title: The effect of cadmium and selenium on the antioxidant enzyme activities in rat heart.
abstract: Two month-old Wistar male albino rats were exposed during a 30-day period to a daily oral intake ad libitum of either 200 microg/mL Cd (as CdCl2), 0.1 microg/mL Se (as Na-selenite), or the same dosages of Cd + Se in drinking water. The daily intake from the water was calculated to be 15 mg Cd/kg and 7 microg Se/kg. Cadmium (Cd) accumulates in the heart (p < 0.005) and, in rats, decreases both body mass growth (p < 0.005) and heart mass (p < 0.02). Selenium (Se) significantly decreases the negative effect of Cd on body mass growth. In the hearts of Cd-treated rats, cadmium caused the decrease (p < 0.05) of selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px, EC 1.11.1.9) activity. At the same time, the activities of total superoxide dismutase (total SOD, EC 1.15.1.1), manganese-containing superoxide dismutase (Mn SOD), and copper-zinc-containing superoxide dismutase (CuZn SOD) were increased (p < 0.005). The activities of total SOD, CuZn SOD (p < 0.005), GSH-Px (p < 0.02), and glutathione-S-transferase (GST, p < 0.005) were increased in the hearts of Se-treated rats. However, by concomitant administration of Cd and Se, these changes were diminished (total SOD, GST) or were completely eliminated (Mn SOD, GSH-Px). These results indicate that Se only partly diminishes the effects of Cd cardiotoxicity.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Yugoslavia.
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Zikić
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Stajn
authors.forename: B I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Ognjanović
authors.forename: Z S
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Saicić
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Kostić
authors.forename: S Z
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Pavlović
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Petrović
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002104:Cadmium / Q000633:toxicity*; D002374:Catalase / Q000378:metabolism; D004347:Drug Interactions; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000201:enzymology / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000201:enzymology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012643:Selenium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002104:Cadmium; D002374:Catalase; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D005978:Glutathione; D012643:Selenium