL,Pereira P

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence from epidemiological studies indicates that acute exposure to airborne pollutants is associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality attributed to cardiovascular diseases. The present study investigated the effects of combustion-derived ultrafine particles (diesel exhaust particles) as well as en...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Helfenstein M,Miragoli M,Rohr S,Müller L,Wick P,Mohr M,Gehr P,Rothen-Rutishauser B

更新日期：2008-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The mean concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) (sum tetra- to octaBDEs) were determined in samples of foodstuffs widely consumed by the population of Catalonia, Northeast Spain. The following six tetra-through heptabrominated congeners were also individually analyzed: PBDEs 47, 99, 100, 153, 154 and...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Domingo JL,Martí-Cid R,Castell V,Llobet JM

更新日期：2008-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytochrome P-450 enzymes are responsible for the oxidation of xenobiotic chemicals including drugs, pesticides, and carcinogens. These enzymes include cytochrome P450, cytochrome b(5), arylhydrocarbon (benzo[a]pyrene) hydroxylase (AHH), NADPH-cytochrome C reductase and dimethylnitrosamine N-demethylase I (DMN-dI)....

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Sheweita SA,El-Gabar MA,Bastawy M

更新日期：2001-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Pregnant rats were dosed with 300, 600, 1000, 2000, 3000 or 4000 ppm inorganic lead through their drinking water during pregnancy and during lactation until 21 days post partum. An effect on live litter size was noted at the higher doses as was an increased tendency for sperm positive females to fail to produce a litt...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Carmichael NG,Winder C,Lewis PD

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypothesis has been put forward that mutagenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons which induce the P-450 I family of cytochromes, the major enzyme system responsible for their activation, are likely to be carcinogenic. In order to test this hypothesis, rats have been pretreated with a number of polycyclic aromatic h...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Ayrton AD,McFarlane M,Walker R,Neville S,Coombs MM,Ioannides C

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aconitine (ACO) is a highly toxic diterpenoid alkaloid and known to exert the immunomodulatory action. However, whether it has any effects on ion currents in immune cells remains unknown. The effects of ACO and other related compounds on ion currents in Jurkat T-lymphocytes were investigated in this study. ACO suppres...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Wu SN,Chen BS,Lo YC

更新日期：2011-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibition of regulated exocytosis by botulinum toxins type A and B was studied in chromaffin cells. Both virtually abolished catecholamine release triggered from intact cells by depolarising stimuli, whereas the blockade by type A, but not B, was only partial after cell permeabilisation and direct stimulation of exoc...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Lawrence GW,Foran P,Oliver Dolly J

更新日期：2002-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute toxic effects of the antineoplastic anthraquinones carminomycin, epirubicin, idarubicin and mitoxantrone were studied in primary cultures of cardiomyocytes, which were isolated from adult rats. Both time- and concentration-dependent changes of cell structure and viability (trypan blue exclusion) following incuba...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Andersson BS,Eksborg S,Vidal RF,Sundberg M,Carlberg M

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Induction of lung aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase (AHH) activity has been studied in rats following their exposure to different regimes of cigarette smoke produced from tobacco and the tobacco substitute NSM. The rate of induction of AHH was maximal during the first 3 days of exposure to tobacco smoke. The frequency of e...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Down WH,Chasseaud LF,Sacharin RM

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heavy metal neurotoxicity is one of the major challenges in today's era due to the large scale and widespread mechanisation of the production. However, the causative factors responsible for neurotoxicity are neither known nor do we have the availability of therapeutic approaches to deal with it. One of the major causa...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Namgyal D,Ali S,Mehta R,Sarwat M

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microcystins are cyclic heptapeptide toxins produced by certain strains of Microcystis aeruginosa and microcystin-LR (MC-LR) is the most toxic among the 70 variants isolated so far. These toxins have been implicated in both human and livestock mortality. In the present study we investigated the microcystin-LR induced ...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Jayaraj R,Anand T,Rao PV

更新日期：2006-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Benzene, an important industrial solvent, is also present in unleaded gasoline and cigarette smoke. The hematotoxic effects of benzene in humans are well documented and include aplastic anemia and pancytopenia, and acute myelogenous leukemia. A combination of metabolites (hydroquinone and phenol for example) is appare...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Medinsky MA,Kenyon EM,Schlosser PM

更新日期：1995-12-28 00:00:00