title: Comparison of the antioxidant properties and the toxicity of p,p'-dichlorodiphenyl ditelluride with the parent compound, diphenyl ditelluride.
abstract: The hypothesis to be tested in this study is whether the introduction of the chloro group into diphenyl ditelluride molecule (p,p'-dichlorodiphenyl ditelluride, compound 1b) alters the antioxidant and scavenging activity of diphenyl ditelluride (compound 1a) in vitro. The results revealed that 1a and 1b had a potent antioxidant activity in vitro. However, the introduction of a functional group, chloro, into diphenyl ditelluride molecule (1b) did not cause great alterations in the antioxidant action of diphenyl ditelluride against lipid peroxidation, protein carbonyl, and scavenging of 2,2'-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonate) and 2,2'-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radicals. Based on the in vitro results, different doses (0.25 and 0.75 µmol/kg) of 1a and 1b or vehicle (canola oil, 1 ml/kg) were administered to rats to investigate if the presence of chloro into diphenyl ditelluride molecule reduces its toxicity. The data demonstrate that the chloro group introduced into diphenyl ditelluride molecule did not alter the acute oral toxicity in rats. The administration of compound 1a in rats only altered the urea level, while compound 1b caused alterations in all toxicological parameters analyzed (alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase activities, urea and creatinine levels) in plasma of rats. The results of the present investigation support similar antioxidant and scavenging activities of 1a and 1b in rat liver homogenate in vitro. Furthermore, the presence of chloro into diphenyl ditelluride molecule did not alter the mortality index but increased toxicity of diphenyl ditelluride in rats.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Síntese, Reatividade e Avaliação Farmacológica e Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, CEP 97105-900 RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pinton
authors.forename: Cristiane
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Luchese
authors.forename: Cristina W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Nogueira
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000633:toxicity; D001555:Benzene Derivatives / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000633:toxicity; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000633:toxicity; D050050:Protein Carbonylation / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D001555:Benzene Derivatives; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C434247:diphenylditelluride