Assessment of metal contents in spices and herbs from Saudi Arabia.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hydrogen sulfide poisoning can cause severe myocardial injury, but the damage is subtle and can be easily misdiagnosed. This report presents the dynamic observation of myocardial injury associated with hydrogen sulfide poisoning. CASE REPORT:Two young men presented with symptoms of "lightning-like" death im...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Mo W,Shen J,Huang X,Zhang Y,Zhang Z

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of trona (Kaun), a food additive, on the redox status of the liver and kidney of male Wistar rats were investigated. A total of 60 male rats (145 ± 2.52 g) were grouped into four: A, B, C and D, where group A (the control) received 1 mL of distilled water orally while those in groups B, C and D (test group...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Ajiboye TO,Komolafe YO,Yakubu MT,Ogunbode SM

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:People live in the mountains distributed across the world and are exposed to reduced inspired oxygen and lower barometric pressure along with other factors that lead to high-altitude diseases. The present study was conducted to examine what extent of marketed medicines used in the management of high-altitude sickness ...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Ghosh M,Biswas D,Mukherjee A

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The morphological changes of ricin-induced apoptosis in a human cervical cancer cell line were studied. To shed light on the mechanism of action of ricin toxin (RT) at the cellular level, we examined cell growth, apoptosis, changes of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and cytochrome C translocation in HeLa cells ...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Liao P,Liu W,Li H,Gao H,Wang H,Li N,Xu N,Li J,Wan J,Liu L,Sun Y

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to assess the influence of curcumin on liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy (PH) in rats. A total of 24 male Sprague Dawley rats were divided into three groups: sham-operated (SH), PH, and PH + curcumin; each group contains eight animals. The rats in curcumin-treated groups wer...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Toydemir T,Kanter M,Erboga M,Oguz S,Erenoglu C

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) prepared this health consultation to provide support for assessing the public health implications of hazardous chemical exposure, primarily through drinking water, related to releases of chromated copper arsenate (CCA) in the port of Djibouti. CCA from a shi...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Chou S,Colman J,Tylenda C,De Rosa C

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The risk assessment process must encompass all available toxicological data and scientific evidence on the plausible toxicities of a chemical or chemical mixture. As an extension to the approaches used to conduct risk assessments on chemical mixtures, a preliminary scheme, analogous to the IARC classification of carci...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Mumtaz MM,Durkin PR

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to analyze the biochemical alterations in the gills of Venus verrucosa under exposure for 6 days to three doses of lambda-cyhalothrin (λ-cyh) (100, 250, and 500 µg L-1). Malondialdehyde, lipid hydroperoxide, and hydrogen peroxide levels in the gills of treated groups increased. λ-Cyh exposure...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Fouzai C,Trabelsi W,Rabeh I,Bejaoui S,Telahigue K,El Cafsi M,Soudani N

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports on airborne exposure levels and soil concentrations of lead in regard to abatement of a steel structure (water tank). The tank was de-leaded by abrasive sand blasting. The ball of the tank had a lead surface level that exceeded the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) definition of lead-based paint...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Lange JH

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study is to assess whether occupational exposure to urban stressors could cause alterations in urinary metanephrines levels in traffic policemen vs administrative staff of municipal police. A total of 258 subjects were included in the study: 129 traffic policemen exposed to urban stressors (68 males and...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Sancini A,Tomei G,Ciarrocca M,Pimpinella B,Samperi I,Fiaschetti M,Scimitto L,Tasciotti Z,Caciari T,Tomei F

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study explores the effects of the inhalation of lead (Pb), Cd and its mixture (Pb-Cd) in a mice model, analysing metal concentrations in the lung, and the morphological modifications in the bronchiolar epithelium identified by scanning electron microscopy after eight weeks of inhalation. Our results indica...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Fortoul TI,Avila-Costa MR,Espejel-Maya G,Mussali-Galante P,Avila-Casado Mdel C,Hernández-Serrato MI,Saldivar-Osorio L

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Not only is skin cancer by far the most common human cancer but also the incidence of skin cancer has been increasing at an alarming rate in recent decades. Fortunately, most people now realize that sun exposure causes unattractive photoaging and skin cancer, so they do apply sunscreens conscientiously. However, until...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Burke KE,Wei H

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report reviews the literature on the impact of exposure to trichloroethylene (TCE) on human health. Special emphasis is given to the health effects reported in excess of national norms by participants in the TCE Subregistry of the Volatile Organic Compounds Registry of the National Exposure Registries--persons wi...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Gist GL,Burg JR

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The developmental toxicity of 2,4-Pentanedione (2,4-PD; CAS No. 123-54-6), a widely used industrial chemical, was investigated by vapour exposure, because of its widespread use, and potential for human exposure. Timed-pregnant Fischer 344 rats were exposed on gestational days (gd) 6 to 15 inclusive to analytically mea...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Tyl RW,Ballantyne B,Pritts IM,Garman RH,Fisher LC,France KA,McNeil DJ

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acrylamide has been discovered in foods cooked at high temperature. A potentially harmful effect of this dietary component has been suggested by data indicating its association with increased breast cancer. This study investigated the potential effects of acrylamide in nontumorigenic breast cells by assessing expressi...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Lyn-Cook LE Jr,Tareke E,Word B,Starlard-Davenport A,Lyn-Cook BD,Hammons GJ

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arsenic poisoning is well-known for its innumerable toxic and carcinogenic effects. In vivo data on reproductive toxicity are also known but in vitro data are scant. Presently, we evaluated the in vitro toxic effects of sodium arsenite (NaAsO2) on adult mice testes and epididymal tissues using organ cultures. Testicul...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Anwar N,Qureshi IZ

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The following is a review of some of the work we have done since 2004 regarding the importance of molds and their mycotoxins in the phenomenon of sick building syndrome (SBS). In these studies we showed that the macrocyclic trichothecene mycotoxins (MTM) of Stachybotrys chartarum (SC) are easily dissociated from the s...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Straus DC

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diazinon (DZN) is one of the most widely used insecticides in agricultural pest control. Previous studies have shown that DZN may induce hepatotoxicity. Reactive oxygen species and apoptosis pathways are involved in the toxicity of DZN. Crocin, a constituent of saffron, has hepatoprotective effects due to its antioxid...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Lari P,Abnous K,Imenshahidi M,Rashedinia M,Razavi M,Hosseinzadeh H

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:2,4-dinitroanisole (DNAN) is a warhead explosive currently under investigation as a replacement for TNT in melt-cast insensitive munitions. In animal studies, DNAN is a mild ocular and skin irritant with a significant potential for dermal absorption.  It is not a dermal sensitizer.  Acute and subacute rat inhalation s...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors：

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential influence of occupational ionizing radiation (IR) exposure on health professionals, assessing DNA damage using the comet and micronucleus (MN) assays and analyzing relative risks, correlations, and associated factors between outcomes and socioeconomic and lifesty...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Silva-Júnior FMRD,Tavella RA,Fernandes CLF,Mortola AS,Peraza GG,Garcia EM

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kinetic interactions among chemicals present in a mixture can influence the relationship between administered and delivered or effective dose; these interactions are distinct from dynamic interactions such as, for example, competition between two chemicals for receptor binding sites. The relationship between administe...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： O'Flaherty EJ

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous cross-sectional studies have shown that exposure to cleaning chemicals among health-care workers (HCWs) is associated with respiratory disorders and ventilatory function changes. This study aimed to further explore this association using a longitudinal approach. A prospective 2-year follow-up study was carrie...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： El-Helaly M,Balkhy HH,Waseem K,Khawaja S

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) are produced in high tonnage each year; they are widely used in consumer and industrial products, also now finding applications in bioimaging and drug delivery. In the present study, comparison between ZnO NPs (39 nm) and its bulk/micron form (particle size = 5 µm) on liver function ...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Moatamed ER,Hussein AA,El-Desoky MM,Khayat ZE

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, we have detailed a DNA alkaline unwinding assay (DAUA) that can be used to rapidly measure chemically induced strand breaks in mammalian cells (Daniel et al., 1985). In this paper we present further development of this assay, including: (1) studies on the relationship between DNA adducts and DNA strand break...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Daniel FB,Chang LW,Schenck KM,DeAngelo AB,Skelly MF

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An investigation was conducted to evaluate the ability of two chelators, deferasirox and desferrioxamine (DFO), in removing cadmium from biological system. The potential efficiency of those chelators were investigated after cadmium administration for 60 days following two dose levels of 20 and 40 mg/kg body weight dai...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Fatemi SJ,Saljooghi AS,Balooch FD,Iranmanesh M,Golbafan MR

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was realized to investigate the possible beneficial effect of thymoquinone (TQ), the major active component of volatile oil of Nigella sativa seeds, against lead (Pb)-induced inhibition of rat testicular functions. Adult rats were randomized into four groups: a control group receiving no treatment; a Pb gro...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Mabrouk A,Ben Cheikh H

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organophosphate (OP) compounds are the most commonly used pesticide groups and they are commercially used in the market for local and industrial purposes. Paraoxonase 1 (PON1) enzyme plays an important role in biotransformation of OP compounds, which shows toxic effects via inhibiting the acetylcholinesterase (AChE). ...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Sunay SZ,Kayaaltı Z,Bayrak T,Söylemezoğlu T

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Copper (Cu) in trace amounts is essential for biological organisms. However, dysregulation of the redox-active metal has been implicated in different neurological disorders such as Wilson's, Menkes', Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's diseases. Since many households use Cu tubing in the plumbing system, and corrosion causes...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Lung S,Li H,Bondy SC,Campbell A

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of resveratrol on kidney tissue of rats exposed to cigarette smoke. Forty adult male Wistar Albino rats were divided into four groups. Animals in group 1 was the control group. For 6 weeks, group 2 was exposed to cigarette smoke; group 3 received daily intraperitoneal i...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Kuruş M,Ugras M,Esrefoglu M

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic exposure to jet fuel has been shown to have adverse effects on human liver function, to cause emotional dysfunction, to cause abnormal electroencephalograms, to cause shortened attention spans, and to decrease sensorimotor speed. Due to the decision by the United States Air Force to implement the widespread us...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Harris DT,Sakiestewa D,Robledo RF,Witten M

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00