title: Deficiency of selenium intake enhances manifestation of renal toxicity of cis-diamminedichloroplatinum in mice.
abstract: The effect of the dietary level of selenium on lethal and renal toxicity of cis-diamminedichloroplatinum (cis-DDP) was investigated using mice fed diets containing 4 different concentrations of selenium (0.009, 0.1, 0.4 or 1.0 ppm) for 6 weeks starting at 4 weeks of age. The groups of mice fed the diets containing 0.009 and 0.1 ppm of selenium showed higher sensitivity to the lethal toxicity caused by a single subcutaneous administration of cis-DDP (32 mumol/kg) than the other groups. The renal toxicity of cis-DDP, indicated by increases in blood urea nitrogen (BUN), serum creatinine and urinary activity of N-acetylglucosaminidase (NAG), was significantly enhanced by a decrease in dietary selenium level. These results suggest that the dietary level of selenium affects the manifestation of lethal and renal toxicity of cis-DDP.
mesh_terms: D000118:Acetylglucosaminidase / Q000652:urine; D000818:Animals; D001806:Blood Urea Nitrogen; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000633:toxicity*; D003404:Creatinine / Q000378:metabolism; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D012643:Selenium / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D003404:Creatinine; D000118:Acetylglucosaminidase; D012643:Selenium; D002945:Cisplatin