Newswise — The April 2019 issue of Toxicological Sciences begins with an editorial discussing the two 2018 Papers of the Year and the three honorable mentions. The issue also features a contemporary review on macrophages in lung injury and fibrosis; highlighted papers on air pollution and gestation; transgenerational effects of metals; optimizing toxicity models; and thyroid hormone deionidase screening; as well as open access papers on a safety study of GMO maize and perfluorooctanoate and lipoprotein metabolism.
Highlights of Toxicological Sciences Volume 168, Issue 2 include:
- Editorial: 2018 Toxicological Sciences Papers of the Year
- Contemporary Review: Role of Macrophages in Acute Lung Injury and Chronic Fibrosis Induced by Pulmonary Toxicants
- Editor’s Highlight: Screening the ToxCast Phase 1, Phase 2, and e1k Chemical Libraries for Inhibitors of Iodothyronine Deiodinases
- Editor’s Highlight: Refining In Vitro Toxicity Models: Comparing Baseline Characteristics of Lung Cell Types
- Editor’s Highlight: Transgenerational Effects of Periconception Heavy Metal Administration on Adipose Weight and Glucose Homeostasis in Mice at Maturity
- Editor’s Highlight: Ozone Exposure during Implantation Increases Serum Bioactivity in HTR-8/SVneo Trophoblasts
- Open Access: The GMO90+ Project: Absence of Evidence for Biologically Meaningful Effects of Genetically Modified Maize-Based Diets on Wistar Rats after Six-Months Feeding Comparative Trial
- Open Access: Dose Effects of Ammonium Perfluorooctanoate on Lipoprotein Metabolism in APOE*3-Leiden.CETP Mice
Toxicological Sciences is the official journal of the Society of Toxicology (SOT), a professional and scholarly organization of more than 8,000 scientists from academic institutions, government, and industry representing the great variety of individuals who practice toxicology in the United States and abroad.
Journal Link: Toxicological Sciences, Volume 168 Issue 2, April 2019