title: Potentiation of hepatic and renal toxicity of various compounds by prior exposure to polybrominated biphenyls.
abstract: Mice ingesting a standard rodent diet supplemented with polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) were more susceptible to chlorinated hydrocarbon solvent-induced renal and hepatic damage, as well as the lethal effects of CHCl3 and CCl4, than were mice consuming control diet. As little as 0.025 ml/kg CHCl3 caused a significant increase in serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and a significant decrease in renal cortical slices accumulation of p-aminohippurate (PAH) in PBB-pretreated but not control mice. SGOT and serum glutamic pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) were greater in PBB-pretreated mice than in control mice after 0.125 and 0.005 ml/kg CCl4, respectively. Renal cortical PAH accumulation was greatly reduced in PBB-pretreated but not control mice aftter 0.125 ml/kg CCl4. The solvent-induced decrease in PAH accumulation was also greater in PBB-pretreated mice than in control mice following administration of 1.0 ml/kg trichloroethylene (TRI) and 0.15 ml/kg 1,1,2-trichloroethane (TCE).
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds / Q000633:toxicity*; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D001835:Body Weight; D004357:Drug Synergism; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / Q000633:toxicity*; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects*; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009929:Organ Size; D011075:Polybrominated Biphenyls / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D011075:Polybrominated Biphenyls