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Genotoxic risk for humans due to work place exposure to ethylene oxide: remarkable individual differences in susceptibility
Single strand breaks of DNA of peripheral mononuclear blood cells from 97 male and female workers occupationally exposed to ethylene oxide were analysed by the alkaline elution method. These individuals were o...
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DNA single strand break analysis in mononuclear blood cells of petrol pump attendants
DNA single strand breaks, including DNA adducts that lead to alkali-labile sites, were measured in peripheral mononuclear blood cells of 35 petrol pump attendants by alkaline filter elution. Blood samples from...
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Primary DNA damage in peripheral mononuclear blood cells of workers exposed to bitumen-based products
The genotoxic effect of occupational exposure to bitumen-based products was determined by the extent of DNA strand breaks and alkali-labile sites of the DNA of peripheral mononuclear blood cells from seven roo...
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Control of the mutagenicity of arylamines by protein kinases and phosphatases: II. Lack of response of rat liver N-acetyl transferases to phosphorylation modulators
Treatment of rat hepatocytes with the phosphatase inhibitors okadaic acid or ortho-vanadate had led to an 80% decrease in the bacterial mutagenicity of several aromatic amines metabolically activated by these he...
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Munich Oktoberfest experience: remarkable impact of sex and age in ethanol intoxication
Approximately 5,000 of 6 million annual visitors of the Oktoberfest in Munich have to undergo medical treatment. Patients with alcohol intoxication without trauma or further complications are all treated in a ...
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Manufactured nanomaterials: categorization and approaches to hazard assessment
Nanotechnology offers enormous potential for technological progress. Fortunately, early and intensive efforts have been invested in investigating toxicology and safety aspects of this new technology. However,...
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High exposure to inorganic arsenic by food: the need for risk reduction
Arsenic is a human carcinogen that occurs ubiquitously in soil and water. Based on epidemiological studies, a benchmark dose (lower/higher bound estimate) between 0.3 and 8 μg/kg bw/day was estimated to cause ...
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Open AccessFunctional cardiotoxicity assessment of cosmetic compounds using human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes
There is a large demand of a human relevant in vitro test system suitable for assessing the cardiotoxic potential of cosmetic ingredients and other chemicals. Using human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived ...
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P21Waf1/Cip1 depletion promotes dexamethasone-induced apoptosis in osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells by inhibiting the Nrf2/HO-1 pathway
Dexamethasone (Dex), a glucocorticoid with strong anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive activities, has been shown to exhibit marked cytotoxicity and apoptosis in osteoblasts, but the underlying mechanisms h...
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Open AccessCell death mechanisms of the anti-cancer drug etoposide on human cardiomyocytes isolated from pluripotent stem cells
Etoposide (ETP) and anthracyclines are applied for wide anti-cancer treatments. However, the ETP-induced cardiotoxicity remains to be a major safety issue and the underlying cardiotoxic mechanisms are not well...