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M Larue

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PubMed1990

Computerized product information system: The Toxicological Index.

The Toxicological Index, a division of the Commission de la Santé et de la Sécurité du Travail, was established in 1980 by the Quebec Government. Its main objective, as a database producer, is to provide health and safety related toxicological information to anyone who is involved in risk management in the workplace. In order to meet this requirement, a fully computerized information system was created. It has allowed us to process, over the past 5 years, 250,000 information inquiries, to register 100,000 contaminants, to exchange information with 3,300 product manufacturers and to provide our users with 6,500 fully reviewed toxicological information profiles. The procedure used to assess the information as well as the choices made to achieve our objective in terms of quantity and quality of the information provided are described.

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PubMed1982

Synthesis and biological activities of leukotriene F4 and leukotriene F4 sulfone.

Leukotriene F4 (LTF4) and LTF4 sulfone have been synthesized and their biological activities determined in the guinea pig. In vitro LTF4 displayed comparable activity to LTD4 on guinea pig trachea and parenchyma but was less active on the ileum. When injected intravenously into the guinea pig, LTF4 induced a bronchoconstriction (ED50 16 micrograms Kg-1) which was blocked by indomethacin and FPL-55712 and was 50-100 X less potent than LTD4 in this assay. LTF4 sulfone was approximately 2-5 times less active than LTF4 in vitro and in vivo. When injected into guinea pig skin with PGE2 (100 ng); LTF4 and LTF4 sulfone (10-1000 ng) induced changes in vascular permeability. The order of potency in this assay was LTE4 sulfone = LTD4 = LTD4 sulfone greater than LTE4 greater than LTF4 = LTF4 sulfone.

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PubMed1982

Biological activity of leukotriene sulfones on respiratory tissues.

The biological activity of synthetic leukotriene C4, D4 and E4 sulfone has been determined in respiratory smooth muscle in vitro and in vivo. The sulfones of LTC4, LTD4 and LTE4 were potent contractile agonists on indomethacin-treated guinea pig tracheal chains with respective pD2-values of 8.2, 8.0 and 7.9. Contractions were submaximal (75-85% of the cholinergic maximum), slow in onset, prolonged in duration, slowly reversed by washing (compared to acetylcholine or histamine) and were partially reversed by 2 muM FPL-55712. The sulfones of LTC4, LTD4 and LTE4 also contracted indomethacin-treated guinea pig parenchyma (respective pD2's of 7.9 8.2 and 7.8) and rat parenchyma (respective pD2's of 7.1, 7.2 and 7.2) but were inactive on rat trachea (0.01-2.0 muM). When administered intravenously to anaesthetized guinea pigs, the sulfones of LTD4, LTE4 and to a lesser degree LTC4 (respective ED50's - 0.5; 2.0 and 4.6 microgram/kg) elicited dose-dependent increases in inflation pressure which were antagonized by FPL-55712 and indomethacin. Leukotriene C4, D4 and E4 sulfones display a qualitatively similar profile of biological activity to that of their corresponding sulfides.

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