The effects of some new chelating agents on the cadmium burden of CHO cells in culture were investigated. The chelators were sodium-N-(4-methoxybenzyl)-D-glucamine-dithiocarbamate (MeOBG-DTC), sodium-N-benzyl-D-glucaminedithiocarbamate (BG-DTC) and di-isopropylmeso-2,3-dimercapto succinate (DiP-DMSA). The results were compared with the effect of the well known dimercaptopropanol (BAL).
The derivates of dithiocarbamate are much less toxic than DiP-DMSA and BAL. All chelators effectively prevent Cd uptake into the cells. Mobilization of intracellular Cd, however, is more effective by the DTC-derivatives than by DiP-DMSA or BAL. Within the cell the major fraction of Cd after 48 hours incubation is found in the nuclei and cytosol and very little in the peroxisomes. The chelating agents remove the metal mostly from nuclei and cytosol. Incubation of the cells with cadmium leads to the induction of a Cd binding protein of an apparent molecular weight of 12500 Da, presumably metallothionein. MeOBG-DTC is more effective in removing the metal from this protein than BG-DTC.
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Abbreviations
- MeOBG-DTC:
-
Na-N(4-methoxybenzyl)-D-glucaminedithiocarbamate
- BG-DTC:
-
Na-N-benzyl-D-glucaminedithiocarbamate
- DiP-DMSA:
-
di-isopropyl-2,3-dimercaptosuccinate
- BAL:
-
2,3-dimercaptopropane-1-o1
- Da:
-
dalton
- MEM:
-
minimum essential medium
- IU:
-
international units
- FBS:
-
fetal bovine serum
- CD:
-
unbroken cells and debris
- N:
-
nuclei
- ML:
-
mitochondria, and lysosomes
- P:
-
peroxisomes
- HMW:
-
high molecular weight
- MT:
-
metallothionein
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Planas-Bohne, F., Jones, M.M. & Singh, P.K. Effects of chelating agents on the cadmium burden of cells in culture. Cell Biol Toxicol 7, 167–181 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00122829
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