Synthesis and Catalytic and Biological Activities of Silver and Copper Nanoparticles Using Cassia occidentalis by Manjul Gondwal, Geeta Joshi nee Pant

“…The AgNPs showed lower haemolysis (1.7%) exhibiting lesser toxicity as compared to CuNPs. The CuNPs have better catalytic ability for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol and 2-nitrophenol as compared to AgNPs.…”
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Linezolid and serotonin syndrome by Haytham A. Wali

“…The Hunter Serotonin Toxicity Criteria have superior sensitivity and specificity over the Sternbach Criteria for diagnosis. …”
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Organic Alternatives to Quantum Dots for Intraoperative Near-Infrared Fluorescent Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping by Shunsuke Ohnishi, Stephen J. Lomnes, Rita G. Laurence, Andrew Gogbashian, Giuliano Mariani, John V. Frangioni

“…However, because of concerns over potential toxicity, organic alternatives to QDs will be required for initial clinical studies. …”
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Motion – Cyclo-oxygenase-2 Selective Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs are as Safe as Placebo for the Stomach: Arguments Against the Motion by Andreas Maetzel

“…Selectivity for the COX-2 isoform affords protection against upper gastrointestinal toxicity possibly at the expense of the cardioprotective effect of traditional NSAIDs. …”
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Carcinogenic and Genotoxicity of some PAHs in commonly consumed smoked fish (<i>Parachanna obscura</i> and <i>Ethmalosa fimbriata) </i> by N.O. Erhunmwunse, S.A. Ekaye

“…Risk assessment conducted using benzo(a)pyrene carcinogenic and mutagenic toxicity equivalent factor (TEQ & MEQ) showed slight to high risk (7.44 x10-5 -1.95 x10-3 ) and exceeded the USEPA guideline (1.0 x 10-5 ) for potential Cancer. …”
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Neonicotinoid Analysis in Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) Honey Samples Collected around Tekirdag in Turkey by Nurullah Ozdemir, Mustafa Necati Muz

“…In recent years, the widespread use of neonicotinoids in agricultural areas has caused environmental pollution due to its lower toxicity to mammals. Honey bees, which are considered as biological indicators of environmental pollution, can carry these pollutants to the hives. …”
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Determination of Heavy Metal Ions and Organic Pollutants in Water Samples Using Ionic Liquids and Ionic Liquid-Modified Sorbents by Minglei Tian, Luwei Fang, Xuemin Yan, Wei Xiao, Kyung Ho Row

“…Several governmental agencies are listing an increasing number of compounds as serious problems in water because of their toxicity, bioaccumulation, and persistence. In recent decades, there has been considerable research on developing analytical methods of heavy metal ions and organic pollutants from water. …”
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Severe Rhabdomyolysis Associated with Acute Amphetamine Toxicosis in a Dog by M. Ryan Smith, Virginie A. Wurlod

“…This case report describes a particularly severe case of rhabdomyolysis associated with amphetamine toxicity and its successful treatment.…”
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Melatonin in Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury in Term and Preterm Babies by Justyna Paprocka, Marek Kijonka, Beata Rzepka, Maria Sokół

“…Melatonin efficacy, low toxicity, and ability to readily cross through the blood-brain barrier make it a promising molecule. …”
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Polymer and nanocomposite fillers as advanced materials in biomedical applications by Angeline Julius, Suresh Malakondaiah, Raghu Babu Pothireddy

“…Furthermore, the clinical translation of these materials is limited by gaps in toxicity assessment, biodegradation evaluation, and comprehensive in vivo studies. …”
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HPRNA: Predicting synergistic drug combinations for angina pectoris based on human pathway relationship network algorithm. by Mengyao Zhou, Mengfan Xu, Xiangling Zhang, Xiaochun Xing, Yang Li, Guanghui Wang, Guiying Yan

“…Over the years, synergistic drug combinations therapies have attracted widespread attention due to its advantages of overcoming drug resistance, increasing treatment efficacy and decreasing toxicity. Compared to lengthy medical drugs experimental screening, mathematical models and algorithms show great potential in synergistic drug combinations prediction. …”
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Engineering a bacterial toxin deaminase from the DYW-family into a novel cytosine base editor for plants and mammalian cells by Dingbo Zhang, Fiona Parth, Laura Matos da Silva, Teng-Cheong Ha, Axel Schambach, Jens Boch

“…A G103S mutation in SsdA enhances C-to-T editing efficiency while reducing its toxicity. Truncations result in an extraordinarily small enzyme. …”
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Sulfurous Gases As Biological Messengers and Toxins: Comparative Genetics of Their Metabolism in Model Organisms by Neal D. Mathew, David I. Schlipalius, Paul R. Ebert

“…As gases with potent biological activities, they are toxic as air pollutants, and the sulfurous compounds are used as fumigants. …”
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Anticancer effects of olive oil polyphenols and their combinations with anticancer drugs by Torić Jelena, Marković Ana Karković, Brala Cvijeta Jakobušić, Barbarić Monika

“…The biggest issue concerning the chemotherapeutics is their toxicity on normal cells and persisting side effects. …”
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The Role of Cytokines in Nephrotic Syndrome by Elham Ahmadian, Yalda Rahbar Saadat, Elaheh Dalir Abdolahinia, Milad Bastami, Mohammadali M. Shoja, Sepideh Zununi Vahed, Mohammadreza Ardalan

“…Thus, the introduction of distinctive cytokines as novel biomarkers of SRNS enables both preventions of drug-related toxicity and earlier switch to more effective therapies. …”
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Anti-Retroviral Strategies for AIDS and Related Diseases by Mark A Wainberg, Andre Dascal, Jack Mendelson

“…Although AZT therapy has been reasonably successful, it has not been free from toxicity. In addition, there have been several reports of isolation of AZT-resistant variants of HIV-1.…”
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Synthesis of Pure Micro- and Nanopyrite and Their Application for As (III) Removal from Aqueous Solution by Guobao Chen, Zhangfu Zhu, Yong Qin

“…Arsenic is one of the materials that has a worldwide concern because of its high toxicity and chronic effects on human health. The existence of arsenic as As (III) is about 56 times poisonous as As (V) and more difficult to process. …”
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Nanomaterials based biosensors applied for detection of aflatoxin B1 in cereals: a review by Loyce Namanya, Emma Panzi Mukhokosi, Ediriisa Mugampoza

“…It causes immune-suppressive effects, raising the risk of mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, teratogenicity, hepatotoxicity, and embryonic toxicity, as well as increasing illness and death. …”
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Carboxylic Acid Bioisosteres in Medicinal Chemistry: Synthesis and Properties by Kato Bredael, Silke Geurs, Dorien Clarisse, Karolien De Bosscher, Matthias D’hooghe

“…Despite its common use as a key functionality in drugs, its presence in a lead molecule is often associated with poor pharmacokinetic properties and toxicity. In this literature overview, we discuss how the shortcomings of a carboxylic acid can be circumvented by replacing this functionality with bioisosteres. …”
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AM3, an Oral BRM: Protective Agent against Iatrogenic Bone-Marrow and Liver Damage in Breast Cancer Patients under Conventional Adjuvant Radiochemotherapy by Vicente G Villarrubia, Paula Marquez, Jose Cobo, Guillermo J Sada

“…Besides these hematological effects, AM3 palliated subclinical hepatic toxicity due to combined radio-chemotherapy. Finally, studies on acute-phase reactants, such as C-reactive protein, IgA. and factors B, C'3, and C'5 of the complement system, suggest that a modulation of hepatic inflammatory responses by AM3 appears to be essential for clinical effects described.…”
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