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Increased urinary excretion of carnitine and acylcarnitine by mercuric chloride is reversed by 2,3-dimercapto-1-propanesulfonic acid in rats.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20448264     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This investigation was aimed to study the effect of 2,3-dimercapto-1-propanesulfonic acid (DMPS) on mercuric chloride (HgCl(2))-induced alterations in urinary excretion of various carnitine fractions including free carnitine (FC), acylcarnitine (AC), and total carnitine (TC). Different groups of Wistar male rats were treated with HgCl(2) at the doses of 0.1, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 mg/kg body weight, and the animals were sacrificed at 24 hours following HgCl(2) injection. A separate batch of animals received HgCl(2) (2 mg/kg) with or without DMPS (100 mg/kg) and sacrificed at 24 or 48 hours after dosing. Administration of HgCl(2) resulted in statistically significant and dose-dependent increase in the urinary excretion of FC, AC, and TC in rats. However, the ratio of urinary AC:FC was significantly decreased by HgCl(2). Pretreatment with DMPS offered statistically significant protection against HgCl(2)-induced alterations in various urinary carnitine fractions in rats.
Authors:
Waleed A Al-Madani; Nikhat J Siddiqi; Abdullah S Alhomida; Haseeb A Khan; Ibrahim A Arif; Uday Kishore
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of toxicology     Volume:  29     ISSN:  1092-874X     ISO Abbreviation:  Int. J. Toxicol.     Publication Date:    2010 May-Jun
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-07     Completed Date:  2010-08-27     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9708436     Medline TA:  Int J Toxicol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  313-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. khan_haseeb@yahoo.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Algorithms
Animals
Antidotes / pharmacology*,  therapeutic use
Biological Markers / urine
Carnitine / analogs & derivatives*,  urine*
Chelating Agents / pharmacology*,  therapeutic use
Chelation Therapy
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Hazardous Substances / toxicity*
Kidney Diseases / chemically induced,  drug therapy,  urine
Male
Mercuric Chloride / toxicity*
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Time Factors
Unithiol / pharmacology*,  therapeutic use
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antidotes; 0/Biological Markers; 0/Chelating Agents; 0/Hazardous Substances; 0/acylcarnitine; 4076-02-2/Unithiol; 541-15-1/Carnitine; 7487-94-7/Mercuric Chloride

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