Oxidative damage of sulfur dioxide on various organs of mice: Sulfur dioxide is a systemic oxidative damage agent
Oxidative damage of sulfur dioxide on various organs of mice: Sulfur dioxide is a systemic oxidative damage agent
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DOI:
10.1080/08958370304476
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发表时间:
2003-02-01
影响因子:
2.1
通讯作者:
Meng, ZQ
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作者:
Meng, ZQ
Cu, Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD), Se-dependent glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), catalase (CAT), and glutathione (GSH) play an important role in attenuating free radical-induced oxidative damage. The purpose of this research was to determine (1) whether sulfur dioxide (SO2) increases levels of lipid peroxidation and alters intracellular redox status in multiple organs of mice, and (2) whether SO2 is a systemic toxic agent. The effect of SO2 on levels of thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) and GSH and activities of SOD, GSH-Px, and CAT were investigated in nine organs (brain, lung, heart, liver, stomach, intestine, spleen, kidney, and testis) of Kunming albino mice of both sexes. SO2 at 20 ppm (56 mg/m(3)) was administrated to the animals of SO2 groups in an exposure chamber for 6 h/day for 7 days while control groups were exposed to filtered air in the same condition. Results show that SO2 inhalation decreased significantly activities of SOD and GSH-Px in all organs tested in all SO2 groups, with respect to their corresponding control groups; CAT activities in all organs tested of both sexual mice were significantly unaltered, except CAT activities in livers were significantly lowered by SO2; SO2 exposure decreased significantly GSH contents and significantly increased TBARS levels of all organs tested, in comparison with their respective control groups. These results lead to two conclusions: (1) SO2 is a systemic oxidative damage agent. It results in a significant increase in the lipid peroxidation process in all organs tested of mice of both sexes, which is accompanied by changes of antioxidant status in these organs. (2) SO2 may cause toxicological damage to multiple organs of animals, and it is suggested that the oxidative damage produced by SO2 inhalation may influence or promote the progression or occurrence of some disease states of various organs, not only to respiratory system. Further work is required to understand the toxicological role of SO2 on multiple or even all organs in mammals.