Inhibition of mitochondrial respiration in vivo is an early event in acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity

PJ Donnelly, RM Walker, WJ Racz - Archives of toxicology, 1994 - Springer
Morphological changes in mitochondria are observed early in the course of acetaminophen
(AA)-induced hepatotoxicity, and mitochondrial dysfunction has been observed both in vivo …

Differential effects of pirfenidone on acute pulmonary injury and ensuing fibrosis in the hamster model of amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity

JW Card, WJ Racz, JF Brien, SB Margolin… - Toxicological …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Pulmonary toxicity, including fibrosis, is a serious adverse effect associated with the antidysrhythmic
drug amiodarone (AM). We tested the potential usefulness of pirfenidone against AM…

Alternative methods of selecting rat hepatocellular noduli resistant to 2‐acetylaminofluorene

…, D Armstrong, RA Becker, WJ Racz… - … journal of cancer, 1987 - Wiley Online Library
Dietary 2‐acetylaminofluorene (2‐AAF) coupled with a stimulus for cell proliferation such as
a 2/3 partial hepatectomy (PH) or a necrotizing dose of carbon tetrachloride is frequently …

The role of mitochondrial injury in bromobenzene and furosemide induced hepatotoxicity

SGW Wong, JW Card, WJ Racz - Toxicology letters, 2000 - Elsevier
Bromobenzene (BB) and furosemide (FS) are two hepatotoxicants whose bioactivation to
reactive intermediates is crucial to the development of liver injury. However, the events which …

[PDF][PDF] Acetaminophen‐induced hepatotoxic congestion in mice

RM Walker, WJ Racz, TF McElligott - Hepatology, 1985 - Wiley Online Library
Acetaminophen‐induced (750 mg per kg po) hepatotoxicity in mice is characterized by
hepatomegaly and massive centrilobular congestion which precede the appearance of necrosis. …

Attenuation of amiodarone-induced pulmonary fibrosis by vitamin E is associated with suppression of transforming growth factor-β1 gene expression but not …

JW Card, WJ Racz, JF Brien, TE Massey - Journal of Pharmacology and …, 2003 - ASPET
Amiodarone (AM) is an efficacious antidysrhythmic agent that can cause numerous adverse
effects, including potentially life-threatening pulmonary fibrosis. The current study was …

Acetaminophen-induced hypothermia, hepatic congestion, and modification by N-acetylcysteine in mice

…, TE Massey, TF McElligott, WJ Racz - Toxicology and Applied …, 1981 - Elsevier
Acetaminophen-induced hypothermia and hepatic congestion, their modification by N-acetylcysteine
(NAC) and their relationship to hepatotoxicity were studied in Swiss white mice. …

Induction of c-jun and TGF-β1 in Fischer 344 rats during amiodarone-induced pulmonary fibrosis

WH Chung, BM Bennett, WJ Racz… - … of Physiology-Lung …, 2001 - journals.physiology.org
Amiodarone (AM) is an antidysrhythmic agent with a propensity to cause pulmonary toxicity,
including potentially fatal fibrosis. In the present study, the potential roles of c-Jun and …

Metal ion-biomolecule interactions. Synthesis, spectroscopic, and magnetic resonance investigations of methylmercury (II) complexes of the nucleosides guanosine …

E Buncel, AR Norris, WJ Racz, SE Taylor - Inorganic Chemistry, 1981 - ACS Publications
Solid complexes of the type [MeHg (NucH2)] N03,[MeHg (NucH)], and [(MeHg) 2 (NucH)]
N03 (NucH2= guanosine or inosine) have been prepared by the reaction of the nucleosides …

Direct mitochondrial dysfunction precedes reactive oxygen species production in amiodarone-induced toxicity in human peripheral lung epithelial HPL1A cells

…, BC Hill, T Takahashi, JF Brien, WJ Racz… - Toxicology and applied …, 2008 - Elsevier
Amiodarone (AM), a drug used in the treatment of cardiac dysrrhythmias, can produce
severe pulmonary adverse effects, including fibrosis. Although the pathogenesis of AM-induced …