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Record 1 from database: MEDLINE
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Cysteine metabolism and metal toxicity.

Author

Quig D

Address

Doctor's Data, Inc., West Chicago, IL, USA. dquig@doctorsdata.com

Source

Altern Med Rev, 1998 Aug, 3:4, 262-70

Abstract

Chronic, low level exposure to toxic metals is an increasing global problem. The symptoms associated with the slow accumulation of toxic metals are multiple and rather nondescript, and overt expression of toxic effects may not appear until later in life. The sulfhydryl-reactive metals (mercury, cadmium, lead, arsenic) are particularly insidious and can affect a vast array of biochemical and nutritional processes. The primary mechanisms by which the sulfhydryl-reactive metals elicit their toxic effects are summarized. The pro-oxidative effects of the metals are compounded by the fact that the metals also inhibit antioxidative enzymes and deplete intracellular glutathione. The metals also have the potential to disrupt the metabolism and biological activities of many proteins due to their high affinity for free sulfhydryl groups. Cysteine has a pivotal role in inducible, endogenous detoxication mechanisms in the body, and metal exposure taxes cysteine status. The protective effects of glutathione and the metallothioneins are discussed in detail. Basic research pertaining to the transport of toxic metals into the brain is summarized, and a case is made for the use of hydrolyzed whey protein to support metal detoxification and neurological function. Metal exposure also affects essential element status, which can further decrease antioxidation and detoxification processes. Early detection and treatment of metal burden is important for successful detoxification, and optimization of nutritional status is paramount to the prevention and treatment of metal toxicity.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

98404750

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Arsenic|ME/*PO; Cysteine|DE/*ME; Metals, Heavy|ME/*PO

MeSH Heading

Chronic Disease; Endocrine Glands|DE; Human; Leucine|ME; Mercury|ME; Mercury Poisoning|ME/TH; Oxidation-Reduction|DE; Poisoning|TH

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, TUTORIAL

ISSN

1089-5159

Country of Publication

UNITED STATES

CAS Registry/EC Number

0 (Metals, Heavy); 4371-52-2 (Cysteine); 7005-03-0 (Leucine); 7439-97-6 (Mercury); 7440-38-2 (Arsenic)

Record 2 from database: MEDLINE
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Rheumatoid arthritis and metal compounds--perspectives on the role of oxygen radical detoxification.

Author

Aaseth J; Haugen M; F‡rre O

Address

Medical Department, Kongsvinger Hospital, Norway.

Source

Analyst, 1998 Jan, 123:1, 3-6

Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterised by migration of activated phagocytes and other leukocytes into synovial and periarticular tissue. Activated oxygen species and other mediating substances from triggered phagocytes appear to exacerbate and perpetuate the rheumatoid condition. Iron excesses are capable of aggravating the arthritic inflammation, probably through their pro-oxidant potentials. In contrast, therapeutically given gold salts, through a lysosomal loading of the metal, inhibit the triggered cells, thereby reducing the toxic oxygen production. Pharmacological doses of zinc also may immobilise macrophages. Furthermore, the copper-zinc-containing enzyme SOD (superoxide dismutase) can act as a scavenger of toxic oxygen in the tissues. Therapeutic remission of RA has been obtained following intraarticular administration of SOD. Intramuscular administration of copper complexes has induced remission in about 60% of RA patients in open studies. Another drug, penicillamine, that protects cellular membranes against toxic oxygen in vitro, is presumed to act as an antirheumatic via the SOD mimetic activity of its copper complex. Thiomalate and other thiols may possess similar activities. Selenium compounds also may act as oxygen radical scavengers. A significant alleviation of articular pain and morning stiffness was obtained following selenium and vitamin E supplementation in a double-blind study on RA patients. The observations reviewed here indicate that metal compounds and other antioxidants can reduce the rheumatic inflammation by reducing the cellular production and/or concentration of toxic oxygen species.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

98242112

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Arthritis, Rheumatoid|*DT/ME; Chelating Agents|*TU; Metals|ME/*TU; Reactive Oxygen Species|*ME

MeSH Heading

Cytosol|EN; Human; Superoxide Dismutase|ME

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, TUTORIAL

ISSN

0003-2654

Country of Publication

ENGLAND

Record 3 from database: MEDLINE
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Bacterial resistances to toxic metal ions--a review.

Author

Silver S

Address

Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Illinois at Chicago 60612-7344, USA. U20053@uicvm.uic.edu

Source

Gene, 1996 Nov, 179:1, 9-19

Abstract

Bacterial plasmids encode resistance systems for toxic metal ions, including Ag+, AsO2-, AsO4(3-), Cd2+, Co2+, CrO4(2-), Cu2+, Hg2+, Ni2+, Pb2+, Sb3+, TeO3(2-), Tl+ and Zn2+. The function of most resistance systems is based on the energy-dependent efflux of toxic ions. Some of the efflux systems are ATPases and others are chemiosmotic cation/proton antiporters. The Cd(2+)-resistance ATPase of Gram-positive bacteria (CadA) is membrane cation pump homologous with other bacterial, animal and plant P-type ATPases. CadA has been labeled with 32P from [alpha-32P] ATP and drives ATP-dependent Cd2+ (and Zn2+) uptake by inside-out membrane vesicles (equivalent to efflux from whole cells). Recently, isolated genes defective in the human hereditary diseases of copper metabolism, namely Menkes syndrome and Wilson's disease, encode P-type ATPases that are more similar to bacterial CadA than to other ATPases from eukaryotes. The arsenic resistance efflux system transports arsenite [As(III)], alternatively using either a double-polypeptide (ArsA and ArsB) ATPase or a single-polypeptide (ArsB) functioning as a chemiosmotic transporter. The third gene in the arsenic resistance system, arsC, encodes an enzyme that converts intracellular arsenate [As(V)] to arsenite [As(III)], the substrate of the efflux system. The triple-polypeptide Czc (Cd2+, Zn2+ and Co2+) chemiosmotic efflux pump consists of inner membrane (CzcA), outer membrane (CzcC) and membrane-spanning (CzcB) proteins that together transport cations from the cytoplasm across the periplasmic space to the outside of the cell.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

97140153

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Gram-Negative Bacteria|GE/*ME; Gram-Positive Bacteria|GE/*ME; Ion Pumps|GE/*ME; Metals|ME/*TO

MeSH Heading

Drug Resistance, Microbial; Genes, Bacterial; Hepatolenticular Degeneration|GE; Human; Kinky Hair Syndrome|GE; Metals, Heavy|ME/TO; Plasmids

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JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, TUTORIAL

ISSN

0378-1119

Country of Publication

NETHERLANDS

Record 4 from database: MEDLINE
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Title

Effects of micronutrients on metal toxicity.

Author

Peraza MA; Ayala Fierro F; Barber DS; Casarez E; Rael LT

Address

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson 85721-0207, USA. peraza@toxic.pharm.arizona.edu

Source

Environ Health Perspect, 1998 Feb, 106 Suppl 1:, 203-16

Abstract

There is growing evidence that micronutrient intake has a significant effect on the toxicity and carcinogenesis caused by various chemicals. This paper examines the effect of micronutrient status on the toxicity of four nonessential metals: cadmium, lead, mercury, and arsenic. Unfortunately, few studies have directly examined the effect of dietary deficiency or supplementation on metal toxicity. More commonly, the effect of dietary alteration must be deduced from the results of mechanistic studies. We have chosen to separate the effect of micronutrients on toxic metals into three classes: interaction between essential micronutrients and toxic metals during uptake, binding, and excretion; influence of micronutrients on the metabolism of toxic metals; and effect of micronutrients on secondary toxic effects of metals. Based on data from mechanistic studies, the ability of micronutrients to modulate the toxicity of metals is indisputable. Micronutrients interact with toxic metals at several points in the body: absorption and excretion of toxic metals; transport of metals in the body; binding to target proteins; metabolism and sequestration of toxic metals; and finally, in secondary mechanisms of toxicity such as oxidative stress. Therefore, people eating a diet deficient in micronutrients will be predisposed to toxicity from nonessential metals.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

98199841

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Metals|*TO

MeSH Heading

Animal; Arsenic|TO; Cadmium|TO; Calcium|ME; Copper|ME; Diet; Human; Iron|ME; Lead|TO; Mercury|TO; Zinc|ME

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, TUTORIAL

ISSN

0091-6765

Country of Publication

UNITED STATES

Record 5 from database: MEDLINE
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Metal-induced developmental toxicity in mammals: a review.

Author

Domingo JL

Address

Laboratory of Toxicology and Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Rovira i Virgili University, Reus, Spain.

Source

J Toxicol Environ Health, 1994 Jun, 42:2, 123-41

Abstract

It is well established that certain metals are toxic to embryonic and fetal tissues and can induce teratogenicity in mammals. The main objective of this paper has been to summarize the toxic effects that excesses of certain metals may cause on mammalian development. The reviewed elements have been divided into four groups: (a) metals of greatest toxicological significance (arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury, and uranium) that are wide-spread in the human environment, (b) essential trace metals (chromium, cobalt, manganese, selenium, and zinc), (c) other metals with evident biological interest (nickel and vanadium), and (d) metals of pharmacological interest (aluminum, gallium, and lithium). A summary of the therapeutic use of chelating agents in the prevention of metal-induced developmental toxicity has also been included. meso-2,3-Dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) and sodium 2,3-dimercaptopropane-1-sulfonate (DMPS) have been reported to be effective in alleviating arsenic- and mercury-induced teratogenesis, whereas sodium 4,5-dihydroxybenzene-1,3-disulfonate (Tiron) would protect against vanadium- and uranium-induced developmental toxicity.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

94267830

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Abnormalities, Drug-Induced|*/PC; Fetal Development|*DE; Metals|AI/*TO; Teratogens|*TO

MeSH Heading

Animal; Chelating Agents|TU; Environmental Exposure; Female; Fetal Growth Retardation|CI/PC; Human; Mammals; Pregnancy

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, ACADEMIC

ISSN

0098-4108

Country of Publication

UNITED STATES

Record 6 from database: MEDLINE
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Experimental research into the pathogenesis of cobalt/hard metal lung disease.

Author

Lison D; Lauwerys R; Demedts M; Nemery B

Address

UnitÆe de Toxicologie Industrielle et MÆedecine du Travail, UCL, Brussels, Belgium.

Source

Eur Respir J, 1996 May, 9:5, 1024-8

Abstract

In recent years clinical, epidemiological and experimental evidence has accumulated indicating that cobalt metal particles, when inhaled in association with other agents such as metallic carbides (hard metals) or diamond dust, may produce an interstitial lung disease termed "hard metal disease" or "cobalt lung". This article summarizes the progress accomplished in our two laboratories to understand the pathogenesis of this disease. Gaps and weaknesses in our current knowledge have also been highlighted in order to suggest potential avenues for further research. Whilst animal models have proved useful for the demonstration of the toxic synergy between cobalt and carbides (e.g. tungsten carbide), most animal models have remained descriptive and have not provided information on the mechanism for this synergy. In particular, the bizarre multinucleated giant cells which are an important hallmark of the human disease, have not been reproduced consistently in experimental animals. Since cobalt is a known sensitizer, there may also be a need to develop experimental models to test the possible involvement of immunological mechanisms in the pathogenesis of the interstitial disease. In vitro systems including macrophage cell cultures and physico-chemical tests have been useful to investigate the mechanism underlying the toxic synergy. The recent finding that, in vitro, cobalt and metallic carbides interact with oxygen to produce toxic activated oxygen species opens a new avenue of research and may offer an alternative interpretation of the fact that only a limited proportion of exposed workers develop interstitial disease. Besides the possible involvement of immunological mechanisms, it may be speculated that individuals with a lower antioxidant defence are more susceptible to the toxic effect of activated oxygen species produced by cobalt-containing dusts from hard metal.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

96385623

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Lung Diseases|*/ET/PP; Metals|*AE; Occupational Diseases|*/CI/PP

MeSH Heading

Administration, Inhalation; Animal; Cobalt|AE; Disease Models, Animal; Human; Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, TUTORIAL

ISSN

0903-1936

Country of Publication

DENMARK

Record 7 from database: MEDLINE
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Health effects of metals: a role for evolution?

Author

Clarkson T

Address

Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine, New York 14642, USA.

Source

Environ Health Perspect, 1995 Feb, 103 Suppl 1:, 9-12

Abstract

Metals have been mined and used since ancient times. The industrial era has seen a sharp increase in both the amounts and variety of metals that find applications in industry. The inadvertent release of metals, such as from fossil fuel consumption, also adds to the global burden. A number of catastrophic outbreaks have alerted us to the occupational and environmental health risks. Life on this planet has evolved in the presence of metals. Cells learned to make use of the more abundant metals in the Archean oceans as an integral component in their structure and function. Today, we inherit these as the essential metals. At the same time, evolving life must have developed means of coping with the potentially toxic actions of metals. The appearance of oxygen in the atmosphere in the Precambrian period also resulted in cells both using and developing protective mechanisms against what must have been a highly toxic, reactive gas. Atmospheric oxygen must have increased the solubility of many metals as insoluble metal sulfides were oxidized to the more soluble sulfates. It may be no coincidence that the protective mechanisms for oxygen are also used to protect against a number of toxic metals. Selected examples are given on the role of evolution in metal toxicology, specifically, examples where the normal function of essential metals is deranged by competition with nonessential metals. Examples are also given of protective mechanisms that involve enzymes or cofactors involved in the oxygen defense system.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

95347320

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Environmental Health|*; Evolution|*; Metals|*TO

MeSH Heading

Human; Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

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JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, TUTORIAL

ISSN

0091-6765

Country of Publication

UNITED STATES

Record 8 from database: MEDLINE
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Dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA), a non-toxic, water-soluble treatment for heavy metal toxicity.

Author

Miller AL

Address

Alternative Medicine Review. P.O. Box 25, Dover, ID 83825, USA. alan@thorne.com

Source

Altern Med Rev, 1998 Jun, 3:3, 199-207

Abstract

Heavy metals are, unfortunately, present in the air, water, and food supply. Cases of severe acute lead, mercury, arsenic, and cadmium poisoning are rare; however, when they do occur an effective, non-toxic treatment is essential. In addition, chronic, low-level exposure to lead in the soil and in residues of lead-based paint, to mercury in the atmosphere, in dental amalgams and in seafood, and to cadmium and arsenic in the environment and in cigarette smoke is much more common than acute exposure. Meso-2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) is a sulfhydryl-containing, water-soluble, non-toxic, orally-administered metal chelator which has been in use as an antidote to heavy metal toxicity since the 1950s. More recent clinical use and research substantiates this compound s efficacy and safety, and establishes it as the premier metal chelation compound, based on oral dosing, urinary excretion, and its safety characteristics compared to other chelating substances.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

98331854

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Chelating Agents|PK/*TU; Metals, Heavy|*PO; Succimer|PK/*TU

MeSH Heading

Arsenic|PO; Cadmium Poisoning|DT; Human; Lead Poisoning|DT; Mercury Poisoning|DT; Poisoning|DT

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, TUTORIAL

ISSN

1089-5159

Country of Publication

UNITED STATES

Record 9 from database: MEDLINE
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Risk assessment in relation to neonatal metal exposure.

Author

Oskarsson A; Palminger Hallén I; Sundberg J; Petersson Grawé K

Address

Department of Food Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.

Source

Analyst, 1998 Jan, 123:1, 19-23

Abstract

Rapid changes in organ development and function occur during the neonatal period. During this period the central nervous system is in a rapid growth rate and highly vulnerable to toxic effects of, e.g., lead and methylmercury. Furthermore, the kinetics of many metals is age-specific, with a higher gastrointestinal absorption, less effective renal excretion as well as a less effective blood-brain barrier in newborns compared to adults. Due to their low body weight and high food consumption per kg of body weight, the tissue levels of contaminants can reach higher levels in newborns than in adults. Generally, there is a low transfer of toxic metals through milk when maternal exposure levels are low. However, knowledge is limited about the lactational transport of metals and the potential effects of metals in the mammary gland on milk secretion and composition. There are some data from rodents on the lactational transfer and the uptake in the neonate of inorganic mercury, methylmercury, lead and cadmium. Metal levels in human breast milk and blood samples from different exposure situations can give information on the correlation between blood and milk levels. If such a relationship exists, milk levels can be used as an indicator of both maternal and neonatal exposure. Better understanding of the neonatal exposure, including kinetics in the lactating mother and in the newborn, and effects of toxic metals in different age groups is needed for the risk assessment. Interactions with nutritional factors and the great beneficial value of breast-feeding should also be considered.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

98242115

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Infant, Newborn|*ME; Metals|*AE/PK; Milk, Human|*CH

MeSH Heading

Adult; Cadmium|AE/PK; Female; Human; Infant Food; Lactation|ME; Lead|AE/PK; Mercury|AE/PK; Risk Assessment; Water

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, TUTORIAL

ISSN

0003-2654

Country of Publication

ENGLAND

Record 10 from database: MEDLINE
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Title

Role of Fenton chemistry in thiol-induced toxicity and apoptosis.

Author

Held KD; Sylvester FC; Hopcia KL; Biaglow JE

Address

Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 02114, USA.

Source

Radiat Res, 1996 May, 145:5, 542-53

Abstract

Under certain conditions, many radioprotective thiols can be toxic, causing loss of colony-forming ability in cultured mammalian cells in a biphasic fashion whereby the thiols are not toxic at high or low concentrations of the drug, but cause decreased clonogenicity at intermediate (0.2-1.0 mM) drug levels. This symposium paper summarizes our studies using dithiothreitol (DTT) as a model thiol to demonstrate the role of Fenton chemistry in thiol toxicity. The toxicity of DTT in V79 cells has several characteristics: it is dependent on the medium used during exposure of cells to the drug; the toxicity is decreased or prevented by addition of catalase exogenously, but superoxide dismutase has no effect; the toxicity is increased by addition of copper, either free or derived from ceruloplasmin in serum; and the toxicity can be modified intracellularly by altering glucose availability or pentose cycle activity. Thus the data are consistent with a mechanism whereby DTT oxidation produces H2O2 in a reaction catalyzed by metals, predominantly copper, followed by reaction of H2O2 in a metal-catalyzed Fenton reaction to produce the ultimate toxic species, .OH. Studies comparing 12 thiols have shown that the magnitude of cell killing and pattern of dependence on thiol concentration vary among the different agents, with the toxicity depending on the interplay between the rates of two reactions: thiol oxidation and the reaction between the thiol and the H2O2 produced during the thiol oxidation. The addition of other metals, e.g. Zn2+, and metal chelators, e.g. EDTA, can also alter DTT toxicity by altering the rates of thiol oxidation or the Fenton reaction. Recent studies have shown that in certain cell lines thiols can also cause apoptosis in a biphasic pattern, with little apoptosis at low or high drug concentrations but greatly increased apoptosis levels at intermediate (approximately 3 mM) thiol concentrations. There appears to be a good correlation between those thiols that cause loss of clonogenicity and those that induce apoptosis, suggesting similar mechanisms may be involved in both end points. However, thiol-induced apoptosis is not prevented by addition of exogenous catalase. These observations are discussed in relation to the possible role of Fenton chemistry in induction of apoptosis by thiols.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

96198949

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Apoptosis|*DE; Cell Survival|*DE; Hydrogen Peroxide|*; Iron|*; Sulfhydryl Compounds|*PD/TO

MeSH Heading

Animal; Cell Line; Chelating Agents|PD; Dithiothreitol|PD/TO; Human; Hydroxyl Radical; Metals|PD; Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, TUTORIAL

ISSN

0033-7587

Country of Publication

UNITED STATES

Record 11 from database: MEDLINE
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Title

Interactions in metal carcinogenicity.

Author

Beyersmann D

Address

Department of Biology and Chemistry, University of Bremen, Germany.

Source

Toxicol Lett, 1994 Jun, 72:1-3, 333-8

Abstract

The carcinogenicity and genotoxicity of cadmium, chromium, cobalt and nickel strongly depend on their chemical ligands (speciation) which modulate their bioavailability and reactivity with biochemical targets. With the exception of hexavalent chromium, carcinogenic metal compounds are only weakly genotoxic. However, the ions of the carcinogenic metals cadmium, cobalt and nickel, and also the noncarcinogenic lead, inhibit the repair of DNA damaged by direct genotoxic agents like UV irradiation and alkylating substances, thereby enhancing the effects of the latter agents. These effects are interpreted by the interference of the toxic metal ions with biochemical functions of magnesium, calcium and zinc ions.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

94262088

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Carcinogens|*TO; Metals|AE/*TO; Neoplasms, Experimental|*CI

MeSH Heading

Animal; Cocarcinogenesis; Drug Interactions; DNA Damage; DNA Repair|DE; Human; Risk Factors; Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, TUTORIAL

ISSN

0378-4274

Country of Publication

NETHERLANDS

Record 12 from database: MEDLINE
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Title

Glial metallothionein.

Author

Young JK

Address

Department of Anatomy, Howard University, Washington, D.C. 20059.

Source

Biol Signals, 1994 May, 3:3, 169-75

Abstract

The metal-binding protein, metallothionein (MT) has been found to be primarily produced by astrocytes in the rat and human brain. This review discusses the relationship of glial MT to the distribution of metals in the brain, possible roles of MT in the regulation of glial enzymes and other glial proteins, and the possible role of a subset of MT-immunoreactive glia, the Gomori-positive astrocytes, in defending against toxic metals that enter the brain via circumventricular organs. The possible involvement of MT-containing astrocytes in degenerative brain disorders in also briefly discussed.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

95152627

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Metallothionein|GE/*ME; Neuroglia|*ME

MeSH Heading

Animal; Astrocytes|ME; Brain|DE/ME; Brain Diseases|ET/ME; Human; Metabolic Detoxication, Drug; Metals|ME/PK/TO; Rats; RNA, Messenger|GE/ME; Signal Transduction

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, TUTORIAL

ISSN

1016-0922

Country of Publication

SWITZERLAND

Record 13 from database: MEDLINE
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Title

Nutrition and metal toxicity.

Author

Goyer RA

Address

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27707.

Source

Am J Clin Nutr, 1995 Mar, 61:3 Suppl, 646S-650S

Abstract

Lead, cadmium, and mercury are toxic metals that are not essential for nutrition. However, the toxic effects of these metals may be mediated or enhanced by interactions or deficiencies of nutritionally essential metals. Lead competes with calcium, inhibiting the release of neurotransmitters, and interferes with the regulation of cell metabolism by binding to second-messenger calcium receptors, blocking calcium transport by calcium channels and calcium-sodium ATP pumps, and by competing for calcium-binding protein sites and uptake by mitochondria. Dietary deficiencies of calcium, iron, and zinc enhance the effects of lead on cognitive and behavioral development. Iron deficiency increases the gastrointestinal absorption of cadmium, and cadmium competes with zinc for binding sites on metallothionein, which is important in the storage and transport of zinc during development. Selenium protects from mercury and methyl mercury toxicity by preventing damage from free radicals or by forming inactive selenium mercury complexes.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

95185439

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Metals|*PO; Nutrition|*

MeSH Heading

Animal; Calcium|ME; Diet; Drug Interactions; Human; Iron|DF

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, TUTORIAL

ISSN

0002-9165

Country of Publication

UNITED STATES

Record 14 from database: MEDLINE
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Title

Metal ion homeostasis and intracellular parasitism.

Author

Agranoff DD; Krishna S

Address

Department of Cellular and Molecular Sciences, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK.

Source

Mol Microbiol, 1998 May, 28:3, 403-12

Abstract

Bacteria possess multiple mechanisms for the transport of metal ions. While many of these systems may have evolved in the first instance to resist the detrimental effects of toxic environmental heavy metals, they have since become adapted to a variety of important homeostatic functions. The 'P'-type ATPases play a key role in metal ion transport in bacteria. A Cu+-ATPase from the intracellular bacterium Listeria monocytogenes is implicated in pathogenesis, and similar pumps in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. leprae may play a comparable role. Intracellular bacteria require transition metal cations for the synthesis of superoxide dismutases and catalases, which constitute an important line of defence against macrophage-killing mechanisms. The macrophage protein Nramp1, which confers resistance to a variety of intracellular pathogens, has also been shown recently to be a divalent amphoteric cation transporter. Mycobacterial homologues have recently been identified by genomic analysis. These findings suggest a model in which competition for divalent cations plays a pivotal role in the interaction between host and parasite.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

98294035

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Adenosinetriphosphatase|*ME; Bacteria|*ME/*PY; Metals|*ME

MeSH Heading

Animal; Bacterial Physiology; Carrier Proteins|ME; Homeostasis; Human; Ion Transport; Membrane Proteins|ME; Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, TUTORIAL

ISSN

0950-382X

Country of Publication

ENGLAND

CAS Registry/EC Number

EC 3.6.1.3 (Adenosinetriphosphatase); 0 (Carrier Proteins); 0 (Membrane Proteins); 0 (Metals); 0 (Nramp protein)

Record 15 from database: MEDLINE
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Title

Toxic and essential metal interactions.

Author

Goyer RA

Address

Source

Annu Rev Nutr, 1997, 17:, 37-50

Abstract

Cadmium, lead, mercury, and aluminum are toxic metals that may interact metabolically with nutritionally essential metals. Iron deficiency increases absorption of cadmium, lead, and aluminum. Lead interacts with calcium in the nervous system to impair cognitive development. Cadmium and aluminum interact with calcium in the skeletal system to produce osteodystrophies. Lead replaces zinc on heme enzymes and cadmium replaces zinc on metallothionein. Selenium protects from mercury and methylmercury toxicity. Aluminum interacts with calcium in bone and kidneys, resulting in aluminum osteodystrophy. Calcium deficiency along with low dietary magnesium may contribute to aluminum-induced degenerative nervous disease.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

97382927

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Metals|*PD/*PO

MeSH Heading

Aluminum|PD/PO; Animal; Cadmium|PD; Cadmium Poisoning; Calcium|ME; Female; Human; Iron|DF; Lead|PD; Lead Poisoning; Mercury|PD; Mercury Poisoning; Pregnancy

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, TUTORIAL

ISSN

0199-9885

Country of Publication

UNITED STATES

Record 16 from database: MEDLINE
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Title

Carcinogenicity and metallic implants [see comments]

Author

Vahey JW; Simonian PT; Conrad EU 3rd

Address

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Washington Medical School, Seattle, USA.

Source

Am J Orthop, 1995 Apr, 24:4, 319-24

Abstract

The literature related to the carcinogenetic potential of metallic implants was reviewed. There were 20 cases described in which tumors were identified in proximity to metallic implants. These cases occurred over a 34-year period. Investigators have identified a 70% increased incidence of lymphomas and hematopoietic tumors over that in the general population in patients who had received total hip arthroplasties. Carcinogenicity theories include the potential direct toxicity of materials, the effects of surface properties, the electromotive potential created by dissimilar metals in contact, the immunologic response to implants, and finally, the sustained presence of low-grade infection. Corrosion is a well-documented phenomenon and occurs with any type of metal. The rate of formation of corrosion products and their toxicity varies with the implant composition. Toxic effects of metals, such as malignant potential and other adverse effects, have been demonstrated in animal models. The published information on this controversial and very poignant issue of metallic carcinogenesis is useful for all orthopedic surgeons.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

95308062

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Neoplasms|*ET; Prostheses and Implants|*AE

MeSH Heading

Animal; Human; Joint Prosthesis|AE; Metals

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, TUTORIAL

ISSN

1078-4519

Country of Publication

UNITED STATES

Record 17 from database: MEDLINE
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Title

Shellfish-borne illnesses. A Hong Kong perspective.

Author

Chan TY

Address

Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Source

Trop Geogr Med, 1995, 47:6, 305-7

Abstract

This article provides an overview of the spectrum of infectious and toxic illnesses that may occur following the consumption of contaminated shellfish in Hong Kong. These include hepatitis A, hepatitis E, infections due to vibrio species, paralytic shellfish poisoning, neurotoxic shellfish poisoning and heavy metal poisoning. Possible preventive measures are discussed.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

96209384

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Infection|EP/*ET; Metals|*PO; Shellfish|*MI/*PO

MeSH Heading

Adolescence; Adult; Aged; Child; Child, Preschool; Cookery; Female; Hong Kong|EP; Human; Infant; Infection Control; Male; Middle Age; Population Surveillance

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, TUTORIAL

ISSN

0041-3232

Country of Publication

NETHERLANDS

Record 18 from database: MEDLINE
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Title

Toxic metal pollution in Africa.

Author

Nriagu JO

Address

National Water Research Institute, Burlington, Ontario, Canada.

Source

Sci Total Environ, 1992 Jun 30, 121:, 1-37

Abstract

The available information suggests that the concentrations of toxic metals in many ecosystems of Africa are reaching unprecedented levels. Because of the heavy load of contaminated dusts in the air of the overcrowded cities, the ambient concentrations of toxic metals are now among the highest being reported anywhere. Lead pollution from the increasing number of automobiles and cottage industries represents a major health hazard, and it is estimated that 15-30% of the infants in some urban areas may already be suffering from lead poisoning. The cultural and lifestyle determinants of lead exposure and the greater susceptibility of African populations to environmental metal poisoning are highlighted. The suggestion is made that the environmental health criteria for toxic metals in the developed countries may not provide adequate protection for many African communities.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

93068194

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Environmental Exposure|*; Environmental Pollution|*; Metals|*/AN

MeSH Heading

Africa; Animal; Climate; Diet; Fishes; Health Status; Human; Trace Elements|AN

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, ACADEMIC

ISSN

0048-9697

Country of Publication

NETHERLANDS

CAS Registry/EC Number

0 (Metals); 0 (Trace Elements)

Record 19 from database: MEDLINE
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Title

Toxicity, bioavailability and metal speciation.

Author

Jonnalagadda SB; Rao PV

Address

Department of Chemistry, University of Zimbabwe, Mt. Pleasant, Harare.

Source

Comp Biochem Physiol C, 1993 Nov, 106:3, 585-95

Abstract

1. Environmental toxicology emphasizes the difference from traditional toxicology in which pure compounds of interest are added to purified diets, or injected into the test animals. When the objective is to study the fate and effects of trace elements in the environment, knowledge of the speciation of the elements and their physico-chemical forms is important. 2. Cadmium salts such as the sulfides, carbonates or oxides, are practically insoluble in water. However, these can be converted to water-soluble salts in nature under the influence of oxygen and acids. Chronic exposure to Cd is associated with renal toxicity in humans once a critical body burden is reached. 3. The solubility of As(III) oxide in water is fairly low, but high in either acid or alkali. In water, arsenic is usually in the form of the arsenate or arsenite. As(III) is systemically more poisonous than the As(V), and As(V) is reduced to the As(III) form before exerting any toxic effects. Organic arsenicals also exert their toxic effects in vivo in animals by first metabolizing to the trivalent arsenoxide form. Some methyl arsenic compounds, such as di- and trimethylarsines, occur naturally as a consequence of biological activity. The toxic effect of arsenite can be potentiated by dithiols, while As has a protective effect against the toxicity of a variety of forms of Se in several species. 4. Selenium occurs in several oxidation states and many selenium analogues of organic sulfur compounds exist in nature. Selenium in selenate form occurs in alkaline soils, where it is soluble and easily available to plants. Selenite binds tightly to iron and aluminum oxides and thus is quite insoluble in soils. Hydrogen selenide is a very toxic gas at room temperature. The methylated forms of Se are much less toxic for the organism than selenite. However, the methylated Se derivatives have strong synergistic toxicity with other minerals such as arsenic. 5. Aquatic organisms absorb and retain Hg in the tissues, as methylmercury, although most of the environmental Hg to which they are exposed is inorganic. The methylmercury in fish arises from the bacterial methylation of inorganic Hg. Methylmercury in the human diet is almost completely absorbed into the bloodstream. The nervous system is the principal target tissue affected by methylmercury in adult human beings, while kidney is the critical organ following the ingestion of Hg(II) salts.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

94139253

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Metals|CH/*PK/*TO

MeSH Heading

Animal; Biological Availability; Human

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, TUTORIAL

ISSN

0742-8413

Country of Publication

ENGLAND

CAS Registry/EC Number

0 (Metals)

Record 20 from database: MEDLINE
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Title

Biological and health implications of toxic heavy metal and essential trace element interactions.

Author

Chowdhury BA; Chandra RK

Address

Source

Prog Food Nutr Sci, 1987, 11:1, 55-113

Abstract

Human civilization and a concomitant increase in industrial activity has gradually redistributed many toxic metals from the earth's crust to the environment and increased the possibility of human exposure. Among the various toxic elements, heavy metals cadmium, lead, and mercury are specially prevalent in nature due to their high industrial use. These metals serve no biological function and their presence in tissues reflects contact of the organism with its environment. They are cumulative poison, and are toxic even at low dose. Studies of metabolism and toxicity of these elements have revealed important interactions between them and some essential dietary elements like calcium, zinc, iron, selenium, copper, chromium, and manganese. In general, a deficiency of these essential elements increases toxicity of heavy metals, whereas an excess appears to be protective. While most of the observations are on laboratory animals, limited human data are in agreement with the results of animal experiments. These suggest that the dietary presence of the essential elements may contribute to the protection of man and animal from the effects of heavy metal exposure, while their deficiency may increase toxicity. Appropriate dietary manipulation thus may be valuable in the prevention and treatment of heavy metal toxicity.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

87290638

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Metals|*TO; Trace Elements|*ME

MeSH Heading

Animal; Bone and Bones|DE/ME; Cadmium|ME/TO; Calcium|ME; Copper|ME; Diet; Drug Interactions; Environmental Exposure; Human; Iron|ME; Lead|ME/TO; Lung|DE/ME; Manganese|ME; Mercury|ME/TO; Metallothionein|ME; Selenium|ME; Smoking; Tissue Distribution; Zinc|ME

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW

ISSN

0306-0632

Country of Publication

ENGLAND

CAS Registry/EC Number

0 (Metals); 0 (Trace Elements); 7439-89-6 (Iron); 7439-92-1 (Lead); 7439-96-5 (Manganese); 7439-97-6 (Mercury); 7440-43-9 (Cadmium); 7440-50-8 (Copper); 7440-66-6 (Zinc); 7440-70-2 (Calcium); 7782-49-2 (Selenium); 9038-94-2 (Metallothionein)

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Title

Metals and the skin.

Author

Hostýnek JJ; Hinz RS; Lorence CR; Price M; Guy RH

Address

E.T.R.I., Lafayette, CA 94549.

Source

Crit Rev Toxicol, 1993, 23:2, 171-235

Abstract

Certain metals, and many metal-based compounds, are inherently toxic, and their presence in occupational and environmental settings raises appropriate questions concerning human exposure. Contact of these materials with the skin represents an important route of exposure, which is not well characterized. The purpose of this review, therefore, is to assemble the available, useful information pertinent to risk assessment following dermal contact. Specifically, we summarize here: (1) data relevant to the qualitative and (where possible) quantitative evaluation of metal compound permeation through the skin; (2) the role of each metal in metabolism, particularly with respect to the skin, and the potentially toxic effects that may result from dermal contact; and (3) the immunological characteristics (including allergenicity) of the metals and their derivatives. In total, information on 31 metals has been reviewed. It is clear that many diverse factors determine the ability of metal-based species to permeate biological membranes, not all of which have been fully defined. Therefore, considerably more experimentation, targeted at the development of high-quality transport data, will be required before the specification of practically useful structure-activity relationships are possible.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

93319628

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Metals|IM/PK/*TO; Skin Absorption|*

MeSH Heading

Animal; Dermatitis, Contact|PP; Human; Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, ACADEMIC

ISSN

1040-8444

Country of Publication

UNITED STATES

CAS Registry/EC Number

0 (Metals)

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Title

Alzheimer's disease and metal-containing glia.

Author

Young JK

Address

Department of Anatomy, Howard University, Washington DC 20059.

Source

Med Hypotheses, 1992 May, 38:1, 1-4

Abstract

Considerable evidence suggests that in Alzheimer's disease, olfactory bulb damage may be a primary factor, causing degeneration and neurofibrillary tangles primarily in neurons connected with this brain area. Also, deposits of amyloid may involve an improper regulation of the cleavage of a precursor protein by glia. Finally, toxic effects of aluminium may be an etiological factor. This review proposes that all these seemingly unrelated aspects of Alzheimer's disease could be related to a disturbed function of metal-containing glia. Such a disturbance, initiated by or aggravating toxic effects of aluminum, may underlie initial damage in the olfactory bulb and/or other brain areas with a weakened blood-brain barrier and may be responsible for amyloid deposition.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

92310300

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Aluminum|*TO; Alzheimer's Disease|*ET/PA; Metals|AN/*TO; Neuroglia|DE/*PA

MeSH Heading

Brain|DE/PA; Human

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, TUTORIAL

ISSN

0306-9877

Country of Publication

ENGLAND

CAS Registry/EC Number

0 (Metals); 7429-90-5 (Aluminum)

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Title

Environmental transformation of toxic metals.

Author

Wade MJ; Davis BK; Carlisle JS; Klein AK; Valoppi LM

Address

Department of Toxic Substances Control, California Environmental Protection Agency Sacramento 95812-0806.

Source

Occup Med, 1993 Jul-Sep, 8:3, 574-601

Abstract

Because toxicity varies enormously with the chemical state of metals, transformations in the environment control the level of the human health hazard. Important transformation processes include adsorption and desorption from soils and sediments, oxidation and reduction (redox) reactions, biotic metabolism, formation of organic metal compounds, and bioaccumulation. The six metals detailed in this chapter--arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury, and selenium--were chosen because of their toxicity, frequency of occurrence at hazardous waste sites, and involvement in environmental contamination.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

94098443

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Environmental Exposure|*; Environmental Pollution|*; Hazardous Substances|*; Metals|*CH/PK

MeSH Heading

Animal; Biological Availability; Ecosystem; Human

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, ACADEMIC

ISSN

0885-114X

Country of Publication

UNITED STATES

CAS Registry/EC Number

0 (Hazardous Substances); 0 (Metals)

Record 24 from database: MEDLINE
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Title

Biological monitoring of toxic metals.

Author

Friberg L; Elinder CG

Address

Department of Environmental Hygiene, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.

Source

Scand J Work Environ Health, 1993, 19 Suppl 1:, 7-13

Abstract

The biological monitoring of metals, when used properly, allows total exposure to a particular metal to be measured from various media. It takes into consideration inter- and intraindividual variations in uptake due to differences in metabolism and physical work load and can be used to identify individuals, or groups of individuals, with high exposure or at high risk. As many metals are retained for long periods, biological monitoring may not only provide information on recent exposure, but also on exposure which occurred a long time ago. Under optimal conditions, the concentration of a metal in biological media can be used to assess exposure, the concentration of the metal in the target or critical organ (ie, the organ where the adverse effects are first observed) and the risks for adverse effects. This paper gives an overview of several important aspects of biological monitoring but does not provide detailed information on particular metals.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

94212130

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Environmental Exposure|*AN; Environmental Monitoring|*MT; Hazardous Substances|AN/*ME; Metals|AN/*ME

MeSH Heading

Ethics; Human

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, TUTORIAL

ISSN

0355-3140

Country of Publication

FINLAND

CAS Registry/EC Number

0 (Hazardous Substances); 0 (Metals)

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Title

Ferritin: an expanded role in metabolic regulation.

Author

Joshi JG; Zimmerman A

Address

Department of Biochemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996-0840.

Source

Toxicology, 1988 Jan, 48:1, 21-9

Abstract

Synthesis of ferritin, a constitutive protein, is increased by iron. This protein is well recognized as a protein which detoxifies, stores and transports iron. The 24 subunits of ferritin assemble to form a protomer of Mr 480,000. This protein shell can sequester up to 4500 g atoms of iron as ferrichydroxyphosphate. Ferritin in vitro and in vivo binds other metal ions such as Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb, Be and Al. Next to Fe it binds large quantities of Be. Therefore, in vitro ferritin protects against and reverses the inhibition by Be of enzymes susceptible to this metal ion. Also, rats pretreated with Fe survive otherwise toxic levels of either pulmonary or intravenous exposure of Be. Liver ferritin from rats injected with Zn contains some of the injected metal ion. Incubation of such ferritin-zinc complex with zinc-requiring apoenzymes restores their activity. Fe(III) of ferritin is released only after its reduction to Fe(II) by a reductant. Incubation of phosphoglucomutase, a phosphoserine containing enzyme with ferritin and a reductant causes irreversible inactivation of the enzyme and removes 70% of its phosphate. Some other phosphoproteins are similarly inactivated but without the loss of the bound phosphate. Thus, uncontrolled release of iron from ferritin, in the presence of a reductant and oxygen can modify several biomolecules and can affect metabolic processes. A subclass of ferritin, acidic isoferritins, have been implicated in leukemia-associated inhibitory activity and has been suggested to inhibit production of Ia+ macrophage progenitors.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

88100636

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Ferritin|BI/ME/*PH; Iron|*ME/PK; Metals|*ME

MeSH Heading

Animal; Human; Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, TUTORIAL

ISSN

0300-483X

Country of Publication

NETHERLANDS

CAS Registry/EC Number

0 (Metals); 7439-89-6 (Iron); 9007-73-2 (Ferritin)

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Title

The concept of critical levels of toxic heavy metals in target tissues.

Author

Foulkes EC

Address

University of Sydney, Australia.

Source

Crit Rev Toxicol, 1990, 20:5, 327-39

Abstract

The high reactivity of heavy metals with biological systems is well documented, although some disagreement remains on the precise dose-effect relationships involved. This represents a question of considerable importance, especially in attempts to assess the risks of exposure. The implicit assumption is usually made that a threshold concentration of specific metals exists in the most sensitive target organ, so that an increased frequency of functional lesions will be expected if this threshold is exceeded. The threshold for the metal defines its so-called critical level, and this review was written in order to examine the theoretical and practical difficulties in establishing such a level. Among these may be cited, for instance, the dependence of what constitutes the target tissue on the speciation of the metal, the changes in apparent critical level with rate and route of metal administration, the short half-life of some of the metals as well as their compartmentation in the tissues, and the considerable initiation delay frequently preceding the appearance of lesions. For these and other reasons a useful approximate value for a critical concentration has only been proposed so far for the total Cd concentration in the renal cortex of chronically exposed human adults.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

90359001

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Metals|*TO

MeSH Heading

Animal; Human; Organ Specificity

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, TUTORIAL

ISSN

1040-8444

Country of Publication

UNITED STATES

CAS Registry/EC Number

0 (Metals)

Record 27 from database: MEDLINE
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Title

Modulation of metal toxicity by metallothionein.

Author

Nordberg GF

Address

Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Umeå, Sweden.

Source

Biol Trace Elem Res, 1989 Jul-Sep, 21:, 131-5

Abstract

Toxic properties of several metals may be modified, since they are bound to metallothionein in vivo. Such modulation is particularly well known for cadmium (Cd), whose acute effects are prevented by metallothionein induction, whereas chronic effects on the kidney are partly explained on the basis of transport of cadmium-metallothionein (CdMt) into the kidney. Although intracellular Mt synthesis is induced by Cd, offering partial protection, nephrotoxicity may occur at times when such protection is insufficient. Perturbations in renal calcium metabolism may be an important basis for membrane dysfunction leading to proteinuria.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

91001288

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Metallothionein|*PH; Metals|*TO

MeSH Heading

Animal; Cadmium|TO; Human; Mercury|TO

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, TUTORIAL

ISSN

0163-4984

Country of Publication

UNITED STATES

CAS Registry/EC Number

0 (Metals); 7439-97-6 (Mercury); 7440-43-9 (Cadmium); 9038-94-2 (Metallothionein)

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Title

Mechanisms of kidney cell injury from metals.

Author

Fowler BA

Address

Program in Toxicology, University of Maryland, Baltimore 21201.

Source

Environ Health Perspect, 1993 Apr, 100:, 57-63

Abstract

The most environmentally abundant toxic metals/metalloids (arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury) are each known to produce cell injury in the kidney but the molecular mechanisms underlying these events are now being elucidated. It is clear that the nephrotoxicity of these agents is due, in part, to the fact that urinary elimination is a major route of excretion from the body. The role(s) of molecular factors such as metal-binding proteins, inclusion bodies, and cell-specific receptorlike proteins that appear to influence renal tubule cell expression, have attracted increased interest as determinants that modulate cell populations as special risk for toxicity and renal cancer. The future of mechanistic toxicology studies with regard to how and why only certain renal cell populations become targets for toxicity from these metals/metalloids and other less common inorganic nephrotoxicants must focus on the molecular handling of these agents by target cell populations.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

93358789

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Environmental Pollutants|*PO; Kidney|DE/*PA; Kidney Diseases|*CI/PA; Metals|*PO

MeSH Heading

Animal; Arsenic|PO; Cadmium Poisoning|PA; Human; Lead Poisoning|PA; Mercury Poisoning|PA

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, TUTORIAL

ISSN

0091-6765

Country of Publication

UNITED STATES

CAS Registry/EC Number

0 (Environmental Pollutants); 0 (Metals); 7440-38-2 (Arsenic)

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Title

Lead nephrotoxicity and associated disorders: biochemical mechanisms.

Author

Nolan CV; Shaikh ZA

Address

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston 02881-0809.

Source

Toxicology, 1992, 73:2, 127-46

Abstract

Lead may exert toxic effects on several organ systems, but those in the kidney are the most insidious. Acute lead nephropathy is characterized by proximal tubular dysfunction with the development of a Fanconi-type syndrome, alterations in mitochondrial structure and the development of cytosolic and nuclear inclusion bodies. Intracellular lead is associated with specific high affinity proteins and can also bind to metallothionein. Chronic lead nephropathy is irreversible and is typically accompanied by interstitial fibrosis, both hyperplasia and atrophy of the tubules, glomerulonephritis and, ultimately, renal failure. In addition, lead produces renal neoplasms in experimental animals. Chronic lead exposure is also implicated in the development of saturnine gout and hypertension. The metal interacts with renal membranes and enzymes and disrupts energy production, calcium metabolism, glucose homeostasis, ion transport processes and the renin-angiotensin system. This review summarizes the biochemical effects of lead on the kidney to understand the mechanisms of lead-induced nephropathy and other associated disorders.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

92303004

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Kidney|*DE; Kidney Diseases|*CI; Lead|*TO; Lead Poisoning|*CO/UR

MeSH Heading

Animal; Calcium|TO; Carrier Proteins|AN; Drug Interactions; Glucose|ME; Gout|CI; Human; Hypertension|CI; Inclusion Bodies|UL; Metals|TO; Oxygen Consumption|DE; Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, ACADEMIC

ISSN

0300-483X

Country of Publication

NETHERLANDS

CAS Registry/EC Number

0 (lead-binding proteins); 0 (Carrier Proteins); 0 (Metals); 50-99-7 (Glucose); 7439-92-1 (Lead); 7440-70-2 (Calcium)

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Title

Modifications of cell signalling in the cytotoxicity of metals.

Author

Rossi A; Manzo L; Orrenius S; Vahter M; Nicotera P

Address

Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet. Stockholm, Sweden.

Source

Pharmacol Toxicol, 1991 Jun, 68:6, 424-9

Abstract

Many metals act on biological systems at low concentrations and recent epidemiological and experimental research indicates that toxic effects of certain metals occur at levels only marginally higher than those found in healthy subjects. Despite a large number of studies describing metal cytotoxicity, the molecular mechanisms involved are still poorly understood. However, it now seems evident that several metals can interact with enzyme functional groups and that proteins involved in signal transduction, including Ca2+ channels and pumps, may be especially sensitive to this interaction. Impairment of the ability of cells to adequately respond to the stimulation by hormones and growth factors may result in the loss of important cell functions or activation of mechanisms that compromise cell survival. In the following sections we will briefly describe the effects of various metals on cell signalling and present our recent findings on the mechanism by which inorganic mercury affects signal transduction.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

91367774

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Calcium|*ME; Metals|*TO; Signal Transduction|*DE

MeSH Heading

Animal; Calcium Channels|DE; Cell Survival|DE; Cells, Cultured; Human; Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, ACADEMIC

ISSN

0901-9928

Country of Publication

DENMARK

CAS Registry/EC Number

0 (Calcium Channels); 0 (Metals); 7440-70-2 (Calcium)

Record 31 from database: MEDLINE
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Title

Biological monitoring of metals with special references to the early stages of the life cycle.

Author

Clarkson TW; Nordberg GF; Sager PR

Address

Source

Sangyo Ika Daigaku Zasshi, 1987 Mar 20, 9 Suppl:, 50-8

Abstract

In summary, the biological monitoring of toxic metals in the early stages of the life cycle has not yet received the attention it deserves. Most metals have simply not been studied at all. Some successful applications with mercury, lead, and cadmium have been reviewed here. But even for these widely studied metals, there is a great need to study physiological models for metal disposition in developing animals.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

87262755

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Environmental Monitoring|*; Fetus|*AN; Metals|*AN/ME

MeSH Heading

Animal; Animals, Suckling|ME; Hair|AN; Human; Milk, Human|AN; Placenta|AN; Semen|AN; Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW

ISSN

0387-821X

Country of Publication

JAPAN

CAS Registry/EC Number

0 (Metals)

Record 32 from database: MEDLINE
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Beyond total element analysis of biological systems with atomic spectrometric techniques.

Author

Sanz Medel A

Address

Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Oviedo, Spain.

Source

Analyst, 1995 Mar, 120:3, 799-807

Abstract

One of the fundamental limitations of atomic methods in biological analysis is their inability to distinguish individual physico-chemical forms of the metal. After a brief overview of 'hot' trace elements and atomic techniques used for total element analysis in bioanalytical work, the importance and main challenges of speciation of toxic metals in biological systems is addressed. The main analytical problems of speciation and present techniques/analytical strategies to tackle this problem are highlighted. Recent work on metal speciation in our laboratory is described in order to show that analytical difficulty is dependent on the chemical nature of the sought species (i.e., moving from 'stable/kinetically inert' to 'unstable/fast reacting' species determinations). New analytical strategies for more stable species (e.g., methylmercury) by coupling a powerful separation technique with specific (atomic) detectors are described. The concept and analytical application of non-chromatographic and vesicles-mediated HPLC-volatile species generation-atomic detection to the speciation of toxic species of Hg, As or Sn is discussed. It is emphasized that the complexity of toxic metal speciation in biological matrices calls for a 'several-complementary' analytical strategies approach. This concept of applying different-principle-based separation units (e.g., ultramicrofiltration, FI or HPLC columns with different adequate packings) coupled with complementary detectors (usually atomic ones) for tackling complex problems is stressed. Comparative studies on the speciation of aluminium and silicon in human serum carried out in the author's laboratory are used throughout to illustrate this important point. Finally, some clinically relevant conclusions derived from such trace metal speciation research are highlighted.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

95259798

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Aluminum|*BL; Silicon|*BL; Spectrum Analysis|*MT

MeSH Heading

Animal; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid|MT; Human

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, TUTORIAL

ISSN

0003-2654

Country of Publication

ENGLAND

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Title

The role of vitamin D in toxic metal absorption: a review.

Author

Moon J

Address

National College of Naturopathic Medicine, Portland Oregon 97216.

Source

J Am Coll Nutr, 1994 Dec, 13:6, 559-64

Abstract

Vitamin D increases intestinal calcium and phosphate absorption. Not so well known, however, is that vitamin D stimulates the co-absorption of other essential minerals like magnesium, iron, and zinc; toxic metals including lead, cadmium, aluminum, and cobalt; and radioactive isotopes such as strontium and cesium. Vitamin D may contribute to the pathologies induced by toxic metals by increasing their absorption and retention. Reciprocally, lead, cadmium, aluminum, and strontium interfere with normal vitamin D metabolism by blocking renal synthesis of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D. This is the first review of the role of the vitamin D endocrine system in metal toxicology.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

95221746

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Cadmium|ME/PD/*PK; Lead|ME/PD/*PK; Vitamin D|ME/*PH

MeSH Heading

Aluminum|ME/PD/PK; Body Burden; Human; Intestinal Absorption|PH; Strontium Radioisotopes|ME/PD/PK

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, TUTORIAL

ISSN

0731-5724

Country of Publication

UNITED STATES

Record 34 from database: MEDLINE
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Title

Interactions of essential and/or toxic metals and metalloid regarding interindividual differences in susceptibility to various toxicants and chronic diseases in man.

Author

Telisman S

Address

Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb, Croatia.

Source

Arh Hig Rada Toksikol, 1995 Dec, 46:4, 459-76

Abstract

The review is a synthesis of the most recent evidence for the important role of the interactions of essential and/or toxic metals and metalloids regarding human health and diseases. Information is presented on the mechanisms of interaction between various metals and/or metalloids (including the influence of pH, exposure duration, and other exposure variables such as life-style factors in main), possible differences in the susceptibility to adverse health effects between man and other mammals, and the role of metals and metalloids in oxidative stress-mediated diseases, antioxidant defence system, adaptive response and genetic repair processes. With regard to generally large interindividual differences in the susceptibility to various toxicants in humans, further epidemiological research in the quantitative contribution of between lead, cadmium, copper, zinc and selenium, based on biological monitoring, is recommended. Interaction of these elements may explain individual susceptibility to various chronic diseases, even those showing transgenerational characteristics (such as significantly lowered sperm count and fertilizing capacity of men over the last five decades, known to have occurred in the general population world-wide).

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

96217053

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Metals|*AE/ME/PD

MeSH Heading

Animal; Human; Oxidative Stress; Species Specificity; Trace Elements|AE/ME/PD

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, TUTORIAL

ISSN

0004-1254

Country of Publication

CROATIA

Record 35 from database: MEDLINE
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Title

The Great Lakes: a historical overview.

Author

Hicks HE

Address

Division of Toxicology, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.

Source

Toxicol Ind Health, 1996 May, 12:3-4, 303-13

Abstract

The Great Lakes are collectively the largest inland body of freshwater on this planet. For more than two hundred years, the Great Lakes basin has been used as a resource for industry, agriculture, shipping, and recreation. The physical characteristics of the basin and the long retention time of chemicals in the lakes combine to make this huge freshwater resource a repository for chemical by-products of these activities. Many of the more than one thousand chemicals detected in the waters, sediment, or biota of the Great Lakes have known toxic effects. This overview will identify the 11 most persistent toxic chemicals known as "critical" Great Lakes pollutants. It also will describe some of the adverse health effects that have been observed in fish and other wildlife because of exposure to these pollutants. Finally, it will discuss some of the early human health studies that 1) have demonstrated a correlation between increased body burdens and fish consumption, and 2) suggest an association between consumption of contaminated Great Lakes fish and adverse human health effects.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

97000463

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Carcinogens|*TO; Fishes|*ME; Water Pollutants, Chemical|*TO

MeSH Heading

Animal; Benzo(a)pyrene|TO; Environmental Pollutants|TO; Food Poisoning; Fresh Water; Great Lakes Region; Human; Insecticides, Organochlorine|TO; Metals|TO; Polychlorinated Biphenyls|TO; Risk Assessment; Structure-Activity Relationship

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, TUTORIAL

ISSN

0748-2337

Country of Publication

UNITED STATES

Record 36 from database: MEDLINE
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Title

Human exposure to toxic metals: factors influencing interpretation of biomonitoring results.

Author

Christensen JM

Address

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, National Institute of Occupational Health, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Source

Sci Total Environ, 1995 Apr, 166:, 89-135

Abstract

An important approach to assessment of risk from environmental and occupational exposures is biomonitoring which provides an estimate of the total dose absorbed and gives indirect access to determination of target site concentrations. It is also a tool for assessing residual exposure, when respiratory protection is used. The interest in biological effects from toxic metals has increased during the last decades, as large amounts of metals have been released into industrial areas, and it is estimated that approximately 150,000 Danish workers are exposed to various metals. Since biomonitoring results play an important role in decision-making regarding great health and economic impact, understanding the factors influencing validity of such data is essential. In the present survey, the toxic elements arsenic, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, lead and nickel are used as examples to illustrate the disturbing factors in the interpretation of biomonitoring results. The aim of collecting samples is to obtain a small and representative sample of subjects or of a subpopulation being investigated for specific purposes, e.g. the pollution at Mundelstrup, where arsenic exposure of inhabitants and workers engaged in removing contaminated soil was monitored. As exposures vary over time and between subjects, it should be recognized that sampling as well as analytical variations contribute both to bias and random errors. Also biomonitoring data are a function of demographic, lifestyle and geographic factors. Therefore, stratified sampling designs are of the utmost importance. Half-lives play an important role. For short half-lives below 10 h, no decision can be made on long-term exposure if only one urine sample has been taken. For arsenic, cobalt, chromium and nickel in urine measured at the end of a workweek (t1/2: 20-100 h), 2-3 samples should be taken to monitor a single worker, and the results should be interpreted from the average of the results. For groups of workers, it is recommended that results from at least 5-10 workers be used to obtain a useful group mean value. In general, pharmacokinetics modelling contributes to information on sampling time and sampling size. Intake of cobalt in mineral tablets containing soluble cobalt compounds was a factor with a large influence on blood and urinary levels. Age and gender influence the blood and urine concentrations of arsenic, cadmium, cobalt and lead, e.g. B-Pb in females is 20-30% lower than B-Pb in males.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

95273944

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Environmental Exposure|*AN; Environmental Monitoring|*MT; Metals|AN/*ME

MeSH Heading

Epidemiologic Factors; Human; Models, Theoretical; Quality Control; Reproducibility of Results; Statistics

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, ACADEMIC

ISSN

0048-9697

Country of Publication

NETHERLANDS

Record 37 from database: MEDLINE
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Title

Cobalt myocardiopathy. A critical review of literature.

Author

Seghizzi P; DAdda F; Borleri D; Barbic F; Mosconi G

Address

Istituto di Medicina del Lavoro (Occupational Health Unit), Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Italy.

Source

Sci Total Environ, 1994 Jun, 150:1-3, 105-9

Abstract

Cobalt is regarded as being responsible for a form of myocardiopathy whose pathogenesis and clinical description must still find a specific place in the range of congestive myocardiopathies. In spite of this, epidemiological studies are not sufficient to prove the role of cobalt in inducing myocardiopathy in hard metal workers. This critical review intends to evaluate if hard metal exposure may induce toxic effects on the heart. In this context, the literature considered ranges from pioneer reports on 'beer drinkers' to the more recent papers concerning cases of patients occupationally exposed; subjects who, after a surgical operation died of fulminant heart failure and, lastly, hard metal workers who were examined for their cardiac function. Various pathogenetic mechanisms related to possible cardiac effects in hard metal workers have been analyzed. The most likely should be the inhibition of cellular respiration due to inhibition of the mitochondrial dehydrogenase.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

95025827

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Cobalt|*AE/AN/PD; Myocardial Diseases|*CI/PA

MeSH Heading

Beer; Food Contamination; Heart|DE/PH; Human; Myocardium|CH/PA; Occupational Exposure|AE; Oxidoreductases|AI

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW LITERATURE

ISSN

0048-9697

Country of Publication

NETHERLANDS

Record 38 from database: MEDLINE
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Title

Response of higher plants to lead contaminated environment.

Author

Singh RP; Tripathi RD; Sinha SK; Maheshwari R; Srivastava HS

Address

Department of Biosciences, M.D. University, Rohtak, India.

Source

Chemosphere, 1997 Jun, 34:11, 2467-93

Abstract

Lead concentration is increasing rapidly in the environment due to increased use of its sources by human society. Alarming concentrations of the metal have been reported in dust of densely populated urban areas and, water and land of various areas near the industrial waste disposals. Plants absorb lead and accumulation of the metal have been reported in roots, stems, leaves, root nodules and seeds etc. which increases with the increase in the exogenous lead level. Lead affects plant growth and productivity and the magnitude of the effects depend upon the plant species. Photosynthesis has been found to be one of the most sensitive plant processes and the effect of the metal is multifacial. Nitrate reduction is inhibited drastically in roots by the metal but in the leaves a differential effect is observed in various cultivars. Lead also inhibits nodulation, N-fixation and ammonium assimilation in the root nodules. It appears that the toxic effect of the metal is primarily at physiological level and provision of certain inorganic salts can antagonize the toxic effects to some extent. Further responses of plants to the metal depend on various endogenous, environmental and nutritional factors. Some plants are able to tolerate excess of Pb+2 by involving processes like exclusion, compartmentalization or synthesizing metal detoxifying peptides-the phytochelatins.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

97335804

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Environmental Pollutants|ME/*TO; Lead|ME/*TO; Plants|*DE/GD/ME

MeSH Heading

Absorption; Germination|DE; Human; Industrial Waste; Nitrogen|ME; Photosynthesis|DE; Plant Proteins|ME; Seeds|ME

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, TUTORIAL

ISSN

0045-6535

Country of Publication

ENGLAND

Record 39 from database: MEDLINE
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Title

Iron: mammalian defense systems, mechanisms of disease, and chelation therapy approaches.

Author

Kontoghiorghes GJ; Weinberg ED

Address

Department of Haematology, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, University of London.

Source

Blood Rev, 1995 Mar, 9:1, 33-45

Abstract

During the past 6 decades, much attention has been devoted to understanding the uses, metabolism and hazards of iron in living systems. A great variety of heme and non-heme iron-containing enzymes have been characterized in nearly all forms of life. The existence of both ferrous and ferric ions in low- and high-spin configuration, as well as the ability of the metal to function over a wide range of redox potentials, contributes to its unique versatility. Not surprisingly, the singular attributes of iron that permit it to be so useful to life likewise render the metal dangerous to manipulate and to sequester. All vertebrate animals are prone to tissue damage from exposure to excess iron. In order to protect them from this threat, a complex system has evolved to contain and detoxify this metal. This is known as the iron withholding defense system, which mainly serves to scavenge toxic quantities of iron and also for depriving microbial and neoplastic invaders of iron essential for their growth. Since 1970, medical scientists have become increasingly aware of the problems involved in cellular iron homeostasis and of the disease states related to its malfunctioning. Scores of studies have reported that excessive iron in specific tissue sites is associated with development of infection, neoplasia, cardiomyopathy, arthropathy and a variety of endocrine and neurologic deficits. Accordingly, several research groups have attempted to develop chemical agents that might prevent and even eliminate deposits of excess iron. A few of these drugs now are in clinical use, e.g. deferiprone (L1). In the present review, we focus on recent developments in (i) selected aspects of the iron withholding defense system, and (ii) pharmacologic methods that can assist the iron-burdened patient.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

95315757

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Chelation Therapy|*; Iron|*AE/*PH

MeSH Heading

Animal; Human; Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, ACADEMIC

ISSN

0268-960X

Country of Publication

SCOTLAND

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Title

Biotransformation and membrane transport in nephrotoxicity.

Author

Dekant W; Vamvakas S

Address

Institut fÂur Toxikologie, UniversitÂat WÂurzburg, FRG.

Source

Crit Rev Toxicol, 1996 May, 26:3, 309-34

Abstract

The kidney is a frequent target organ for toxic effects of xenobiotics. In recent years, the molecular mechanisms responsible for the selective renal toxicity of many nephrotoxic xenobiotics have been elucidated. Accumulation by renal transport mechanisms, and thus aspects of renal physiology, plays an important role in the renal toxicity of some antibiotics, metals, and agents binding to low molecular weight proteins such as alpha(2u)-globulin. The accumulation by active transport of metabolites formed in other organs is involved in the kidney-specific toxicity of certain polyhaloalkanes, polyhaloalkenes, hydroquinones, and aminophenols. Other xenobiotics are selectively metabolized to reactive electrophiles by enzymes expressed in the kidney. This review summarizes the present knowledge on the mechanistic basis of target organ selectivity of these compounds.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

96344106

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Kidney|*DE/EN/ME; Xenobiotics|*TO

MeSH Heading

Aminophenols|ME/TO; Animal; Antibiotics, Aminoglycoside|PK/TO; Biological Transport, Active|DE; Biotransformation; Cephalosporins|PK/TO; Cytochrome P-450|ME; Human; Hydrocarbons, Halogenated|ME/TO; Hydroquinones|ME/TO; Metals|ME/TO; Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW, TUTORIAL

ISSN

1040-8444

Country of Publication

UNITED STATES

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Title

Possible toxicity of herbal remedies.

Author

Bateman J; Chapman RD; Simpson D

Address

Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh.

Source

Scott Med J, 1998 Feb, 43:1, 7-15

Abstract

Herbal remedies are rapidly gaining popularity throughout the world as a result of dissatisfaction with conventional medicines. It is a widely held belief that herbal preparations are "natural" and are therefore intrinsically harmless. However, their effects can be very powerful and potentially lethal if used incorrectly and their use as a substitute for conventional medicines may be ineffective. Toxic effects have been attributed to several factors including hepatotoxicity of main constituents, contamination of preparations by heavy metals or microorganisms, and adverse reactions due to age, and genetic and concomitant disease characteristics of the user.

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

98194451

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Plants, Medicinal|*TO

MeSH Heading

Drugs, Chinese Herbal|TO; Human; Metals, Heavy|TO; Pneumonia|CI; Rheumatic Diseases|DT; Substance-Related Disorders

Publication Type

JOURNAL ARTICLE; REVIEW; REVIEW LITERATURE

ISSN

0036-9330

Country of Publication

SCOTLAND

Record 42 from database: MEDLINE
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Title

The protective role of ceruloplasmin against the activity of free radicals in brain ischaemia.

Author

I…Áecka J

Address

Katedra i Klinika Neurologii Akademii Medycznej w Lublinie.

Source

Ann Univ Mariae Curie Sklodowska [Med], 1996, 51:, 97-101

Abstract

Free radicals are atoms, groups of atoms or particles having on their last orbital at least one unpaired electron. This feature decides about their great chemical reactivity and lability (12, 16). To potentially toxic oxygen radicals belong: peroxidal anion radical, hydroxidal radical, hydrogen peroxide, hydroxylic radical, peroxidal lipid radical, singletal oxygen (12). The presence of free radicals in biological systems may play a role in etiopathogenesis of different illnesses. Overactivity of these compounds causes damage of tissues and bodily organs (3, 16, 18).

Language of Publication

English

Unique Identifier

98128307

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MeSH Heading (Major)

Cerebral Ischemia|*PP; Ceruloplasmin|*PH

MeSH Heading

Biological