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Effect of vitamins C and E on toxicity and mutagenicity of hexavalent chromium in rat and guinea pig.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1986283     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The effect of simultaneous pretreatment with vitamins C and E on the toxicity and mutagenicity of K2Cr2O7 in rats and guinea pigs was evaluated. Dietary pretreatment of Cr(VI)-intoxicated rats with ascorbic acid or alpha-tocopherol normalized vitamin C levels in lungs but not in kidneys. The synergistic preventive effect of both vitamins was confirmed in the production of lipoperoxides in Cr(VI)-intoxicated rats. Simultaneous administration of vitamins C and E in guinea pigs prevented the decrease of vitamin C levels provoked by the oxidative effects of Cr(VI). The results of the micronucleus test in bone marrow showed that it was vitamin C that caused the antimutagenic effect against bichromate, in both rats and guinea pigs. The effect of vitamin E was demonstrated only in an increase of the ratio of NCE to PCE, i.e., in a decrease of the cytotoxic but not the mutagenic effects of hexavalent chromium.
Authors:
D Chorvatovicová; E Ginter; A Kosinová; Z Zloch
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Mutation research     Volume:  262     ISSN:  0027-5107     ISO Abbreviation:  Mutat. Res.     Publication Date:  1991 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1991-02-12     Completed Date:  1991-02-12     Revised Date:  2003-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0400763     Medline TA:  Mutat Res     Country:  NETHERLANDS    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  41-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Institute of Experimental Biology and Ecology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adrenal Glands / metabolism
Animals
Ascorbic Acid / pharmacology*
Drug Synergism
Guinea Pigs
Kidney / metabolism
Liver / metabolism
Lung / metabolism
Male
Mutation / drug effects*
Potassium Dichromate / toxicity*
Rats
Rats, Inbred Strains
Testis / metabolism
Vitamin E / pharmacology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
1406-18-4/Vitamin E; 50-81-7/Ascorbic Acid; 7778-50-9/Potassium Dichromate

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