An assessment of asbestos body formation in extrapulmonary sites: liver and spleen.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Printing workers experience a high rate of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). This study aims to determine the prevalence of MSDs, estimate serum biomarkers denoting musculoskeletal tissue changes, and determine some individual risk factors for MSDs among Egyptian printing workers. METHODS:Eighty-five male pr...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Mourad BH

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphate (TRCP), a flame-retardant plasticizer used in plastics, polymeric foams and synthetic fibers, was studied as part of the National Toxicology Program's class study of phosphate flame-retardants. TRCP was administered at 0, 22, 44, 88, 175 and 350 mg/kg to both sexes of rats and 0, 44, 88, 1...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Matthews HB,Dixon D,Herr DW,Tilson H

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microcystins (MCs) are the most potent toxins that can be produced by cyanobacteria in drinking water supplies. This study investigated the abundance of toxin-producing algae in 11 drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs). A total of 26 different algal taxa were identified in treated water, from which 12% were blue gre...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Ibrahim WM,Salim EH,Azab YA,Ismail AH

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to determine if long-term exposure to high doses of methoxychlor (M) would alter pituitary or testicular endocrine functions in either an estrogenic or antiandrogenic manner. Weanling male Long-Evans hooded rats were dosed daily with M (po) at 0, 200, 300, or 400 mg kg-1 day-1 for 10 months. Me...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Gray LE Jr,Ostby J,Cooper RL,Kelce WR

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:'Toxicant-induced loss of tolerance' (or TILT) describes a two-step disease process in which (1) certain chemical exposures, e.g., indoor air contaminants, chemical spills, or pesticide applications, cause certain susceptible persons to lose their prior natural tolerance for common chemicals, foods, and drugs (initiat...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Miller CS

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reports about vanadium (V) inhalation toxicity on the hematopoietic system, specifically about coagulation are limited. Therefore, we decided to evaluate the effects of V with a complete blood count and morphologic analysis of platelets on blood smears. CD-1 male mice inhaled V2O5 0.02 M 1 h twice weekly over 12 weeks...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： González-Villalva A,Fortoul TI,Avila-Costa MR,Piñón-Zarate G,Rodriguez-Laraa V,Martínez-Levy G,Rojas-Lemus M,Bizarro-Nevarez P,Díaz-Bech P,Mussali-Galante P,Colin-Barenque L

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental Impact Assessment is essentially a process comprising four elements: identification, prediction, evaluation, and monitoring. Properly conducted EIA studies can identify linkages between injurious events and/or activities and their damaging consequences. This aids in making the risk management decision. T...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Ratanachai C

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-five deaths from mesothelioma have occurred among production workers in an asbestos-cement factory. This analysis examines the fit of the cubic residence time model to the incidence of mesothelioma using a case-control method proposed by de Klerk and colleagues. The cubic residence time model was found to provid...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Finkelstein MM

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ferric nitrilotriacetate (Fe-NTA) is a known renal carcinogen and has been shown to adversely induce oxidative stress and tissue toxicity after both acute and chronic exposure. Present studies were designed to study the hepatoprotective and antioxidant potential of butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), a phenolic antioxidan...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Ansar S,Iqbal M

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial adhesion plays an important role in the process of atherosclerosis, which is regulated by endothelial adhesion molecules and chemoattractant molecules. In some areas of China, citreoviridin (CIT) is considered a risk factor for the development of atherosclerosis. Here, we investigated the role of CIT in ad...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Hou H,Zhou R,Jia Q,Li Q,Kang L,Jiao P,Li D,Jiang B

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrical and electronic waste (E-waste) has now become the fastest growing solid waste around the world. Primitive recycling operations for E-waste have resulted in severe contamination of toxic metals and organic chemicals in the related areas. In this study, six dust and soil samples collected from E-waste recycli...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Wang L,Hou M,An J,Zhong Y,Wang X,Wang Y,Wu M,Bi X,Sheng G,Fu J

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Yoghurt is a popular dairy product in Iran because of its beneficial influence on human health and nutritional value. Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) is the metabolite of potential carcinogen aflatoxin B1, which can contaminate milk through the feed and is not eliminated by common processing heat treatment. An analytical method u...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Tabari M,Karim G,Ghavami M,Chamani M

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comparative potency method for cancer risk assessment has been developed based on a constant relative potency hypothesis. This method was developed and tested using data from a battery of short-term mutagenesis bioassays, animal tumorigenicity data and human lung cancer risk estimations. This data base was developed...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Lewtas J

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies from the University of Arizona indicate that normal subjects, both college students and the elderly, can register the presence of low-intensity odors in the electroencephalogram (EEG) in the absence of conscious awareness of the odors. The experimental paradigm involves subjects sniffing pairs of bottle...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Schwartz GE,Bell IR,Dikman ZV,Fernandez M,Kline JP,Peterson JM,Wright KP

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enzymes with hydroxylating activity on alkanes have potential application as biotransformation catalysts in chemical and pharmaceutical industry. Genome of Alcanivorax borkumensis, a marine bacterium with hydrocarbon dissimilation activity, contains at least two P450 monooxygenases and two nonheme monooxygenases, AlkB...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Eidani SZ,Shahraki MK,Gasemisakha F,Hahsemi M,Bambai B

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A meta-analysis of epidemiologic studies for textile industry workers was undertaken in an attempt to evaluate whether the cancer risk varies within the textile industry in relation to the job held or the textile fiber used. We combined studies published up until 1990, when an ad hoc IARC Monograph was issued, and tho...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Mastrangelo G,Fedeli U,Fadda E,Milan G,Lange JH

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lead is a heavy metal that affects various systems and organs in the body, especially the nervous system. In this study, the in vivo and in vitro effects of lead on neurons were analyzed. We divided mouse pups into three groups based on the concentration of lead exposure: the control group, the low-dose group, and the...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Duan Y,Peng L,Shi H,Jiang Y

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Young adult CD-1 male mice were housed in individual cages throughout the study. Groups of 10 to 20 mice were given gradually increasing doses of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) at 6.25 to 25 mg/kg i.p., trifluoperazine (TFP) at 6 to 12 mg/kg p.o., phenobarbital sodium (PS) at 20 to 35 mg/kg p.o., morphine sulfate ...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Yen-Koo HC,Tocus EC,Balazs T

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some studies have shown increased DNA damage among car painters, but other professionals working in auto body and paint shops have not been extensively assessed. The aim of this study was to assess DNA damage in different types of auto body shop workers by measuring micronucleus (MN) levels in exfoliated buccal cells....

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Siebel AM,Basso da Silva L

更新日期：2010-10-01 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：:In the present work, 6 honeydew samples of known geographical and botanical origins and 11 honeybee samples were analyzed to detect possible contamination by the thermoelectric power plants in Mugla, Turkey. The contents of trace elements were determined by atomic absorption spectrometry after application of microwave...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Silici S,Uluozlu OD,Tuzen M,Soylak M

更新日期：2016-03-01 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：:Environmental pollution, primarily from industrialization, has caused significant adverse effects to humans, animals, and the ecosystem. Attempts have been made to reduce and prevent these pollutants through better waste management practices. Incineration is one such practice, which seeks to prevent adverse health imp...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Pleus RC,Kelly KE

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs), especially those containing cadmium, have undergone marked improvements and are now widely used nanomaterials in applicable biological fields. However, great concerns exist regarding their toxicity in biomedical applications. Because of the lack of sufficient data regardin...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Naderi S,Zare H,Taghavinia N,Irajizad A,Aghaei M,Panjehpour M

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Needlestick and sharp instrument injuries are common in dental practice and present the risk of direct exposure to blood-borne pathogens, including hepatitis B virus. This cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the risk factors of injury and infection in three types of dental clinic in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Al-Zoughool M,Al-Shehri Z

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress is accepted as a potential responsible mechanism in the pathogenesis of radiocontrast media (RCM)-induced hepatotoxicity. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the protective effects of ebselen against RCM-induced hepatotoxicity by measuring tissue oxidant/antioxidant parameters and histological changes ...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Basarslan F,Yilmaz N,Davarci I,Akin M,Ozgur M,Yilmaz C,Ulutas KT

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excessive exposure to nickel may cause health effects on the blood, lung, nose, kidney, reproductive system, skin and the unborn child. In the present study, we found that Ni²⁺ exposure led to a time- and dose-dependent proliferation arrest and death in human leukemia HL-60 cells. In the presence of 1 mM Ni²⁺, reactiv...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Chen J,Han J,Wang J

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The US Air Force has implemented the widespread use of JP-8 jet fuel in its operations, although a thorough understanding of its potential effects upon exposed personnel is unclear. Previous work has reported that JP-8 exposure is immunosuppressive. In the present study, the effects of in-utero JP-8 jet fuel exposure ...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Harris DT,Sakiestewa D,He X,Titone D,Witten M

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most of the mobile phones in Turkey emit 900 MHz radiation which is mainly absorbed by the skin and, to a lesser extent, muscle. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects the 900 MHz electromagnetic irradiation emitted by these devices on the induction of histopathologic changes in skin and the effect of me...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Ozguner F,Aydin G,Mollaoglu H,Gökalp O,Koyu A,Cesur G

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure estimates produced using predictive exposure assessment methods are associated with a number of uncertainties that relate to the inherent variability of the values for a given input parameter (e.g., body weight, ingestion rate, inhalation rate) and to unknowns concerning the representativeness of the assumpti...

journal_title：Toxicology and industrial health

authors： Whitmyre GK,Driver JH,Ginevan ME,Tardiff RG,Baker SR

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00