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Mutagenicity of Chinese traditional medicine Semen Armeniacae amarum by two modified Ames tests

open access: yesBMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2009
Background Semen armeniacae amarum (SAA) is a Chinese traditional medicine and has long been used to control acute lower respiratory tract infection and asthma, as a result of its expectorant and antiasthmatic activities.
Cai Yupin   +5 more
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Micronucleus test in peripheral blood of rats treated with hyperbaric oxygen after subtotal splenectomy preserving the lower pole [PDF]

open access: yesActa Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2015
PURPOSE: To assess the mutagenic potential of the oxygen inhalation therapy (HBO), by means of the micronucleus test, performed in peripheral blood of rats that underwent subtotal splenectomy with lower pole preservation (ESTPI), after HBO sessions or ...
Marcela Souza Lima Paulo   +10 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Peroxynitrous Acid Generated In Situ from Acidified H2O2 and NaNO2. A Suitable Novel Antimicrobial Agent?

open access: yesAntibiotics, 2021
Peroxynitrite (ONOO−) and peroxynitrous acid (ONOOH) are known as short acting reactive species with nitrating and oxidative properties, which are associated with their antimicrobial effect.
Martina Balazinski   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genotoxic and cytotoxic potential of essential oils from plants of the Cerrado and southern Pantanal of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil [PDF]

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Biology
Cancer represents a major public health concern, and the therapeutic potential of medicinal plants has been extensively studied as an alternative approach for its treatment.
J. A. Avanci-Júnior   +7 more
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Cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of calcium silicate-based cements on an osteoblast lineage

open access: yesBrazilian Oral Research, 2016
Several calcium silicate-based biomaterials have been developed in recent years, in addition to Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA). The aim of this study was to evaluate the cytotoxicity, genotoxicity and apoptosis/necrosis in human osteoblast cells (SAOS ...
Ana Lívia GOMES-CORNÉLIO   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of Some Cytogenetic Effects of Bt.ASF.1 in Lab.mice [PDF]

open access: yesEngineering and Technology Journal, 2011
This study was amid to detection the genotoxicity ffect of biocide (Bt-ASF-1) producing from Bacillus thuringiensis ( by oral nutrition ) in inhibition of the Cyclophosphoamide drug in mice (Mus musculus) .
doaj   +1 more source

Characterizing the Chemical Contaminants Diversity and Toxic Potential of Untreated Wastewater From a Drug Rehabilitation Hospital: Understanding Impact on Downstream Environment

open access: yesFrontiers in Environmental Science, 2022
This study characterizes a total of 21 wastewater samples collected from Al Amal hospital, and aims to determine if untreated hospital wastewater may impose a potentially detrimental impact on the downstream municipal biological wastewater treatment ...
Fras Baasher   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of methyl methacrylate genotoxicity by the micronucleus test

open access: yesBrazilian Oral Research, 2013
The aim of this study was to evaluate the genotoxic potential of methyl methacrylate (MMA) vapor by simulating standard occupational exposure of 8 hours per day and using the micronucleus test. We used 32 adult male Wistar rats divided into three groups:
Amarildo Mariano de Araújo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Degradation of Aflatoxin B1 in Moldy Maize by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Safety Evaluation of the Degradation Products

open access: yesFoods, 2023
Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is the most harmful mycotoxin commonly found in food and feed. Pollution from AFB1 causes serious economic and health issues worldwide because it causes strong mutagenicity and carcinogenicity in humans and animals.
Yanhua Xu, Renyong Zhao, Chenxi Liu
doaj   +1 more source

Using Comet Assay for Genotoxic Evaluation of Zataria multiflora Boiss., An Iranian Endemic Plant

open access: yesJournal of Food Quality and Hazards Control, 2021
Background: Zataria multiflora Boiss. (Avishan-e Shirazi), as an Iranian endemic plant, belongs to the Lamiaceae family and may be used as a food preservative. This study aimed to detect potential genotoxic effects of Z. multiflora extract.
Z. Ayubi   +4 more
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