DNA damage and methylation induced by organophosphate flame retardants: Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate and tris(1-chloro-2-propyl) phosphate in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells.

abstract：:The majority of households in rural India still rely on unprocessed solid biomass for domestic energy. The aim of this study was to investigate whether chronic exposure to biomass smoke causes activation of leukocytes and the formation of leukocyte-platelet aggregates. We conducted flow cytometric analysis of beta2 Ma...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Ray MR,Mukherjee S,Roychoudhury S,Bhattacharya P,Banerjee M,Siddique S,Chakraborty S,Lahiri T

更新日期：2006-11-01 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 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：: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：: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：BACKGROUND:Acute kidney injury (AKI) is the main clinical concern resulted from ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI). Ample clinical data indicates that AKI is associated with distant organ dysfunctions and poor patients' outcomes. Oxidative stress and inflammation have a critical role in the pathogenesis of organ injurie...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Bagheri Y,Aghajani S,Hosseinzadeh M,Hoshmandan F,Abdollahpour A,Vahed SZ

更新日期：2020-12-16 00:00:00

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：: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：:Organophosphorus compounds are known to cause the selective release of liver microsomal beta-glucuronidase into plasma. Organophophoruses may induce nitrosative stress leading to the generation of nitrogen free radicals and alterations in scavengers of free radicals in many biological systems. In this study, we invest...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Soltaninejad K,Shadnia S,Afkhami-Taghipour M,Saljooghi R,Mohammadirad A,Abdollahi M

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The modulating effect of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α ligand on haemodynamic effects of phenylepherine (PE), angiotensin II (AII), endothelin 1 (ET1), acetylcholine (Ach), sodium nitroprusside (SNP) and isoproterenol (ISO) were evaluated in glycerol-induced acute kidney injury in rats. The effect of PE...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Adedapo AA,Oyekan AO

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phagocytes remove and store mercury (Hg) that enters the body. Macrophages and granulocytes respond in opposite ways to Hg: macrophages loose cell viability, and neutrophils become protected from apoptosis. We have investigated the cytology of early intake of Hg by macrophages and neutrophils after a short period (2-4...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Cunha EM,Oliveira MJ,Ferreira PG,Aguas AP

更新日期：2004-08-01 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 manufacture of fibreglass reinforced plastic products may give rise to substantial peak exposures to styrene. Such exposure patterns need further consideration in terms of styrene neurotoxicity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the neurotoxic effects of short-term peak exposures in volunteers, at levels respe...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Ska B,Vyskocil A,Tardif R,Carrier G,Thuot R,Muray K,Viau C

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of moderate lead exposure on testicular endocrine function were evaluated in a group of 90 males who were occupationally exposed to inorganic lead. Lead concentrations in blood and bone were measured as indices of short-term and long-term, cumulative exposure, respectively. The results of this study show t...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： McGregor AJ,Mason HJ

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Omeprazole is one of the most used acid-suppressing medications. This fact emphasizes the questions concerning the safety of this compound. Healthy volunteers (n=33) were included in this prospective study. All study subjects were analysed for their CYP2C19 genotype. Of the 33 individuals, 24 were homozygous for the w...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Sinués B,Fanlo A,Bernal ML,Val M,Mayayo E

更新日期：2004-03-01 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：:The objective of the present study was to perform histological and stereological examination of alcohol-induced changes in the optic nerve, considered an extension of white matter of the brain, in rats. This study included 20 male Wistar albino rats aged 60 days and weighing 190-220 g. The rats were divided into three...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Igit T,Colcimen N

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apoptosis induction in cancer cells is one of the most efficient ways to treat cancer and find anticancer compounds. The aim of this study was to evaluate the cytotoxic effects of heat-killed indigenous probiotic bacteria and apoptosis induction in the HT-29 human colon adenocarcinoma cell line. The growth-inhibitory ...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Karimi Ardestani S,Tafvizi F,Tajabadi Ebrahimi M

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue-dependent oestrogenic and anti-oestrogenic activity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) has been suggested. In this study, the effect of two PAH mixtures, M1 composed of all 16 priority pollutants and M2 composed of five (noted in the highest levels) compounds, on follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (F...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Zajda K,Gregoraszczuk EL

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dimethylacetamide (DMAc) is a skin-penetrating solvent able to induce hepatic damage after chronic exposure. Previous research has indicated that metabolism may be saturated at its present TLV/TWA (10 ppm). Biological monitoring of monomethylacetamide (MMAc), the primary metabolite of DMAc, might therefore underestima...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Palmen NG,Evelo CT,Borm PJ,Henderson PT

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of definite and probable human chemical carcinogens identified by IARC approaches between 1987 and June 2004 is reported to be 50 agents. However, overall, given the rapid expansion in the number of chemicals in use, the throughput of the current approach to identifying potential environmental carcinogens i...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Battershill JM

更新日期：2005-11-01 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：: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 present study was designed to evaluate the protective effects of Juglans regia kernel extract against cigarette smoke extract (CSE)-induced lung toxicities in Wistar rats. Prophylactic treatment of methanolic extract of J. regia kernel at the doses of 50 mg/kg b.wt. and 100 mg/kg b.wt was given by gavage to Wistar...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Qamar W,Sultana S

更新日期：2011-06-01 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：: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：: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：:Hepatic fibrosis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Attenuation of fibrogenic process can significantly lower the mortality rate. However, pharmaceutical intervention at fibrogenesis stage remains a major task in medicine. So there is a need for a natural compound to treat hepatic fibrosis. This ...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Thirupathi A,Silveira PC,Nesi RT,Pinho RA

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is a powerfully addictive psychostimulant with pronounced effects on the central nervous system, but the precise mechanism of MDMA-induced toxicity remains unclear, specifically on the retina. This study was performed to investigate the effects of MDMA treatment on the retina a...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Ma Y,Bian C,Song D,Yao G,Nie R

更新日期：2020-11-01 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