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Carcinogenesis, Vol 19, 1133-1139, Copyright © 1998 by Oxford University Press

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Ferric nitrilotriacetate promotes N-diethylnitrosamine-induced renal tumorigenesis in the rat: implications for the involvement of oxidative stress

M Athar and M Iqbal
Department of Medical Elementology and Toxicology, Hamdard University (Jamia Hamdard), New Delhi, India.

Ferric nitrilotriacetate (Fe-NTA) is a known complete renal carcinogen. In this study we show that Fe-NTA is a potent inducer of renal ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) activity and DNA synthesis and promoter of N-diethylnitrosamine (DEN)-induced renal tumorigenesis in rat. Fe- NTA induced renal ODC activity several fold as compared with saline- treated rats. Renal DNA synthesis, measured as [3H]thymidine incorporation into DNA, was increased after Fe-NTA treatment. Similar to other known tumor promoters, Fe-NTA also depleted the antioxidant armory of the tissue. It depleted glutathione (GSH) levels to approximately 55% of saline-treated controls. It also led to a dose- dependent decrease in the activities of glutathione reductase and glutathione S-transferase. Similarly, activities of catalase, glutathione peroxidase and glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase decreased significantly (45-65%). In contrast, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase activity showed an increase. The maximum changes in activities of these enzymes could be observed at 12 h following Fe-NTA treatment. In addition, Fe-NTA augmented renal microsomal lipid peroxidation >150% over saline-treated controls, which was concomitant with the alterations in GSH metabolizing enzymes and depletion of the antioxidant armory. These effects were alleviated in rats which received a pretreatment with an antioxidant, BHA or BHT. Fe-NTA promoted DEN-induced renal tumorigenesis. In saline alone- and DEN alone-treated animals no tumors could be recorded, whereas in Fe-NTA alone-treated animals 17% tumor incidence was observed. However, in DEN- initiated and Fe-NTA-promoted animals tumor incidence increased to 71%. Our results show that Fe-NTA induces oxidative stress in the kidney and decreases antioxidant defenses, as indicated by the fall in GSH level and in the activities of glutathione peroxidase and catalase. Concomitantly, Fe-NTA increases ODC activity and DNA synthesis, which may be compensatory changes following oxidative injury to renal cells in addition to providing a strong stimulus for renal tumor promotion. Thus oxidative stress and impaired antioxidant defenses induced by Fe- NTA in the kidney may contribute to the observed nephrotoxicity and carcinogenicity.
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