title: A preliminary study of the submandibular gland of the rat after long-term cadmium intoxication.
abstract: The aim of the study was to establish to what degree the 24-week exposure of a rat to 5 and 50 mg Cd/dm3 affects the proliferating activity of cells with PCNA and Ki-67 nuclear immunoreactivity in the submandibular gland cells. The control animals received only redistilled water to drink. The group I rats were given 5 mg Cd/dm3, while the group II animals were given 50 mg Cd/dm3. The highest concentration of cadmium was observed in group II, with a concomitant increase in the number of PCNA-positive cells. In group I, cadmium concentration was significantly less compared to group II, and there were fewer PCNA-positive cells. The reaction for Ki-67 in both experimental groups was negative.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002104:Cadmium / Q000633:toxicity*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D019394:Ki-67 Antigen / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D018809:Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D019394:Ki-67 Antigen; D018809:Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen; D002104:Cadmium