Biliary excretion of cadmium in rat. III. Effects of chelating agents and change in intracellular thiol content on billiary transport and tissue distribution of cadmium
The effects of changes in sulfur-containing intracellular ligands on biliary excretion of cadmium were studied in rats. Injection of zinc or copper salts 24 h before intravenous injection of /sup 109/CdCl/sub 2/ (1 mg/kg Cd) decreased biliary excretion of Cd. Pretreatment with cysteine (25 mg/kg) had a similar effect. Depletion of intracellular thiol by injection of diethylmaleate had little effect. The effect of chelating agents on the pharmacokinetics of Cd depended on time of administration of the agents after exposure to Cd. When chelating agents were administered 1/2 h after Cd injection (before the synthesis of metallothionein), the thiol-containing agents (2,3-dimercapto-1-propanol (BAL), DL-penicillamine, N-acetylpenicillamine, and dithioerythritol increased the biliary excretion of Cd, while the carboxyl-containing ones (EDTA and nitrilotriacetate) increased the urinary excretion of Cd. BAL was the most effective chelating agent, but there was also an increase in the renal concentration of Cd. However, when these chelating agents were administered 24 h after Cd injection (after the synthesis of metallothionein), only BAL increased the biliary excretion of Cd. Renal and hepatic Cd concentrations decreased concurrently after BAL treatment.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Western Ontario, London
- OSTI ID:
- 5409027
- Journal Information:
- J. Toxicol. Environ. Health; (United States), Vol. 6:2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
CADMIUM
EXCRETION
TISSUE DISTRIBUTION
CHELATING AGENTS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
THIOLS
BILIARY TRACT
BIOCHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
CADMIUM 109
COPPER
CYSTEINE
KIDNEYS
LIGANDS
METABOLISM
RATS
RESPONSE MODIFYING FACTORS
TRACER TECHNIQUES
ZINC
AMINO ACIDS
ANIMALS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
CADMIUM ISOTOPES
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
CLEARANCE
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
DISTRIBUTION
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
ELEMENTS
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
ISOTOPES
KINETICS
MAMMALS
METALS
NUCLEI
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
RADIOISOTOPES
REACTION KINETICS
RODENTS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
VERTEBRATES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
560305* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology- Vertebrates- (-1987)
551000 - Physiological Systems