CalcDose: a software for drug dosage conversion using metabolically active mass of animals.

abstract：:Studies have demonstrated that benzodiazepine compounds are effective at antagonizing seizure activity produced by the organophosphate (OP) cholinesterase inhibitor soman. In this present study we have investigated the pharmacokinetics of midazolam and its associated effects on electroencephalographic (EEG) activity f...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Capacio BR,Byers CE,Merk KA,Smith JR,McDonough JH

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, coffee (CF) was evaluated for its protective effects against genotoxic damage and oxidative stress induced by the chemotherapeutic drug, cyclophosphamide (CPH). The sex-linked recessive lethal (SLRL) test was employed to study the induction of mutations in the larvae as well as in all the success...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Nagpal I,Abraham SK

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modafinil is used for the treatment of various sleep disorders; however, its usage among healthy individuals is also increasing. There are a limited number of cardiovascular side effects, including ischemic T-wave changes, dyspnea, hypertension, and tachycardia in the literature. Our research aimed to investigate the ...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Canyurt D,Tanriverdi LH,Ozhan O,Cansel M,Parlakpinar H,Vardi N,Cigremis Y,Yildiz A,Karaca Y,Yasar S,Acet A

更新日期：2020-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to evaluate the potential reproductive toxicity of epichlorohydrin in a one-generation reproduction toxicity study in compliance with OECD Test Guideline 415. Twenty-four male and female rats per group were given epichlorohydrin by gavage at 0, 3.3, 10, and 30 mg/kg/day. Males were dosed for 1...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Shin IS,Park NH,Lee JC,Kim KH,Moon C,Kim SH,Shin DH,Park SC,Kim HY,Kim JC

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plasmodium yoelii nigeriensis (P. y. nigeriensis) produces lethal malaria infection in Swiss albino mice. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) such as superoxide anion, hydrogen peroxide along with endogenously produced tumor necrosis factor (TNF) have been implicated in the pathogenesis of malaria. OBJECTIVE:Stud...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Siddiqi NJ,Alhomida AS,Sharma B,Pandey VC

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In May 1993, Administrative Browner of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) announced that an indirect exposure health risk assessment was required for all hazardous waste combustion facilities seeking a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act permit. These types of risk assessments evaluate the health and ...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Gaborek BJ

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For centuries, Turkey has been a significant location here around 80 species of Hypericum with differing names widely occur, which is also known as Turkish folk medicine in treating some bacterial diseases as well as stomach and intestine inflammation. Recent studies have reported this herb family to contain numbers o...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Can S,Çetik Yıldız S,Keskin C,Şahintürk V,Cengiz M,Appak Başköy S,Ayhanci A,Akıncı G

更新日期：2020-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Withania somnifera (L) Dunal (Solanaceae) is an important traditional herbal medicine used for thousands of years and is considered as the Indian ginseng. Reports on the effect of Withania somnifera root (WSR) extract on the developing foetus of pregnant rats including mortality, structural abnormalities, chang...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Prabu PC,Panchapakesan S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Albino mice (8-10 wks) weighing between 14 and 25 g were divided into 2 groups and dosed orally once per week with 2 doses (7 mg/kg and 21 mg/kg) of the gut-stimulating principle in Croton penduliflorus seeds (CP crystals) for 12 weeks. Some mice (3-4) from each group were killed at 10 days intervals for the first 6 w...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Asuzu IU,Shetty SN,Anika SM

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The toxicity of etephon and maleic hydrazide, used as plant growth regulators in agriculture, were reported as low in mammals in previous studies. However, in vitro cytotoxicity studies in mammalian cells are currently missing to understand their toxicity at molecular level. In the current study, the cytotoxicity of t...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Yurdakok B,Baydan E,Okur H,Gurcan IS

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adriamycin (ADR) causes morphological and functional alterations in mitochondrial structure in the heart. The study's aim was to determine whether there is a protective effect of selenium (Se) on ADR-induced cardiac damage. Rats were divided into four groups: The first group was injected saline intraperitoneally (i.p....

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Dursun N,Taşkın E,Yerer Aycan MB,Sahin L

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methyl 2,2-difluoromalonyl fluoride (MMF) is highly toxic by inhalation producing mortality in rats exposed for 4 hours to 0.55 mg/L. Repeated inhalation exposures of rats to 0.009 mg/L produced irritation but no other signs of a toxic response. Mortality was encountered following repeated exposures to 0.066 mg/L. ...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Kennedy GL Jr,Burgess BA,Chen HC

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the hepatoprotective activity of methanol bark extract of Alangium salviifolium (BEA) was evaluated for biochemical and histological parameters in swiss albino mice with CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity. The hepatomodulatory effect of two doses of BEA (20 and 50 mg/kg bw for 15 days by oral gavage) was asses...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Dhruve P,Nauman M,Kale RK,Singh RP

更新日期：2020-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental and clinical data relevant for the evaluation of the carcinogenic potential of the immunosuppressant ciclosporin are reviewed. Ciclosporin binds reversibly to the cytosolic receptor protein ciclophilin. Ciclophilin is likely involved in the blockade of lymphocyte activation-induced gene transcription of v...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Ryffel B,Mihatsch MJ,Fisher GL

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pefloxacin is a second-generation fluoroquinolone antibiotic. Besides its advantageous characteristics, side effects including the hypofunction of salivary glands, decreased saliva production, and peripheral neuropathy were observed during the administration of pefloxacin. The aim of this study was to investigate the ...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Skopkó BE,Deák Á,Matesz C,Kelentey B,Bácskai T

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Diplazium esculentum, a commonly consumed seasonal vegetable, has been reported to have some pathological effects in some animals. But, its effect on the male reproductive function has not yet been studied. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of boiled D. esculentum (BDE), the form which human consumes, on ma...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Roy S,Chaudhuri TK

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many steps are required to convert a normal cell into a cancerous one. The cancer cell must be able to multiply under conditions that a normal cell would not and to invade surrounding tissue and spread throughout the body. Both genetic changes, such as activation of oncogenes or inactivation of tumor suppressor genes,...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Couch DB

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The responses of atria isolated from four groups of rats: (a) control (air/H2O) and test animals treated with (b) 5 PPM nitrogen dioxide NO2 for 72 hours, (NO2/H2O), (c) 10% ethanol (ET) in water for 13 days, (air/ET), or (d) combination of NO2 and ET (NO2/ET). Isolated atria were tested with norepinephrine and dose r...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Early J,McGrath J,Messiha FS,Hughes MJ

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tempol (4-hydroxy tempo), a pleiotropic antioxidant is reported to afford protection against cisplatin (CP)-induced nephrotoxicity. However, molecular mechanisms of action of tempol in improving the renal function in CP-induced nephrotoxicity are not fully understood. We investigated the attenuating effect of tempol a...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Afjal MA,Goswami P,Ahmad S,Dabeer S,Akhter J,Salman M,Mangla A,Raisuddin S

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurodegenerative diseases affect millions of people. Major reasons behind the onset and progression of these diseases are still under investigation. Therefore, any approach that would treat/prevent progression is important. In this study, we aimed to investigate the potential protective effects of Psephellus pyrrhobl...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Taştan P,Armagan G,Dağcı T,Kıvçak B

更新日期：2019-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:A large number of cationic amphiphilic drugs (CADs) are known to cause phospholipidosis (PLD) in vivo. In the present study, we have built upon our previous findings to further qualify the use of a fluorescently labeled phospholipid-based cell-culture assay to detect PLD-inducing drugs. In this paper, we demonstrate t...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Nioi P,Pardo ID,Snyder RD

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Copper (Cu) is a heavy metal with the ability to induce, at high levels, neurobehavioral alterations, and oxidative stress (OS). On the other hand, melatonin (Mel) is a neurohormone that protects neurons from OS and has a modulatory effect on several behavioral processes. The present experiment was aimed to examine th...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Lamtai M,Zghari O,Azirar S,Ouakki S,Mesfioui A,El Hessni A,Berkiks I,Marmouzi I,Ouichou A

更新日期：2021-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:In adult female Wistar rats, pretreated by gavage with two doses - 16 or 256 mumol/kg - of cyanamide, TMTD (tetramethylthiuram disulfide), TMTM (tetramethylthiuram monosulfide), Ziram or Zineb at 90 min or 18 h before administration of 2 g of ethanol/kg i.p., the blood acetaldehyde levels were significantly increased ...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： García de Torres G,Römer KG,Torres Alanis O,Freundt KJ

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytotoxic effect of caffeine on heart cells was evaluated in primary cultures of rat heart muscle (M) and endothelioid (E) cells. The cultures were exposed to 5, 10, or 20 mM caffeine for 6, 12, or 24 hours. As an index of cytotoxicity produced by the treatments, in situ changes in mitochondrial membrane fragility...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Acosta D,Anuforo D

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fluoride reactivation process was evaluated for measuring the level of sarin or soman nerve agents reactivated from substrates in plasma and tissue from in vivo exposed guinea pigs (Cava porcellus), in blood from in vivo exposed rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta), and in spiked human plasma and purified human albumin...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Adams TK,Capacio BR,Smith JR,Whalley CE,Korte WD

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lead (Pb), a known environmental toxicant, adversely affects almost all organ systems. In this study, we investigated the effects of maternal lead exposure on fetal rat cerebellum. Female Sprague-Dawley rats were given lead nitrate in drinking water (0, 0.5, and 1%) for two weeks before conception, and during pregnanc...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Mousa AM,Al-Fadhli AS,Rao MS,Kilarkaje N

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was aimed to report the toxicity of the chlorpyrifos, an organophosphorus insecticide, with regard to histological and cytological effects through light and transmission electron microscopes in the gills of freshwater fish, Anabas testudineus. The fish were exposed to 0.125 (5% of 96 h LC50), 0.250 (...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Velmurugan B,Cengiz EI,Yolcu M,Uğurlu P,Selvanayagam M

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous work has suggested that endogenous sulfhydryls, such as glutathione (GSH) and cysteine, are involved in the uptake and toxicity of HgCl2. To study this possibility, uptake and toxicity of synthesized Hg(SG)2, Hg(cysteinylglycine)2 [Hg(CYS-GLY)2] and Hg(CYS)2 were investigated in rabbit renal proximal tubule s...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Wei H,Qiu L,Divine KK,Ashbaugh MD,McIntyre LC Jr,Fernando Q,Gandolfi AJ

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The availability of tissue glutathione (GSH) appears to depend upon a balance between tissue concentrations, the rate of reactive metabolite formation and the re-synthesis of GSH. To test this hypothesis, diethyl maleate (DEM, 5.8 mmol/kg bw) was administered intraperitoneally to male and female mice, hamsters, rats a...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Ecobichon DJ

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lavender and immortelle essential oils (EOs) are widely used to treat a spectrum of human conditions. The aim of this study was to investigate cyto/genotoxic effects of lavender and immortelle EOs using plant cells (Allium cepa) and human lymphocytes, as well as their antimicrobial potential using nine strains of bact...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Mesic A,Mahmutović-Dizdarević I,Tahirović E,Durmišević I,Eminovic I,Jerković-Mujkić A,Bešta-Gajević R

更新日期：2021-03-01 00:00:00