abstract：:Deregulated cancer cell metabolism plays an important role in cancer progression. Cancer cell metabolism has been in the centre of attention in therapeutical cancer cell targeting. Repurposed chemical agents, such as metformin and aspirin, have been studied extensively as preventive and therapeutic agents. Metformin i...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Albayrak G,Konac E,Dikmen AU,Bilen CY

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：:Rosiglitazone is in the thiazolidinedione class of drugs used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. It works as an insulin sensitizer by binding to the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma. We investigated the effects of prenatally administered rosiglitazone on pyramidal cell numbers and morphologi...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Sağır D,Eren B,Yılmaz BD,Eren Z,Keleş ON,Gökçe AB

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Cardiac dysfunction is one of the most serious consequences of scorpion envenomation. The best tool to evaluate cardiac function is echocardiography, but it is not available at all emergency departments. Many studies aimed to describe biological predictive factors of cardiac dysfunction in scorpion envenomation...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Chakroun-Walha O,Karray R,Jerbi M,Ben Rebeh A,Jammeli C,Bahloul M,Ammar R,Chabchoub I,Bouaziz M,Nasri A,Rekik N

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study provides an epidemiological description of non-health care facility medication errors involving anticonvulsant drugs. METHODS:A retrospective analysis of National Poison Data System data was conducted on non-health care facility medication errors involving anticonvulsant drugs reported to US Po...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： DeDonato EA,Spiller HA,Casavant MJ,Chounthirath T,Hodges NL,Smith GA

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of Lucilia sericata larvae on the healing of wounds in diabetics has been reported. However, the role of the excretion/secretion (ES) products of the larvae in treatment of diabetic wounds remains unknown. This study investigated whether application of the ES products of L. sericata on the wound surface could ...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Tombulturk FK,Kasap M,Tuncdemir M,Polat E,Sirekbasan S,Kanli A,Kanigur-Sultuybek G

更新日期：2018-05-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The present study was designed to highlight the toxic impact of baclofen on both biochemical and histopathological aspects in rats' liver, gastric, lung, kidney, and brain tissues. METHODS:The study was performed on 30 healthy adult male albino rats divided into four groups with 5 rats in each control group,...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Issa SY,Hafez EM,El-Banna AS,Abdel Rahman SM,AlMazroua MK,El-Hamd MA

更新日期：2018-04-01 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：: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

abstract：:Amyloid beta (Aβ) peptide aggregation and cholinergic neurodegeneration are involved in the development of cognitive impairment. Therefore, in this article, we examined rosuvastatin (RSV), an oral hypolipidemic drug, to determine its potential as a dual inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and Aβ peptide aggregati...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Husain I,Akhtar M,Abdin MZ,Islamuddin M,Shaharyar M,Najmi AK

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genotoxicants can be identified as aneugens and clastogens through a micronucleus (MN) assay. The current high-content screening-based MN assays usually discriminate an aneugen from a clastogen based on only one parameter, such as the MN size, intensity, or morphology, which yields low accuracies (70-84%) because each...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Huang ZH,Li N,Rao KF,Liu CT,Huang Y,Ma M,Wang ZJ

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The malignancy of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) largely results from its invasive manner. Secreted frizzled-related proteins (SFRPs) have been recently found to suppress the invasiveness of some cancers. On the other hand, the methylation of SFRPs increases protein degradation to reduce the activity of SFRPs, res...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Zhang X,Rong X,Chen Y,Su L

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1-Bromopropane (1-BP) is an increasingly used chemical solvent for cleaning metals and gradually replacing spraying adhesives. Workers exposed to 1-BP (WBP) showed nervous system dysfunction and other symptoms. This study focused on the proteomic change between healthy individuals (HIs), WBP and poisoned patients with...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Miao R,Ding B,Zhang Y,Zhao R,Li Y,Zhu B

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postoperative cognitive dysfunction, which is associated with a wide range of cognitive functions including working memory, long-term memory, information processing, attention, and cognitive flexibility, is a major clinical issue in geriatric surgical patients. The aim of the current study was to determine the protect...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Liang L,Ma Z,Dong M,Ma J,Jiang A,Sun X

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Teucrium polium L. (Lamiaceae) is a commonly used medicinal plant in folk medicine. Among several uses, T. polium is used to treat male fertility problems. This research was conducted to study the effect of T. polium on spermatogenesis, testosterone level, androgen receptor expression, and fertility in male rats. Admi...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Al-Tikriti A,Al-Khateeb E,Abbas MA

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypofibrinogenemia is an important clinical consequence following envenomation by Lachesis muta muta, usually attenuated or prevented by administration of antivenom. The venom of L. m. muta contains both a metalloproteinase fibrinogenase and a serine protease thrombin-like enzyme, and exposure of fibrinogen to iron (F...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Nielsen VG,Matika RW

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute exposure to systemic poisons represents an important challenge in clinical toxicology. We aimed to analyze the potential role of cardiac biomarkers, routine laboratory tests, and clinical scores as morbidity and in-hospital mortality predictors in patients intoxicated with various systemic poisons. We conducted ...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Lionte C,Sorodoc V,Tuchilus C,Cimpoiesu D,Jaba E

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Anthrax is a bacterial disease caused by the aerobic sporeforming bacterium Bacillus anthracis. It has been suggested that oxidative stress plays an important role in the pathogenesis of B. anthracis. The aim of this study was to investigate serum paraoxonase 1 (PON1) activity, catalase activity, malondial...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Karadas S,Aslan M,Ceylan MR,Sunnetcioglu M,Bozan N,Kara H,Demir H

更新日期：2017-07-01 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：:This study was designed to determine the levels of prolactin, leptin, osteopontin, and follistatin in workers chronically and subacutely exposed to lead compounds. The examined population consisted of three groups. The first group was composed of 56 male workers who were chronically exposed to lead for 13.38 ± 10.38 y...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Dobrakowski M,Kasperczyk A,Czuba ZP,Machoń-Grecka A,Szlacheta Z,Kasperczyk S

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endogenous alcohol has been applied for spontaneous ethanol production via different metabolic pathways of the human body. Auto-brewery syndrome describes the patients with alcohol intoxication after ingesting carbohydrate-rich meals. The main objective of this study is to investigate the effect of diabetes mellitus (...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Hafez EM,Hamad MA,Fouad M,Abdel-Lateff A

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Naringenin is a naturally occurring flavanones and has been found to exhibit free radical scavenging, enzyme inhibition, antioxidants, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer activities. Present study was designed to evaluate the protective role of naringenin against benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P)-induced oxidative stress and pulmo...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Ali R,Shahid A,Ali N,Hasan SK,Majed F,Sultana S

更新日期：2017-04-01 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：:This study was designed to evaluate the hepato and neuroprotective activity of Daflon and low-dose γ radiation on thioacetamide (TAA)-induced liver damage and hepatic encephalopathy (HE) in rats. Effect of daily Daflon treatment (100 mg/kg body weight, Per OS (p.o.) for consecutive 3 days) and/or fractionated low-dose...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Abdel-Rafei M,Amin MM,Hasan HF

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pentavalent antimonial (Sb5+) drugs such as meglumine antimoniate (MA) are the mainstay treatment of leishmaniases in developing countries. The effects of these compounds on drug-metabolizing enzymes have not been characterized and their potential pharmacokinetic interactions with other drugs are therefore unknown. Th...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Coelho DR,De-Oliveira A,Parente T,Leal BS,das Chagas LF,Oliveira TN,Saint'Pierre TD,Paumgartten F

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vivo antidotal efficacy of new bis- quaternary 2-(hydroxyimino)- N-(pyridin-3yl) acetamide derivatives (HNK series), to counter multiples of lethal doses of nerve agent sarin (GB) and reactivation of acetylcholinesterase (AChE), was evaluated in Swiss albino mice. [Protection index PI; median lethal dose (LD50) of ...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Swami D,Karade HN,Acharya J,Kumar P

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to characterize the zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) and their bulk counterpart in suspensions and to access the impact of their acute oral toxicity at doses of 300 and 2000 mg/kg in healthy female Wistar rats. The hematological, biochemical, and urine parameters were accessed at 24 and...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Srivastav AK,Kumar M,Ansari NG,Jain AK,Shankar J,Arjaria N,Jagdale P,Singh D

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nicotinamide riboside (NR) is a naturally occurring form of vitamin B3 present in trace amounts in some foods. Like niacin, it has been shown to be a precursor in the biosynthesis of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+). The safety of Niagen™, a synthetic form of NR, was determined using a bacterial reverse mutage...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Conze DB,Crespo-Barreto J,Kruger CL

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Diazinon (DZN) is one of the most important organophosphorus compounds used to control pests in agriculture in many countries. Several studies have shown that exposure to DZN may alter protein expression in the liver. In order to further investigate the mechanism of DZN toxicity, differentially expressed ATP-intera...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Pourtaji A,Robati RY,Lari P,Hosseinzadeh H,Ramezani M,Abnous K

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Periodontitis is a common infectious disease associated with destruction of periodontal ligaments and alveolar bones. CD4(+) T cell-mediated immune response is involved in the progression of periodontitis. Tobacco consumption increases the risk of periodontal disease. However, the impact of nicotine on the interaction...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Ge X,Liu YF,Wong Y,Wu LZ,Tan L,Liu F,Wang XJ

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we aimed to investigate disulfide/thiol homeostasis in trichloroethylene (TCE) exposure. The study was carried out in 30 nonsmoker TCE-exposed workers with a variety of occupations. Additionally, 30 healthy nonsmoker volunteers were recruited as the control group. TCE exposure was determined by measurin...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Bal C,Büyükşekerci M,Koca C,Ağış ER,Erdoğan S,Baran P,Gündüzöz M,Yilmaz Ö

更新日期：2016-09-01 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：:Vigabatrin (VGB) is an antiepileptic drug thatincreases brain γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) levels through irreversible inhibition of GABA transaminase. The aim of this study was to evaluate neurotoxicological effects of VGB measuring motor activity and genotoxic and mutagenic effects after a single and repeated administ...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Coelho VR,Sousa K,Pires TR,Papke D,Vieira CG,de Souza LP,Leal MB,Schunck R,Picada JN,Pereira P

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The second-generation selective 5-HT2 receptor antagonists and reuptake inhibitors (SARIs) class antidepressants are known to have fewer cardiovascular side effects than the older ones. However, several case reports showed that trazodone, one of the second-generation SARIs, induces QT prolongation, cardiac arrhythmia,...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Lee S,Lee HA,Kim SJ,Kim KS

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to investigate the effect of agmatine sulfate (AG, CAS2482-00-0) in nicotine (NIC)-induced vascular endothelial dysfunction (VED) in rabbits. NIC was administered to produce VED in rabbits with or without AG for 6 weeks. Serum lipid profile, serum thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, reduce...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Nader MA,Gamiel NM,El-Kashef H,Zaghloul MS

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study is to establish a new animal model of azithromycin (AZ)-induced liver injury and study the molecular pathological change during the process. First, mice were respectively injected intraperitoneally with AZ of different high doses. Our results showed that 800 mg/kg AZ injection signific...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Li SQ,Wan XD,Zhu S,Han HM,Xu ZS,Lu HJ

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stem cell transplantation has indicated great promise for cell therapy in a wide range of diseases, but poor and insufficient viability of cells within damaged tissues has limited its potential therapeutic effects. 17 β-Estradiol (E2) is a steroid hormone that plays an important role in expression of many genes and re...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Mirzamohammadi S,Mehrabani M,Tekiyehmaroof N,Sharifi AM

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Accidental toxicity by organophosphate (OP) agents may occur among farmers during spraying season due to improper use and handling. Plasma cholinesterase (ChE) activity measurement is recommended to monitor the extent of exposure to the OP agent. The aim of the current study was to measure plasma ChE activ...

journal_title：Human & experimental toxicology

authors： Pakravan N,Shokrzadeh M,Bari MA,Shadboorestan A

更新日期：2016-03-01 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