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Covalent binding of (/sup 14/C)thiourea to protein in lungs from endotoxin-treated rats

Journal Article · · Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol.; (United States)
Administration of thiourea to mature male rats at a dosage of 3.5 mg/kg (ip) produced marked pleural effusion by 2 hr (3-4 ml). Pretreatment with bacterial lipopolysaccharide (endotoxin) significantly reduced this pleural effusion (less than 0.5 ml). Despite this unequivocal effect, there was no corresponding reduction in the covalent binding of (/sup 14/C)thiourea to lung protein. These data indicate that the protective effect of endotoxin against the initial stages of thiourea pneumotoxicity does not involve a reduction in binding of the (/sup 14/C)thiourea or a metabolite to lung protein. However, alterations in low levels of binding to specific cell types or particular protein(s) relative to covalent binding cannot be ruled out.
Research Organization:
Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis
OSTI ID:
5392333
Journal Information:
Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol.; (United States), Journal Name: Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol.; (United States) Vol. 70:1; ISSN TXAPA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English