Research at MUL

DEPARTMENT OF TOXICOLOGY

DEPARTMENT NAME
Department of Toxicology

CONTACT DETAILS FOR HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
Prof. Anna Kilanowicz-Sapota
[email protected]
+48 42 677 91 47

Department of Toxicology
ul. Muszyńskiego 1A
90-151 Lodz, Poland

TEAM MEMBERS
Prof. Anna Kilanowicz-Sapota, PhD
Prof. Andrzej Sapota, PhD
Prof. Jadwiga Szymanska, PhD
Elżbieta Bruchajzer, PhD, Associate Professor
Marzenna Nasiadek, PhD
Adam Darago, PhD
Joanna Stragierowicz, MSc
Michał Klimczak, MSc

SHORT DESCRIPTION OF RESEARCH ACTIVITY

Research activity:

  1. Xenobiotics toxicokinetics and toxicity study (animal model)
  2. Essential and toxic elements in etiology of cancers in humans
  3. Evaluation of xenoestrogenic action of POPs
  4. Assessment of toxic components in food and cosmetics
  5. Preparation of toxicological reports

Keywords: toxicology, toxicometrics, toxicokinetics, persistent organic pollutants, metals, xenoestrogens, food, cosmetics

DEPARTMENTAL ACHIEVEMENTS: PROJECTS AND PAPERS

Papers:
Daragó A, et al. The effect of zinc and selenium supplementation mode on their bioavailability in the rat prostate.
Should administration be joint or separate? Nutrients 2016
Kilanowicz A, et al. Developmental toxicity of hexachloronaphthalene in Wistar rats. A role of CYP1A1 expression.
Reprod Toxicol 2015
Nasiadek M, et al. Involvement of oxidative stress in the mechanism of cadmium-induced toxicity on rat uterus.
Environ. Toxicol Pharmacol 2014
Sapota A, et al. The bioavailability of different zinc compounds used as human dietary supplements in rat prostate: a comparative study. Biometals 2014
Kilanowicz A, et al. Behavioral effects following repeated exposure to hexachloronaphthalene in rats. NeuroToxicology 2012

Projects:
N N404 504938 Xenoestrogenic action of Cd in female rats
N N405 611838 Effect of Zn and Se on MT induction and homeostasis of androgen hormones in rats
N N404 271240 Prenatal toxicity of selected environmental poisons from the POP group

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