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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1979-6-11
pubmed:abstractText
Accumulation of iodate in eye tissues and fluids as a possible explanation of the retinotoxic effect of iodate has been studied by intravenous injection of NaIO3(30 mg/kg), 125IO-3 and 131I- in rabbits. 125IO-3 was determined in fluids and tissue extracts by precipitation with BaCl2 after addition of KIO3. 125IO-3 was rapidly broken down in blood (T 1/2 = 14 min.). 125IO-3 was not present in aqueous humour, vitreous or extracts from retina, choroid + pigmentary epithelium or liver. Concentrations of 125I were comparable in blood, choroid + pigmentary epithelium and liver tissue while in vitreous and aqueous humour low concentrations of 125I were found which, however, increased gradually during 5 hrs after injection to reach levels comparable with blood levels of 125I. Retina had a low concentration of 125I. The ratio 125I/131I (R) in blood decreases during the first 60 min. after injection followed by a slow rise. R in retina, choroid + pigmentary epithelium and liver was the same as in blood at the same time after injection. During the first 80 min. after injection R was higher in vitreous than in blood while it was lower in aqueous humour than in blood. At longer times after injection R was identical in the three fluids. The investigation has been supplemented with whole body scintigraphy of rabbits injected with NaIO3(30 mg/kg) and 131IO-3 or 131I-. The reduction kinetics of IO-3 to I- by some body fluids, tissues, cystein and glutathione was also studied. It is concluded that the retinotoxic effect of iodate is not due to accumulation of IO-3 in eye tissues, but more likely to damage to biochemical mechanisms involved in the reduction of IO-3 to I-.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0001-6683
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
44
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
241-50
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1979
pubmed:articleTitle
Studies on the handling of retinotoxic doses of iodate in rabbits.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article