Metallothionein induction by nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs |
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Authors: | Karl H. Summer Dominik Klein Nada de Ruiter Josef Abel |
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Affiliation: | 1. Institute of Toxicology, Gesellschaft für Strahlen- und Umweltforschung München, Ingolst?dter Landstrasse 1, 8042, Neuherberg, FRG 2. Department of Toxicology, Medizinisches Institut für Umwelthygiene, 4000, Düsseldorf, FRG
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Abstract: | In the present study we report on the effects of commonly used nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs on metallothionein (MT) and MT-I mRNA levels. A single dose of chloroquine (100 mg/kg), diclofenac (100 mg/kg), indomethacin (10 mg/kg), or piroxicam (100 mg/kg) was administered ip to C57B1 mice. After 18 h, MT levels were determined with a Cd-saturation radioassay. MT-I mRNA levels were measured by Northern Blot analyses using a probe containing the mouse MT-I gene. All drugs tested caused an increase in the MT content of the liver but not of the kidneys and lung. The lowest and highest effects were observed with chloroquine (8 times the control value) and diclofenac (18 times), respectively. In accordance with the stimulation of MT synthesis, increased accumulation of hepatic MT-I mRNA could be demonstrated. These results indicate that elevated MT levels may contribute to the effectiveness of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). |
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Keywords: | KeywordHeading" >Index Entriec Metallothionein induction nonsteroidal antünflammatory drugs mice liver metallothionein-mRNA chloroquine diclofenac, indomethacin piroxicam |
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