Safrole-modulated immune response is mediated through enhancing the CD11b surface marker and stimulating the phagocytosis by macrophages in BALB/c mice.

abstract：:1. The effect of pyridostigmine on cardiorespiratory function after oxime + atropine injection was investigated in tabun poisoned guinea-pigs and without tabun poisoning. 2. The trachea, a carotid artery and jugular vein were cannulated in female urethane-anaesthetised Pirbright-white guinea-pigs. After baseline measu...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Worek F,Kleine A,Szinicz L

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pesticides are used in agriculture to protect crops from insects-pests. Most of the field workers of North Indian population are exposed to commonly used insecticides. In the present study, pesticides induced oxidative stress as well as alterations in the level of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) in a total of 70 male heal...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Sharma RK,Upadhyay G,Siddiqi NJ,Sharma B

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued a Staff Paper that articulates current risk assessment practices. In section 4.1.3, EPA states, "... effects that appear to be adaptive, non-adverse, or beneficial may not be mentioned." This statement may be perceived as precluding risk assessments based on...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Mundt KA

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methanol, a potent toxicant in humans, occurs naturally at a low level in most alcoholic beverages without causing harm. However, illicit drinks made from "industrial methylated spirits" [5% (v/v) methanol:95% (v/v) ethanol] can cause severe and even fatal illness. Since documentation of a no-adverse-effect level for ...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Paine A,Davan AD

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteosarcoma is characterized by high malignancy and high metastasis rate, resulting in high mortality and disability. MiR-663a has been reported in a variety of tumors to promote tumorigenesis. However, miR-663a has not been reported in the pathogenesis of osteosarcoma. Bioinformatics analysis and experiments includi...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Zhao S,Xiong W,Xu K

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of breast cancer patients are resistant to chemotherapy or radiotherapy due to the down-regulation or lack of caspase-3 expression. Capsaicin was found to inhibit cancer cell growth in caspase-3-deficient human breast cancer cells. This study aimed to investigate the growth-inhibitive effect of capsaicin ...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Chang HC,Chen ST,Chien SY,Kuo SJ,Tsai HT,Chen DR

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Na+-taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide (NTCP) acts as the major hepatic basolateral uptake system, and plays a key role in balancing bile flow. The anti-tuberculosis drugs rifampin (RFP) can affect bile flow causing liver injury, while tanshinone IIA (TAN IIA) has the effect of protecting liver. This study ai...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Yang Y,Liu L,Xu M,Zhang X,Wang L,He Q,Xu M,Jiang X

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:This study deals with pesticide exposure profile in some European countries with a specific focus on ethylenebisdithiocarbamates (EBDC). In all, 55 Bulgarian greenhouse workers, 51 Finnish potato farmers, 48 Italian vineyard workers, 42 Dutch floriculture farmers, and 52 Bulgarian zineb producers entered the study. Ea...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Fustinoni S,Campo L,Liesivuori J,Pennanen S,Vergieva T,van Amelsvoort L,Bosetti C,Van Loveren H,Colosio C

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:We present the first ever case of homicidal poisoning due to injection of methidathion, an organophosphate insecticide. CASE:A 4-month-old baby presented to the emergency department with chief complaints of unconsciousness and irregular respiration. A bitter odour and an injection site with a greenish blue ...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Ozdemir C,Kar H,Bilge Y,Batuk G,Batuk HI

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The malignancy of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) largely results from its invasive manner. Secreted frizzled-related proteins (SFRPs) have been recently found to suppress the invasiveness of some cancers. On the other hand, the methylation of SFRPs increases protein degradation to reduce the activity of SFRPs, res...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Zhang X,Rong X,Chen Y,Su L

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nickel nanoparticles (Ni-NPs) have been widely used in various industries related to electronics, ceramics, textiles, and nanomedicine. Ambient and occupational exposure to Ni-NPs may bring about potential detrimental effects on animals and humans. Thus, there is a growing effort to identify compounds that can amelior...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Iqbal S,Jabeen F,Peng C,Ijaz MU,Chaudhry AS

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary heart disease and in particular its most serious form - acute myocardial infarction (AMI) - represents the most common cause of mortality in developed countries. Better prognosis may be achieved by understanding the etiopathogenetic mechanisms of AMI. Therefore, a catecholamine model of myocardial injury, whi...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Mladenka P,Hrdina R,Bobrovová Z,Semecky V,Vávrová J,Holecková M,Palicka V,Mazurová Y,Nachtigal P

更新日期：2009-10-01 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：:9-(4'-Aminophenyl)-9H-pyrido [3,4-b] indole (aminophenylnorharman, APNH) is a novel mutagenic heterocyclic amine, produced by the reaction of norharman with aniline in the presence of S9 mix. In the present study, the maternal and developmental toxicity of APNH were investigated in ICR mice administered oral doses of ...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Naga T,Yoshimura S,Totsuka Y,Wakabayashi K

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the effect of a combination of vitamin C, vitamin E and selenium on ethanol-induced duodenal mucosal damage in rats was investigated morphologically and biochemically. The duodenal mucosal injury was produced by oral administration of 1 mL of absolute ethanol to each rat. Animals received vitamin C (250...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Koyuturk M,Bolkent S,Ozdil S,Arbak S,Yanardag R

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:3,4-Methylenedioxyphenol (sesamol) is effective against acetaminophen-induced liver injury in rats. Whether sesamol's anti-hepatotoxic effect is comparable to that of N-acetylcysteine has never been studied. We investigated the anti-hepatotoxic effects of sesamol and N-acetylcysteine on acetaminophen-induced hepatotox...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Chandrasekaran VR,Chien SP,Hsu DZ,Liu MY

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：:The serial cognitive assessment of ten individuals made between 8 and 26 months after the water at Camelford in Cornwall was accidentally contaminated with aluminium sulphate, showed consistent evidence of impairment of information processing and memory. There was no obvious relationship between these impairments and ...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： McMillan TM,Freemont AJ,Herxheimer A,Denton J,Taylor AP,Pazianas M,Cummin AR,Eastwood JB

更新日期：1993-01-01 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：:1. Blood lead levels were examined in 127 housepainters in North Carolina between April and September, 1993. Each participant filled out a questionnaire and gave a blood sample. The questionnaire covered the individual's work history, concentrating on paint-removal activities and personal protection, and also covered ...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Ennever FK,Zaccaro DJ,Fernando RA,Jones BT

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In our study, rats were exposed to sarin vapors for 240 min at four different concentrations (0.30, 0.43, 0.58 and 0.82 microg/L) in a whole-body inhalation chamber. The acetylcholinesterase activity (AChE, EC 3.1.1.7) was measured in the whole blood, frontal cortex (FC), pontomedullar area (PM) and basal ganglia (BG)...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Bartosova-Sevelova L,Bajgar J

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) due to sulfur mustard (SM), known as mustard lung, is an important late pulmonary complication of SM poisoning. Due to the possible role of systemic inflammation in mustard lung, we evaluated the serum levels of adiponectin and leptin in these patients. MATERIA...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Rokni Yazdi H,Lari SM,Attaran D,Ayatollahi H,Mohsenizadeh A

更新日期：2014-06-01 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：:Drugs intended for use in preventing allograft rejection in transplant patients are likely to be administered chronically; thus, it is normally expected that sponsors would conduct nonclinical studies to determine the carcinogenic potential of candidate compounds. For pharmaceuticals other than biologic agents, this w...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Hastings KL

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A four-fold increase in the iron content of normal subjects was detected in plasma after 5 hours of iron administration. Iron supplementation had a surprisingly erratic effect on four patients with hepatomegaly secondary to heart insufficiency, since the increase in the iron content in the plasma after iron-dextran ad...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Galleano M,Lemberg A,Puntarulo S

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mercury, a heavy metal, is widespread and persistent in the environment and has been elucidated as a possible risk factor in cardiovascular diseases. Mercury has been reported to selectively impair the nitric oxide (NO) pathway in the vascular endothelium as a consequence of oxidative stress. Conversely, mercury per s...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Omanwar S,Saidullah B,Ravi K,Fahim M

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to assess the effect of arsenic on the male reproductive impairment in mice, 7-week-old animals were exposed to 7.5 mg sodium arsenite (NaAsO(2))/kg body weight, during 35 days (one spermatogenic cycle). One group of animals was sacrificed after exposure, while another group received distilled water for an ad...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Ferreira M,Matos RC,Oliveira H,Nunes B,Pereira Mde L

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seafood is considered by nutritionists to be a high source of omega 3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 LC-PUFAs) which are involved in prevention of cardiovascular diseases. The aim of the present study is firstly to detect the presence of organochlorine pesticides and heavy metals in some fresh seafood of ...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Al-Malki AL,Moselhy SS

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1 The urinary recovery of metabolites of aspirin (ASA) was studied in 45 volunteers who took a therapeutic dose (600 mg) of ASA by mouth and in 37 patients who took ASA in overdose. 2 The main metabolite recovered from the volunteers was the glycine conjugate, salicyluric acid (SUA), which accounted for 75.01 +/- 1.19...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Patel DK,Hesse A,Ogunbona A,Notarianni LJ,Bennett PN

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the possible protective role of caffeic acid phenethyl ester on testicular toxicity of methotrexate in rats. Nineteen male rats were divided into three groups as follows: group I, control; group II, methotrexate-treated; group III, methotrexate + caffeic acid phenethyl ester-tr...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Armagan A,Uzar E,Uz E,Yilmaz HR,Kutluhan S,Koyuncuoglu HR,Soyupek S,Cam H,Serel TA

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00