Oxidative stress from fluoride-induced hepatotoxicity in rats

S ............................................................................................. 45-69 BIOCHEMICAL EFFECTS Mechanisms of sodium fluoride-induced endothelial cell barrier dysfunction: role of MLC phosphorylation Wang P, Verin AD, Birukova A, Gilbert-McClain LI, Jacobs K, Garcia JG ........... 45 2A Fluoride Vol. 36 No. 1 Pages 1-78 February 2003 Effects of selenium and fluoride on apoptosis and lipid peroxidation in human hepatocytes Wang A, Xia T, Ran P, Bai Y, Yang K, Chen X ...............................................45-46 Fluoride plus aluminum: useful tools in laboratory investigations, but messengers of false information Strunecka A, Strunecky O, Patocka J .................................................................. 46 Sodium fluoride-induced hypoproteinemia and hypoglycemia in parental and F(1)-generation rats and amelioration by vitamins Verma RJ, Guna Sherlin DM ...........................................................................46-47 DIETARY FLUORIDE Fluoride exposure of East African consumers using alkaline salt deposits known as magadi (trona) as a food preparation aid Nielsen JM, Dahi E ..........................................................................................47-48 The fluoride content of foods and beverages from negligibly and optimally fluoridated communities Jackson RD, Brizendine EJ, Kelly SA, Hinesley R, Stookey GK, Dunipace AJ .................................................................................... 48 Fluoride intake in Japanese children aged 3-5 years by the duplicate-diet technique Murakami T, Narita N, Nakagaki H, Shibata T, Robinson C................................. 49 Fluoride intake in children living in a high-fluoride area in Ethiopia – intake through beverages Malde MK, Zerihun L, Julshamn K, Bjorvatn K................................................49-50 Fluoride concentrations in three types of commercially packed tea drinks in Taiwan Lung SC, Hsiao PK, Chiang KM......................................................................50-51 Fluoride in the environment and brick-tea-type fluorosis in Tibet Cao J, Zhao Y, Liu J ............................................................................................. 51 Brick tea fluoride as a main source of adult fluorosis Cao J, Zhao Y, Liu J, Xirao R, Danzeng S, Daji D, Yan Y.................................... 52 EFFECTS ON TEETH Caries occurrence in a fluoridated and a non-fluoridated town in Finland: a retrospective study using longitudinal data from public dental records Seppa L, Hausen H, Karkkainen S, Larmas M................................................52-53 A randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of providing free fluoride toothpaste from the age of 12 months on reducing caries in 5-6-year old children Davies GM, Worthington HV, Ellwood RP, Bentley EM, Blinkhorn AS, Taylor GO, Davies RM..............................................................53-54 Blood lead level and dental caries in school-age children Gemmel A, Tavares M, Alperin S, Soncini J, Daniel D, Dunn J, Crawford S, Braveman N, Clarkson TW, McKinlay S, Bellinger DC................54-55 An epidemiological profile of dental caries in 12-year-old children residing in cities with and without fluoridated water supply in the central western area of the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil Sales-Peres SH, Bastos JR.................................................................................. 55 3A Fluoride Vol. 36 No. 1 Pages 1-78 February 2003 Fluorosis development in seven age cohorts after an 11-month break in water fluoridation Burt BA, Keels MA, Heller KE..........................................................................55-56 Degree of fluorosis in areas of South Africa with differing levels of fluoride in drinking water Louw AJ, Grobler SR, van W Kotze TJ ................................................................ 56 ENVIRONMENTAL FLUORIDE Defluoridation of drinking water by boiling with brushite and calcite Larsen MJ, Pearce EI ......................................................................................56-57 Environmental impacts on health from continuous volcanic activity at Yasur (Tanna) and Ambrym, Vanuatu Cronin SJ, Sharp DS .......................................................................................57-58 A map of natural fluoride in drinking water in Pakistan Ayyaz AK, Whelton H, O'Mullane D...................................................................... 58 Study on fluoride emission from soils at high temperature related to brickmaking process Xie ZM, Wu WH, Xu JM...................................................................................58-59 Study on the regeneration methods of the synthetic hydroxy-apatite as a material for defluoridation of drinking water Ying B, Li X, Cong Z ............................................................................................. 59 Fluoride toxicity to aquatic organisms: a review Camargo JA.....................................................................................................59-60 Safety threshold of fluorine in endemic fluorosis regions in China Li Y, Wang W, Hou S............................................................................................ 60 Manufacture of hydroxyapatite as a defluoridator and the mechanism of defluoridation for drinking water Li X, Zheng D, Ying B ......................................................................................60-61 HEALTH/TOXIC EFFECTS IN ANIMALS Toxic effects of various water pollutants on structural and functional parameters of hepatocytes Karimov KhIa, Inoiatova FKh, Inoiatov FSH ......................................................... 61 Testicular toxicity in sodium fluoride treated rats: association with oxidative stress Ghosh D, Das Sarkar S, Maiti R, Jana D, Das UB ..........................................61-62 Fluoride concentrations in thoroughbred horses in India Dwivedi SK, Dey S ............................................................................................... 62 Chronic fluoride toxicity decreases the number of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in rat brain Long YG, Wang YN, Chen J, Jiang SF, Nordberg A, Guan ZZ.......................62-63 Effects of selenium and zinc on rat renal apoptosis and change of cell cycle induced by fluoride Yu R, Xia T, Wang A, Chen X .............................................................................. 63 Studies on DNA damage and apoptosis in rat brain induced by fluoride Chen J, Chen X, Yang K, Xia T, Xie H ................................................................. 64 4A Fluoride Vol. 36 No. 1 Pages 1-78 February 2003 HEALTH/TOXIC EFFECTS IN HUMANS Fluoride overfeed at a well site near an elementary school in Michigan Sidhu KS, Kimmer RO.....................................................................................64-65 Endemic fluorosis in Rajasthan Choubisa SL, Choubisa L, Choubisa DK.............................................................. 65 Fluoride excretion in children after sevoflurane anaesthesia Lejus C, Le Roux C, Legendre E, Renaudin M, Boiteau HL, Pinaud M ............... 66 Reversal of fluoride induced cell injury through elimination of fluoride and consumption of diet rich in essential nutrients and antioxidants Susheela AK, Bhatnagar M .............................................................................66-67 Human exposure to hydrogen fluoride induces acute neutrophilic, eicosanoid, and antioxidant changes in nasal lavage fluid Lund K, Refsnes M, Ramis I, Dunster C, Boe J, Schwarze PE, Skovlund E, Kelly FJ, Kongerud J ........................................................................ 67 Prolonged respiratory symptoms caused by thermal degradation products of freons Pirila P, Espo T, Pfaffli P, Riihimaki V, Wolff H, Nordman H ................................ 68 Hemodialyzability of ionizable fluoride in hemodialysis session Usuda K, Kono K, Watanabe T, Dote T, Shimizu H, Tominaga M, Koizumi C, Nishiura H, Goto E, Nakaya H, Arisue M, Fukutomi A ..................68-69 XXVTH ISFR CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS Water fluoride concentration and dental fluorosis prevalence in a north-western arid region of Mexico Sandra Rodriguez-Dozal, M Teresa Alarcón-Herrera, Enrique-Cifuentes, Luz Helena Sanin, Albino Barraza......................................... 70 Arthritis in America Wilson B ..........................................................................................................70-71 Defluoridation of brick-tea with serpentine Sun D, Wang L, Wan G, Gao L, Yu G, Pang Y, Fu S .......................................... 71 Fluoride effects on thyroid function Schuld A ............................................................................................................... 72 SUBMITTING MANUSCRIPTS TO FLUORIDE Guidelines for authors – revised February 2003 .............................................73-78 INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY for FLUORIDE RESEARCH Officers and Editorial Board Members – 2003 President: Professor Koichi Kono, Osaka Medical College, Osaka, Japan Vice President: Professor Emeritus NJ Chinoy, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India Second Vice President: Professor Jörg Spitz, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Wiesbaden, Germany Secretary: Professor Emeritus Ming-Ho Yu, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, USA Treasurer: Dr Bruce Spittle, University of Otago Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand Editorial Board: Dr Miklos Bély, Hungarian Academy of Science, Budapest, Hungary Prof Emeritus AW Burgstahler, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA Prof Shouren Cao, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, Beijing, China Prof Masahiko Chikuma, Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka, Japan Prof Emeritus NJ Chinoy, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India Prof Edward Czerwinski, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland Dr 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