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A comparison of hepatocyte cytotoxic mechanisms for thallium (I) and thallium (III)
Thallium (Tl) is a highly toxic heavy metal though up to now its mechanisms are poorly understood. In this study, we comparatively investigated the cytotoxic mechanisms of Tl(I) and Tl(III) in isolated rat hepatocytes. Both Tl(I) and Tl(III) cytotoxicities were associated with reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation, lipid peroxidation, collapse of mitochondrial membrane potential, activation of caspases cascade, lysosomal membrane leakiness, and cellular proteolysis. Hepatocyte glutathione (GSH) was also rapidly oxidized. GSH‐depleted hepatocytes were more resistant to Tl(I)‐induced cytotoxicity, ROS formation and lipid peroxidation. This suggests that Tl(I) is reductively activated by GSH. On the other hand, GSH‐depleted hepatocytes were much more sensitive to Tl(III)‐induced cytotoxicity, ROS formation, and lipid peroxidation. This suggests that GSH only plays an antioxidant role against Tl(III) cytotoxicity. Our results also showed that CYP2E1 involves in Tl(I) and Tl(III) oxidative stress cytotoxicity mechanism and both cations detoxified via methylation. In conclusion, both Tl(I) and Tl(III) cytotoxicities were associated with mutual mitochondrial/lysosomal injuries (cross‐talk) initiated by increased ROS formation resulted from metal‐CYP2E1 destructive interaction or metal‐induced disruption of mitochondrial electron transfer chain. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Environ Toxicol, 2010.
A comparison of hepatocyte cytotoxic mechanisms for thallium (I) and thallium (III)
Thallium (Tl) is a highly toxic heavy metal though up to now its mechanisms are poorly understood. In this study, we comparatively investigated the cytotoxic mechanisms of Tl(I) and Tl(III) in isolated rat hepatocytes. Both Tl(I) and Tl(III) cytotoxicities were associated with reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation, lipid peroxidation, collapse of mitochondrial membrane potential, activation of caspases cascade, lysosomal membrane leakiness, and cellular proteolysis. Hepatocyte glutathione (GSH) was also rapidly oxidized. GSH‐depleted hepatocytes were more resistant to Tl(I)‐induced cytotoxicity, ROS formation and lipid peroxidation. This suggests that Tl(I) is reductively activated by GSH. On the other hand, GSH‐depleted hepatocytes were much more sensitive to Tl(III)‐induced cytotoxicity, ROS formation, and lipid peroxidation. This suggests that GSH only plays an antioxidant role against Tl(III) cytotoxicity. Our results also showed that CYP2E1 involves in Tl(I) and Tl(III) oxidative stress cytotoxicity mechanism and both cations detoxified via methylation. In conclusion, both Tl(I) and Tl(III) cytotoxicities were associated with mutual mitochondrial/lysosomal injuries (cross‐talk) initiated by increased ROS formation resulted from metal‐CYP2E1 destructive interaction or metal‐induced disruption of mitochondrial electron transfer chain. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Environ Toxicol, 2010.
A comparison of hepatocyte cytotoxic mechanisms for thallium (I) and thallium (III)
Pourahmad, Jalal (author) / Eskandari, Mohammad Reza (author) / Daraei, Bahram (author)
Environmental Toxicology ; 25 ; 456-467
2010-10-01
12 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
hepatocyte , mitochondria , lysosomes , Tl(I) , Tl(III) , oxidative stress , apoptosis , cytotoxicity
A comparison of hepatocyte cytotoxic mechanisms for thallium (I) and thallium (III)
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