abstract：:Leflunomide, used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, has been reported to cause severe liver problems and liver failure; however, the underlying mechanisms are not clear. In this study, we used multiple approaches including genomic analysis to investigate and characterize the possible molecular mechanisms of t...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Ren Z,Chen S,Qing T,Xuan J,Couch L,Yu D,Ning B,Shi L,Guo L

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methylmercury is an environmental pollutant that exhibits neurotoxicity when ingested, primarily in the form of neuropathological lesions that localize along deep sulci and fissures, in addition to edematous and inflammatory changes in patient cerebrums. These conditions been known to give rise to a variety of ailment...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Yoshida E,Kurita M,Eto K,Kumagai Y,Kaji T

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial dysfunction with exposure to anthropogenic contaminants is a critical concern in biomedical and ecological health. Importantly, understanding the role of mitotoxicants in modulating organismal fitness and survival, particularly in the context of species' resilience to shifts in abiotic factors with clima...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Jayasundara N

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondria are cellular powerhouses as well as metabolic and signaling hubs regulating diverse cellular functions, from basic physiology to phenotypic fate determination. It is widely accepted that reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated in mitochondria participate in the regulation of cellular signaling, and that s...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Blajszczak C,Bonini MG

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial dynamics are regulated by two sets of opposed processes: mitochondrial fusion and fission, and mitochondrial biogenesis and degradation (including mitophagy), as well as processes such as intracellular transport. These processes maintain mitochondrial homeostasis, regulate mitochondrial form, volume and ...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Meyer JN,Leuthner TC,Luz AL

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several mechanisms are postulated to be responsible for nephrotoxic and nephrocarcinogenic activities of mycotoxin and food contaminant, ochratoxin A (OTA). Although Nrf2 transcription factor was suggested to be involved in OTA-mediated renal injury, comprehensive study evaluating the effect of OTA toxicity in Nrf2 kn...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Loboda A,Stachurska A,Sobczak M,Podkalicka P,Mucha O,Jozkowicz A,Dulak J

更新日期：2017-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:For half of the 30-odd years that diacetyl-exposed workers have developed disabling lung disease, obliterative bronchiolitis was unrecognized as an occupational risk. Delays in its recognition as an occupational lung disease are attributable to the absence of a work-related temporal pattern of symptoms; failure to rec...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Kreiss K

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial fission, fusion, and mitophagy are interlinked processes that regulate mitochondrial shape, number, and size, as well as metabolic activity and stress response. The fundamental importance of these processes is evident in the fact that mutations in fission (DRP1), fusion (MFN2, OPA1), and mitophagy (PINK1...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Luz AL,Godebo TR,Smith LL,Leuthner TC,Maurer LL,Meyer JN

更新日期：2017-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Mercury is one of the major heavy metal pollutants occurring in elemental, inorganic and organic forms. Due to ban on most inorganic mercury containing products, human exposure to mercury generally occurs as methylmercury (MeHg) by consumption of contaminated fish and other sea food. Animal and epidemiological studies...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Khan H,Singh RD,Tiwari R,Gangopadhyay S,Roy SK,Singh D,Srivastava V

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between the DNA sequences of two randomly-selected human genomes, which consist of over 3 billion base pairs and twenty five thousand genes, there exists only 0.1% variation and 99.9% sequence identity. During the last couple of decades, extensive genome-wide studies have investigated the association between single-nu...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Singh DP,Bagam P,Sahoo MK,Batra S

更新日期：2017-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Crosstalk between epithelial and stromal cells drives the morphogenesis of ectodermal organs during development and promotes normal mature adult epithelial tissue homeostasis. Epithelial-stromal interactions (ESIs) have historically been examined using mammalian models and ex vivo tissue recombination. Although these ...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Belair DG,Abbott BD

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is aimed to investigate the inflammation and neurological dysfunction induced by tetrachloro-p-benzoquinone (TCBQ) through Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) signaling. We also investigated the protective role of melatonin as an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent. In vitro model was established by rat pheochr...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Fu J,Xia X,Liu Z,Wang Y,Wang Y,Shi Q,Song X,Song E,Song Y

更新日期：2017-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We have reported that excessive nitric oxide (NO), like other reactive oxygen species (ROS), causes a decrease in cytochrome c oxidase (CCO) activity and ATP levels (mitochondrial damage) resulting in lens opacity. In addition, previous reports have shown that oxidative stress caused by ROS enhances amyloid β (Aβ) pro...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Nagai N,Ito Y,Shibata T,Kubo E,Sasaki H

更新日期：2017-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Although it is well known that microcystin-LR (MC-LR) may cause male reproductive toxicity, less is known on its potential impact on the development of prostate. In this study, from the 12th day in the embryonic period to the 21st day after birth, 4 randomly assigned groups of pregnant mice were exposed to 0, 1, 10, a...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Zhang H,Wang L,Shen S,Wang C,Xiang Z,Han X,Li D

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiological studies have implicated fine particulate matter (PM2.5) as a risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases and neurodevelopmental disorders. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms and the influences of different components remain largely elusive. Here, we extended our previous work to investigate th...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Wei H,Feng Y,Liang F,Cheng W,Wu X,Zhou R,Wang Y

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cadmium (Cd) is a heavy metal with a long biological half-life in humans and is recognized as a toxic pollutant. Cd is also a potential neurotoxicant and its exposure is associated with olfactory impairment in humans. However, the molecular and cellular mechanisms of Cd neurotoxicity are not well defined. Adult neurog...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Wang H,Engstrom AK,Xia Z

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some chemicals are harmful in to light-exposed tissues such as skin and eyes. The 3T3 Neutral Red Uptake Phototoxicity Test has been validated and adopted by the Organization of Economic and Community Development (OECD) as a method of evaluating chemical phototoxicity using mouse 3T3 fibroblasts. However, the high rat...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Mori T,Higashi K,Nakano T,Ando S,Kuwahara A,Suzuki N,Saito K

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aluminium (Al) oxyhydroxide (Alhydrogel®), the main adjuvant licensed for human and animal vaccines, consists of primary nanoparticles that spontaneously agglomerate. Concerns about its safety emerged following recognition of its unexpectedly long-lasting biopersistence within immune cells in some individuals, and rep...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Crépeaux G,Eidi H,David MO,Baba-Amer Y,Tzavara E,Giros B,Authier FJ,Exley C,Shaw CA,Cadusseau J,Gherardi RK

更新日期：2017-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Disorders in the barrier function and secretory activity of the placenta can be caused by xenobiotics (XB) present in the environment and their accumulation in tissues of living organisms. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2,-bis-4-chlorophenyl-ethane (DDT) and its metaboli...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Wojciechowska A,Mlynarczuk J,Kotwica J

更新日期：2017-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Gulf War Illness (GWI) affects 25% of veterans from the 1990-1991 Gulf War (GW) and is accompanied by damage to the brain regions involved in memory processing. After twenty-five years, the chronic pathobiology of GWI is still unexplained. To address this problem, we examined the long-term consequences of GW exposures...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Abdullah L,Evans JE,Joshi U,Crynen G,Reed J,Mouzon B,Baumann S,Montague H,Zakirova Z,Emmerich T,Bachmeier C,Klimas N,Sullivan K,Mullan M,Ait-Ghezala G,Crawford F

更新日期：2016-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Aluminum (Al) is recognized worldwide as serious inorganic contaminants. Exposure to Al is associated with low BMD and an increased risk of osteoporosis. However, the precise molecular mechanisms remains unclear. Thus, in this study, rats were orally exposed to 0 (control group, CG) and 0.4g/L AlCl3 (AlCl3 treated gro...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Sun X,Liu J,Zhuang C,Yang X,Han Y,Shao B,Song M,Li Y,Zhu Y

更新日期：2016-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoblasts dysfunction, induced by aluminum (Al), plays a critical role in the osteoporosis etiology. Ginsenoside Rb1 (Rb1) has the therapeutic properties for osteoporosis. This study aimed to assess the efficiency of Rb1 in ameliorating Al-induced osteoblasts dysfunction. The osteoblasts were divided into four group...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Zhu Y,Hu C,Zheng P,Miao L,Yan X,Li H,Wang Z,Gao B,Li Y

更新日期：2016-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Quartz is a well-known occupational fibrogenic agent able to cause fibrosis and other severe pulmonary diseases such as silicosis and lung cancer. The silicotic pathology owes its severity to the structural and chemo-physical properties of the particles such as shape, size and abundance of surface radicals. In earlier...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Pozzolini M,Vergani L,Ragazzoni M,Delpiano L,Grasselli E,Voci A,Giovine M,Scarfì S

更新日期：2016-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:NLRC5, a newly found member of the NLR family and the largest member of nucleotide-binding, has been reported to regulate immune responses and is associated with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We investigated the mechanisms and signaling pathways of NLRC5 in HCC progression. Increased expression of NLRC5, vascular en...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： He YH,Li MF,Zhang XY,Meng XM,Huang C,Li J

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myopathy is among the well documented and the most disturbing adverse effects of statins. The underlying mechanism is still unknown. Mitochondrial dysfunction related to coenzyme Q10 decline is one of the proposed theories. The present study aimed to investigate the mechanism of atorvastatin-induced myopathy in rats. ...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： El-Ganainy SO,El-Mallah A,Abdallah D,Khattab MM,Mohy El-Din MM,El-Khatib AS

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arsenic contamination of drinking water is a matter of global concern. Arsenic intake impairs immune responses and leads to a variety of pathological conditions including cancer. In order to understand the intricate tuning of immune responses elicited by chronic exposure to arsenic, a mouse model was established by su...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Choudhury S,Gupta P,Ghosh S,Mukherjee S,Chakraborty P,Chatterji U,Chattopadhyay S

更新日期：2016-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiological studies in humans and experimental work in rodents suggest that exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), a persistent environmental toxicant, is associated with incidence of heart disease. Although TCDD toxicity depends by and large on the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR), the role of the...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Kurita H,Carreira VS,Fan Y,Jiang M,Naticchioni M,Koch S,Rubinstein J,Puga A

更新日期：2016-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Bisphenol A (BPA), is an artificial estrogen initially produced for medical purposes but is today widely used in polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins. Exposure-related reproductive disorders have been found, but recently it has also been suggested that BPA may be involved in obesity, diabetes, myocardial hypertroph...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Ljunggren SA,Iggland M,Rönn M,Lind L,Lind PM,Karlsson H

更新日期：2016-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Bisphenol A (BPA) is a commonly used endocrine-disrupting chemical used as a component of polycarbonates plastics that has potential adverse effects on human health. Exposure to BPA during development has been implicated in memory deficits, but the mechanism of action underlying the effect is not fully understood. In ...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Wang C,Li Z,Han H,Luo G,Zhou B,Wang S,Wang J

更新日期：2016-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Novel substituted phenoxyalkyl pyridinium oximes, previously shown to reactivate brain cholinesterase in rats treated with high sublethal dosages of surrogates of sarin and VX, were tested for their ability to prevent mortality from lethal doses of these two surrogates. Rats were treated subcutaneously with 0.6mg/kg n...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Chambers JE,Meek EC,Bennett JP,Bennett WS,Chambers HW,Leach CA,Pringle RB,Wills RW

更新日期：2016-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlorpyrifos (CPF) has been widely used around the world as a pesticide for both agricultural and residential application. Although various studies have reported toxicity and health-related effects from CPF exposure, the molecular mechanism of CPF toxicity to skin has not been well-characterized. The present study det...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Jang Y,Lee AY,Jeong SH,Park KH,Paik MK,Cho NJ,Kim JE,Cho MH

更新日期：2015-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the maternal exposure effects of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and its metabolite aflatoxin M1, which is transferred into milk, on postnatal hippocampal neurogenesis, pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats were provided a diet containing AFB1 at 0, 0.1, 0.3, or 1.0 ppm from gestational day 6 to day 21 after delivery on weani...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Tanaka T,Mizukami S,Hasegawa-Baba Y,Onda N,Sugita-Konishi Y,Yoshida T,Shibutani M

更新日期：2015-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a ligand-activated transcription factor that mediates the biological and toxic effects of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), dioxin-like compounds (DLC) as well as some drugs and endogenous tryptophan metabolites. Short-term activation of AhR can lead to hepatocellular s...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Oshida K,Vasani N,Thomas RS,Applegate D,Gonzalez FJ,Aleksunes LM,Klaassen CD,Corton JC

更新日期：2015-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Cisplatin is used as a cytotoxic agent for the management of cervical cancer. However, the severity of the side-effects limits the use of this drug, particularly at high doses. Resistance to cisplatin is often attributed to a disruption in the normal apoptotic response via aberrant activation of pathways such as the m...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Leisching GR,Loos B,Botha MH,Engelbrecht AM

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many models have been developed to predict the combined effect of drugs and chemicals. Most models are classified into two additive models: independent action (IA) and concentration addition (CA). It is generally considered if the modes of action of chemicals are similar then the combined effect obeys CA; however, man...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Kamo M,Yokomizo H

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cruciferous vegetable consumption correlates with reduced risk of cancer. This chemopreventative activity may involve glucosinolates and their hydrolysis products. Glucosinolate-derived isothiocyanates have been studied for their toxicity and chemopreventative properties, but other hydrolysis products (epithionitriles...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Kadir NH,David R,Rossiter JT,Gooderham NJ

更新日期：2015-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:High-throughput in vitro toxicity screening provides an efficient way to identify potential biological targets for environmental and industrial chemicals while conserving limited testing resources. However, reliance on the nominal chemical concentrations in these in vitro assays as an indicator of bioactivity may misr...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Wetmore BA

更新日期：2015-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper introduces the special issue on quantitative in vitro-in vivo extrapolations (QIVIVE). It highlights important issues in the development of in vitro toxicology towards its implementation in toxicological risk assessment. ...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Blaauboer BJ

更新日期：2015-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:For quantitative in vitro-in vivo extrapolation (QIVIVE) of metabolism for the purposes of toxicokinetics prediction, a precise and robust analytical technique for identifying and measuring a chemical and its metabolites is an absolute prerequisite. Currently, high-resolution mass spectrometry (HR-MS) is a tool of cho...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Tolonen A,Pelkonen O

更新日期：2015-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Challenges to improve toxicological risk assessment to meet the demands of the EU chemical's legislation, REACH, and the EU 7th Amendment of the Cosmetics Directive have accelerated the development of non-animal based methods. Unfortunately, uncertainties remain surrounding the power of alternative methods such as in ...

journal_title：Toxicology

authors： Groothuis FA,Heringa MB,Nicol B,Hermens JL,Blaauboer BJ,Kramer NI

更新日期：2015-06-05 00:00:00