Erratum: Ameliorative effect of Vitamin C on hexavalent chromium-induced delay in sexual maturation and oxidative stress in developing Wistar rat ovary and uterus (Toxicology and Industrial Health (2012) 28:8 (720-733) DOI: 10.1177/0748233711422728);Ameliorative effect of vitamin C on hexavalent chromium-induced delay in sexual maturation and oxidative stress in developing Wistar rat ovary and uterus

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 720-733

  Samuel, Jawahar B ^a   Stanley, Jone A ^b,c   Vengatesh, Ganapathy ^b   Princess, Rajendran A ^a   Muthusami, Sridhar ^b   Roopha, Dailiah P ^a   Suthagar, Esakky ^b   Kumar, Kathiresh M ^b   Sebastian, Maria S ^d   Aruldhas, Michael M ^b  

^a St John's College   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ST XAVIER S COLLEGE AUTONOMOUS   (India)

Author keywords

Chromium; ovary; oxidative stress; sexual maturation; uterus; vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; CHROMIUM; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; MALONALDEHYDE; PROGESTERONE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; LACTATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; UTERUS DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84864837691     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: 14770393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748233715620771     Document Type: Erratum

References (61)

1. Al-Hamood MH, Elbetieha A, Bataineh H. Sexual maturation and fertility of male and female mice exposed prenatally and postnatally to trivalent and hexavalent chromium compounds. Reproduction Fertility and Development. 1998 ; 10 (2). 179-183
2. Anderson RA. Chromium in the prevention and control of diabetes. Diabetes & Metabolism. 2000 ; 26 (1). 22-27
3. Aruldhas MM, Subramanian S, Sekar P, Vengatesh G, Chandrahasan G, Govindarajulu P, et al. Chronic chromium exposure-induced changes in testicular histoarchitecture are associated with oxidative stress: study in a non-human primate (Macaca radiata Geoffroy). Human Reproduction. 2005 ; 20 (10). 2801-2813
4. Bagchi D, Bagchi M, Stohs SJ. Chromium (VI)-induced oxidative stress, apoptotic cell death and modulation of p53 tumor suppressor gene. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 2001 ; 222 (1-2). 149-158
5. Bagchi D, Balmoori J, Bagchi M, Ye X, Williams CB, Stohs SJ. Comparative effects of TCDD, endrin, naphthalene and chromium (VI) on oxidative stress and tissue damage in the liver and brain tissues of mice. Toxicology. 2002 ; 175 (1-3). 73-82
6. Bagchi D, Hassoun EA, Bagchi M, Stohs SJ. Chromium-induced excretion of urinary lipid metabolites, DNA damage, nitric oxide production, and generation of reactive oxygen species in Sprague-Dawley rats. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Endocrinology. 1995 ; 110: 177-187
7. Bailey MM, Boohaker JG, Sawyer RD, Behling JE, Rasco JF, Jernigan JJ, et al. Exposure of pregnant mice to chromium picolinate results in skeletal defects in their offspring. Birth Defects Research Part B, Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology. 2006 ; 77: 244-249
8. Ball LM, Chhabra RS. Intestinal absorption of nutrients in rats treated with 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD). Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. 1981 ; 8: 629-638
9. Banu SK, Samuel JB, Arosh JA, Burghardt RC, Aruldhas MM. Lactational exposure to hexavalent chromium delays puberty by impairing ovarian development, steroidogenesis and pituitary hormone synthesis in developing Wistar rats. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 2008 ; 232: 180-189
10. Barceloux DG. Chromium. Journal of Toxicology: Clinical Toxicology. 1999 ; 37: 173-194
11. Burrows D. Chromium and the skin. The British Journal of Dermatology. 1978 ; 99: 587-595
12. Chandra P, Sinha S, Rai UN Phytoremediation of soil and water contaminants, Symposium Series. Kruger EL Anderson TA Coats JR, ed. Washington, DC: American Chemical Society ; 1997: 274-282.
13. Cohen MD, Kargacin B, Klein CB, Costa M. Mechanisms of chromium carcinogenicity and toxicity. Critical Reviews in Toxicology. 1993 ; 23: 255-281
14. Davidson IW, Secrest WL. Determination of chromium in biological materials by atomic absorption spectrometry using a graphite furnace atomizer. Analytical Chemistry. 1972 ; 44: 1808-1813
15. Dayan AD, Paine AJ. Mechanisms of chromium toxicity, carcinogenicity and allergenicity: review of the literature from 1985 to 2000. Human and Experimental Toxicology. 2001 ; 20: 439-451
16. De Flora S, Camoirano A, Bagnasco M, Bennicelli C, Corbett GE, Kerger BD. Estimates of the chromium(VI) reducing capacity in human body compartments as a mechanism for attenuating its potential toxicity and carcinogenicity. Carcinogenesis. 1997 ; 18: 531-537
17. Devasagayam TP, Tarachand U. Decreased lipid peroxidation in the rat kidney during gestation. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 1987 ; 145: 134-138
18. Dey SK, Nayak P, Roy S. Alpha-tocopherol supplementation on chromium toxicity: a study on rat liver and kidney cell membrane. Journal of Environmental Science (China). 2003 ; 15: 356-359
19. Greene LE, Riederer AM, Marcus M, Lkhasuren O. Associations of fertility and pregnancy outcomes with leather tannery work in Mongolia: a pilot study. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health. 2010 ; 16: 60-68
20. Habig WH, Pabst MJ, Jakoby WB. Glutathione S-transferases. The first enzymatic step in mercapturic acid formation. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 1974 ; 249: 7130-7139
21. Halasova E, Matakova T, Kavcova E, Musak L, Letkova L, Adamkov M, et al. Human lung cancer and hexavalent chromium exposure. Neuroendocrinology Letters. 2009 ; 30 (suppl 1). 182-185
22. Holland MK, Storey BT. Oxygen metabolism of mammalian spermatozoa. Generation of hydrogen peroxide by rabbit epididymal spermatozoa. The Biochemistry Journal. 1981 ; 198: 273-280
23. Hoyer PB, Sipes IG. Assessment of follicle destruction in chemical-induced ovarian toxicity. Annual Reviews in Pharmacology and Toxicology. 1996 ; 36: 307-331
24. Huang YL, Chen CY, Sheu JY, Chuang IC, Pan JH, Lin TH. Lipid peroxidation in workers exposed to hexavalent chromium. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part A. 1999 ; 56: 235-247
25. Jendryczko A, Drozdz M, Magner K. Preliminary studies of chromium concentration in the myometrium in the third trimester of pregnancy, in chorionic tissue in the first trimester and in the blood of pregnant women. Ginekologia Polska. 1984 ; 55: 691-694
26. Junaid M, Murthy RC, Saxena DK. Embryo- and fetotoxicity of chromium in pregestationally exposed mice. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 1996 ; 57: 327-334
27. Kaderabkova O, Racek J, Kohout J, Holecek V, Senft V, Krejcova I. The effect of antioxidant therapy on indicators of activity of free radicals in workers exposed to risks of styrene. Vnitrni Lekarstvi. 1997 ; 43: 388-391
28. Kalahasthi RB, Rao RH, Murthy RB, Kumar MK. Effect of chromium(VI) on the status of plasma lipid peroxidation and erythrocyte antioxidant enzymes in chromium plating workers. Chemico-Biological Interaction. 2006 ; 164: 192-199
29. Kamath SM, Stoecker BJ, Davis-Whitenack ML, Smith MM, Adeleye BO, Sangiah S. Absorption, retention and urinary excretion of chromium-51 in rats pretreated with indomethacin and dosed with dimethylprostaglandin E2, misoprostol or prostacyclin. Journal of Nutrition. 1997 ; 127: 478-482
30. Kawanishi S, Inoue S, Sano S. Mechanism of DNA cleavage induced by sodium chromate(VI) in the presence of hydrogen peroxide. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 1986 ; 261: 5952-5958
31. Liu Y, Xu XH, He P. Remediation of Cr(VI) in solution using vitamin C. Journal of Zhejiang University Science. 2005 ; 6: 540-542
32. Lowry OH, Rosebrough NJ, Farr AL, Randall RJ. Protein measurement with the Folin phenol reagent. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 1951 ; 193: 265-275
33. Marklund S, Marklund G. Involvement of super oxide anion radical in the auto oxidation of pyrogallol and a convenient assay for super oxide dismutase. European Journal of Biochemistry. 1974 ; 47: 469-474
34. Mertz W. Chromium in human nutrition: a review. Journal of Nutrition. 1993 ; 123: 626-633
35. Metze D, Jakubowski N, Klockow D Handbook of elemental speciation II: species in the environment, food, medicine and occupational health. Cornelis R, ed. Sussex, UK: John Wiley ; 2005: 120-134.
36. Mishra AK, Mohanty B. Effect of sublethal hexavalent chromium exposure on the pituitary-ovarian axis of a teleost, Channa punctatus (Bloch) [published online ahead of print November 29, 2010]. Environmental Toxicology. 2010 ;:
37. Muthusami S, Ramachandran I, Muthusamy B, Vasudevan G, Prabhu V, Subramaniam V, et al. Ovariectomy induces oxidative stress and impairs bone antioxidant system in adult rats. Clinica Chimica Acta. 2005 ; 360: 81-86
38. Qureshi IZ, Mahmood T. Prospective role of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) in attenuating hexavalent chromium-induced functional and cellular damage in rat thyroid. Toxicology and Industrial Health. 2010 ; 26: 349-359
39. Rao MV, Chawla SL, Sharma SR. Protective role of vitamin E on nickel and/or chromium induced oxidative stress in the mouse ovary. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 2009 ; 47: 1368-1371
40. Rodriguez R, Samuel JB, Arosh JA, Lee J, Aruldhas MM, Banu SK. Chromium toxicity induces ovarian follicular developmental arrest, apoptosis, and deregulated steroidogenesis: vitamin c restores follicular survival and function. Biology of Reproduction. 2008 ; 77: 215
41. Rotruck JT, Pope AL, Ganther HE, Swanson AB, Hafeman DG, Hoekstra WG. Selenium: biochemical role as a component of glutathione peroxidase. Science. 1973 ; 179 (73). 588-590
42. Rzeuski R, Chlubek D, Machoy Z. Interactions between fluoride and biological free radical reactions. Fluoride. 1998 ; 31: 43-45
43. Salnikow K, Zhitkovich A. Genetic and epigenetic mechanisms in metal carcinogenesis and cocarcinogenesis: nickel, arsenic, and chromium. Chemical Research in Toxicology. 2008 ; 21: 28-44
44. Samanta L, Roy A, Chainy GB. Changes in rat testicular antioxidant defence profile as a function of age and its impairment by hexachlorocyclohexane during critical stages of maturation. Andrologia. 1999 ; 31: 83-90
45. Samuel JB Ph.D. thesis. Tirunelveli, TN, India: MS University ; 2001 :
46. Samuel JB, Stanley JA, Princess RA, Shanthi P, Sebastian MS. Gestational cadmium exposure-induced ovotoxicity delays puberty through oxidative stress and impaired steroid hormone levels. Journal of Medical Toxicology. 2011a ; 7 (3). 195-204
47. Samuel JB, Stanley JA, Roopha DP, Vengatesh G, Anbalagan J, Banu SK, et al. Lactational hexavalent chromium exposure-induced oxidative stress in rat uterus is associated with delayed puberty and impaired gonadotropin levels. Human & Experimental Toxicology. 2011b ; 30: 91-101
48. Sawicka E, Srednicka D, Dlugosz A. Baicalin inhibits free radicals processes initiated by chromium ions. Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica. 2010 ; 67: 706-709
49. Shmitova LA. Content of hexavalent chromium in the biological substrates of pregnant women and puerperae engaged in the manufacture of chromium compounds. Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevania. 1980 ; (2). 33-35
50. Sinha AK. Colorimetric assay of catalase. Analytical Biochemistry. 1972 ; 47: 389-394
51. Staal GE, Visser J, Veeger C. Purification and properties of glutathione reductase of human erythrocytes. Biochimica Biophysica Acta. 1969 ; 185: 39-48
52. Subramanian S, Rajendiran G, Sekhar P, Gowri C, Govindarajulu P, Aruldhas MM. Reproductive toxicity of chromium in adult bonnet monkeys (Macaca radiata Geoffrey). Reversible oxidative stress in the semen. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 2006 ; 215: 237-249
53. Sugiyama M. Role of physiological antioxidants in chromium(VI)-induced cellular injury. Free Radical Biology & Medicine. 1992 ; 12: 397-407
54. Susa N, Ueno S, Furukawa Y, Sugiyama M. Protective effect of vitamin E on chromium (VI)-induced cytotoxicity and lipid peroxidation in primary cultures of rat hepatocytes. Archives of Toxicology. 1996 ; 71: 20-24
55. Suzuki Y. Synergism of ascorbic acid and glutathione in the reduction of hexavalent chromium in vitro. Industrial Health. 1990 ; 28: 9-19
56. The world's worst polluted places, the top ten. The Blacksmith Institute: New York City, USA ; 2007: 1-57.
57. Trivedi B, Saxena DK, Murthy RC, Chandra SV. Embryotoxicity and fetotoxicity of orally administered hexavalent chromium in mice. Reproductive Toxicology. 1989 ; 3: 275-278
58. Valko M, Morris H, Cronin MT. Metals, toxicity and oxidative stress. Current Medicinal Chemistry. 2005 ; 12: 1161-1208
59. Zhang J, Cai WW, Lee DJ. Occupational hazards and pregnancy outcomes. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 1992 ; 21: 397-408
60. Zhang Z, Leonard SS, Wang S, Vallyathan V, Castranova V, Shi X. Cr (VI) induces cell growth arrest through hydrogen peroxide-mediated reactions. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 2001 ; 222: 77-83
61. Zhitkovich A. Importance of chromium-DNA adducts in mutagenicity and toxicity of chromium(VI). Chemical Research in Toxicology. 2005 ; 18: 3-11