Decreasing expression of alpha1C calcium L-type channel subunit mRNA in rat ventricular myocytes upon manganese exposure.

abstract：:Cisplatin is a widely used chemotherapeutic drug; however, it induces damage on kidney and liver at clinically effective higher doses. Morin hydrate possesses antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer properties. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the effects of morin hydrate (50 and 100 mg/kg, orally) against th...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： K V A,Madhana RM,Kasala ER,Samudrala PK,Lahkar M,Gogoi R

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antioxidant-activated transcription factor nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) regulates the induction of cytoprotective genes against chemical toxicity and oxidative injuries. The role of phosphorylation in Nrf2 activation has been suggested but remains elusive. We report that phenolic antioxidant/...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Apopa PL,He X,Ma Q

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the rapid development of nanotechnology, nanomaterials are now being used for cancer treatment. Although studies on the application of silver nanoparticles in cancer treatment are burgeoning, few studies have investigated the toxicology mechanisms of autophagy in cancer cells under exposure to sublethal silver na...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Chen Y,Yang T,Chen S,Qi S,Zhang Z,Xu Y

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumonia is a chronic disorder of the respiratory system associated with worsening quality of life and a significant economic burden. Pinitol, a plant cyclic polyol, has been documented for immune-inflammatory potential. The aim of present investigation was to evaluate the potential and possible mechanism of action o...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Fan Y,Wang J,Feng Z,Cao K,Xu H,Liu J

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Copper toxicity is associated with formation of reactive oxygen species, which are capable to oxidize proteins. The selective removal of the latter by the 20S proteasome is considered an essential part of the cell antioxidant defense system. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether peptidase activities ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Alexandrova A,Petrov L,Georgieva A,Kessiova M,Tzvetanova E,Kirkova M,Kukan M

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study is the first attempt to report the characterization of a nucleotidase from Cerastes cerastes venom. A 70 kDa 5'-nucleotidase (Cc-5'NTase) was purified to homogeneity. The amino acid sequence of Cc-5'NTase displayed high homology with many nucleotidases. Its activity was optimal at pH 7 with a specifi...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Saoud S,Chérifi F,Benhassine T,Laraba-Djebari F

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in the chemical or physical conditions of the cell that impose a negative effect on growth demand rapid cellular responses, which are essential for survival. Molecular mechanisms induced upon exposure of cells to such adverse conditions are commonly designated as stress responses. Herein, different methods whi...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Jamnik P,Raspor P

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase is an essential enzyme in all organisms and functions in the heme biosynthetic pathway, catalyzing the decarboxylation of the four acetate groups of uroporphyrinogen to form coproporphyrinogen. This work examines whether the four sequential decarboxylations occur at the same active site,...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Chaufan G,Corvi MM,San Martín de Viale LC,Cárdenas ML,Ríos de Molina Mdel C

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug resistance is a large challenge for the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Deoxyshikonin is the naphthoquinol compound with anticancer activity. However, the role and mechanism of deoxyshikonin in cisplatin resistance of NSCLC remain poorly understood. Cell viability was assessed using 3-(4,5-dimeth...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Zhang S,Wang Y

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cisplatin is a highly cytotoxic anticarcinogenic drug used to treat several kinds of solid tumors such as liver tumors. With the increase in the incidences associated with hepatic tumors and a lack of selectivity of cisplatin to cancer cells, it is important to explore new therapeutic strategies against them. The pres...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Hassanen EI,Korany RMS,Bakeer AM

更新日期：2021-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction between acotiamide hydrochloride and pepsin was systematically characterized by fluorescence and electrochemical approaches. Fluorescence lifetime measurements showed that acotiamide hydrochloride quenched the intrinsic fluorescence of pepsin with a new complex formation via static mode, which was reco...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： He J,Ma X,Wang Q,Huang Y,Li H

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study examines the chemopreventive role of [6]-gingerol, an active component of ginger, on 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA)-induced hamster buccal pouch (HBP) carcinogenesis models. The HBP has been developed with an addition of 0.5% of DMBA to the HBP area three times per week, up to the end of the 1...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Sun Y,Ren J,Wang F

更新日期：2020-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Garlic has been used as a traditional medicine to treat various diseases. Garlic reduces the risk of some diseases. This protective effect is due to the organosulfur compounds of garlic. The aim of this study was to investigate the inhibition effects of garlic-derived compounds on human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Gökalp F

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatotoxicants can elicit liver damage by various mechanisms that can result in cell necrosis and death. The changes induced by these compounds can vary from gross alterations in DNA repair mechanisms, protein synthesis, and apoptosis, to more discrete changes in oxidative damage and lipid peroxidation. However, litt...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Holden PR,James NH,Brooks AN,Roberts RA,Kimber I,Pennie WD

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of novel indenopyrazole derivatives 2a-j and 3a-j were synthesized from the reaction of 1-(4-(hydroxy(1-oxo-1,3-dihydro-2 H-inden-2-ylidene)methyl)phenyl)-3-phenylurea derivatives 1a-j with hydrazine and phenylhydrazine, respectively. The obtained novel indenopyrazoles ( 2a-j and 3a-j) were evaluated for anti...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Gezegen H,Tutar U,Hepokur C,Ceylan M

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effects of acute diazepam (DZP) administration on thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance (TBARS) levels, protein carbonyl content, and on the activities of the antioxidant enzymes catalase, glutathione peroxidase, and superoxide dismutase in the brain of rats. Additionally, we investigated the anti...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Eger GA,Ferreira VV,Batista CR,Bonde HL,de Lima DD,Rodrigues AF,da Cruz JG,Magro DD

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a ligand-activated transcription factor that binds and mediates responses to many halogenated aromatic compounds (HACs). Exposure to mixtures of HACs frequently results in nonadditive behavior in both in vivo and in vitro assays. One cause is antagonism, which results when two or...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Petrulis JR,Bunce NJ

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The widespread opinion that N(2)O(3) as a product of NO oxidation is the only nitros(yl)ating agent under aerobic conditions is based on experiments in homogeneous buffered water solutions. In vivo NO is oxidized in heterogeneous media and this opinion is not correct. The equilibrium in the system being dependent on t...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Nedospasov AA

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triclocarban (TCC), which is used as an antimicrobial agent in personal care products, has been widely detected in aquatic ecosystems. However, the consequence of TCC exposure on embryo development is still elusive. Here, by using zebrafish embryos, we aimed to understand the developmental defects caused by TCC exposu...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Shi Q,Zhuang Y,Hu T,Lu C,Wang X,Huang H,Du G

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied action of inorganic phosphate (P(i)) on toxic effects of Tl+ in isolated rat liver mitochondria. This is a convenient model to study the toxicity of heavy metals. P(i) markedly retarded contraction of energized mitochondria swollen in the TlNO3 medium and even stronger stimulated swelling and state 4 of suc...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Korotkov SM,Emel'yanova LV,Yagodina OV

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dithiocarbamate fungicides maneb and mancozeb induce a short-term stress response in a transgenic Caenorhabditis elegans strain (PC72) carrying a reporter lacZ gene under the control of a homologous heat shock (hsp16) promoter. This response can be readily monitored as induced beta-galactosidase activity, either b...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Guven K,Power RS,Avramides S,Allender R,de Pomerai DI

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:β-Hydroxybutyrate (BHB), one of ketone body, has been traditionally regarded as an alternative carrier of energy, but recent studies found that BHB plays versatile roles in inflammation. It has been previously reported that the level BHB declined in mice with lipopolysaccharide (LPS)/d-galactosamine (d-Gal)-induced li...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Yang Y,Shao R,Jiang R,Zhu M,Tang L,Li L,Zhang L

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cDNA clone coding for a mu-class glutathione S-transferase (GST) was isolated from a hepatopancreas cDNA library from the shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. The deduced amino acid sequence (215 amino acids) has >50% identity to rodents and other mammals mu-class GSTs. Using RT-PCR, the shrimp GST transcript was detected i...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Contreras-Vergara CA,Harris-Valle C,Sotelo-Mundo RR,Yepiz-Plascencia G

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A countermeasure that protects the brain from organophosphate toxicity is an unmet need. Few small molecule reactivators that can cross the blood brain barrier and reactivate brain acetyl cholinesterases have been reported. Herein, we describe preclinical investigations of a new class of amidine-oxime reactivator of c...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Okolotowicz KJ,Dwyer M,Smith E,Cashman JR

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contrary to the fact that doxorubicin is a powerful chemotherapeutic agent for the treatment of neoplastic diseases, cardiotoxicity is too important to be ignored. Thymoquinone serves as a powerful free radical scavenger. In the study, the effects of thymoquinone against doxorubicin-cardiotoxicity will be evaluated. F...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Karabulut D,Ozturk E,Kaymak E,Akin AT,Yakan B

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Netrin-1 has been found to protect kidneys from ischemia/reperfusion injury. In this study, we aimed to address whether the protective effects were mediated through suppression of oxidative stress and neuropeptide Y. Compared to sham-operated animals, animals after ischemia/reperfusion showed marked kidney damage and ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Liu L,Xie S,Liao X,Zhang L,Zhong L

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we aimed to determine the inhibition effects of novel synthesized sulfamates (2a-g), sulfonamides (3b-f), carbonyl sulfonamides (3h and i), and carbonyl sulfamates (4h and 4i), which were tested against two human cytosolic carbonic anhydrase I and II isozymes (hCA I and II) and acetylcholinesterase (ACh...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Atmaca U,Yıldırım A,Taslimi P,Çelik ST,Gülçin İ,Supuran CT,Çelik M

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chrysin (CH) or 5,7-dihydroxyflavone is a flavonoid present in various plants, bee propolis, and honey. Cyclophosphamide (CYP) is a chemotherapeutic drug, which is extensively used in the treatment of multiple human malignancies. In our study, we aimed to investigate the effects of CYP and CH on some metabolic enzymes...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Taslimi P,Kandemir FM,Demir Y,İleritürk M,Temel Y,Caglayan C,Gulçin İ

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of Echis pyramidum venom (EPV) (0.25, 0.50, and 1.00 mg/kg) on activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) and levels of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and total thiols (T-SH) in liver and kidneys of rats were investigated. EPV significantly and dose dependently decreased t...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Al Asmari AK,Khan HA,Manthiri RA,Al Yahya KM,Al Otaibi KE

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effects of the herbicide thiobencarb on the growth, photosynthetic activity, and expression profile of photosynthesis-related proteins in the marine diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana. Growth rate was suppressed by 50% at a thiobencarb concentration of 1.26 mg/L. Growth and photosystem II activity (Fv...

journal_title：Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology

authors： Shimasaki Y,Tsuyama M,Tasmin R,Qiu X,Shimizu M,Sato Y,Yamasaki Y,Kato-Unoki Y,Nukata A,Nakashima T,Ichinose H,Wariishi H,Honjo T,Oshima Y

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00