Investigation of DNA damage, oxidative stress, and inflammation in synthetic cannabinoid users.

abstract：:Clinical and experimental studies have shown the adverse effects of excess glucocorticoid on testicular testosterone production. The NADPH co-enzyme has been recognized as an important factor that regulates several steps in steroidogenesis, while glucose oxidation acts as a limiting factor on testicular testosterone p...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Kavitha TS,Parthasarathy C,Sivakumar R,Badrinarayanan R,Balasubramanian K

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This descriptive and retrospective study was conducted at the poisoning ward of Imam teaching hospital, Sari, Iran, with the aim of evaluating the pattern of poisoning. Hence, the medical profiles of 2057 patients, who were admitted, were carefully reviewed during the period from April 2006 to March 2008 for 2 years. ...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Ahmadi A,Pakravan N,Ghazizadeh Z

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Manganese (Mn) is an essential nutrient required for proper growth and maintenance of numerous biological systems. At high levels it is known to be neurotoxic. While focused research concerning the transport of Mn across the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is on-going, the exact identity of the transporter(s) responsible is...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Fitsanakis VA,Piccola G,Marreilha dos Santos AP,Aschner JL,Aschner M

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The common effects of acetaminophen (paracetamol), isopropylantipyrine (propyphenazone) and caffeine on fetal development were examined in rats. The mixture was given in Tween 80 solution once daily, in a constant proportion of 5:3:1, during days 8-14 of gestation in three different doses. Dose S1 - 3.5 mg/kg acetamin...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Burdan F

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organic solvents can cause hearing loss themselves or promote noise-induced hearing loss. The objective of this study was to review the literature on the effects of low-level exposure to trichloroethylene on the auditory system and consider its relevance for the occupational settings. Both human and animal investigati...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Vyskocil A,Leroux T,Truchon G,Lemay F,Gagnon F,Gendron M,Viau C

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to investigate the possible roles of nitric oxide (NO) and endothelin on the changes of cardiac muscle function in both hyper- and hypodynamic septic shock periods. Cecal ligation and puncture was performed in 50 Wistar albino rats to induce septic shock. Changes in atrium and right ventricle papillary muscle...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Ozer EK,Iskit AB

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective review of medical records was carried out to determine the pattern of drug and chemical poisoning cases admitted to a teaching hospital in Malaysia. Medical records of patients admitted during the period January 1987 to December 1995 were reviewed. They accounted for 0.2% of total admissions during the...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Ab Rahman AF

更新日期：2002-07-01 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：:The effects of the environmental toxicant, triethyltin, on Ca2+ mobilization in Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells have been examined. Triethyltin induced an increase in cytosolic free Ca2+ levels ([Ca2+]i) at concentrations larger than 2 microM in a concentration-dependent manner. Within 5 min, the [Ca2+]i signal...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Jiann BP,Chou KJ,Chang HT,Chen WC,Huang JK,Jan CR

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Derivatives of dehydrocrotonin (DHC; Compound I) with different anti-ulcerogenic properties but less toxicity were produced by reducing the cyclohexenone moiety of DHC with NaBH4 (Compound II), reducing the cyclohexenone and lactone moieties with LiAlH4 (Compound III) and transforming the lactone moiety into an amide ...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Melo PS,Durán N,Haun M

更新日期：2002-05-01 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：: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：: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：:There is compelling evidence in support of positive associations between zinc (Zn) deficiency and high accumulation of cadmium (Cd) in biological samples of different cancerous patients. The incidence of mouth cancer has been increased among people who possess habit of drinking alcohol, tobacco smoking and chewing wit...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Kazi TG,Wadhwa SK,Afridi HI,Kazi N,Kandhro GA,Baig JA,Shah AQ,Kolachi NF,Khan S

更新日期：2010-03-01 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 aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of bisphenol A (BPA) on nitric oxide (NO) production and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression by neutrophils with regard to sex and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) pathway participation in this process. This study demonstrated that BPA intensifies the production o...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Ratajczak-Wrona W,Nowak K,Garley M,Tynecka M,Jablonska E

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

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：:The benefits and costs are discussed for the possibility of using pups generated in breeding studies for additional assessments, such as evaluating immunotoxicity. Such an approach is logistically challenging, but not overwhelming. ...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Chapin RE

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to evaluate the maternal toxicity and teratogenicity of fenproporex, one of the most widely-used anorectic drugs in many countries, including Brazil. Three periods of exposure were evaluated: (a) 30 days before mating; (b) from gestational day (GD) 0 to 14; and (c) 30 days before mating and dur...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Moreira CQ,Faria MJ,Baroneza JE,Oliveira RJ,Moreira EG

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphorus flame retardants are a group of chemicals that are used to slow or prevent the spread of fire. These compounds have been detected in different environments including human organism. In the present study, we have investigated DNA-damaging potential and effect on DNA methylation of tris(2-chloroethyl) phospha...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Bukowski K,Wysokinski D,Mokra K,Wozniak K

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the 1980s, villages in the Kurdistan region of Iraq were exposed to chemical weapons (CWs), which killed and injured thousands of civilians. There has been no clinical assessment of the long-term effects of CWs exposure on those injured. We report the first such evaluation of CW effects on long-term health of child...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Talabani JM,Ali AI,Kadir AM,Rashid R,Samin F,Greenwood D,Hay A

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are many discrepancies among the results of studies on the genotoxicity of lead. The aim of the study was to explore lead-induced DNA damage, including oxidative damage, in relation to oxidative stress intensity parameters and the antioxidant defense system in human leukocytes. The study population consisted of ...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Dobrakowski M,Pawlas N,Kasperczyk A,Kozłowska A,Olewińska E,Machoń-Grecka A,Kasperczyk S

更新日期：2017-07-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Oxidative stress is one of the major mechanisms of cyclophosphamide (CPX)-induced toxicities. However, it is unknown how CPX induces oxidative stress. Based on the available information, we speculated that CPX could increase iron content in the tissues and then induce oxidative stress. METHOD:We tested this ...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Sheng Y,Chen YJ,Qian ZM,Zheng J,Liu Y

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The influence of pharmacological pretreatment (pyridostigmine, benactyzine and trihexyphenidyle), designated PANPAL, on soman-induced cholinergic and stressogenic effects as well as on the efficacy of antidotal treatment (HI-6 plus obidoxime) in rats was studied. 2. PANPAL prophylaxis significantly decreased soman-...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Kassa J,Bajgar J

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have proposed the use of low concentrations of phytochemicals and combinations of phytochemicals in chemoprevention to reduce cytotoxicity and simulate normal ingestion through diet. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate whether the DNA damage, chromosome instability, and oxidative stress ind...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Serpeloni JM,Almeida MR,Mercadante AZ,Bianchi ML,Antunes LM

更新日期：2013-08-01 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：:Information on the acute effects associated with the handling of 1,4-dioxane is sparse. Our aim was to evaluate the acute effects of 1,4-dioxane vapours. In a screening study, six healthy volunteers rated symptoms on a visual analogue scale (VAS), while exposed to stepwise increasing levels of 1,4-dioxane, from 1 to 2...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Ernstgård L,Iregren A,Sjögren B,Johanson G

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic and progressive lung disease with high morbidity and mortality. miR-182-5p is overexpressed in several fibrosis-related diseases but its effect in pulmonary fibrosis has not been reported yet. To investigate the function of miR-182-5p in pulmonary fibrosis, we establish...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Chen Y,Zhang Q,Zhou Y,Yang Z,Tan M

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arsenic trioxide (As2O3) is utilized for treating patients suffering from hematological malignancies particularly acute promyelocytic leukemia. Unfortunately, the extensive application of this chemotherapeutic agent has been limited due to its adverse effects such as cardiotoxicity. Ellagic acid, as a phenolic compoun...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Hemmati AA,Olapour S,Varzi HN,Khodayar MJ,Dianat M,Mohammadian B,Yaghooti H

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00