abstract：:Evidence suggests that the effect of heavy metals on neuroimmune cells lead to neurogenic inflammatory responses. In this study, immune cells [mast cells (MCs) and microglia] and pro-neuroinflammation cytokines (interleukin-1b and tumor necrosis factor-α) were assessed in the prefrontal lobe of rat brains exposed to t...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Afsordeh K,Sadeghi Y,Amini A,Namvarpour Z,Abdollahifar MA,Abbaszadeh HA,Aliaghaei A

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alkylphenols, a nonionic surface-active agent group, such as nonylphenol (NP) and octylphenol (OP) are important endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDC). In this study, the dose- and time-dependent effects of NP and OP were investigated in the primary hepatocyte culture of Van Fish. In this study, samples were taken at d...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Çilingir Yeltekin A,Oğuz AR

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies documented the ameliorative effects of curcumin which plays a pivotal role in radical scavenging activities. It also participates in various cellular pathways and interacts with multiple targets. In the present study, we investigated the ameliorative effect of curcumin upon chromosomal genotoxicity ind...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Shah AJ,Prasanth Kumar S,Rao MV,Pandya HA

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chrysin (CH) is a natural flavone which possesses antioxidant, anti-cancer, and anti-inflammatory properties. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of CH on biochemical parameters, histopathological changes, and genotoxicity and hematological indices in diazinon (DZN)-induced toxicity in BALB/c m...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Zeinali M,Meybodi NT,Rezaee SA,Rafatpanah H,Hosseinzadeh H

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study enumerates the attenuating effects of curcumin and α-tocopherol against propoxur induced oxidative DNA damage in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). Cultured cells were isolated from peripheral blood of healthy volunteers, and were exposed to varying concentrations of propoxur (0-21 μg/m...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Ahmed T,Goel V,Banerjee BD

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gold nanorods (GNRs) are used for their wide variety of applications in various industries. There is a little availability of data related to toxicity and ecological implications of these GNRs. The study evaluated the oxidative stress induction following intra-tracheal instillation of 1 and 5 mg/kg b.w. doses of 10 an...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Lingabathula H,Yellu N

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed at comparing the cytotoxicity of a new octenidine mouth rinse (MR) on gingival fibroblasts and epithelial cells using different established MRs. Octenidol (OCT), Chlorhexidine 0.2% (CHX), Meridol (MER), Oral B (OB), and control (PBS only) were used. Human primary gingival fibroblasts (HGFIBs) and huma...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Schmidt J,Zyba V,Jung K,Rinke S,Haak R,Mausberg RF,Ziebolz D

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Diplazium esculentum, a commonly consumed seasonal vegetable, has been reported to have some pathological effects in some animals. But, its effect on the male reproductive function has not yet been studied. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of boiled D. esculentum (BDE), the form which human consumes, on ma...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Roy S,Chaudhuri TK

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Liver fibrosis is the excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins including collagen that occurs in most types of chronic liver diseases. This study aimed to investigate and compare the therapeutic efficacy of different magnesium (Mg)-containing supplements (formulations A, B, and C) on c...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： El-Tantawy WH,Sabry D,Abd Al Haleem EN

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Crack cocaine is an illicit drug derived from cocaine, in which use and abuse have increased around the world, especially in developing countries. OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to evaluate genomic damage in multiple organs of mice following acute exposure to crack cocaine. For this purpose, single cell ...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Yujra VQ,Moretti EG,Claudio SR,Silva MJ,Oliveira Fd,Oshima CT,Ribeiro DA

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Heparin-binding epidermal growth factor like growth factor (HB-EGF) is an emerging therapeutic for the regeneration of the tympanic membrane (TM). OBJECTIVE:Our aim was to determine whether the doses of HB-EGF delivered in a sustained release hydrogel into a middle ear mouse model, would be measurable in the s...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Santa Maria PL,Kim S,Yang YP

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three chemotoxins including dimethylnitrosamine (DMN), carbon tetrachloride (CCl4), and thioacetamide (TAA) are commonly used in hepatofibrotic models. We aimed to draw characteristics of histopathology and pro-fibrogenic cytokines including TGF-β, PDGF and CTGF among three models. Rats were divided into six groups an...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Park HJ,Kim HG,Wang JH,Choi MK,Han JM,Lee JS,Son CG

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated antigenotoxic and antioxidative effects of newly derivatized compound naringenin-oxime (NG-Ox) compared to its mother compound naringenin (NG) against oxidative damage induced by hydrogen peroxide (HP) in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). Antigenotoxic activity was assessed using alkalin...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Kocyigit A,Koyuncu I,Taskin A,Dikilitas M,Bahadori F,Turkkan B

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Celtis glabrata is used in Turkey for the treatment of various health disorders. OBJECTIVE:The acetone, chloroform, ethanol, and methanol extracts of C. glabrata leaf, fruit, and seed were investigated to evaluate their antimutagenic activities. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The antimutagenicity of these extracts was ...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Akin D,Durak Y,Uysal A,Gunes E,Aladag MO

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Doxorubicin (DOX), a highly active chemotherapeutic drug, faces limitations in clinical application due to severe cardiotoxic effects (mainly through increased oxidative stress). Therefore, its effect is exacerbated in subjects with ischemic heart disease. We have recently reported that saffron extract (SAF), a natura...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Chahine N,Nader M,Duca L,Martiny L,Chahine R

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Caffeine is the most widely consumed nervous stimulant that induces oxidative-mediated apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in neural cells. Due to low toxicity, high accumulation in neural cells, reduction of the free fatty acids and antioxidant property, l-carnitine (LC) is an interesting compound to be used in vi...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Bavari M,Tabandeh MR,Najafzadeh Varzi H,Bahramzadeh S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parkinsonism describes Parkinson's disease and other associated degenerative changes in the brain resulting in movement disorders. The motor cortex, extrapyramidal tracts and nigrostriatal tract are brain regions forming part of the motor neural system and are primary targets for drug or chemotoxins induced ...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Ogundele OM,Nanakumo ET,Ishola AO,Obende OM,Enye LA,Balogun WG,Cobham AE,Abdulbasit A

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various antioxidants play an important role in reducing the reactive oxygen species (ROS) by scavenging them directly or indirectly. Mercury (Hg) is one of the known hazardous genotoxicant, induces the genotoxicity by enhancing the ROS. In the present study, three structurally different bioactive compounds such as mel...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Patel TA,Rao MV

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) is a persistent environmental toxin formed as an unintentional by-product of incomplete combustion. Several therapeutic approaches have evolved to combat its toxicity since it elicits immunotoxicity, neurotoxicity, hepatotoxicity, carcinogenicity and lethality. Search for dru...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Ilavarasi K,Chermakani P,Arif Nisha S,Sheeja Malar D,Pandima Devi K

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Type II pyrethroid pesticide β-cypermethrin is widely used in agriculture and domestic applications for pest control. However, the effect of β-cypermethrin on the glutamate neurotransmitter has not been well-documented. In the current study, mice were treated with 20, 40, or 80 mg/kg β-cypermethrin by a single oral ...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Cao D,Chen N,Zhu C,Zhao Y,Liu L,Yang J,An L

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Withania somnifera (L) Dunal (Solanaceae) is an important traditional herbal medicine used for thousands of years and is considered as the Indian ginseng. Reports on the effect of Withania somnifera root (WSR) extract on the developing foetus of pregnant rats including mortality, structural abnormalities, chang...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Prabu PC,Panchapakesan S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lead (Pb), a known environmental toxicant, adversely affects almost all organ systems. In this study, we investigated the effects of maternal lead exposure on fetal rat cerebellum. Female Sprague-Dawley rats were given lead nitrate in drinking water (0, 0.5, and 1%) for two weeks before conception, and during pregnanc...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Mousa AM,Al-Fadhli AS,Rao MS,Kilarkaje N

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:p-Octopamine occurs naturally in plants, invertebrates and animals with diverse functions and effects. This review summarizes the chemistry, metabolism, receptor binding characteristics, known physiological functions, and pharmacological and toxicological effects of p-octopamine. Databases used included PubMed and Goo...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Stohs SJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The present study was undertaken to explore the effects of monensin, a potent Golgi disturbing agent on male fertility. METHODS:Male Wistar rats were administered monensin at the dose levels of 2.5, 5, and 10 mg/kg b wt. Animals were sacrificed after 67 days of the treatment. The activities of lactate dehydr...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Singh M,Kalla NR,Sanyal SN

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The toxicity of etephon and maleic hydrazide, used as plant growth regulators in agriculture, were reported as low in mammals in previous studies. However, in vitro cytotoxicity studies in mammalian cells are currently missing to understand their toxicity at molecular level. In the current study, the cytotoxicity of t...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Yurdakok B,Baydan E,Okur H,Gurcan IS

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antigenotoxic activity of glucosamine (GlcN) and N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) in human peripheral lymphocytes exposed to oxidative stress was investigated. Human lymphocytes were treated with different concentrations of these aminosugars (0, 2.5, 5, 10, 20 and 40 mM) and 25 µM H2O2 simultaneously and evaluated by ...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Jamialahmadi K,Soltani F,Nabavi Fard M,Behravan J,Mosaffa F

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genotoxicity of nimesulide (NM) was evaluated by employing bone marrow (BM) chromosomal aberration (CA) and micronucleus assays in Swiss albino mice. For BM CA assay, mice of either sex were treated orally with 1.5, 2.5 and 5 mg body weight solution of NM in 0.2 mL of 0.05% CMC (carboxy methyl cellulose) daily for 4, ...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Tripathi R,Tripathi P,Pancholi SS,Patel CN

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polypeptide antibiotics, such as polymyxins and aminoglycosides, are essential for treatment of life-threatening Gram-negative infections. Acute kidney injury (AKI) attributed to treatment with these agents severely limits their clinical application. Because standard biomarkers (serum creatinine [sCRE] and blood urea ...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Burt D,Crowell SJ,Ackley DC,Magee TV,Aubrecht J

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dual inhibitors of cyclooxygenase (COX) and lipoxygenase (LOX) pathways of arachidonic acid metabolism prevent cancer development and induce apoptosis. One of the most promising compounds that blocks both of these pathways is licofelone. We questioned whether licofelone affects the survival and/or promotes apoptosis o...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Kabadere S,Kus G,Uyar R,Oztopcu-Vatan P

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transient global ischemia continues to be an important clinical problem with limited treatment options. The present study aimed to investigate the possible protective effects of celecoxib [a selective cyclooxygenase (COX-2) inhibitor] and N-omega-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) [a nonselective nitric oxide synt...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Abd El-Aal SA,El-Sawalhi MM,Seif-El-Nasr M,Kenawy SA

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review summarizes the effects of more than 20 metals that, research has indicated, may influence male reproductive health. Though males lack an apparent, easily measurable reproductive cycle, progress has been made in evaluating tests to identify chemical hazards and estimate reproductive health risks. Some agent...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Sengupta P

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was aimed at exploring the effect of monensin, an antibiotic carboxylic polyether ionophore specific for Na(+), on the structural, chemical, and physiological changes of the epididymal sperm of Wistar rats. Animals received monensin at the dose of 3.5 mg/kg body weight daily orally for 70 days, a tre...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Sharma P,Kanwar SS,Sanyal SN

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Celecoxib has been shown to have an antitumor effect in previous studies, but the mechanisms are unclear. Ca(2+) is a key second messenger in most cells. The effect of celecoxib on cytosolic free Ca(2+) concentrations ([Ca(2+)](i)) in human suspended PC3 prostate cancer cells was explored by using fura-2 as a fluoresc...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Wang JL,Lin KL,Chou CT,Kuo CC,Cheng JS,Hsu SS,Chang HT,Tsai JY,Liao WC,Lu YC,Chen IS,Liu SI,Jan CR

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cisplatin (CP) is a widely used cytotoxic agent against cancer, and high doses of CP have been known to cause nephrotoxicity and hepatotoxicity. Some reports claim that antioxidants can reduce CP-induced toxicity. This study investigated the hepatoprotective, nephroprotective, and antioxidant activity of Urtica dioica...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Özkol H,Musa D,Tuluce Y,Koyuncu I

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the tissue distribution of total radioactivity in male albino, male pigmented, and time-mated female albino rats after oral administration of a single dose of [¹⁴C]-bilastine (20 mg/kg). Although only 1 animal was analyzed at each time point, there were apparent differences in bilastine distributi...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Lucero ML,Patterson AB

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While it is well recognized that the combination of amoxicillin and clavulanic acid has been associated with hepatic adverse events, there are only a few reports about amoxicillin alone causing hepatic toxicity. We describe a 34-year-old woman who developed severe cholestatic hepatitis following amoxicillin treatment....

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Chaabane NB,Safer L,Njim L,Zakhama A,Saffar H

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we investigated the effect of vernolide-A on the induction of apoptosis as well as its regulatory effect on the activation of transcription factors in B16F-10 melanoma cells. Treatment of B16F-10 cells with nontoxic concentrations of vernolide-A showed the presence of apoptotic bodies and induced DNA fr...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Pratheeshkumar P,Kuttan G

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adriamycin (ADR) causes morphological and functional alterations in mitochondrial structure in the heart. The study's aim was to determine whether there is a protective effect of selenium (Se) on ADR-induced cardiac damage. Rats were divided into four groups: The first group was injected saline intraperitoneally (i.p....

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Dursun N,Taşkın E,Yerer Aycan MB,Sahin L

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antioxidant and drug metabolizing potentials of Hibiscus anthocyanin extract in CCl(4)- induced oxidative damage of rat liver was investigated. Hibiscus anthocyanin extract effectively scavenge α-diphenyl-β-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical, superoxide ion, and hydrogen peroxide. It produced a 92% scavenging effect of...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： Ajiboye TO,Salawu NA,Yakubu MT,Oladiji AT,Akanji MA,Okogun JI

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MG132, as a proteasome inhibitor, has been shown to induce apoptotic cell death through the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). In this study, we investigated the effects of MAPK inhibitors on MG132-treated calf pulmonary artery endothelial cells (CPAECs) in relation to cell death, ROS, and glutathione (GSH). ...

journal_title：Drug and chemical toxicology

authors： You BR,Park WH

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00