Metallothionein induction and cadmium uptake in Bufo arenarum embryos following an acclimation protocol

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 443-448

  Perez Coll C S ^a   Herkovits, J ^a   Fridman, O ^b   Daniel, P ^c   D'Eramo, J L ^b  

^a Inst Cie Ambient Y Salud F   (Argentina)

^b Ctro Invest Medicas Albert E   (Argentina)

^c LAQUIGE Velasco 847 (1414)   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Cadmium; Embryo; Metallothionein; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; METALLOTHIONEIN; ZINC;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYOTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; TOAD; TOXICOKINETICS;

EID: 17144441465     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(99)00096-2     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Aoki Y., Hatakeyama N., Kobayashi N., Sumi T., Suzuki K.T. Comparison of cadmium-binding protein induction among mayfly larvae of heavy metal resistant (Baethis termicus) and susceptible species (B. Yoshinensis and B. Sahoensis). Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 93C:1989;345-357.
2. Bedwal R.S., Bahuguna A. Zinc, copper and selenium in reproduction. Experientia. 50:1994;626-640.
3. Cousins R.J. Absorption, transport and hepatic metabolism of copper and zinc: special reference to metallothionein and ceruloplasmin. Physiol. Rev. 65(2):1985;238-309.
4. Del Conte E., Sirlin L. The first stages of Bufo arenarum development (in spanish). Acta Zool. Lilloana. 12:1951;495-499.
5. Dunn M.A., Blalock T.L., Cousins R.J. Metallothionein. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 185:1987;107-119.
6. Engel D.W., Roesijadi G. Metallothioneins: a monitoring tool. Vernberg W.B., Calabrese A., Thurberg F.P., Vernberg F.J. In Pollution Physiology of Estuarine Organism. 1987;229-245 University of South Carolina Press, Columbia, SC.
7. Hamilton S.J., Mehrle P.M. Evaluation of metallothionein measurement as a biological indicator in assessing stress from metal contaminants. Trans. Am. Fish Soc. 116:1987;551-560.
8. Herkovits J., Pérez-Coll C.S., Zeni S. Protective effect of zinc against spontaneous malformations and lethality in Bufo arenarum embryos. Biol. Trace Elem. Res. 22:1989;247-251.
9. Herkovits J., Pérez-Coll C.S. Zinc protection against delayed development produced by cadmium. Biol. Trace Elem. Res. 24:1990;217-221.
10. Herkovits, J., Pérez-Coll, C.S., 1990b. Amphibian embryos as bioassays to evaluate environmental pollutants and to reduce their toxic effects. Proceedings: Environmental Pollutants, 4th International Conference, (pp. 623-626) Barcelona.
11. Herkovits J., Pérez-Coll C.S. Increased resistance against cadmium toxicity by means of pretreatment with low cadmium/zinc concentrations in Bufo arenarum embryos. Biol. Trace Elem. Res. 49:1995;171-175.
12. Herkovits J. Bioaasays for ecotoxicological and chemical safety studies. Ing. Sanitaria Ambiental. 19:1995;42-48. (In spanish).
13. Herkovits J., Herkovits F.D., Pérez-Coll C.S. Identification of aluminium hazard and Al-Zn antagonism in amphibian (Bufo arenarum embryos). Environm. Sciences. 5(1):1997;57-64.
14. Jin T., Nordberg G.F. Cadmium toxicity in kidney cells. Resistance induced by short-term pretreatment in vitro and in vivo. Acta Pharmacol.Toxicol. 58:1986;137-143.
15. Kägi J.H.R., Schäffer A. Biochemistry of metallothionein. Biochemistry. 27:1988;8509-8515.
16. Klauser S., Kägi J.H.R., Wilson K.J. Characterization of isoprotein patterns in tissue extracts and isolated samples of metallothioneins by reverse-phase high-pressure liquid chromatography. Biochem. J. 209:1983;71-80.
17. Pérez-Coll C.S., Fridman O., Herkovits J., Daniel P., D'Eramo J.L. Metallothioneins and cadmium uptake by the liver in Bufo arenarum. Environmental Pollution. 97:1997;311-315.
18. Pisanó A. Efficienza funzionale e struttura dell' ipofisi di anfibio. Arch. Zool. Ital. 42:1956;221-227.
19. Roesijadi G. Metallothioneins in metal regulation and toxicity in aquatic animals. Aquatic. Toxicol. 22:1992;81-114.
20. van Straalen, N.M., Vaal, M.A., 1993. Physiological mechanism underlying adaptation to environmental stress. Sci. Tot. Environ. (Supp.), 1783-1787.
21. Schlesinger M.J. Heat shock proteins. J. Biol. Chem. 265:1990;12111-12114.
22. Suzuki K.T., Akitomi H. Difference in relative isometallothionein ratio between adult and larva of cadmium-loaded bullfrog Rana catesbeiana. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 75:1983;C:211-215.
23. Suzuki K.T., Tanaka Y., Kawamura R. Properties of metallothionein induced by zinc, copper and cadmium in the frog Xenopus laevis. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 75:1983;33-37.
24. Suzuki K.T., Itoh N, Ohta K., Sunaga H. Amphibian metallothionein. Induction in the frogs Rana japonica, Rana nigromaculata and Racophorus schlegelii. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 83:1986;C:253-25.