title: Effects of Fe2+, Fe3+ and desferrioxamine on paraquat accumulation by rabbit kidney cortex slices.
abstract: Effects of Fe2+, Fe3+ and desferrioxamine (DFO) on the accumulation of paraquat (PQ) into rabbit kidney cortical slices were studied. Fe3+ showed dose-dependent inhibition of PQ accumulation. Fe2+ had a more powerful stimulatory effect on the lipid peroxidation of cortical slices than Fe3+, but it did not reduce PQ accumulation. The addition of DFO made the inhibitory effect of Fe3+ on PQ accumulation more pronounced. These results suggest that Fe3+ is able to inhibit the accumulation of PQ independent of its peroxidative action, and that Fe(3+)-desferrioxamine (ferrioxamine) may serve as an antidote for the toxicity of PQ.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hygienic Chemistry, Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yokota
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohdate
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sakuma
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujita
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003676:Deferoxamine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005296:Ferrous Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007672:Kidney Cortex / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D010269:Paraquat / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D005290:Ferric Compounds; D005296:Ferrous Compounds; D003676:Deferoxamine; D010269:Paraquat