Minoru Yoshida

Summary

Affiliation: Aichi-Gakuin University
Country: Japan

Publications

  1. ncbi Release of mercury from dental amalgam fillings in pregnant rats and distribution of mercury in maternal and fetal tissues
    Y Takahashi
    Department of Dental Material Science, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, 1 100 Kusumoto cho, Chikusa ku, Nagoya 464 8650, Japan
    Toxicology 163:115-26. 2001
  2. ncbi Placental transfer of mercury in pregnant rats which received dental amalgam restorations
    Yoshifumi Takahashi
    Department of Dental Material Science, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, 1 100 Kusumoto cho, Chikusa ku, Nagoya 464 8650, Japan
    Toxicology 185:23-33. 2003
  3. ncbi Behavioral changes in metallothionein-null mice after the cessation of long-term, low-level exposure to mercury vapor
    Minoru Yoshida
    Department of Biochemistry, Division of Chemistry, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1 Sugao, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki 261-8511, Japan
    Toxicol Lett 161:210-8. 2006
  4. ncbi Ultrastructural demonstration of mercury granules in the placenta of metallothionein-null pregnant mice after exposure to mercury vapor
    Akinori Shimada
    Department of Veterinary Pathology, Tottori University, Minami 4 101, Koyama, Tottori shi, Tottori 680 0945, Japan
    Toxicol Pathol 32:519-26. 2004
  5. ncbi Placental to fetal transfer of mercury and fetotoxicity
    Minoru Yoshida
    Department of Chemistry, St Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki 216 8511, Japan
    Tohoku J Exp Med 196:79-88. 2002
  6. ncbi Maternal-to-fetus transfer of mercury in metallothionein-null pregnant mice after exposure to mercury vapor
    Minoru Yoshida
    Department of Chemistry, St Marianna University School of Medicine, 2 16 1 Sugao, Miyamae ku, Kawasaki 261 8511, Japan
    Toxicology 175:215-22. 2002
  7. ncbi Susceptibility of metallothionein-null mice to the behavioral alterations caused by exposure to mercury vapor at human-relevant concentration
    Minoru Yoshida
    Department of Biochemistry, Division of Chemistry, St Marianna University School of Medicine, 2 16 1 Sugao, Miyamae ku, Kawasaki 261 8511, Japan
    Toxicol Sci 80:69-73. 2004
  8. ncbi Neurobehavioral changes in metallothionein-null mice prenatally exposed to mercury vapor
    Minoru Yoshida
    Department of Biochemistry, Division of Chemistry, St Marianna University School of Medicine, 2 16 1 Sugao, Miyamae ku, Kawasaki 261 8511, Japan
    Toxicol Lett 155:361-8. 2005
  9. ncbi Effects of perinatal exposure to low doses of cadmium or methylmercury on thyroid hormone metabolism in metallothionein-deficient mouse neonates
    Kouki Mori
    Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1 1 Seiryo machi, Sendai, Japan
    Toxicology 228:77-84. 2006
  10. ncbi Effects of mercury vapor exposure on neuromotor function in Chinese miners and smelters
    Toyoto Iwata
    Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Akita University School of Medicine, Akita, 010 8543, Japan
    Int Arch Occup Environ Health 80:381-7. 2007

Collaborators

  • Xinbin Feng
  • A Yasutake
  • Mineshi Sakamoto
  • Toyoto Iwata
  • Kouki Mori
  • Masahiko Satoh
  • Akinori Shimada
  • Yoshifumi Takahashi
  • Y Takahashi
  • Miwako Dakeishi
  • Hongmei Jiang
  • Guangle Qiu
  • Katsuyuki Murata
  • Masaaki Nakamura
  • Xiao-Jie Liu
  • Xiao Jie Liu
  • Ping Li
  • Chiho Watanabe
  • Sadayoshi Ito
  • Katsumi Yoshida
  • Saeko Hoshikawa
  • Chiharu Tohyama
  • Junko S Suzuki
  • Emi Yamamoto
  • Takehito Morita
  • Hironori Tanaka
  • Shozo Tsuruta
  • Michitoshi Arimoto
  • S Tsuruta
  • J Hasegawa
  • Y Kameyama

Detail Information

Publications10

  1. ncbi Release of mercury from dental amalgam fillings in pregnant rats and distribution of mercury in maternal and fetal tissues
    Y Takahashi
    Department of Dental Material Science, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, 1 100 Kusumoto cho, Chikusa ku, Nagoya 464 8650, Japan
    Toxicology 163:115-26. 2001
    ..Mercury concentrations in the fetal brain, liver, kidneys and whole blood were lower than those of the maternal tissues...
  2. ncbi Placental transfer of mercury in pregnant rats which received dental amalgam restorations
    Yoshifumi Takahashi
    Department of Dental Material Science, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, 1 100 Kusumoto cho, Chikusa ku, Nagoya 464 8650, Japan
    Toxicology 185:23-33. 2003
    ..The results of the present study demonstrated that mercury vapor released from the amalgam fillings in pregnant rats was distributed to maternal and fetal organs in dose-dependent amounts of the amalgam fillings...
  3. ncbi Behavioral changes in metallothionein-null mice after the cessation of long-term, low-level exposure to mercury vapor
    Minoru Yoshida
    Department of Biochemistry, Division of Chemistry, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1 Sugao, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki 261-8511, Japan
    Toxicol Lett 161:210-8. 2006
    ..Finally, the MT-null mice seemed more susceptible to Hg0-induced neurotoxicity than the wild-type mice, confirming our previous results...
  4. ncbi Ultrastructural demonstration of mercury granules in the placenta of metallothionein-null pregnant mice after exposure to mercury vapor
    Akinori Shimada
    Department of Veterinary Pathology, Tottori University, Minami 4 101, Koyama, Tottori shi, Tottori 680 0945, Japan
    Toxicol Pathol 32:519-26. 2004
    ..These results suggest that placental MTs and the other unknown molecules may be related to the barrier to the placental transfer of mercury...
  5. ncbi Placental to fetal transfer of mercury and fetotoxicity
    Minoru Yoshida
    Department of Chemistry, St Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki 216 8511, Japan
    Tohoku J Exp Med 196:79-88. 2002
    ..In studies on animal offspring in utero exposed to mercury vapor, behavioral changes, such as radial arm maze, morris maze and lever-press durations, are observed when the levels of mercury vapor exceed the threshold limit value (TLV)...
  6. ncbi Maternal-to-fetus transfer of mercury in metallothionein-null pregnant mice after exposure to mercury vapor
    Minoru Yoshida
    Department of Chemistry, St Marianna University School of Medicine, 2 16 1 Sugao, Miyamae ku, Kawasaki 261 8511, Japan
    Toxicology 175:215-22. 2002
    ..The similar localization of MT was found in the placenta of wild type mice. These results suggest that MT in the placenta has a defensive role in preventing maternal-to-fetal mercury transfer...
  7. ncbi Susceptibility of metallothionein-null mice to the behavioral alterations caused by exposure to mercury vapor at human-relevant concentration
    Minoru Yoshida
    Department of Biochemistry, Division of Chemistry, St Marianna University School of Medicine, 2 16 1 Sugao, Miyamae ku, Kawasaki 261 8511, Japan
    Toxicol Sci 80:69-73. 2004
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  8. ncbi Neurobehavioral changes in metallothionein-null mice prenatally exposed to mercury vapor
    Minoru Yoshida
    Department of Biochemistry, Division of Chemistry, St Marianna University School of Medicine, 2 16 1 Sugao, Miyamae ku, Kawasaki 261 8511, Japan
    Toxicol Lett 155:361-8. 2005
    ..From these results, we suggest that the increased susceptibility of MT-null females to behavioral changes caused by prenatal Hg0 exposure is due to a greater retention of mercury and lack of MT-I,-II in the brain...
  9. ncbi Effects of perinatal exposure to low doses of cadmium or methylmercury on thyroid hormone metabolism in metallothionein-deficient mouse neonates
    Kouki Mori
    Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1 1 Seiryo machi, Sendai, Japan
    Toxicology 228:77-84. 2006
    ....
  10. ncbi Effects of mercury vapor exposure on neuromotor function in Chinese miners and smelters
    Toyoto Iwata
    Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Akita University School of Medicine, Akita, 010 8543, Japan
    Int Arch Occup Environ Health 80:381-7. 2007
    ..To clarify the neuromotor effects of occupational exposure to mercury vapor, hand tremor and postural sway were measured in 27 miners and smelters (i.e., exposed workers) and 52 unexposed subjects...