解剖学和形态学
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行为科学
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细胞和组织工程学
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abstract::The marriage of toxicology and genomics has created not only opportunities but also novel informatics challenges. As with the larger field of gene expression analysis, toxicogenomics faces the problems of probe annotation and data comparison across different array platforms. Toxicogenomics studies are generally built ...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1289/ehp.6697
更新日期:2004-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Microarrays provide an unprecedented opportunity for comprehensive concurrent analysis of thousands of genes. The global analysis of the response of genes to a toxic insult (toxicogenomics), as opposed to the historical method of examining a few select genes, provides a more complete picture of toxicologically signifi...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1289/ehp.6709
更新日期:2004-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Concern about apparent increases in the prevalence of hypospadias--a congenital male reproductive-tract abnormality--in the 1960s to 1980s and the possible connection to increasing exposures to endocrine-disrupting chemicals have underlined the importance of effective surveillance of hypospadias prevalence in the popu...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1289/ehp.6398
更新日期:2004-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Epidemiologic studies report associations between particulate air pollution and cardiopulmonary morbidity and mortality. Although the underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms remain unclear, it has been hypothesized that altered autonomic function and pulmonary/systemic inflammation may play a role. In this study we exp...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1289/ehp.6588
更新日期:2004-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::In recent years there has been an increasing focus in environmental risk assessment on children as a potentially susceptible population. There also has been growing recognition of the need for a systematic approach for organizing, evaluating, and incorporating the available data on children's susceptibilities in risk ...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1289/ehp.6182
更新日期:2004-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a family of persistent organic contaminants suspected to cause adverse effects in wildlife and humans. In rodents, PCBs bind to the aryl hydrocarbon (AhR) and pregnane X receptors (PXR) inducing the expression of catabolic cytochrome p450 enzymes of the CYP1A and 3A families. We fo...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1289/ehp.6560
更新日期:2004-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Methyl parathion (MP), an organophosphate pesticide licensed only for agricultural uses, was sprayed illegally for pest control in Mississippi and Ohio residences. To evaluate the association between MP exposure and neurobehavioral development, we assessed children 6 years or younger at the time of the spraying and lo...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1289/ehp.6430
更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Articles in the literature on alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency have been interpreted as indicating that AAT deficiency is a rare disease that affects mainly Caucasians (whites) from northern Europe. In a recent publication on the worldwide racial and ethnic distribution of AAT deficiency, new data were presented d...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1289/ehp.6511
更新日期:2003-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Because of their history of widespread use in the United States and unknown long-term health effects, organophosphate pesticides (OPs) are being considered as a chemical class of interest in planning for the National Children's Study, a longitudinal study of children's environmental health. The availability and approp...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1289/ehp.6179
更新日期:2003-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Chemoprotective phytochemicals exhibit multiple activities and interact with several cellular receptors, including the aryl hydrocarbon (Ah) receptor (AhR). In this study we investigated the AhR agonist/antagonist activities of the following flavonoids: chrysin, phloretin, kaempferol, galangin, naringenin, genistein, ...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1289/ehp.6322
更新日期:2003-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::The association between ambient air pollution and adverse health effects, such as emergency room visits, hospitalizations, and mortality from respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, has been studied extensively in many countries, including Canada. Recently, studies conducted in China, the Czech Republic, and the Unit...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1289/ehp.6251
更新日期:2003-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Heat is the primary weather-related cause of death in the United States. Increasing heat and humidity, at least partially related to anthropogenic climate change, suggest that a long-term increase in heat-related mortality could occur. We calculated the annual excess mortality on days when apparent temperatures--an in...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1289/ehp.6336
更新日期:2003-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Children are uniquely vulnerable to toxic chemicals in the environment. Among the environmental toxicants to which children are at risk of exposure are endocrine disruptors (EDs)--chemicals that have the capacity to interfere with hormonal signaling systems. EDs may alter feedback loops in the brain, pituitary, gonads...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1289/ehp.5799
更新日期:2003-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::We analyzed data from 798 lead workers to determine whether polymorphisms in the genes encoding delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (ALAD), endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), and the vitamin D receptor (VDR) were associated with or modified relations of lead exposure and dose measures with renal outcomes. Lea...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1289/ehp.6116
更新日期:2003-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) is a condition in which persons experience negative health effects in multiple organ systems from exposure to low levels of common chemicals. Although symptoms experienced from particular chemicals vary across persons, they are generally stable within persons. The sensitivities ofte...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1289/ehp.5936
更新日期:2003-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Children and their parents in residences are often protected by insecticides from nuisance and disease-bearing mosquitoes. The annual worldwide consumption of the four major types of residential insecticide products--aerosols, mosquito coils, liquid vaporizers, and vaporizing mats--is in the billions of units. Mosquit...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1289/ehp.6177
更新日期:2003-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Individual variability in human arsenic metabolism has been reported frequently in the literature. This variability could be an underlying determinant of individual susceptibility to arsenic-induced disease in humans. Recent analysis revealing familial aggregation of arsenic metabolic profiles suggests that genetic fa...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1289/ehp.6420
更新日期:2003-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::This article provides an overview of methods for reliability assessment of quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) models in the context of regulatory acceptance of human health and environmental QSARs. Useful diagnostic tools and data analytical approaches are highlighted and exemplified. Particular empha...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1289/ehp.5758
更新日期:2003-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::In this study, we determined the biologic activity of dichloromethane-extracted particulate matter < 10 micro m in aerodynamic diameter (PM10) obtained from filters at three sites in the Paso del Norte airshed, which includes El Paso, Texas, USA; Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, and Sunland Park, New Mexico, USA. The extrac...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1289/ehp.6058
更新日期:2003-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::We conducted a 1-year epidemiologic study in Boston, Massachusetts, beginning May 1997, to examine the associations between environmental factors and office workers' health. We recruited 98 subjects (81 females and 17 males) in 21 offices in four office buildings. We conducted environmental sampling every 6 weeks and ...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1289/ehp.5697
更新日期:2003-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Following our first report on elevated polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) concentrations in California women, we expanded our investigation to include diverse groups of local women. We analyzed additional adipose and serum samples collected in the late 1990s from San Francisco Bay Area women participating in a breas...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1289/ehp.6220
更新日期:2003-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::The 11 September 2001 terrorist attack on New York City's World Trade Center (WTC) caused an unprecedented environmental emergency. The collapse of the towers sent a tremendous cloud of crushed building materials and other pollutants into the air of lower Manhattan. In response to the calamity, federal, state, and cit...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 评论,杂志文章
doi:10.1289/ehp.111-1241533
更新日期:2003-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Epidemiologic studies have shown that airborne particulate matter (PM) with a mass median aerodynamic diameter < 10 microm (PM10) is associated with an increase in respiratory-related disease. However, there is a growing consensus that particles < 2.5 microm (PM2.5), including many in the ultrafine (< 0.1 microm) size...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1289/ehp.5964
更新日期:2003-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Forty percent of hazardous waste sites in the United States are co-contaminated with organic and metal pollutants. Data from both aerobic and anaerobic systems demonstrate that biodegradation of the organic component can be reduced by metal toxicity. Metal bioavailability, determined primarily by medium composition/so...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1289/ehp.5840
更新日期:2003-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Examining global effects of toxic metals on gene expression can be useful for elucidating patterns of biological response, discovering underlying mechanisms of toxicity, and identifying candidate metal-specific genetic markers of exposure and response. Using a 1,200 gene nylon array, we examined changes in gene expres...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1289/ehp.111-1241504
更新日期:2003-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::There is widespread concern regarding the safety of silver-mercury amalgam dental restorations, yet little evidence to support their harm or safety. We examined whether mercury dental amalgams are adversely associated with cognitive functioning in a cross-sectional sample of healthy working adults. We studied 550 adul...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1289/ehp.5879
更新日期:2003-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Although acute adverse effects on asthma have been frequently found for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's principal criteria air pollutants, there is little epidemiologic information on specific hydrocarbons from toxic emission sources. We conducted a panel study of 22 Hispanic children with asthma who were 1...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1289/ehp.5992
更新日期:2003-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::There is a significant public health concern about the potential effects of occupational exposure to toxic substances on reproductive outcomes. Several toxicants with reported reproductive and developmental effects are still in regular commercial or therapeutic use and thus present potential exposure to workers. Examp...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1289/ehp.5548
更新日期:2003-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Previously, we showed that diesel exhaust particles (DEPs) suppressed pulmonary clearance of Listeria monocytogenes (Listeria) and inhibited the phagocytosis of alveolar macrophages and their response to Listeria in the secretion of interleukin (IL)-1 beta, tumor necrosis factor alpha, and IL-12. In this report we exa...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1289/ehp.5709
更新日期:2003-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Noise exposure causes changes at different levels in human organs, particularly the cardiovascular system, where it is responsible for increasing heart rate, peripheral vascular resistance, and blood pressure. In this study, we evaluated the effect of noise exposure on DNA integrity and ultrastructure of rat cardiomyo...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1289/ehp.5847
更新日期:2003-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Short-term increases in ambient air pollution have been associated with an increased incidence of acute cardiac events. We assessed the effect of inhalation exposure to concentrated ambient particles (CAPs) on myocardial ischemia in a canine model of coronary artery occlusion. Six mongrel dogs underwent thoracotomy fo...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1289/ehp.5775
更新日期:2003-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::We investigated the metabolic fate of a low dose (25 micro g/kg) of bisphenol A [2,2-bis(4-hydroxy-phenyl)propane] (BPA) injected subcutaneously in CD1 pregnant mice using a tritium-labeled molecule. Analytic methods were developed to allow a radio-chromatographic profiling of BPA residues in excreta and tissues, as w...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1289/ehp.5603
更新日期:2003-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Martineau et al. (2002) reported that St. Lawrence beluga (SLB) have high cancer rates. Unfortunately, errors in their interpretation of the data have led them to overstate the importance of cancer and its links to environmental sources. ...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 评论,信件
doi:10.1289/ehp.111-a77c
更新日期:2003-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Food allergy affects between 5% and 7.5% of children and between 1% and 2% of adults. The greater prevalence of food allergy in children reflects both the increased predisposition of children to develop food allergies and the development of immunologic tolerance to certain foods over time. Immunoglobulin (Ig) E-mediat...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1289/ehp.5702
更新日期:2003-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::In 1998 we published the results of a study suggesting an association between breast cancer and perchloroethylene (PCE; also called tetrachloroethylene) exposure from public drinking water. The present case-control study was undertaken to evaluate this association further. The cases were composed of female residents o...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1289/ehp.4980
更新日期:2003-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Occupational cancer research methods was identified in 1996 as 1 of 21 priority research areas in the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA). To implement NORA, teams of experts from various sectors were formed and given the charge to further define research needs and develop strategies to enhance or augment res...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1289/ehp.111-1241299
更新日期:2003-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The ability of questionnaires to predict children's exposure to pesticides was examined as part of the Minnesota Children's Pesticide Exposure Study (MNCPES). The MNCPES focused on a probability sample of 102 children between the ages of 3 and 13 years living in either urban (Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN) or nonurban ...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1289/ehp.5823
更新日期:2003-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are persistent pollutants that are ubiquitous in the food chain, and detectable amounts are in the blood of almost every person in most populations that have been examined. Extensive evidence from animal studies shows that PCBs are neurotoxins, even at low doses. Interpretation of huma...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1289/ehp.5463
更新日期:2003-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Metabolic enzymes involved in benzene activation or detoxification, including NAD(P)H, quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1), cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1), myeloperoxidase (MPO), glutathione-S-transferase mu-1 (GSTM1), and glutathione-S-transferase theta-1 (GSTT1), were studied for their roles in human susceptibility to ben...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1289/ehp.021101213
更新日期:2002-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::In 1994 officials from the Ohio Department of Health reported that some residents of Lorain County, Ohio, possibly had been exposed to methyl parathion (MP), a highly toxic restricted-use pesticide. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) assisted in the investigation by providing epidemiologic and l...
journal_title:Environmental health perspectives
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1289/ehp.02110s61057
更新日期:2002-12-01 00:00:00