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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-6-29
pubmed:abstractText
A significant depletion in the content of glutathione (GSH) and alteration in GSH redox system enzymes were observed in the lung of chrysotile-exposed animals (5 mg) during different developmental stages of asbestosis. In the alveolar macrophages (AM) of exposed animals, the depletion in GSH started from day 1 and reached a maximum at day 16, whereas in lung tissue the maximum depletion was observed when fibrosis has matured. It appears that cellular GSH depletion triggers oxidative stress in the system as observed from increased thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS) production and alteration in the activities of glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione reductase (GR), glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) and glutathione S-transferase (GST), the enzymes regulating oxidative tone. The depletion in GSH was also observed in red blood cells (RBC) of the exposed animals reaching a maximum when fibrosis matured. Thus the observed depletion in GSH, ascorbic acid and alteration in GSH redox system enzymes may be involved in fibrosis and carcinogenesis induced by chrysotile.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0378-4274
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
20
pubmed:volume
106
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
31-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Chrysotile-mediated imbalance in the glutathione redox system in the development of pulmonary injury.
pubmed:affiliation
Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, Lucknow, India.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't