Trichloroethylene: An Update on an Environmental Contaminant with Multiple Health Effects

LH Lash - Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2024 - annualreviews.org
The halogenated solvent trichloroethylene (TCE) has had many uses in medicine,
construction, consumer products, and the military. Many of these uses have been …

Low-dose inhalation exposure to trichloroethylene induces dopaminergic neurodegeneration in rodents

A Adamson, N Ilieva, WJ Stone… - Toxicological …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Trichloroethylene (TCE) is one of the most pervasive environmental contaminants in the
world and is associated with Parkinson disease (PD) risk. Experimental models in rodents …

Renal Glutathione: Dual roles as antioxidant protector and bioactivation promoter

LH Lash - Biochemical Pharmacology, 2024 - Elsevier
The tripeptide glutathione (GSH) possesses two key structural features, namely the
nucleophilic sulfur and the γ-glutamyl isopeptide bond. The former allows GSH to serve as a …

Reducing uncertainty in dose–response assessments by incorporating Bayesian benchmark dose modeling and in vitro data on population variability

EH Lu, LC Ford, I Rusyn, WA Chiu - Risk Analysis, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
There are two primary sources of uncertainty in the interpretability of toxicity values, like the
reference dose (RfD): estimates of the point of departure (POD) and the absence of chemical …

Unveiling the mechanisms of trichloroethylene hypersensitivity syndrome: Exploring the role of connexin 43 gap junctions in severe skin damage

B Jiao, H Jiang, S Liu, Y Wang, Y Chen, H Duan… - Food and Chemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Trichloroethylene (TCE), extensively used as an organic solvent in various industrial
applications, has been identified as a causative factor in inducing hypersensitivity syndrome …

Incorporating new approach methods (NAMs) data in dose–response assessments: The future is now!

EH Lu, I Rusyn, WA Chiu - Journal of Toxicology and …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
Regulatory dose–response assessments traditionally rely on in vivo data and default
assumptions. New Approach Methods (NAMs) present considerable opportunities to both …

[HTML][HTML] The role of PANoptosis in renal vascular endothelial cells: Implications for trichloroethylene-induced kidney injury

H **e, B Liang, Q Zhu, L Wang, H Li, Z Qin… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Trichloroethylene (TCE), a widely distributed environmental chemical contaminant, is
extensively dispersed throughout the environment. Individuals who are exposed to TCE may …

Evaluating scientific confidence in the concordance of in vitro and in vivo protective points of departure

EH Lu, LC Ford, Z Chen, SD Burnett, I Rusyn… - Regulatory Toxicology …, 2024 - Elsevier
To fulfil the promise of reducing reliance on mammalian in vivo laboratory animal studies,
new approach methods (NAMs) need to provide a confident basis for regulatory decision …

Wnt5a promotes Kupffer cell activation in trichloroethylene-induced immune liver injury

L Gao, YN Ding, PC Zhou, LL Dong… - Toxicology and …, 2025 - journals.sagepub.com
Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a volatile, colorless liquid that is widely used as a chlorinated
organic vehicle in industrial production and processing industries. Many workers exposed to …

Invited Perspective: Improved Risk Characterization for Trichloroethylene and Perchloroethylene Based on New Analyses of Glutathione Conjugation Rates

LH Lash - Environmental Health Perspectives, 2022 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Information System (IRIS). EPA/635/R-08/011A. Washington, DC: US EPA. 4. NTP (National
Toxicology Program). 1988. Toxicology and carcinogenesis studies of trichloroethylene …