Antimony leaching from cot mattresses and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

abstract：:Kampo (Japanese traditional herbal) medicines have been produced by combining multiple crude drugs, almost all of plant origin but with some of animal or mineral origin, and contain a great many substances. Their effect is a combination of the various interactions of the constituent substances, whether they are enhanc...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Ikegami F,Sumino M,Fujii Y,Akiba T,Satoh T

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) is a compound used in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal, narcolepsy, and for induction of anaesthesia. It is also contained in many products illegally marketed as "dietary supplements" and is increasingly being recognised as a potential drug of abuse. We report the case of a 44-year-old m...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Dupont P,Thornton J

更新日期：2001-01-01 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：: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：:Three patients admitted to the Accident and Emergency Unit of Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) after eating a cassava based meal 'Gari' died shortly after admission. The patients vomited and complained of abdominal pain immediately after the meal. They were unconscious with renal failure and died of cardiopul...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Akintonwa A,Tunwashe OL

更新日期：1992-01-01 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：:1 The cytotoxicity of dichlorobenzenes in cultured rat liver slices has previously been shown to be strain specific and biotransformation related. 2 In order to extrapolate animal models to humans, the dichlorobenzenes were incubated with human liver slices to try to clarify their hepatotoxic potential in man. 3 The d...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Fisher R,Barr J,Zukoski CF,Putnam CW,Sipes IG,Gandolfi AJ,Brendel K

更新日期：1991-09-01 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：:Mercury, a heavy metal, is widespread and persistent in the environment and has been elucidated as a possible risk factor in cardiovascular diseases. Mercury has been reported to selectively impair the nitric oxide (NO) pathway in the vascular endothelium as a consequence of oxidative stress. Conversely, mercury per s...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Omanwar S,Saidullah B,Ravi K,Fahim M

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The polybrominated diphenyl ether flame retardants decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) and bisphenol A (BPA) are environmental contaminants that can cross the placenta and exert toxicity in the developing fetal nervous system. Copy number variants (CNVs) play a role in a number of genetic disorders and may be implicated...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Du L,Sun W,Li XM,Li XY,Liu W,Chen D

更新日期：2018-05-01 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：:This study investigated the main target sites of chlorpyrifos (CPF), its effect on biochemical indices, and the pathological changes observed in rat liver and kidney function using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Adult female Wistar rats (n = 12) were randomly assigned into two groups (one control and one test g...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Tanvir EM,Afroz R,Chowdhury M,Gan SH,Karim N,Islam MN,Khalil MI

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic mercury exposure impairs vascular function, leading to the depression of endothelium-dependent vasodilatation. Loss of the nitric oxide (NO) pathway has been implicated, but little is known about effects on other endothelial mediators. This study investigated the mechanisms of endothelial dysfunction in rats s...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Omanwar S,Ravi K,Fahim M

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The regulation of osteoblast proliferation is a key factor in maintaining bone mass. The enhancement of this process can be achieved by stimulating the proliferation of these cells. Mechanical stimulation is one of the important enhancing factors, but the exact cellular mechanisms of mechanical stimulation, i.e., mech...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Rosenberg N

更新日期：2003-05-01 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：:Paracetamol overdose is common and microRNA (miR)-122 expression is increased with liver injury. We aimed to measure miR-122 in the setting of an abbreviated paracetamol overdose treatment regimen. We compared miRNA expression in patients treated for paracetamol poisoning with an abbreviated 12-h intravenous acetylcys...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Wong A,Nejad C,Gantier M,Choy KW,Doery J,Graudins A

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dental amalgams are a commonly used dental restorative material, and amalgams are about 50% mercury (Hg). In our study, urinary Hg levels was examined in children of age 8-18 years, with and without dental amalgam fillings, from a completed clinical trial (parent study) that was designed to evaluate the potential heal...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Geier DA,Carmody T,Kern JK,King PG,Geier MR

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyrazinamide (PYZ)-an essential component of primary drug regimen used for the treatment and management of multidrug resistant or latent tuberculosis-is well known for its hepatoxicity. However, the mechanism of PYZ-induced hepatotoxicity is still unknown to researchers. Studies have shown that the drug is metabolized...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Rawat A,Chaturvedi S,Singh AK,Guleria A,Dubey D,Keshari AK,Raj V,Rai A,Prakash A,Kumar U,Kumar D,Saha S

更新日期：2018-04-01 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：:Severe carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning causes fulminant deaths in common environment as well as neurological sequelae to survivors. Prevention of delayed neurological syndrome (DNS) after exposure to CO, the most important sequela, is based up to date on hyperbaric oxygen administration. Nevertheless, its use remains c...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Del Moral-Barbudo B,Blancas R,Ballesteros-Ortega D,Quintana-Díaz M,Martínez-González Ó

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HCH isomers, endosulfan, malathion, chlorpyrifos, and methyl-parathion were monitored in human milk samples from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The endosulfan concentrations were highest and exceeded the sigma-HCH, chlorpyrifos, and malathion concentrations by 3.5-, 1.5-, and 8.4-fold, respectively. Through breast milk, infa...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Sanghi R,Pillai MK,Jayalekshmi TR,Nair A

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. In humans CaNa2EDTA increases urinary excretion of lead as well as that of essential metals such as zinc, ferrum and manganese but not that of copper. 2. We studied the effect of CaNa2EDTA injection on serum dopamine-beta-hydroxylase, a copper-dependent enzyme, in three male lead welders hospitalized for suspected ...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： De Paris P,Caroldi S

更新日期：1994-04-01 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：:Diazinon is one of the most widely used organophosphate insecticides (OPI) in agriculture and public health programs. The aim of this study was to investigate how an OPI, diazinon, affects lipid peroxidation (LPO) and the antioxidant defense system in vitro. For this purpose, two experiments were carried out. In exper...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Altuntas I,Kilinc I,Orhan H,Demirel R,Koylu H,Delibas N

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morphine-6-glucuronide, the active metabolite of morphine, and to a lesser extent morphine itself are known to accumulate in patients with renal failure. A number of cases on non-lethal morphine toxicity in patients with renal impairment report high plasma concentrations of morphine-6-glucuronide, suggesting that this...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Lagas JS,Wagenaar JF,Huitema AD,Hillebrand MJ,Koks CH,Gerdes VE,Brandjes DP,Beijnen JH

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study deals with pesticide exposure profile in some European countries with a specific focus on ethylenebisdithiocarbamates (EBDC). In all, 55 Bulgarian greenhouse workers, 51 Finnish potato farmers, 48 Italian vineyard workers, 42 Dutch floriculture farmers, and 52 Bulgarian zineb producers entered the study. Ea...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Fustinoni S,Campo L,Liesivuori J,Pennanen S,Vergieva T,van Amelsvoort L,Bosetti C,Van Loveren H,Colosio C

更新日期：2008-09-01 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 article focuses on flaws in the actual approaches of exposure to a chemical of recipient organisms. It demonstrates the excessive use of arguments based on adverse effects and underlines the necessity to take adaptive effects seriously. Regulators are invited to rethink their inclination to the 'When in doubt, kee...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Hanekamp JC,Bast A

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sepsis, often initiated by an infection, is a state of disrupted inflammatory homeostasis. There is increasing evidence that oxidative stress has an important role in the development of sepsis-induced multiorgan failure. Resveratrol (RV) is a polyphenolic compound found in the skin of red fruits, such as mulberries an...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Aydin S,Bacanli M,Taner G,Şahin T,Başaran AA,Başaran N

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pharmacological potential of curcumin was assessed in PC12 cells against hydrogen peroxide (H(2) O(2)) exposure. In MTT [3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide] and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) assays, 24-hour exposure of H(2)O(2) (0.5 mM and above) was found to be cytotoxic. A significant (p < 0...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Siddiqui MA,Kashyap MP,Kumar V,Tripathi VK,Khanna VK,Yadav S,Pant AB

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00