abstract：:In the present study, the emetic effect of the anticancer drug cisplatin, and protective effects of 5-HT3 receptor antagonists against cisplatin emesis were investigated in the pigeon. The experimental setting involved the i.v. administration of drugs and subsequent observation of the percentage of vomiting animals an...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Navarra P,Martire M,del Carmine R,Pozzoli G,Preziosi P

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adverse effects on the immune system resulting from acute and subchronic exposure to immunotoxic compounds can be divided into the following three categories. One is the tissue manifestations induced by either immunosuppressive or immunomodulative compounds through the interactions of the drug or its metabolites w...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Udaka K

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Safety assessment procedures still rely heavily if not exclusively on the results of tests carried out in laboratory animals, then extrapolated to man. There are few examples of environmental compounds examined extensively enough in both man and animals to permit a critical comparison of the accuracy of such risk asse...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Guzelian PS

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The direct or indirect interference with GABA-mediated neurotransmission results in convulsive seizure activity in humans and experimental animals. When this convulsant effect is experimentally analyzed, it turns out to be a product of discrete and restricted cerebral sites of drug action. Depending upon the brain cir...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Gale K

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhesus monkeys exposed to marijuana smoke either 7 or 2 days/weeks (HI and LO groups, respectively), or ethanol-extracted marijuana smoke for 7 days/week (EM) or sham treatment (SH) for 1 year were sacrificed 7 months following the last exposure. Pulmonary levels of carcinogen-DNA adducts were determined. Although mea...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Talaska G,Schamer M,Bailey JR,Ali SF,Scallet AC,Slikker W Jr,Paule MG

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraperitoneal (i.p.) administration of a cadmium (Cd) salt at concentrations of 1.0, 2.5 and 4.0 mg CdCl2/kg body wt. caused severe liver injury in rats 24 h after administration. The toxic effects were most evident in the intermediate dose of 2.5 mg. Thymidine kinase (TK), the key enzyme of the salvage pathway of D...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Theocharis SE,Margeli AP,Ghiconti IK,Varonos D

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effect of copper on cadmium-induced cytotoxicity on vascular endothelial cells from bovine aorta in a culture system. Cytotoxicity was evaluated by the [3H]adenine release assay and the histological observation. After a 24-h incubation, cadmium exhibited a significant cytotoxicity on confluent cult...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Kaji T,Fujiwara Y,Koyanagi E,Yamamoto C,Mishima A,Sakamoto M,Kozuka H

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of feeding a diet containing 5% tansy ragwort (TR) (Senecio jacobaea), a poisonous plant containing pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PA), on the blood and liver levels of copper, zinc, iron and vitamin A in broiler chicks was examined. Serum and liver copper and liver iron concentrations were increased in chicks fe...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Huan J,Cheeke PR,Lowry RR,Nakaue HS,Snyder SP,Whanger PD

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stoichiometric conversion of methyl acetate to methanol in vitro was detected when methyl acetate was incubated with blood for 2 to 8 h. The velocity of the reaction was so fast that almost all of methyl acetate disappeared in 8 h. The methanol formation was further confirmed by means of gas-chromatography-mass spectr...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Mizunuma K,Kawai T,Yasugi T,Horiguchi S,Iwami O,Ikeda M

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary renal neoplasms in the rats are uncommon. Nephroblastoma is the only renal embryonal tumor of the rat; all other tumors are reported in older rats. The occurrence of spontaneous nephroblastoma in rats has been reported. However, metastasis from the nephroblastoma in rat is extremely rare. Data from 2669 Spragu...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Chandra M,Carlton WW

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An occupational health study was conducted on 45 acetone-exposed male workers in combination with 343 non-exposed men to examine the quantitative relationship between the intensity of acetone vapor exposure and the concentration of acetone in urine. The time-weighted average acetone concentrations were measured by mea...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Kawai T,Yasugi T,Mizunuma K,Horiguchi S,Iguchi H,Ikeda M

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Caloric restriction is known to reduce chemically-induced tumor incidence in laboratory animals. The effect is believed to be mediated in part by modification of hepatic drug metabolism, including both phase I and phase II enzymes. Using aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) as a model carcinogen, we studied the effect of caloric restr...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Gao P,Chou MW

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous neoplasms in untreated control CD-1 mice (725 males and 725 females) used in carcinogenicity studies were evaluated and tabulated. The most common neoplasms in male mice were alveolar-bronchiolar adenomas (19.3%) followed by hepatocellular adenomas (11.0%), lymphoreticular neoplasms (6.8%), hepatocellular ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Chandra M,Frith CH

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The color additive, amaranth, was given in the diet to provide dietary levels of 0 (control), 0.03, 0.09 and 0.27%, from 5 weeks of age in F0 generation mice to 9 weeks of age in F1 generation mice, and some reproductive, developmental and behavioral parameters were measured. There was no effect on the parameters of l...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Tanaka T

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Explants from first-trimester placentae obtained from non-smoking women were incubated with doses of 0, 0.75, 1.5, 3, 6 and 12 micrograms of cadmium (Cd) as CdCl2 for 6 or 24 h. At the end of the incubation period, the activities of placental aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase (AHH) (a phase I enzyme), quinone reductase (QR...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Boadi WY,Urbach J,Brandes JM,Yannai S

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acute toxicity of organothiophosphate insecticides like parathion results from their metabolic activation by cytochromes P450. The present study is directed towards the characterization of cytochrome-P450-dependent metabolism of parathion by various mouse brain regions. Intraperitoneal administration of [35S]parat...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Soranno TM,Sultatos LG

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of cocaine and murine AIDS on natural killer (NK) cell activity in C57BL/6 mice was studied. Cocaine may play a major role in the development and progression to AIDS in the human population. Chronic intraperitoneal injection of cocaine was shown to cause an increase in NK cell activity over those of saline...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Poet TS,Pillai R,Wood S,Watson RR

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cynomolgus monkeys showed no measurable adverse effects following inhalation of 500 ppm dimethylformamide (DMF), 6 h/d, 5 d/wk, for 2 weeks either when exposed whole-body or head-only (one monkey per exposure route). Measurement of DMF concentrations into and out of the head-only exposure unit along with measurement o...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Hurtt ME,McCooey KT,Placke ME,Kennedy GL

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pregnant rats were given di-n-butyltin dichloride (DBT) by gastric intubation at a dose of 0, 2.5, 5.0, 7.5 or 10.0 mg/kg on days 7-15 of pregnancy. Maternal toxicity occurred in the 7.5 and 10.0 mg/kg groups as evidenced by a significant increase in maternal death and decrease in food consumption and body weight gain...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Ema M,Itami T,Kawasaki H

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phototoxic potentials of quinolone derivatives and the possibility of free radical contribution to their phototoxicity were investigated by measuring increments in ear thickness. Balb/c mice, fasted overnight, were orally administered ofloxacin (OFLX), lomefloxacin (LMFX), enoxacin (ENX), ciprofloxacin (CPFX) and ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Wagai N,Tawara K

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The E-rosetting profiles of T-cells were studied in 47 subjects with a history of poly-drug and alcohol abuse, and compared with 15 normal controls. No change was evident in numbers of total rosette-forming cells (TRFC). However, there was reduction in active and high-affinity rosette-forming cells (ARFC and HARFC). T...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Nair BS,Erickson JR,Pillai R,Estrada A,Watson RR

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanisms of zinc (Zn) toxicity are incompletely understood and data regarding potential endocrine alterations in Zn toxicity are scarce. To examine mechanisms of Zn toxicity, day-old chicks were pair-fed diets containing 5280 ppm (Hz) or 73 ppm (CON) Zn. Impaired postnatal growth, independent of feed consumption, an...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Dean CE,Hargis BM,Hargis PS

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral administration of a single dose of dibutyltin dilaurate (DBTL, 80 mg/kg body wt.), 2 or 24 h after treatment, caused no significant change in the levels of diacylglycerol and phosphoinositides in rat cerebrum (forebrain), whereas daily administration of DBTL (40 or 80 mg/kg body wt.) for 3 days (24 h after the fi...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Subramoniam A,Husain R,Seth PK

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:cis-Diamminedichloroplatinum(II) (cisplatin) is one of the most effective antitumor agents currently available for cancer chemotherapy. Unfortunately, its clinical use is severely limited by its dose-dependent nephrotoxicity. Recently, it has been reported that this nephrotoxicity is associated with an increase in lip...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Sadzuka Y,Shoji T,Takino Y

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of copper (Cu) deficiency on antioxidant status of liver and heart and its effect on adriamycin toxicity was assessed. Weanling rats were fed Cu-adequate (+Cu) and Cu-deficient (-Cu) diets for 3 weeks and then injected intraperitoneally once with saline or adriamycin (8 mg/kg). All -Cu rats had increased he...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Fischer J,Johnson MA,Tackett RL

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work the in vitro reactions of phosphine with intact red blood cells and membrane-free hemoglobin extracts are reported. We demonstrate that phosphine or phosphine derivatives induce dense aggregates of denatured hemoglobin known as 'Heinz bodies' in intact red blood cells. The reaction products include irreve...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Potter WT,Rong S,Griffith J,White J,Garry VF

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The metabolic activity of pre-implantation blastocysts recovered from delayed mice before and after administration of lead was estimated by measuring their oxygen consumption using a spectrophotometer technique. Normal blastocysts, activated for implantation, increased their oxygen consumption by about 50% compared wi...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Nilsson BO,Einarsson B,Magnusson C

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two-week oral administration of MDL-19,660, a triazole antidepressant compound, resulted in a dose-related thrombocytopenia in rats given 40-360 mg/kg/d and dogs treated with 5-50 mg/kg/d. Consumptive loss of platelets was not apparent since splenomegaly, hemorrhage, microscopic thrombi or prolonged coagulation times ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Yarrington JT,Kociba GJ,Gibson JP

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A teratological test was carried out on triphenyltin acetate (TPTA) used as a fungicide and antifouling agent. Pregnant Wistar rats were treated orally with TPTA at dose levels of 0, 1.5, 3.0, 6.0, 9.0 and 12.0 mg/kg/d during days 7-17 of gestation. Cesarean sections were performed on day 20 of gestation. In the pregn...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Noda T,Morita S,Yamano T,Shimizu M,Yamada A

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Letimide is a new efficient analgesic salicylate derivative. In this study we evaluated its cytogenetic and teratogenic potential. For chromosomal aberrations and sister chromatid exchange analysis we tested 250, 375, 500 and 625 micrograms/ml of letimide in human lymphocyte cultures in vitro, and for the in vivo cyto...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Díaz Barriga-Arceo S,Madrigal-Bujaidar E,Salazar M,Chamorro G

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Simultaneous treatment of rats with ethanol (EtOH) and methylmercury (MeHg) increases the frequency of lesions in the rat kidney. Therefore, it was of interest to us to study the effects of simultaneous treatment of rats with MeHg and EtOH on kidney metallothionein (MT) and mercury residues levels in kidneys of rats m...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Rumbeiha WK,Bhatnagar MK,Turner CJ

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple and sensitive method for the separation of 14C-labelled acetanilide, 4-hydroxyacetanilide, 3-hydroxyacetanilide and 2-hydroxyacetanilide was developed using thin-layer chromatography. This separation is the basis for the assay of acetanilide 4-hydroxylase and acetanilide 2-hydroxylase activity in liver micros...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Lewandowski M,Chui YC,Levi P,Hodgson E

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cimetidine, a widely prescribed, potent histamine H2-receptor antagonist, is unrelatedly a mild antiandrogen. Since perinatal androgens are essential for normal masculine imprinting, we wanted to determine if maternally administered cimetidine interfered with the development of the male offspring's sex-dependent, hepa...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Shapiro BH,Bitar MS

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic and renal microsomal electron transport components and erythrocyte delta-aminolevulinate dehydratase were investigated in adult male rats exposed to 0, 50, 200 and 600 ppm tetrachloroethylene for 4 weeks. Body weight and liver weight showed a significant decrease only in the 600 ppm group. A dose-dependent dec...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Soni M,Nomiyama H,Nomiyama K

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether occupational exposure to trichloroethylene (TCE) influences sympathetic nerve activity, serum dopamine-beta-hydroxylase (DBH) activities were analyzed in 84 male workers exposed to TCE and 83 male age-matched controls. The workers were exposed to about 22 ppm TCE in air. There were no significant ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Nagaya T,Ishikawa N,Hata H

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heptachlor is a major component of the insecticide, chlordane. It is a health hazard but is still in use in some countries of Southeast Asia. To elucidate the toxicity of heptachlor its effects on mice after oral and intraperitoneal administration were studied. A 3-day group, 92-day group and 180-day group were given ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Izushi F,Ogata M

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The structural analogy of paraquat with 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+) has been implied in the aetiology of Parkinson's disease. The cross-reactivity of MPP+ to a specific antibody to paraquat was assessed by radioimmunoassay and was found to be very low. The results suggest that this polyclonal paraquat antibody ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Houzé P,Chappey O,Gallons H,Scherrmann JM

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies in this laboratory have demonstrated that the alpha 2-adrenergic agonist clonidine and related drugs can offer significant protection against both the acute and chronic toxicity to soman administration in rats and mice. The purpose of this study was to determine whether addition of clonidine to a stan...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Buccafusco JJ,Heithold DL,Chon SH

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the major side effects of aminoglycoside antibiotics (AG) is ototoxicity. The authors review the literature revealing many controversies on every aspect of this side-effect. Although epidemiological studies have to face the problem of reliable evaluation techniques, the incidence of cochleo- and vestibulotoxic ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Govaerts PJ,Claes J,van de Heyning PH,Jorens PG,Marquet J,De Broe ME

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rats were treated with LiCl or RbCl in drinking water for 65 days. Spleen cells from both treated groups exhibited significantly greater proliferative responses to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) than those from untreated controls. Responses to concanavalin A (Con A) were not affected. Cytotoxic activities of natural killer ...

journal_title：Toxicology letters

authors： Jones JM,Yeralan O,Hines G,Maher M,Roberts DW,Benson RW

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00