2, 3, 7, 8‐Tetrachlorodibenzo‐p‐dioxin (TCDD) and related compounds as antioestrogens: Characterization and mechanism of action

S Safe, B Astroff, M Harris… - Pharmacology & …, 1991 - Wiley Online Library
In the female Sprague‐Dawley rat uterus 2,3,7,8‐tetrachlorodibenzo‐p‐dioxin (TCDD) and
related compounds exhibited a broad spectrum of antioestrogenic responses. For example 2,…

2, 3, 7, 8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin as an antiestrogen: effect on rat uterine peroxidase activity

B Astroff, S Safe - Biochemical pharmacology, 1990 - Elsevier
Abstract Treatment of 25-day-old female Sprague-Dawley rats with 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
(TCDD) significantly lowered constitutive uterine peroxidase activity and …

Comparative antiestrogenic activities of 2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin and 6-methyl-1, 3, 8-trichlorodibenzofuran in the female rat

B Astroff, S Safe - Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 1988 - Elsevier
… In male Long Evans rats at a dose level as high as 500 pmol/kg, MCDF did not cause any
significant changes in organ weights or body weights (B. Astroff, unpublished results) and only …

6-Methyl-1, 3, 8-trichlorodibenzofuran as a 2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin antagonist: inhibition of the induction of rat cytochrome P-450 isozymes and related …

B Astroff, T Zacharewski, S Safe, MP Arlotto… - Molecular …, 1988 - ASPET
In addition to being one of the most toxic chemicals known, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
(TCDD) is the most potent inducer of rat liver microsomal cytochrome P-4501A1 (P-450c)…

Construction and characterization of adriamycin‐loaded canine red blood cells as a potential slow delivery system

M Tonetti, B Astroff, W Satterfield… - Biotechnology and …, 1990 - Wiley Online Library
Adriamycin was internalized in canine red blood cells (RBC) by two procedures involving (a)
simple diffusion of the drug into cells and (b) hypotonic dialysis followed by isotonic …

[PDF][PDF] Partial antagonism of 2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin-mediated induction of aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase by 6-methyl-1, 3, 8-trichlorodibenzofuran …

M Harris, T Zacharewski, B Astroff, S Safe - Molecular pharmacology, 1989 - Citeseer
6-Methyl-i, 3, 8-trichlorodibenzofuran(MCDF) binds with moderate affinity to the aryl
hydrocarbon(Ah) receptor protein (4.9 x 10-8 M) but is a weak Ah receptor agonist. Cotreatment of …

2, 3, 7, 8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin inhibition of 17β-estradiol-induced increases in rat uterine epidermal growth factor receptor binding activity and gene …

B Astroff, C Rowlands, R Dickerson, S Safe - Molecular and cellular …, 1990 - Elsevier
Abstract Treatment of immature female Sprague-Dawley rats with 17β-estradiol (5 μg/animal)
resulted in an increase in uterine epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor binding activity. …

Inhibition of the 17β-estradiol-induced and constitutive expression of the cellular protooncogene c-fos by 2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) in the female …

B Astroff, B Eldridge, S Safe - Toxicology letters, 1991 - Elsevier
Acute administration of 17β-estradiol (5 μg/rat) to 25-day-old female Sprague-Dawley rats
resulted in an increase of uterine mRNA for the cellular oncogene c-fos. The c-fos mRNA …

6-Methyl-1, 3, 8-trichlorodibenzofuran (MCDF) as a 2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin antagonist in C57BL/6 mice

R Bannister, L Biegel, D Davis, B Astroff, S Safe - Toxicology, 1989 - Elsevier
6-Methyl-1,3,8-trichlorodibenzofuran (MCDF), 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)
and TCDD plus MCDF were administered to C57BL/6 mice and their effects on several aryl …

6-Substituted-1, 3, 8-trichlorodibenzofurans as 2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin antagonists in the rat: structure activity relationships

B Astroff, S Safe - Toxicology, 1989 - Elsevier
The activities of several 6-substituted-1,3,8-trichlorodibenzofurans (CDFs) as partial
antagonists of the induction of hepatic microsomal aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase (AHH) and …