title: Effect of dietary iron-deficiency on the disposition of nickel in rats.
abstract: Nickel was given orally to iron-deficient and iron-sufficient rats and the levels of the metal in various tissues were examined at several time intervals. The results showed higher levels of nickel in the tissues of the iron-deficient rats, as compared to the iron-sufficient ones, 3, 6, 24, 48 and 120 h following gastric intubation of the metal. The results also showed higher levels of the metal in some tissues of iron-deficient rats than in iron-sufficient ones 24 h after intra-peritoneal nickel administration. A lower urinary excretion of nickel was observed in the iron-deficient rats given the intraperitoneal injections, as compared to the iron-sufficient animals. Our results indicate that nickel, at least in part, is taken up by the absorptive mechanism for iron in the intestinal epithelium. In addition, the iron-status appears to affect the uptake of nickel from the blood into the tissues.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden. Jonas.Tallkvist@farmtox.slu.se
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tallkvist
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tjälve
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D004848:Epithelium / Q000378:metabolism; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000187:drug effects; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D007501:Iron / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000090463:Iron Deficiencies; D019266:Iron, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D009532:Nickel / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000633:toxicity; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D019266:Iron, Dietary; D009532:Nickel; D007501:Iron