title: Monitoring of cellular enzymes in the serum of electroplating workers at Coimbatore.
abstract: Chromium compounds are potent toxic and carcinogenic substances. With respect to toxicity, hepatic and renal toxicity have been reported both in workers and in animals exposed to chromium (VI). Chromium (VI) compounds induces DNA damage in vivo and in cultured cells as well as the cytotoxicity evaluated by the leakage of lactate dehydrogenase. The present study reports the cytotoxicity of chrome platers who are employed from 8 to 25 years in electroplating industries at Coimbatore, Tamilnadu. Blood samples were collected and estimated for glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT), glutamic pyruvic transaminase (GPT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), creatine phosphokinase (CPK) and total protein in the serum. The study revealed that there is a significant elevation in the level of LDH, ALP, CPK and transaminases and a decrease in total protein in serum. The results of the study suggests that chromium (VI), a hepatotoxic chemical may perhaps damage the plasma membrane resulting in leakage of enzymes in to the serum of chromeplaters.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 614 042, India. govtarts_saraswathy@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Saraswathy
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Usharani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002857:Chromium / Q000633:toxicity*; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000378:metabolism; D004595:Electroplating; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D002857:Chromium; C074702:chromium hexavalent ion; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; D003402:Creatine Kinase; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase