Examining the risks and benefits of replacing traditional dose-response with hormesis.

abstract：:Periostin is an extracellular matrix protein from the fasciclin family that guides cellular trafficking and extracellular matrix organization. Periostin stimulates mature cardiomyocytes to reenter the cell cycle. The molecular mechanism behind such stimulation remains to be explored. A DNA microarray technology consti...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Sözmen M,Devrim AK,Kabak YB,Devrim T

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of fendiline on cytosolic free Ca(2+) concentrations ([Ca(2+)](i)) and proliferation has not been explored in human oral cancer cells. This study examined whether fendiline altered Ca(2+) levels and caused cell death in OC2 human oral cancer cells. [Ca(2+)](i) and cell viability were measured using the fluo...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Huang C,Huang C,Cheng J,Liu S,Chen I,Tsai J,Chou C,Tseng P,Jan C

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diallyl sulfide, a sulfur-containing volatile compound present in garlic (Allium sativum), exerts anticarcinogenic activity in various rodent tumor models. In the present study, apoptosis-inhibiting effects of diallyl sulfide against a carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, 7,12-dimethyl benz(a)anthracene (DMBA...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Prasad S,Kalra N,Srivastava S,Shukla Y

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhalation of zinc fumes may lead to the acute respiratory distress syndrome. The mechanisms of pulmonary zinc toxicity are not yet understood. Therefore we investigated zinc-dependent depression of protein and RNA synthesis in rat and human lung cell lines. 1. After exposure to 120 or 150 micromol/l zinc, RNA synthes...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Walther UI,Schulze J,Forth W

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, genotoxic activities of four halogenated anesthetics (halothane, isoflurane, sevoflurane and desflurane) were investigated in human peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) and sperm cells in vitro by alkaline comet assay. For this purpose, sperm or lymphocyte suspension was exposed to different concentratio...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Kaymak C,Kadioglu E,Coskun E,Basar H,Basar M

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Predictive toxicology plays a critical role in reducing the failure rate of new drugs in pharmaceutical research and development. Despite recent gains in our understanding of drug-induced toxicity, however, it is urgent that the utility and limitations of our current predictive tools be determined in order to identify...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Naven RT,Louise-May S

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sodium hypochlorite (NaClO) is used extensively as a disinfectant or bleaching agent. Most studies describe ingestion or inhalation route of this product with rare complication and fatalities. Despite global daily exposures, data about bleach injection is limited. Here we report intentional infusion of 20 mL, sodium h...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Rahmani SH,Ahmadi S,Vahdati SS,Moghaddam HH

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Manganese (Mn) is an essential nutrient required for proper growth and maintenance of numerous biological systems. At high levels it is known to be neurotoxic. While focused research concerning the transport of Mn across the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is on-going, the exact identity of the transporter(s) responsible is...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Fitsanakis VA,Piccola G,Marreilha dos Santos AP,Aschner JL,Aschner M

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:A single dose of monocrotaline, a pyrrolizidine alkaloid, was injected into rats in order to produce 25 (Group I) and 45 (Group II) days later a progressive and so called delayed liver injury. The present study investigated the prostanoid production of Kupffer cells and endothelial cells separated from Monoc...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Lemberg A,Calabrese G,Majowicz M,Peredo H,Scorticati C,Filinger E,Perazzo JC

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Carbofuran was administered orally to adult male rats at dose levels of 0.1, 0.2, 0.4 or 0.8 mg kg-1 body weight, 5 d wk-1 for 60 days. A dose dependent decrease was observed in body weight of rats treated with 0.2-0.8 mg carbofuran kg-1 body weight. 2. A significant decrease in the weight of epididymides, seminal ...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Pant N,Prasad AK,Srivastava SC,Shankar R,Srivastava SP

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deregulated cancer cell metabolism plays an important role in cancer progression. Cancer cell metabolism has been in the centre of attention in therapeutical cancer cell targeting. Repurposed chemical agents, such as metformin and aspirin, have been studied extensively as preventive and therapeutic agents. Metformin i...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Albayrak G,Konac E,Dikmen AU,Bilen CY

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morphine-6-glucuronide, the active metabolite of morphine, and to a lesser extent morphine itself are known to accumulate in patients with renal failure. A number of cases on non-lethal morphine toxicity in patients with renal impairment report high plasma concentrations of morphine-6-glucuronide, suggesting that this...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Lagas JS,Wagenaar JF,Huitema AD,Hillebrand MJ,Koks CH,Gerdes VE,Brandjes DP,Beijnen JH

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Poisoning from organophosphates and carbamates is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Concerns have been expressed over the safety and efficacy of the use of oximes such as pralidoxime (2-PAM) in patients with carbamate poisoning in general, and more so with carbaryl poisoning specifi...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Mercurio-Zappala M,Hack JB,Salvador A,Hoffman RS

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic condition of the intestine with unknown etiology involving multiple immune, genetic and environmental factors. We were interested in examining the effect of a total extract from Ziziphora clinopoides, an Iranian folk herbal medicine, in the prevention and control of experi...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Ghafari H,Yasa N,Mohammadirad A,Dehghan G,Zamani MJ,Nikfar S,Khorasani R,Minaie B,Abdollahi M

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results obtained in long-term carcinogenicity studies with animals should be evaluated, first and foremost, by statistical comparisons of the data obtained from the treated group with that from the concurrent control group. Often the results are compared with data from so-called historical control groups in order to t...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Greim H,Gelbke HP,Reuter U,Thielmann HW,Edler L

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Dettol liquid (chloroxylenol 4.8%, pine oil, isopropyl alcohol), a household disinfectant, has a corrosive action on the gastrointestinal mucosa when swallowed. The incidence of upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage and gastroscopic findings following Dettol poisoning was studied in 89 patients. 2. Five patients (5.6%...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Chan TY,Sung JJ,Critchley JA

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cultures of bovine pulmonary endothelial (BPE) cells were exposed to LC70 doses of ricin or abrin (15.5 and 4.5 pM respectively) over a period of up to 40 h. The viability of the cultures (as determined by the neutral red (NR) dye retention assay) declined after 6 h exposure to the toxins. From 15 h onwards, cellular ...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Hughes JN,Lindsay CD,Griffiths GD

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two previously healthy women developed nausea, vomiting, headache and dizziness for several days, a massive hair loss about 2 weeks later and a discoloration of the fingernails. Detailed diagnostic procedures did not reveal any pathological results. Therapeutic measures did not show any effect. Thallium and arsenic we...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Müller D,Desel H

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Six healthy male volunteers received intravenous injections of 26Al as citrate. Accelerator mass spectrometry and gamma-ray spectrometry were used to determine levels of the tracer in blood and excreta at times up to 5-6 d. 2. There was a rapid clearance from blood (mean 2% of injection remaining after 1 d) and maj...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Talbot RJ,Newton D,Priest ND,Austin JG,Day JP

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is compelling evidence in support of positive associations between zinc (Zn) deficiency and high accumulation of cadmium (Cd) in biological samples of different cancerous patients. The incidence of mouth cancer has been increased among people who possess habit of drinking alcohol, tobacco smoking and chewing wit...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Kazi TG,Wadhwa SK,Afridi HI,Kazi N,Kandhro GA,Baig JA,Shah AQ,Kolachi NF,Khan S

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The common effects of acetaminophen (paracetamol), isopropylantipyrine (propyphenazone) and caffeine on fetal development were examined in rats. The mixture was given in Tween 80 solution once daily, in a constant proportion of 5:3:1, during days 8-14 of gestation in three different doses. Dose S1 - 3.5 mg/kg acetamin...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Burdan F

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyanate and its active form isocyanate are formed mainly in the process of nonenzymatic urea biodegradation. Cyanate is capable of protein S- and N-carbamoylation, which can affect their activity. The present studies aimed to demonstrate the effect of cyanate on activity of the enzymes implicated in anaerobic cysteine...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Iciek M,Bilska A,Lorenc-Koci E,Wlodek LB,Sokołowska MM

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of acute administration of dietary levels of ethanol and the garlic oil extract, diallyl sulphide (DAS), on cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) activity in volunteers were studied using the selective probe substrate, chlorzoxazone (CZX). The ratio of the CZX metabolite 6- hydroxychlorzoxazone (6-OHCZX) to CZX was...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Loizou GD,Cocker J

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), there is extensive overproduction of free radicals to the extent that endogenous anti-oxidants are overwhelmed, permitting oxidative cell damage. The present study examined the benefit of the anti-oxidant compound N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in the management of ARDS by measur...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Soltan-Sharifi MS,Mojtahedzadeh M,Najafi A,Reza Khajavi M,Reza Rouini M,Moradi M,Mohammadirad A,Abdollahi M

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. A chronic alcoholic with severe metabolic acidosis presents a difficult diagnostic problem. The most common cause is alcoholic ketoacidosis, a syndrome with a typical history but often misleading laboratory findings. This paper will focus on this important and probably underdiagnosed syndrome. 2. The disorder occur...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Höjer J

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phenomenon of subtoxic stimulation of organism response is not uncommon in aquatic toxicology experiments. We describe the presence of hormesis in both growth and reproduction experiments in aquatic toxicology where these responses are observed in both animals and plants and at different trophic levels of an ecosy...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Bailer AJ,Oris JT

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The National Toxicology Program (NTP) Technical Reports online database was reviewed to find chemicals that were reported to show clear evidence of carcinogenicity in the NTP rodent studies and for which data on human exposure could be found. Six representative compounds were selected. Three volatile compounds: ethyl ...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Waddell WJ

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The principal impediment to gene therapy is the development of efficient, nontoxic gene carriers that can handle and deliver foreign genetic materials into various cell types, including healthy and cancerous cells. Poly-l-lysine (PLL) polymers are one of the most favorable gene carriers among nonviral vectors, and PLL...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Alinejad-Mofrad E,Malaekeh-Nikouei B,Gholami L,Mousavi SH,Sadeghnia HR,Mohajeri M,Darroudi M,Oskuee RK

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benzydamine is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, currently available as mouthwash, aerosol, dermal cream, vaginal douche preparation, pills and otic drops. Up to now no cases of poisoning due to this drug have been reported. A 6-year-old girl with an accidental poisoning with benzydamine is described. The episode...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Gómez-López L,Hernández-Rodríguez J,Pou J,Nogué S

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lead exposure was assessed in a random cohort of 70 male papier mâché workers and compared with 35 age and sex matched controls. Blood-lead levels in workers were significantly higher than in controls (Mean 68.07 +/- 44.64 ug/dl vs 25.52 +/- 16.56 ug/dl respectively; P < 0.001). Urinary lead was also higher in workers...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Wahid A,Koul PA,Shah SU,Khan AR,Bhat MS,Malik MA

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00