Reduction of lead retention by mono-3-methylbutan-1-yl meso-2,3-dimercaptosuccinate in suckling rats. 1995

M Blanusa, and K Kostial, and M Piasek, and M M Jones, and P K Singh
Department of the Physiology of Mineral Metabolism, Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb, Croatia.

The mono-3-methylbutan-1-yl (monoisoamyl) ester of meso-2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid (Mi-ADMS) was previously found to be superior to meso-2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) in mobilizing cadmium and mercury deposits in young and adult mice and rats. It was also tested to mobilize lead in and adult mice. It was also tested to mobilized lead in adult mice. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of Mi-ADMS to chelate lead at a very young age, in sucking rats. Lead was applied intraperitoneally at the dose of 5 mg kg-1 in the form of lead acetate to six-day-old rats. Treatment with DMSA and Mi-ADMS was administered orally at the dose of 0.25 mmol kg-1, either as early (0.5 and 24 h) or a delayed (4th and 5th day after lead application) therapy. At the end of the experiment (6th day) lead was determined by atomic absorption spectrometry in the skeleton, liver, kidney and brain of the animals. Results showed that Mi-ADMS was more efficient than DMSA after early application in reducing the skeletal, kidney and brain content of lead. After delayed application it was either (skeleton and kidneys) or better (brain) than DMSA. There was no statistically significant influence of either chelator on liver lead content. The major finding is that Mi-ADMS at low doses causes a much higher reduction in brain retention of lead in sucklings than DMSA. This is important because the brain is considered to be the target organ of lead toxicity in the youngest age group.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007668 Kidney Body organ that filters blood for the secretion of URINE and that regulates ion concentrations. Kidneys
D007854 Lead A soft, grayish metal with poisonous salts; atomic number 82, atomic weight 207.2, symbol Pb.
D008099 Liver A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances. Livers
D001842 Bone and Bones A specialized CONNECTIVE TISSUE that is the main constituent of the SKELETON. The principal cellular component of bone is comprised of OSTEOBLASTS; OSTEOCYTES; and OSTEOCLASTS, while FIBRILLAR COLLAGENS and hydroxyapatite crystals form the BONE MATRIX. Bone Tissue,Bone and Bone,Bone,Bones,Bones and Bone,Bones and Bone Tissue,Bony Apophyses,Bony Apophysis,Condyle,Apophyses, Bony,Apophysis, Bony,Bone Tissues,Condyles,Tissue, Bone,Tissues, Bone
D001921 Brain The part of CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM that is contained within the skull (CRANIUM). Arising from the NEURAL TUBE, the embryonic brain is comprised of three major parts including PROSENCEPHALON (the forebrain); MESENCEPHALON (the midbrain); and RHOMBENCEPHALON (the hindbrain). The developed brain consists of CEREBRUM; CEREBELLUM; and other structures in the BRAIN STEM. Encephalon
D002614 Chelating Agents Chemicals that bind to and remove ions from solutions. Many chelating agents function through the formation of COORDINATION COMPLEXES with METALS. Chelating Agent,Chelator,Complexons,Metal Antagonists,Chelators,Metal Chelating Agents,Agent, Chelating,Agents, Chelating,Agents, Metal Chelating,Antagonists, Metal,Chelating Agents, Metal
D004113 Succimer A mercaptodicarboxylic acid used as an antidote to heavy metal poisoning because it forms strong chelates with them. DMSA,Dimercaptosuccinic Acid,2,3-Dimercaptosuccinic Acid,Butanedioic Acid, 2,3-Dimercapto-, (R*,S*)-Isomer,Chemet,Ro-1-7977,Succicaptal,Succimer Antimony Sodium Salt, (R*,S*)-Isomer,Succimer, (R*,R*)-(+,-)-Isomer,Succimer, Dipotassium Salt,Succimer, Disodium Salt,Succimer, Monosodium Salt,Succimer, Rhenium Salt,Succimer, Tin Salt,Tin Dimercaptosuccinate,meso-Dimercaptosuccinic Acid,2,3 Dimercaptosuccinic Acid,Acid, 2,3-Dimercaptosuccinic,Acid, Dimercaptosuccinic,Acid, meso-Dimercaptosuccinic,Dimercaptosuccinate, Tin,Dipotassium Salt Succimer,Disodium Salt Succimer,Monosodium Salt Succimer,Rhenium Salt Succimer,Ro 1 7977,Ro17977,Tin Salt Succimer,meso Dimercaptosuccinic Acid
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000833 Animals, Suckling Young, unweaned mammals. Refers to nursing animals whether nourished by their biological mother, foster mother, or bottle fed. Animal, Suckling,Suckling Animal,Suckling Animals
D013054 Spectrophotometry, Atomic Spectrophotometric techniques by which the absorption or emmision spectra of radiation from atoms are produced and analyzed. Spectrophotometry, Atomic Absorption,AA Spectrophotometry,AE Spectrophotometry,Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry,Atomic Emission Spectrophotometry,Atomic Spectrophotometry,Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrophotometry,Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy,Spectrophotometry, Atomic Emission,AA Spectrophotometries,AE Spectrophotometries,Absorption Spectrophotometry, Atomic,Emission Spectrophotometry, Atomic,Spectrophotometries, AA,Spectrophotometries, AE,Spectrophotometry, AA,Spectrophotometry, AE

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