Research Project
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
We studied the effects of heavy metals on immunological functionsas well as the effects of cytokines on toxicity of metals. Exposure to arsenic caused the decreases of histamine release from mast cells, NO production from macrophages, and tumoricidal activities of natural killer cells. On the other hand, inflammatory cytokines such as IL-6 enhanced the expression of metal transporters, resulting in the increasedaccumulation of neurotoxic metals such as manganese.
All 2013 2012 2011 2010
All Journal Article (15 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 15 results) Presentation (32 results)
Toxicol. Sci.
Volume: (in press)
Biophys. Res. Commun.
DOI:10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.05.069
Metallomics
Volume: 5 Pages: 437-444
DOI:10.1039/C3MT00003F
Int. J. Mol. Med.
Volume: 31(1) Pages: 259-264
DOI:10.3892/ijmm.2012.1185
J.Toxicol. Sci.
Volume: 37(6) Pages: 1261-1265
DOI:10.2131/jts.37.1261
Volume: 4(7) Pages: 700-708
DOI:10.1039/C2MT20024D
Arch. Toxicol.
Volume: 85(12) Pages: 1509-1516
DOI:10.1007/s00204-011-0700-7
Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.
Volume: 415(1) Pages: 48-53
DOI:10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.10.008
Environ. Health
Volume: 10(1), 64 Pages: 1-11
DOI:10.1186/1476-069X-10-64
Volume: 3(7) Pages: 710-718
DOI:10.1039/c1mt00020a
Toxicology
Volume: 280(3) Pages: 118-125
DOI:10.1016/j.tox.2010.12.002
J. Toxicol. Sci.
Volume: 36(1) Pages: 135-139
DOI:10.2131/jts.36.135
Sci. Total Environ.
Volume: 409(2) Pages: 278-283
DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.10.001.
Volume: 35(6) Pages: 935-939
DOI:10.2131/jts.35.935
Volume: 9(1) Pages: 36, 1-9
DOI:10.1186/1476-069X-9-36.