Predicting outcomes in organophosphate poisoning based on APACHE II and modified APACHE II scores.

abstract：:Neutrophil functions were studied in 38 lead-exposed workers compared to 34 controls. Both groups were matched according to age, sex, drinking and smoking habits, ethnic origin and drug intake. Blood lead levels were found to be seven times higher in exposed workers than in controls. Phagocytosis assayed by chemilumin...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Bergeret A,Pouget E,Tedone R,Meygret T,Cadot R,Descotes J

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sulfur mustard (SM) is a chemical warfare agent that can cause serious pulmonary complications. This study was designed to determine serum highly sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and evaluate its correlation with lung function parameters in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) due ...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Attaran D,Lari SM,Khajehdaluee M,Ayatollahi H,Towhidi M,Asnaashari A,Marallu HG,Mazloomi M,Mood MB

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sulfur dioxide (SO2) is a common exogenous atmospheric pollutant. Studies have shown that SO2 can cause vasodilation as a gas signaling molecule, but the specific signaling pathways are not well understood. This study aimed to explore the underlying mechanism behind the effects of SO2 on vasodilation of isolated rat a...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Zhang Q,Lyu W,Yu M,Niu Y

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silver nanoparticles are used in many commercial products in daily life. Exposure to nanosilver has hepatotoxic effects in animals. This study investigated the cytotoxicity associated with polyvinylpyrrolidone-coated nanosilver (23.44 ± 4.92 nm in diameter) exposure in the human hepatoma cell line (HepG2) and normal h...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Xue Y,Wang J,Huang Y,Gao X,Kong L,Zhang T,Tang M

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pharmacological potential of curcumin was assessed in PC12 cells against hydrogen peroxide (H(2) O(2)) exposure. In MTT [3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide] and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) assays, 24-hour exposure of H(2)O(2) (0.5 mM and above) was found to be cytotoxic. A significant (p < 0...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Siddiqui MA,Kashyap MP,Kumar V,Tripathi VK,Khanna VK,Yadav S,Pant AB

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study presents the findings of free radical scavenging and antigenotoxic effect of hydroalcoholic extract of Cymbopogon citratus (CCE). The CCE at a concentration of 60 microg/mL resulted in a significant scavenging ability of 2,2-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl (DPPH; (85%), 2,2-azinobis (3-ethyl benzothiazoline-6-su...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Rao BS,Shanbhoge R,Rao BN,Adiga SK,Upadhya D,Aithal BK,Kumar MR

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes two accidents, involving snakes of the Micrurus corallinus species, where compromising respiratory function was not observed and the specific anti-elapidic serum was the single therapy used, and a third incident, probably involving Micrurus frontalis, where neostigmine was used to remedy respirat...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Coelho LK,Silva E,Espositto C,Zanin M

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify the reproductive toxicity of polychlorinated biphenyl compounds through determination of testicular lipid peroxidation, reactive oxygen species and enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants in rats exposed to Aroclor 1254. Adult male rats were administered Aroclor 1254 at a dose of 2 mg/kg per day ip for 30 ...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Murugesan P,Senthilkumar J,Balasubramanian K,Aruldhas MM,Arunakaran J

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As an input to dose assessments, measurements have been made of the clearance of Pu and Am after subcutaneous implantation in rats for six particulate materials and one dust from the Maralinga test sites. The tissue distribution of Pu and Am were measured in groups of six animals at one month and 6 months after implan...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Harrison JD,Hodgson A,Haines JW,Stather JW

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many industrial and agricultural chemicals have steroid hormone agonist or antagonist activities and disrupt hormone-regulated gene expression. The widely-used agricultural insecticide, diazinon, was evaluated using MCF-7 cells - a breast cancer-derived, estrogen-dependent, human cell line - to examine the capacity of...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Mankame T,Hokanson R,Fudge R,Chowdhary R,Busbee D

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the mechanism of apoptosis dependent on the Fas/FasL (Fas ligand) complex in the presence of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) in human leukocytes. METHODS:Polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were isolated form whole blood by density centrifugation. ...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Iwaniuk A,Grubczak K,Ratajczak-Wrona W,Garley M,Nowak K,Jabłońska E

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The polybrominated diphenyl ether flame retardants decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) and bisphenol A (BPA) are environmental contaminants that can cross the placenta and exert toxicity in the developing fetal nervous system. Copy number variants (CNVs) play a role in a number of genetic disorders and may be implicated...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Du L,Sun W,Li XM,Li XY,Liu W,Chen D

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present investigation was to check the fluctuation in essential elements, such as Na, K, Mg, Mn, Cu, Zn, Cr and Ni in the brain, spinal cord, liver and kidney of mice during methylmercury chloride (MMC) toxication and therapy with monothiols (N-acetyl-DL-homocysteine thiolactone and glutathione) and vit...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Bapu C,Purohit RC,Sood PP

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accidental ingestion of electrical batteries occurs commonly in children. This rarely is associated with severe morbidity and mortality. Significant symptoms can arise due to leakage of alkali or heavy metals from the battery after degradation in the gastrointestinal tract. The main heavy metal of concern in electrica...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Mallon PT,White JS,Thompson RL

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. This study examines the effect of treating rats with gentamicin (80 mg kg-1 day-1 intramuscularly (i.m.), for 6 days) alone or with either L-thyroxine or the anti-thyroid drug carbimazole. 2. Gentamicin produced significant increases in serum creatinine and urea concentrations, and significantly reduced the activit...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Ali BH,Bashir AA,Tanira MO

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. A study was carried out to find out if digoxin and acipimox interact. 2. Six elderly patients on digoxin were each given acipimox 150 mg three daily for a week, after informed consent. Digoxin and acipimox plasma concentrations and urinary excretion were measured after the first dose of acipimox and after a week of...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Chijioke CP,Pearson RM,Benedetti S

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In responding to Drs Calabrese and Baldwin's question, 'At what point, if ever, should hormesis be employed as the principal dose response default assumption in risk assessment?', we examined the benefits of replacing traditional dose-response with hormesis. In general, hormesis provides more complete useful informati...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Pickrell JA,Oehme FW

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 20-year-old male who attempted suicide by injecting subcutaneously 10 ml of Sistemin 40 (40% dimethoate) was admitted 16 h later. General weakness, muscular fibrillations and a marked inhibition of red blood cell and serum cholinesterases were the prominent signs of intoxication. The antidotal treatment of intermitt...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Jovanović D,Randjelović S,Joksović D

更新日期：1990-01-01 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：:Trichothecenes are mycotoxins produced by various species of fungi which can occur on various agricultural products. Among these compounds, T-2 toxin, HT-2 toxin, diacetoxyscirpenol (DAS) and deoxynivalenol (DON) are the most naturally encountered and potent trichothecenes. Consumption of trichothecene contaminated fo...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Rio B,Lautraite S,Parent-Massin D

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute and chronic arsenic exposure result in toxicity both in human and animal beings and cause many hepatic and renal manifestations. The present study stated that mushroom lectin prevents arsenic-induced apoptosis. Apoptosis was measured by morphological alterations, cell proliferation index (CPI), phagocytic activi...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Rana T,Bera AK,Das S,Bhattacharya D,Pan D,Bandyopadhyay S,De S,Das SK

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to evaluate the cardioprotective potential of lycopene (LCP) against isoproterenol (ISP)-induced myocardial infarction (MI), by assessing hemodynamic, biochemical and histopathological parameters. Wistar male albino rats were orally administered with LCP (0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 mg/kg) or with ...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Ojha S,Goyal S,Sharma C,Arora S,Kumari S,Arya DS

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. Multiple low doses of the direct acting organophosphates, ecothiopate, paraoxon and mipafox produced persistent and additive inhibition of diaphragm acetylcholinesterase. Paraoxon and mipafox had similar effects on brain acetylcholinesterase. There was greater recovery from inhibition between doses for paraoxon and...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Williams FM,Charlton C,de Blaquière GE,Mutch E,Kelly SS,Blain PG

更新日期：1997-02-01 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：: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：:1. The methods used to evaluate the toxicological effects of PCBs in animals have been reviewed. 2. The data show that Toxic Equivalency Factors (TEFs) could be developed to assess the potential toxicity of PCB mixtures for certain specific target organ effects (such as the liver and immune system) but would be inappr...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Battershill JM

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) subserves vital physiological functions and also implicated in certain pathological states. Modulation of this system has been proposed in recent studies to be a promising strategy in treating liver fibrosis. We investigated the effect of the pharmacologic inhibition of RAS with angi...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Ekor M,Odewabi AO,Kale OE,Oritogun KS,Adesanoye OA,Bamidele TO

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Potassium bromate (KBrO3) is a potent nephrotoxic agent. In this paper, we report the chemopreventive effect of Nigella sativa (black cumin) on KBrO3-mediated renal oxidative stress, toxicity and tumor promotion response in rats. KBrO3 (125 mg/kg body weight, intraperitoneally) enhances lipid peroxidation, gamma-gluta...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Khan N,Sharma S,Sultana S

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sibutramine is an antiobesity drug that inhibits the reuptake of serotonin and noradrenalin in the hypothalamus. A 37-year-old Korean man presented to the emergency room for the oral intake of 280 mg of sibutramine. The patient was in thyrotoxic state. The (99m)Technetium-pertechnetate thyroid scan showed irregular up...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Kim SK,Lee SM,Yoo SS,Hahm JR,Jung JH,Kim HS,Kim S,Chung SI,Jung TS

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:4-hydroxynonenal (4-HNE) and 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-mediated damage in dopaminergic neurons is well documented. Protective potential of steroidal hormone (17β-estradiol) has also been suggested. However, therapeutic potential of such promising hormone is hampered due to complex brain anatomy and physiology. Thus, ...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Siddiqui MA,Kashyap MP,Al-Khedhairy AA,Musarrat J,Khanna VK,Yadav S,Pant AB

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00