Mycotoxic effects of entomopathogenic fungi of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith) on poultry feed safety by Sharai Silipiwe, Alice Nakhumicha Muriithi, Christopher Ochieng Ojiewo

“…About 3.98 μg /kg of aflatoxin was observed using the ELISA total assay which is within the threshold toxicity levels set in Kenya for feed of about 20 μg /kg. …”
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Reaction of the Liver upon Long-Term Treatment of Fluoxetine and Atorvastatin Compared with Alcohol in a Mouse Model by Zhiliang Chen, Tony C. H. Chow, Shicong Wang, Gigi C. T. Leung, Sharon L. Y. Wu, David T. Yew

“…Alcoholism is known to cause liver toxicity and is extensively researched. On the other hand, stress, depression, and obesity are interrelated conditions with alcoholism, and their medications would affect the liver itself. …”
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Cytotoxicity and Genotoxicity of Biogenic Silver Nanoparticles in A549 and BEAS-2B Cell Lines by Musthahimah Muhamad, Nurhidayah Ab.Rahim, Wan Adnan Wan Omar, Nik Nur Syazni Nik Mohamed Kamal

“…In this study, AgNPs-GA were endocytosed within lysosomes, which may direct to secondary toxicity effects including oxidative stress, impairment of the cell membrane, DNA fragmentation, and cell death. …”
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Effects of Aminoglycoside Antibiotics on Human Embryonic Stem Cell Viability during Differentiation In Vitro by Divya S. Varghese, Shama Parween, Mustafa T. Ardah, Bright Starling Emerald, Suraiya A. Ansari

“…Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) are being used extensively in array of studies to understand different mechanisms such as early human embryogenesis, drug toxicity testing, disease modeling, and cell replacement therapy. …”
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Phytotoxicity of methylene blue to rice seedlings by X.Z. Yu, Y.X. Feng, D.M. Yue

“…Results showed that acute toxicity of methylene blue to rice seedlings was evident. …”
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Ciprofloxacin and Clozapine: A Potentially Fatal but Underappreciated Interaction by Jonathan M. Meyer, George Proctor, Michael A. Cummings, Laura J. Dardashti, Stephen M. Stahl

“…The postmortem femoral clozapine plasma level was dramatically elevated at 2900 ng/mL, and the cause of death was listed as acute clozapine toxicity. Conclusion. Given the potentially fatal pharmacokinetic interaction between clozapine and ciprofloxacin, clinicians are advised to monitor baseline clozapine levels prior to adding strong CYP450 1A2 inhibitors, reduce the clozapine dose by at least two-thirds if adding a 1A2 inhibitor such as ciprofloxacin, check subsequent steady state clozapine levels, and adjust the clozapine dose to maintain levels close to those obtained at baseline.…”
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Treatment of LF slag to prevent powdering during cooling by Ghorai S., Mandal G.K., Roy S., Minj R.K., Agarwal A., Singh D.P., Kumar A., Ramna R.B.V.

“…Dust formation can also be prevented by decreasing the ladle furnace slag basicity to about 1.7. Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure test, of the borax and barium carbonate treated slag samples, indicates that barium carbonate treated slag cannot be used for the dusting prevention as it contains high level of barium.…”
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Bioconversion of municipal organic solid waste in to compost using Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia Illucens) by Priscilla Addo, Sampson Oduro-Kwarteng, Samuel Gyasi, Esi Awuah

“…The nutrients were extremely high in the compost to the extent that can cause phyto-toxicity. Post-treatment of the compost is needed to make BSFL compost viable for the market.…”
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Ultrasonographic measurement of the peroneal and tibial nerves in patients with rheumatoid arthritis with symptoms or signs of polyneuropathy: A cross-sectional study by Serdar Kaymaz, Hakan Alkan, Uǧur Karasu, Veli Çobankara

“…Background: Drug toxicity, vasculitis, entrapment neuropathy, and amyloidosis are among the various different reasons of peripheral neuropathy in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). …”
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Ornamental Exterior versus Therapeutic Interior of Madagascar Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus): The Two Faces of a Versatile Herb by Naghmeh Nejat, Alireza Valdiani, David Cahill, Yee-How Tan, Mahmood Maziah, Rambod Abiri

“…TIAs are present only in micro quantities in the plant and are highly poisonous per se rendering a challenge for researchers to increase yield and reduce toxicity.…”
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A novel cobalt oxide nanoparticle conjugated with ellagic acid arrests the cell cycle in human liver cancer cell line by Ayda Mahmoudi, Vajiheh Zarrin Pour, Ali Salehzadeh

“…Compared to normal human cells, Co3O4@Glu-Ellagic acid nanoparticles showed significantly higher toxicity for liver cancer and the 50% inhibitory concentration was 94 and 187 µg/mL for the cancer and normal cells, respectively. …”
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Defensive responses of most antioxidant genes in the freshwater dinoflagellate Palatinus apiculatus to cadmium stress and their implications by Quynh Thi Nhu Bui, Taehee Kim, Han-Sol Kim, Jang-Seu Ki

“…These results showed molecular defense pathways of the freshwater dinoflagellate P. apiculatus against the heavy metal that could be served as potential sensitive biomarkers for evaluating molecular toxicity in freshwater ecosystems.…”
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Abiotic Stress Tolerance and Invasive Potential of Ornamental Plants in the Mediterranean Area: Implications for Sustainable Landscaping by Diana-Maria Mircea, Monica Boscaiu, Radu E. Sestras, Adriana F. Sestras, Oscar Vicente

“…The present review examines the responses of ornamental plants’ grown in the Mediterranean region to relevant abiotic stress conditions such as drought, salinity, extreme temperatures, heavy metal toxicity, and atmospheric N deposition, emphasising physiological and biochemical responses that allow them to adapt to unfavourable environments. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of ionomic profiling in Chlorella exposed to chlorpyrifos by Qing-Qing Yu, Yulong Zhang, Shiyuan Zhao, Min Pang, Pei Jiang, Pei Qu

“…IntroductionChlorpyrifos (CPF), a widely used organophosphorus insecticide, is highly toxic to non-target aquatic organisms and has relatively high persistence in water, posing a serious threat to marine ecosystems. …”
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Arsenic Induces Continuous Inflammation and Regulates Th1/Th2/Th17/Treg Balance in Liver and Kidney In Vivo by Xiaoxu Duan, Guowei Xu, Jinlong Li, Nan Yan, Xin Li, Xuping Liu, Bing Li

“…Numerous studies on arsenic-induced hepatonephric toxicity including cancer have been reported. Given that chronic inflammatory response and immune imbalance are associated with oncogenesis, we investigated whether arsenic could influence the hepatic and nephritic expression of inflammatory factors and the differentiation of T cells. …”
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Golden Tandem of Photothermal Ablation and Simultaneous Anti-Inflammation in One Nanoparticle for Activated Macrophage-Targeted Atherosclerosis Treatment by Lu Y, Wang Y, Li Y, Li Y, Jiang YW, Li J

“…The preparation and characterization of GSNPD, their cellular toxicity, photothermal conversion and targeted ablation efficiency, anti-inflammation and ROS scavenging effect, as well as the inhibition of foam cell formation were studied in vitro.Results: The experimental results showed that the fabricated GSNPD NPs displayed positive effects on anti-atherosclerosis by pro-inflammatory macrophages ablation, NO production and ROS scavenging.Discussion: GSNPD NPs were designed to effectively and accurately ablate pro-inflammatory macrophages by recognizing and targeting to SR-A overexpressed on the activated macrophages of arterial plaques via PTT, and simultaneous inhibit the PTT-induced inflammation through the laser-activated NO release in situ. …”
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Antimalarial Efficacy and Antioxidant Activity of Lophira lanceolata Stem Bark Ethanol Extract Using Plasmodium berghei Induced-Malaria in Swiss Albino’s Mice by Mounvera Abdel Azizi, Noumedem Anangmo Christelle Nadia, Yamssi Cedric, Ngouyamsa Nsapkain Aboubakar Sidiki, Gamago Nkadeu Guy-Armand, Djeussi Doriane Esther, Tientcheu Noutong Jemimah Sandra, Tako Djimefo Alex Kevin, Vincent Khan Payne

“…However, further in vivo toxicity tests are required to guarantee their safety.…”
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Physico-chemical changes and maturity evaluation of composts from wood residue mixed with sewage sludge and chicken manure by Mohammad Hossein Saghi, Payam Ghorbannezhad, Abotaleb Bay, Farangis Saeidi

“…Increasing the germination index of cress (Lepidium sativum) up to 79 % proved that the toxicity of industrial sewage sludge was declined through the elimination of heavy metals. …”
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Assessing the Proteomic Activity of the Venom of the Ant Ectatomma tuberculatum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ectatomminae) by Juliana Rocha da Silva, Aline Zanotelli de Souza, Carlos Priminho Pirovani, Helena Costa, Aline Silva, João Carlos Teixeira Dias, Jacques Hubert Charles Delabie, Renato Fontana

“…Ectatomma tuberculatum has one of the most toxic venoms known among ants but there is no detailed study on its characteristics. …”
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Preclinical Evaluation of a Bone-Marrow Autograft Culture Procedure for Generating Lymphokine-Activated Killer Cells in Vitro by Hans-Georg Klingemann, Heather Deal, Dianne Reid, Connie J Eaves

“…Further augmentation of pretransplant chemotherapy causes life threatening toxicity to nonhematopoietic tissues and the effectiveness of currently available ex vivo purging methods in reducing the relapse rate is unclear. …”
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