The presence of pesticides in drinking water poses a human health risk and disinfection can
either exacerbate or reduce these health risks by producing by-products that are either more …

Cadmium has been associated with a number of tumors but its role in tumor promotion has
not been elucidated clearly or the results obtained from various studies have been …

Gap junctions (Gj) play an important role in the communication between cells of many
tissues. They are composed of channels that permit the passage of ions and low molecular …

The establishment of an elaborate gap junctional intercellular communication network,
especially between hepatocytes, is important for normal liver development. In fact, the …

The short-term hepatic effects of DINP (CAS 68515-48-0, designated DINP-1) in rats and
mice were evaluated at tumorigenic and nontumorigenic doses from previous chronic …

The effects of five non-mutagenic carcinogens—Aroclor 1260, benzoyl peroxide (BP),
phenobarbital (PB), 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate (TPA) and 1, 1'-(2, 2, 2 …

We have previously reported that gap junction‐mediated intercellular communication (GJIC)
can be restored in junctionally deficient human prostate epithelial cells, also suggesting that …

Direct intercellular signal transduction is achieved by the passage of small molecules
through gap junctions (GJ). Previous studies in our laboratory showed that the liver tumor …

Local injury induces a complex orchestrated response to stimulate healing of injured tissues,
cellular regeneration and phagocytosis. Practically, inflammation is defined as a defense …

Among various cocultures of hepatocytes with other cell types, we found that mouse
embryonal cells (BALB/c 3T3) are more effective in maintaining rat hepatocytes in vitro …