Essential elements as early indicators of hexavalent chromium nephrotoxicity

被引:14
作者
Chmielnicka, J
Swietlicka, E
Nasiadek, M
机构
[1] Med Univ Lodz, Sch Pharm, Dept Toxicol Chem, PL-90151 Lodz, Poland
[2] Washington Univ, Sch Med, Dept Gastroenterol, St Louis, MO USA
关键词
nephrotoxicity; chromium; rats; zinc; copper; essential elements;
D O I
10.1006/eesa.2001.2152
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The kidney is the appropriate critical organ for indicating chronic exposure to chromium compounds. The present work investigates the effect of dose-dependent hexavalent chromium concentration in various tissues of rats, the disturbances in metabolism of zinc and copper in liver and kidney, and histopathological changes in kidneys. White Wistar rats were used. Animals were injected intraperitoneally at a dose of 0.5 and 5 mg Cr/kg as K2CrO4. The animals were sacrificed after single and repeated doses at 24 h after the last injection. Disturbances in the metabolism of zinc and copper in the kidney of rats occur when the concentration of chromium in this organ attains about 30 mug Cr/g. An increase in urinary output of these essential metals is a more sensitive indicator of nephrotoxicity than ultrastructural damage of kidney. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science (USA).
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