Alpha-tocopherol supplementation on chromium toxicity: a study on rat liver and kidney cell membrane

作     者：Sankar Kumar Dey Prasunpriya Nayak Somenath Roy 

作者机构：Department of Human Physiology with Community Health Vidyasagar UniversityDepartment of Human Physiology with Community Health Vidyasagar UniversityDepartment of Human Physiology with Community Health Vidyasagar University Midnapore-721 102 West Bengal IndiaMidnapore-721 102 West Bengal IndiaMidnapore-721 102 West Bengal India 

出 版 物：《Journal of Environmental Sciences》 (环境科学学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2003年第15卷第3期

页      面：356-359页

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学科分类：07[理学] 09[农学] 0903[农学-农业资源与环境] 0713[理学-生态学] 

主　　题：chromium liver kidney membrane α-tocopherol 

摘      要：Membrane damage is one of the important consequence of chromium, an environmental toxicant, to produce cytotoxicity. α-tocopherol, a membrane protectant can be used to reduce the chromium-induced membrane damage. In the present study, the impact of chromium in presence and absence of α-tocopherol was studied on plasma membrane of liver and kidney in male Wistar rats (80—100 g body weight). Significant increase in membrane cholesterol level as well as significant decrease in membrane phospholipid level in chromium exposed ( 0.8 mg /100 g body weight/d, i.p., for 4 weeks) animals suggest structural alteration of both liver and kidney plasma memebrane. The alkaline phosphatase, total ATPase and Na +-K +-ATPase activities of plasma membrane were significantly decreased in both liver and kidney after chromium treatment. However, α-tocopherol (30 mg/100 g diet) supplementation can restrict the changes in these membrane-bound enzyme activities. Thus, the usefulness of dietary supplementation of α-tocopherol to restrain the chromium-induced membrane damage is suggested.