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Effects of exposure to cigarette smoke prior to pregnancy in diabetic rats
(Biomed Central Ltd., 2011-08-18)
Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of cigarette smoke exposure before pregnancy on diabetic rats and their offspring development.Methods: Diabetes was induced by streptozotocin and cigarette ...
Genotoxicity and Fetal Abnormality in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats Exposed to Cigarette Smoke Prior to and during Pregnancy
(Johann Ambrosius Barth Verlag Medizinverlage Heidelberg Gmbh, 2011-10-01)
Background: Maternal hyperglycemia during early pregnancy is associated with increased risk of abnormalities in the off spring. Malformation rates among the off spring of diabetic mothers are 2-5-fold higher than that of ...
Association between palmoplantar pustulosis and cigarette smoking in Brazil: a case-control study
(Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2009-10-01)
BackgroundPalmoplantar pustulosis (PPP) discloses some differences compared to vulgar psoriasis (PV) in terms of age of onset, female predominance and low occurrence of psoriasis lesions elsewhere. Cigarette smoking has ...
Could zinc prevent reproductive alterations caused by cigarette smoke in male rats?
(CSIRO Publishing, 2012-01-01)
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of zinc on fertility through semen parameters, testosterone level and oxidative DNA damage to spermatozoa of rats exposed to cigarette smoke. Male Wistar rats (60 ...
Effects of cigarette smoke on the Meckel's cartilage of rat fetus : Morphologic, morphometric and stereologic study
(2005-01-01)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of cigarette smoke on the development of the embryo mandible (Meckel's) cartilage in rat fetuses. When inhaled by female Wistar rats between the 9th and the 12th day ...
Levels of DNA damage in blood leukocyte samples from non-diabetic and diabetic female rats and their fetuses exposed to air or cigarette smoke
(Elsevier B.V., 2008-05-31)
dThe objective of the present study was to evaluate DNA damage level in blood leukocytes from diabetic and non-diabetic female Wistar rats exposed to air or to cigarette smoke, and to correlate the findings with levels of ...
Evaluation of level of DNA damage in blood leukocytes of non-diabetic and diabetic rat exposed to cigarette smoke
(Elsevier B.V., 2007-04-02)
The objective of the present study was to use the comet assay to evaluate the steady-state level of DNA damage in peripheral blood leukocytes from diabetic and non-diabetic female Wistar rats exposed to air or to cigarette ...
Effects of Cigarette Smoking Intensity on the Mucociliary Clearance of Active Smokers
(2013-04-19)
Background: Smoking impairs mucociliary clearance and increases respiratory infection frequency and severity in subjects with and without smoking-related chronic lung diseases. Objective: This study evaluated the effects ...
Cigarette smoke affects apoptosis in rat tongue mucosa: Role of bcl-2 gene family
(Springer, 2005-10-01)
While it has been clearly demonstrated that smoking is the most significant exogenous factor involved in oral carcinogenesis, little is known about the global molecular and cellular changes that occur prior to the appearance ...
Morphologic and biomechanical changes of thoracic and abdominal aorta in a rat model of cigarette smoke exposure
(2013-08-01)
Background: Smoking is the most relevant environmental factor that affects the development of aortic aneurysm. Smokers have elevated levels of elastase activity in the arterial wall, which leads to weakening of the aorta. ...