Effects of BDE-85 on the oxidative status and nerve conduction in rodents. Vagula, M. C, Kubeldis, N., & Nelatury, C. F International journal of toxicology, 30(4):428–34, August, 2011.
Effects of BDE-85 on the oxidative status and nerve conduction in rodents. [link]Paper  doi  abstract   bibtex   
BDE-85 is a congener of a class of flame-retardant compounds called polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). Although there are some studies on other congeners of PBDEs, there are none on the toxicity potential of this penta-BDE member. This study, therefore, reports the oxidative status and sciatic nerve conduction properties following BDE-85 treatment in rodents. The oxidative stress markers, lipid hydroperoxides, and the activities of antioxidant enzymes, namely superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione-S-transferase (GST), and catalase, in the exposed mice liver and brain tissues showed tissue-specific alterations following intraperitoneal injection of 0.25 mg/kg body weight of BDE-85 for 4 days. The results indicate a significant disruption in the oxidant/antioxidant equilibrium and setting in of oxidative stress. Isolated sciatic nerves of rats exposed to 5 µg/mL or 20 µg/mL of BDE-85 showed a significant reduction in nerve conduction velocity and compound action potential amplitudes, indicating physiological damage to the sciatic nerves.
@article{vagula_effects_2011,
	title = {Effects of {BDE}-85 on the oxidative status and nerve conduction in rodents.},
	volume = {30},
	issn = {1092-874X},
	url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21772022},
	doi = {10.1177/1091581811411109},
	abstract = {BDE-85 is a congener of a class of flame-retardant compounds called polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). Although there are some studies on other congeners of PBDEs, there are none on the toxicity potential of this penta-BDE member. This study, therefore, reports the oxidative status and sciatic nerve conduction properties following BDE-85 treatment in rodents. The oxidative stress markers, lipid hydroperoxides, and the activities of antioxidant enzymes, namely superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione-S-transferase (GST), and catalase, in the exposed mice liver and brain tissues showed tissue-specific alterations following intraperitoneal injection of 0.25 mg/kg body weight of BDE-85 for 4 days. The results indicate a significant disruption in the oxidant/antioxidant equilibrium and setting in of oxidative stress. Isolated sciatic nerves of rats exposed to 5 µg/mL or 20 µg/mL of BDE-85 showed a significant reduction in nerve conduction velocity and compound action potential amplitudes, indicating physiological damage to the sciatic nerves.},
	number = {4},
	journal = {International journal of toxicology},
	author = {Vagula, Mary C and Kubeldis, Nathan and Nelatury, Charles F},
	month = aug,
	year = {2011},
	pmid = {21772022},
	keywords = {Animals, Antioxidants, Antioxidants: metabolism, Biological Markers, Brain, Brain: drug effects, Catalase, Catalase: metabolism, Flame Retardants: toxicity, Flame retardants, Glutathione Peroxidase, Glutathione Peroxidase: metabolism, Glutathione Transferase, Glutathione Transferase: metabolism, Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers, Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers: toxicity, Lipid Peroxides, Lipid Peroxides: metabolism, Liver, Liver: drug effects, Male, Mice, Neural Conduction, Neural Conduction: drug effects, Oxidative Stress, Oxidative Stress: drug effects, Rats, Reactive Oxygen Species, Reactive Oxygen Species: metabolism, Sprague-Dawley, Superoxide Dismutase, Superoxide Dismutase: metabolism},
	pages = {428--34},
}

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