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A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial to Assess the Effects of Lactoferrin at Two Doses vs. Active Control on Immunological and Safety Parameters in Healthy Adults. 一项随机、双盲、对照试验，评估两种剂量的乳铁蛋白与活性对照对健康成人免疫学和安全性参数的影响。

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International Journal of Toxicology Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-10-28 DOI: 10.1177/10915818241293723

Ross D Peterson, Liana L Guarneiri, Caryn G Adams, Meredith L Wilcox, Anthony J Clark, Nathan P Rudemiller, Kevin C Maki, Carrie-Anne Malinczak

{"title":"A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial to Assess the Effects of Lactoferrin at Two Doses vs. Active Control on Immunological and Safety Parameters in Healthy Adults.","authors":"Ross D Peterson, Liana L Guarneiri, Caryn G Adams, Meredith L Wilcox, Anthony J Clark, Nathan P Rudemiller, Kevin C Maki, Carrie-Anne Malinczak","doi":"10.1177/10915818241293723","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10915818241293723","url":null,"abstract":"Recombinant human lactoferrin (rhLF) is of commercial interest for immune support as a food ingredient. The objective was to evaluate the immunogenicity/alloimmunization potential of Helaina rhLF (effera™) from K. phaffii over a 28-day period compared to bovine LF (bLF). Study 1 was a randomized, double-blind, parallel arm, controlled trial where 66 healthy adults were randomly allocated to 1 of 3 groups: high-dose rhLF (3.4 g/d), low-dose rhLF (0.34 g/d), or bLF (3.4 g/d). Participants completed a 28-day supplementation period with follow-up visits on Days 28, 56, and 84. Study 2 was a 12-week observational study with no intervention that enrolled 24 healthy adults. In both studies, serum was obtained for analysis of anti-LF antibody levels as the primary endpoint. In Study 1, change from baseline to Day 56 in serum anti-bLF antibodies in the bLF group (least squares geometric mean and 95% confidence interval for the post/pre ratio: 3.01; 2.08, 4.35) was greater than the changes in serum anti-hLF antibodies in the low-dose rhLF (1.07; 0.77, 1.49; P < 0.001) and high-dose rhLF (1.02; 0.62, 1.70; P < 0.001) groups. The rhLF groups had similar changes to the observational study, indicating no change in anti-hLF antibodies and no evidence of alloimmunization following ingestion. Changes in safety outcomes were similar between groups and within normal ranges. These results show that under the conditions of the protocol, no increased anti-hLF antibodies or adverse events were identified following ingestion of effera™ as a food ingredient at an intake level up to 3.4 g/d in healthy adults (clinicaltrials.gov: NCT06012669).","PeriodicalId":14432,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Toxicology","volume":" ","pages":"12-28"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11731406/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142500491","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Effect of Chronic Consumption of Fluoridated Water on Sciatic Nerve Conduction Velocity in Male Wistar Rats. 长期饮用含氟水对雄性 Wistar 大鼠坐骨神经传导速度的影响

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International Journal of Toxicology Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-11-06 DOI: 10.1177/10915818241297082

Fernanda Marlen Enríquez-Sánchez, Miguel Ángel López-Vázquez, María Esther Olvera-Cortés, Liliana Valdez-Jiménez, Paola Trinidad Villalobos-Gutiérrez, María Isabel Pérez-Vega

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The Effects of Nanoplastics on the Dopamine System of Cerebrocortical Neurons. 纳米塑料对大脑皮层神经元多巴胺系统的影响

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International Journal of Toxicology Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-11-01 DOI: 10.1177/10915818241293993

Na-Hyun Kim, Young-A Lee

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International Journal of Toxicology Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/10915818241306311

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DEHP and Its Metabolite MEHP Alter the Insr and Glut4 Gene Expression by Blunting the Interaction of Transcription Factors in L6 Myotubes. DEHP及其代谢产物MEHP通过减弱L6肌管中转录因子的相互作用来改变Insr和Glut4基因的表达。

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International Journal of Toxicology Pub Date : 2024-12-10 DOI: 10.1177/10915818241305090

Mangala Priya Viswanathan, Vigneswari Mullainadhan, Balasubramanian Karundevi

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Exploring the Biological Effects of Polystyrene Nanoplastics on Spermatogenesis: Insights From Transcriptomic Analysis in Mouse Spermatocytes. 探索聚苯乙烯纳米塑料对精子发生的生物学效应：来自小鼠精母细胞转录组学分析的见解。

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International Journal of Toxicology Pub Date : 2024-12-08 DOI: 10.1177/10915818241305086

Ying Jiang, Kexuan He, Qianyi Shen, Can Yang, Xin Huang, Junjie Fan, Miaomiao Du, Jianrong Wu, Huajuan Ruan, Jun Yang, Yeting Hong

{"title":"Exploring the Biological Effects of Polystyrene Nanoplastics on Spermatogenesis: Insights From Transcriptomic Analysis in Mouse Spermatocytes.","authors":"Ying Jiang, Kexuan He, Qianyi Shen, Can Yang, Xin Huang, Junjie Fan, Miaomiao Du, Jianrong Wu, Huajuan Ruan, Jun Yang, Yeting Hong","doi":"10.1177/10915818241305086","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10915818241305086","url":null,"abstract":"The presence of polystyrene plastics in the human testis has raised concerns, yet their biological activity remains poorly characterized. This study aimed to investigate the biological effects and potential regulatory genes of polystyrene nanoplastics on spermatocyte line, GC-2spd(ts). After a 24-h exposure to polystyrene nanoplastics, the results indicated cell membrane disruption, impairment of mitochondrial membrane potential, increased levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and induced DNA damage. Furthermore, a comprehensive transcriptomic analysis was conducted, revealing differential gene expression patterns in GC-2spd(ts) cells in response to polystyrene nanoplastics. A total of 134 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified, with 48 genes upregulated and 86 genes downregulated. The Gene Ontology analysis highlighted the involvement of these genes in various spermatogenesis-related biological processes, including acrosome reaction, sperm mitochondrial organization, sperm annulus, and outer acrosomal membrane. Subsequently, the quantification of gene expression through qRT-PCR identified five key genes (NSUN7, SEPTIN4, TRIM36, EQTN, and SYT8) screened from the DEGs. In conclusion, this study provides valuable insights into the biological effects of polystyrene nanoplastics on mouse spermatocytes using comprehensive transcriptomic analysis, contributing to the establishment of a foundation for future investigations into these relevant pathways.","PeriodicalId":14432,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Toxicology","volume":" ","pages":"10915818241305086"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142794422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Editor's note. 编者注

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International Journal of Toxicology Pub Date : 2024-12-01 Epub Date: 2024-10-03 DOI: 10.1177/10915818241286420

Mary Beth Genter

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Inclusion of Histopathology in Dose Range-Finding Nonclinical Studies for Inhaled Drug Products. 将组织病理学纳入吸入药物产品的剂量范围探索非临床研究。

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International Journal of Toxicology Pub Date : 2024-12-01 Epub Date: 2024-08-29 DOI: 10.1177/10915818241276439

Emily A Resseguie, Helen Palmer

{"title":"Inclusion of Histopathology in Dose Range-Finding Nonclinical Studies for Inhaled Drug Products.","authors":"Emily A Resseguie, Helen Palmer","doi":"10.1177/10915818241276439","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10915818241276439","url":null,"abstract":"Drug development is a lengthy process that promotes and protects the health and safety of future patients. Nonclinical safety studies follow essentially similar designs that fulfill regulatory requirements but are amended based on factors including the mechanism of action, class of molecule, and route of administration. Clinical observations, clinical pathology, and macroscopic pathology in dose range-finding (DRF) studies generally provide sufficient information to select doses for pivotal studies by most delivery routes. Inhaled drug candidates are recognized for producing adverse effects on the respiratory system at the microscopic level that may otherwise be unpredictable; therefore, unlike other routes of administration, inhalation DRF studies typically include histopathology of the respiratory tract. Histopathology evaluations can add several weeks to the Investigational New Drug (IND) application timeline along with additional costs but have been considered necessary to support accurate dose selection for adequate safety margins, thereby potentially avoiding additional studies and animal usage by ensuring achievement of a NOAEL in the pivotal studies. Therefore, DRF inhalation studies initiated from 2018 to 2021 at Labcorp were reviewed to determine whether inclusion of histopathology on preliminary inhalation studies was necessary for subsequent dose selection. Histopathology findings in the DRF impacted dose selection in pivotal inhalation studies for approximately 45% of rat and dog studies. This review identified histopathology findings in rat and dog that support continued inclusion of respiratory tract histopathology in DRF studies. Future investigations will evaluate potential surrogate endpoints for these findings, which could reduce nonclinical drug development timelines by several weeks.","PeriodicalId":14432,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Toxicology","volume":" ","pages":"540-548"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142107455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Temperature Is a Key Factor Governing the Toxic Impact of Ultra-Violet Radiation-Emitting Nail Dryers When Used on Human Skin Cells. 温度是影响紫外线辐射指甲干燥器对人类皮肤细胞毒性影响的关键因素

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International Journal of Toxicology Pub Date : 2024-12-01 Epub Date: 2024-08-03 DOI: 10.1177/10915818241268617

Elijah Finn, Lucia Dussan, Scott Rosenthal, Cynthia Simbulan-Rosenthal, Dean Rosenthal, Peter Sykora

{"title":"Temperature Is a Key Factor Governing the Toxic Impact of Ultra-Violet Radiation-Emitting Nail Dryers When Used on Human Skin Cells.","authors":"Elijah Finn, Lucia Dussan, Scott Rosenthal, Cynthia Simbulan-Rosenthal, Dean Rosenthal, Peter Sykora","doi":"10.1177/10915818241268617","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10915818241268617","url":null,"abstract":"The skin is the largest organ in the body and the only one to come into contact with solar UV radiation (UVR). UVA (320-400 nm) is a significant contributor to UV-related skin damage. The UVA spectrum makes up over 95% of solar-UV energy reaching the earth's surface causing the majority of the visible signs of skin photoaging. Many consumer products also emit UVA, including nail dryers. There have been sporadic reports suggesting that these units may be contributing to skin cancer incidence. This notion was recently bolstered by a finding that nail dryer-irradiated mammalian skin cells develop a mutational signature consistent with UVA exposure. This report was surprising considering the comparatively low level of UVA to which the skin is exposed during nail treatments. In this research, we investigated how UVA-emitting devices caused cytotoxic/genotoxic impact after only low levels of UVA exposure. Our data showed that levels of UVA in the unit are highly variable and location dependent. We confirm previous reports that using prolonged exposure protocols could induce significant levels of DNA damage. It was also determined that UV-induced DNA damage only partially correlated with the level of UVA fluency. On investigation, we found that the unit had a rapid increase in internal temperature when in use. Exposing human cells to these elevated temperatures acted synergistically with UVA to magnify the cytotoxic and genotoxic impact of UV irradiation.","PeriodicalId":14432,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Toxicology","volume":" ","pages":"549-560"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11560569/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141889226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Twelfth Triennial Toxicology Salary Survey. 第十二次三年期毒理学薪酬调查。

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International Journal of Toxicology Pub Date : 2024-12-01 Epub Date: 2024-09-26 DOI: 10.1177/10915818241284800

Shayne C Gad, Dexter Sullivan, Danika A Pitts

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