Lipid peroxidation and antioxidant enzyme levels in patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

M Kuloglu, B Ustundag, M Atmaca… - Cell biochemistry …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Recent data from several reports indicate that free radicals are involved in
aetiopathogenesis of many human pathologies including neuropsychiatric disorders such as …

Effects of methylprednisolone and dextromethorphan on lipid peroxidation in an experimental model of spinal cord injury

C Topsakal, FS Erol, FM Ozveren, N Yilmaz… - Neurosurgical …, 2002 - Springer
Objective. This study examines the effects of agents purported to improve recovery following
spinal cord trauma, methylprednisolone sodium succinate, dextromethorphan, and the …

Exposure to benzene induces oxidative stress, alters the immune response and expression of p53 in gasoline filling workers

N Uzma, BS Kumar, MAH Hazari - American journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Background Chronic exposure to benzene can lead to deleterious effects on many
biological systems including blood and blood‐forming organs. We investigated the adverse …

Oxidative stress effects of thinner inhalation

M Martínez-Alfaro, Y Alcaraz-Contreras… - Indian journal of …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Thinners are chemical mixtures used as industrial solvents. Humans can come into contact
with thinner by occupational exposure or by intentional inhalation abuse. Thinner sniffing …

Effects of low-level exposure to xenobiotics present in paints on oxidative stress in workers

AM Moro, M Charão, N Brucker, R Bulcão… - Science of the total …, 2010 - Elsevier
Paints are composed of an extensive variety of hazardous substances, such as organic
solvents and heavy metals. Biomonitoring is an essential tool for assessing the risk to …

Volatile substance misuse among street children in Upper Egypt

A Elkoussi, S Bakheet - Substance Use & Misuse, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
This work assessed the extent, patterns, attitudes, motivations, and impacts of volatile
substance misuse (VSM) among street children in Upper Egypt. In 2009, a 36-item …

In vitro evaluation of oxidative damage from organic solvent vapours on human skin

C Costa, R De Pasquale, V Silvari, M Barbaro… - Toxicology in vitro, 2006 - Elsevier
Aim of this study is to focus on the cutaneous effects of occupational exposure to the vapours
of common organic solvents. Higher incidence of cancer is suspected in subjects exposed to …

Evaluation of lipid damage related to pathological and physiological conditions

SC Garcia, D Grotto, RP Bulcão, AM Moro… - Drug and chemical …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Several diseases and xenobiotics are known to generate reactive species that may trigger
oxidative stress when not properly scavenged by the antioxidant defenses and result in …

Hepatotoxic activity of toluene inhalation and protective role of melatonin

U Tas, M Ogeturk, S Meydan, I Kus… - Toxicology and …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
This study was designed to investigate the harmful effects of toluene inhalation in the liver of
rats and possible protective effects of melatonin on these detrimental effects. For this …

Learning and memory deficits in rats induced by chronic thinner exposure are reversed by melatonin

G Baydas, F Ozveren, I Akdemir… - Journal of pineal …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Thinner is a neurotoxic mixture which is widely used as an aromatic industrial solvent. This
product has been shown to cause functional and structural changes in the central nervous …