Subchronic oral administration of gossypol-acetic acid (GAA) alters the distribution and utilization of radioiron in male rats

Journal Article · Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1988 · Drug Chem. Toxicol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3109/01480548808998218· OSTI ID:7069882

Reynolds, J M; Tone, J N

Gossypol-acetic acid (GAA) has been shown to be a powerful chelator of iron. To determine how subchronic administration of GAA affects the distribution and utilization of radioiron, male Holtzman rats, which had received a daily oral dose of GAA (20 mg/kg body weight) for 16 weeks, were injected i.p. with (/sup 59/Fe)citrate (activity = 16.5 muCi/kg body weight) and (/sup 59/Fe) incorporation into circulating erythrocytes, bone marrow, liver, spleen, skeletal muscle, and urine was measured 6, 12, or 24 h after (/sup 59/Fe) administration. Iron (/sup 59/Fe) incorporation was enhanced in the spleens, livers, bone marrow, and blood of the GAA-treated rats, and increased as the time post-(/sup 59/Fe) injection increased. Hematological parameters remained within normal limits throughout the 16-week treatment period, suggesting an erythropoietic compensation in the GAA-treated rats. Iron status was markedly different in the GAA-treated rats at the end of the 16 week treatment period, suggesting altered iron utilization. The data suggest that (/sup 59/Fe) is preferentially distributed to the erythroid tissues of GAA-treated rats for utilization in erythropoiesis.

• Research Organization: Illinois State Univ., Normal (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7069882
• Journal Information: Drug Chem. Toxicol.; (United States), Vol. 11:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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