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Comparison of renal toxicity after long-term oral administration of cadmium chloride and cadmium-metallothionein in rats. 1994

J P Groten, and J H Koeman, and J H van Nesselrooij, and J B Luten, and J M Fentener van Vlissingen, and W S Stenhuis, and P J van Bladeren
Department of Biological Toxicology, TNO Toxicology and Nutrition Institute, Zeist, The Netherlands.

There is a clear lack of information on the toxicological risk of dietary intake of cadmium-metallothionein (CdMt). The present study aimed at establishing dose-dependent cadmium (Cd) disposition and to investigate differences in renal toxicity after long-term dietary exposure to CdMt or cadmium chloride (CdCl2) in rats. Male Wistar rats were fed diets containing 0.3, 3, 30, or 90 mg Cd/kg either as CdMt or as CdCl2 for 10 months. In rats fed 30 and 90 mg/kg Cd as CdCl2 the Cd concentrations in intestine, liver, and kidneys were all higher than in rats fed the same doses in the form of CdMt. The kidney/liver Cd concentration ratio was higher with CdMt than with CdCl2. At the lower Cd concentrations (0.3 and 3 mg/kg), no differences in Cd accumulation between CdMt and CdCl2 groups were observed and the kidney/liver Cd ratio was also similar. When based on the amount of CdMt per milligram Cd in the tissue, rats fed CdMt and those fed CdCl2 had a similar relative CdMt concentration in liver and kidney. First signs of renal injury, indicated by an increase of urinary lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity, were seen 4 months after exposure to 90 mg/kg Cd as CdCl2. After 8 and 10 months the renal effect of 90 mg/kg Cd as CdCl2 became more pronounced and urinary enzyme activities of LDH, N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase and alkaline phosphatase were all elevated. The only clinical effect of CdMt at the dose level of 90 mg/kg was a slight increase in urinary gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase activity at 8 and 10 months.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007421 Intestine, Small The portion of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT between the PYLORUS of the STOMACH and the ILEOCECAL VALVE of the LARGE INTESTINE. It is divisible into three portions: the DUODENUM, the JEJUNUM, and the ILEUM. Small Intestine,Intestines, Small,Small Intestines
D007668 Kidney Body organ that filters blood for the secretion of URINE and that regulates ion concentrations. Kidneys
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
D008297 Male Males
D008668 Metallothionein A low-molecular-weight (approx. 10 kD) protein occurring in the cytoplasm of kidney cortex and liver. It is rich in cysteinyl residues and contains no aromatic amino acids. Metallothionein shows high affinity for bivalent heavy metals. Isometallothionein,Metallothionein A,Metallothionein B,Metallothionein I,Metallothionein II,Metallothionein IIA
D002104 Cadmium An element with atomic symbol Cd, atomic number 48, and atomic weight 112.41. It is a metal and ingestion will lead to CADMIUM POISONING.
D002712 Chlorides Inorganic compounds derived from hydrochloric acid that contain the Cl- ion. Chloride,Chloride Ion Level,Ion Level, Chloride,Level, Chloride Ion
D004032 Diet Regular course of eating and drinking adopted by a person or animal. Diets
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
D013552 Swine Any of various animals that constitute the family Suidae and comprise stout-bodied, short-legged omnivorous mammals with thick skin, usually covered with coarse bristles, a rather long mobile snout, and small tail. Included are the genera Babyrousa, Phacochoerus (wart hogs), and Sus, the latter containing the domestic pig (see SUS SCROFA). Phacochoerus,Pigs,Suidae,Warthogs,Wart Hogs,Hog, Wart,Hogs, Wart,Wart Hog

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