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Landon G, Phan G, Fay F, Suhard D, Broggio D, Bô R, Bouvier-Capely C, Fattal E. Bisphosphonate Liposomes for Cobalt and Strontium Decorporation? HEALTH PHYSICS 2024; 127:463-475. [PMID: 38905438 DOI: 10.1097/hp.0000000000001812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/23/2024]
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ABSTRACT During a nuclear/radiological incident or an accident involving internal intakes with radioactive cobalt or strontium, the recommended treatments, consisting of the administration of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid for 60 Co and calcium gluconate for 90 Sr, are of low specificity, and their effectiveness can be enhanced. In this manuscript, a liposomal formulation was developed to deliver potential chelating agents to the main retention organs of both radionuclides. A bisphosphonate, etidronate, has been selected as a possible candidate due to its satisfying decorporation activity for uranium, bone tropism, and potential affinity with cobalt. Pre-clinical studies have been carried out on rats using radionuclide contamination and treatment administration by the intravenous route. The effectiveness of free or liposomal etidronate was evaluated, with an administration at 30 min, 48 h post-contamination with 60 Co. Regarding 85 Sr, a more extended experiment with etidronate liposomes was performed over 6 d. The results were compared to those performed with reference treatments, diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid for cobalt and calcium gluconate for strontium. Unexpected results were found for the reference treatments that were significantly less effective than previously reported or showed no effectiveness. Free etidronate revealed no significant efficacy after 48 h, but the liposomal form suggested an interaction with radionuclides, not sufficient to change the biokinetics. This study emphasizes the need for early treatment administration and further research to provide a more effective medical countermeasure.
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- Géraldine Landon
- Health Division, Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Health Division, Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut Galien Paris-Saclay, 91400 Orsay, France
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- Health Division, Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Health Division, Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Health Division, Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Health Division, Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut Galien Paris-Saclay, 91400 Orsay, France
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Senwitz C, Butscher D, Holtmann L, Vogel M, Steudtner R, Drobot B, Stumpf T, Barkleit A, Heller A. Effect of Ba(II), Eu(III), and U(VI) on rat NRK-52E and human HEK-293 kidney cells in vitro. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 923:171374. [PMID: 38432374 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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Heavy metals pose a potential health risk to humans when they enter the organism. Renal excretion is one of the elimination pathways and, therefore, investigations with kidney cells are of particular interest. In the present study, the effects of Ba(II), Eu(III), and U(VI) on rat and human renal cells were investigated in vitro. A combination of microscopic, biochemical, analytical, and spectroscopic methods was used to assess cell viability, cell death mechanisms, and intracellular metal uptake of exposed cells as well as metal speciation in cell culture medium and inside cells. For Eu(III) and U(VI), cytotoxicity and intracellular uptake are positively correlated and depend on concentration and exposure time. An enhanced apoptosis occurs upon Eu(III) exposure whereas U(VI) exposure leads to enhanced apoptosis and (secondary) necrosis. In contrast to that, Ba(II) exhibits no cytotoxic effect at all and its intracellular uptake is time-independently very low. In general, both cell lines give similar results with rat cells being more sensitive than human cells. The dominant binding motifs of Eu(III) in cell culture medium as well as cell suspensions are (organo-) phosphate groups. Additionally, a protein complex is formed in medium at low Eu(III) concentration. In contrast, U(VI) forms a carbonate complex in cell culture medium as well as each one phosphate and carbonate complex in cell suspensions. Using chemical microscopy, Eu(III) was localized in granular, vesicular compartments near the nucleus and the intracellular Eu(III) species equals the one in cell suspensions. Overall, this study contributes to a better understanding of the interactions of Ba(II), Eu(III), and U(VI) on a cellular and molecular level. Since Ba(II) and Eu(III) serve as inactive analogs of the radioactive Ra(II) and Am(III)/Cm(III), the results of this study are also of importance for the health risk assessment of these radionuclides.
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- Christian Senwitz
- Technische Universität Dresden, Faculty of Chemistry, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Professorship of Radiochemistry/Radioecology, 01062 Dresden, Germany; Technische Universität Dresden, SG 4.6 Radiation Protection, Central Radionuclide Laboratory, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institute of Radioecology and Radiation Protection, 30419 Hannover, Germany
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- VKTA - Strahlenschutz, Analytik & Entsorgung Rossendorf e.V, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Technische Universität Dresden, Faculty of Chemistry, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Professorship of Radiochemistry/Radioecology, 01062 Dresden, Germany; Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Technische Universität Dresden, Faculty of Chemistry, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Professorship of Radiochemistry/Radioecology, 01062 Dresden, Germany; Technische Universität Dresden, SG 4.6 Radiation Protection, Central Radionuclide Laboratory, 01062 Dresden, Germany.
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Arrambide C, Ferrie L, Prelot B, Geneste A, Monge S, Darcos V. α-Aminobisphosphonate Copolymers Based on Poly(ε-caprolactone)s and Poly(ethylene glycol): A New Opportunity for Actinide Complexation. Biomacromolecules 2023; 24:5058-5070. [PMID: 37676932 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.3c00673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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Original α-aminobisphosphonate-based copolymers were synthesized and successfully used for actinide complexation. For this purpose, poly(α-chloro-ε-caprolactone-co-ε-caprolactone)-b-poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(α-chloro-ε-caprolactone-co-ε-caprolactone) copolymers were first prepared by ring-opening copolymerization of ε-caprolactone (εCL) and α-chloro-ε-caprolactone using poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) as a macro-initiator and tin(II) octanoate as a catalyst. The chloride functions were then converted to azide moieties by chemical modification, and finally α-aminobisphosphonate alkyne ligand (TzBP) was grafted using click chemistry, to afford well-defined poly(αTzBPεCL-co-εCL)-b-PEG-b-poly(αTzBPεCL-co-εCL) copolymers. Three copolymers, showing different α-aminobisphosphonate group ratios, were prepared (7, 18, and 38%), namely, CP8, CP9, and CP10, respectively. They were characterized by 1H and 31P NMR and size exclusion chromatography. Sorption properties of these copolymers were evaluated by isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) with neodymium [Nd(III)] and cerium [Ce(III)] cations, used as surrogates of actinides, especially uranium and plutonium, respectively. ITC enabled the determination of the full thermodynamic profile and the calculation of the complete set of thermodynamic parameter (ΔH, TΔS, and ΔG), with the Ka constant and the n stoichiometry. The results showed that the number of cations sorbed by the functional copolymers logically increased with the number of bisphosphonate functions borne by the macromolecular chain, independently of the complexed cation. Additionally, CP9 and CP10 copolymers showed higher sorption capacities [21.4 and 34.0 mg·g-1 for Nd(III) and 9.6 and 14.3 mg·g-1 for Ce(III), respectively] than most of the systems previously described in the literature. CP9 also showed a highest binding constant (7000 M-1). These copolymers, based on non-toxic and biocompatible poly(ε-caprolactone) and PEG, are of great interest for external body decontamination of actinides as they combine high number of complexing groups, thus leading to great decontamination efficiency, and limited diffusion through the skin due to their high-molecular weight, thus avoiding additional possible internal contamination.
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- ICGM, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, 34293 Montpellier, France
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- ICGM, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, 34293 Montpellier, France
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- ICGM, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, 34293 Montpellier, France
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- IBMM, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, 34293 Montpellier, France
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Uehara A, Matsumura D, Tsuji T, Yakumaru H, Tanaka I, Shiro A, Saitoh H, Ishihara H, Homma-Takeda S. Uranium chelating ability of decorporation agents in serum evaluated by X-ray absorption spectroscopy. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2022; 14:2439-2445. [PMID: 35694955 DOI: 10.1039/d2ay00565d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Internal exposure to actinides such as uranium and plutonium has been reduced using chelating agents for decorporation because of their potential to induce both radiological and chemical toxicities. This study measures uranium chemical forms in serum in the presence and absence of chelating agents based on X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). The chelating agents used were 1-hydroxyethane 1,1-bisphosphonate (EHBP), inositol hexaphosphate (IP6), deferoxamine B (DFO), and diethylenetriaminepentaacetate (DTPA). Percentages of uranium-chelating agents and uranium-bioligands (bioligands: inorganic and organic ligands coordinating with uranium) dissolving in the serum were successfully evaluated based on principal component analysis of XAS spectra. The main ligands forming complexes with uranium in the serum were estimated as follows: IP6 > EHBP > bioligands > DFO ≫ DTPA when the concentration ratio of the chelating agent to uranium was 10. Measurements of uranium chemical forms and their concentrations in the serum would be useful for the appropriate treatment using chelating agents for the decorporation of uranium.
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- Akihiro Uehara
- National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage, Chiba 263-8555, Japan.
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- Materials Sciences Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
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- Materials Sciences Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
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- National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage, Chiba 263-8555, Japan.
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- National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage, Chiba 263-8555, Japan.
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- Quantum Beam Science Research Directorate, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
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- Quantum Beam Science Research Directorate, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
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- National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage, Chiba 263-8555, Japan.
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- National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage, Chiba 263-8555, Japan.
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Wang X, Shi C, Guan J, Chen Y, Xu Y, Diwu J, Wang S. The development of molecular and nano actinide decorporation agents. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Ye G, Roques J, Solari PL, Den Auwer C, Jeanson A, Brandel J, Charbonnière LJ, Wu W, Simoni É. Structural and Thermodynamics Studies on Polyaminophosphonate Ligands for Uranyl Decorporation. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:2149-2159. [PMID: 33522798 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c02145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The development of actinide decorporation agents with high complexation affinity, high tissue specificity, and low biological toxicity is of vital importance for the sustained and healthy development of nuclear energy. After accidental actinide intake, sequestration by chelation therapy to reduce acute damage is considered as the most effective method. In this work, a series of bis- and tetra-phosphonated pyridine ligands have been designed, synthesized, and characterized for uranyl (UO22+) decorporation. Owing to the absorption of the ligand and the luminescence of the uranyl ion, UV-vis spectroscopy and time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy (TRLFS) were used to probe in situ complexation and structure variation of the complexes formed by the ligands with uranyl. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations and X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) spectroscopy on uranyl-ligand complexes revealed the coordination geometry around the uranyl center at pH 3 and 7.4. High affinity constants (log K ∼17) toward the uranyl ion were determined by displacement titration. A preliminary in vitro chelation study proves that bis-phosphonated pyridine ligands can remove uranium from calmodulin (CaM) at a low dose and in the short term, which supports further uranyl decorporation applications of these ligands.
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- Gaoyang Ye
- IJCLab CNRS-IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France.,Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China
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- IJCLab CNRS-IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France
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- IPHC, UMR 7178, Université de Strasbourg/CNRS, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Radiochemistry Laboratory, Lanzhou University, 730000 Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- IJCLab CNRS-IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France
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Romanenko VD. α-Heteroatom-substituted gem-Bisphosphonates: Advances in the Synthesis and Prospects for Biomedical Application. CURR ORG CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.2174/1385272823666190401141844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Functionalized gem-bisphosphonic acid derivatives being pyrophosphate isosteres are of great synthetic and biological interest since they are currently the most important class of drugs developed for the treatment of diseases associated with the disorder of calcium metabolism, including osteoporosis, Paget’s disease, and hypercalcemia. In this article, we will try to give an in-depth overview of the methods for obtaining α- heteroatom-substituted methylenebisphosphonates and acquaint the reader with the synthetic strategies that are used to develop biologically important compounds of this type.
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- Vadim D. Romanenko
- V. P. Kukhar Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Petrochemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 1-Murmanska Street, Kyiv-94, 02660, Ukraine
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Wang X, Dai X, Shi C, Wan J, Silver MA, Zhang L, Chen L, Yi X, Chen B, Zhang D, Yang K, Diwu J, Wang J, Xu Y, Zhou R, Chai Z, Wang S. A 3,2-Hydroxypyridinone-based Decorporation Agent that Removes Uranium from Bones In Vivo. Nat Commun 2019; 10:2570. [PMID: 31239437 PMCID: PMC6592941 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-10276-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Searching for actinide decorporation agents with advantages of high decorporation efficiency, minimal biological toxicity, and high oral efficiency is crucial for nuclear safety and the sustainable development of nuclear energy. Removing actinides deposited in bones after intake is one of the most significant challenges remaining in this field because of the instantaneous formation of highly stable actinide phosphate complexes upon contact with hydroxyapatite. Here we report a hydroxypyridinone-based ligand (5LIO-1-Cm-3,2-HOPO) exhibiting stronger affinity for U(VI) compared with the reported tetradentate hydroxypyridinone ligands. This is further revealed by the first principles calculation analysis on bonding between the ligand and uranium. Both in vitro uranium removal assay and in vivo decorporation experiments with mice show that 5LIO-1-Cm-3,2-HOPO can remove uranium from kidneys and bones with high efficiencies, while the decorporation efficiency is nearly independent of the treatment time. Moreover, this ligand shows a high oral decorporation efficiency, making it attractive for practical applications.
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- Xiaomei Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.,Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics and Key Laboratory of Nuclear Radiation and Nuclear Energy Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics and Key Laboratory of Nuclear Radiation and Nuclear Energy Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics and Key Laboratory of Nuclear Radiation and Nuclear Energy Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China. .,Computational Biology Center, IBM Thomas J Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY 13 10598; Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, United States.
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.
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Yue YC, Li MH, Wang HB, Zhang BL, He W. The toxicological mechanisms and detoxification of depleted uranium exposure. Environ Health Prev Med 2018; 23:18. [PMID: 29769021 PMCID: PMC5956823 DOI: 10.1186/s12199-018-0706-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Depleted uranium (DU) has been widely applied in industrial and military activities, and is often obtained from producing fuel for nuclear reactors. DU may be released into the environment, polluting air, soil, and water, and is considered to exert both radiological and chemical toxicity. In humans and animals, DU can induce multiple health effects, such as renal tubular necrosis and bone malignancies. This review summarizes the known information on DU’s routes of entry, mechanisms of toxicity, and health effects. In addition, we survey the chelating agents used in ameliorating DU toxicity.
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- Yong-Chao Yue
- Department of Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, No. 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, No. 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, No. 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, No. 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, No. 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
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Fattal E, Tsapis N, Phan G. Novel drug delivery systems for actinides (uranium and plutonium) decontamination agents. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2015; 90:40-54. [PMID: 26144994 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2015.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2015] [Revised: 06/18/2015] [Accepted: 06/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The possibility of accidents in the nuclear industry or of nuclear terrorist attacks makes the development of new decontamination strategies crucial. Among radionuclides, actinides such as uranium and plutonium and their different isotopes are considered as the most dangerous contaminants, plutonium displaying mostly a radiological toxicity whereas uranium exhibits mainly a chemical toxicity. Contamination occurs through ingestion, skin or lung exposure with subsequent absorption and distribution of the radionuclides to different tissues where they induce damaging effects. Different chelating agents have been synthesized but their efficacy is limited by their low tissue specificity and high toxicity. For these reasons, several groups have developed smart delivery systems to increase the local concentration of the chelating agent or to improve its biodistribution. The aim of this review is to highlight these strategies.
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- Yasushi Ohmachi
- Research Program for Radiation Dosimetry, Research Center for Radiation Emergency Medicine, National Institute of Radiological Sciences
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Ohmachi Y, Imamura T, Ikeda M, Shishikura E, Kim E, Kurihara O, Sakai K. Sodium bicarbonate protects uranium-induced acute nephrotoxicity through uranium-decorporation by urinary alkalinization in rats. J Toxicol Pathol 2015; 28:65-71. [PMID: 26028815 PMCID: PMC4444504 DOI: 10.1293/tox.2014-0041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2014] [Accepted: 12/31/2014] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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To evaluate the effectiveness of sodium bicarbonate (SB) in removing uranium and protecting animals from uranium toxicity, we intramuscularly administered 1 mg/kg of uranyl nitrate to 8-wk-old male SD rats, and 20 min after administration of uranyl nitrate, the animals were given a single oral administration of SB at 0.1, 0.3 or 1 g/kg. The SB treatment at a dose of 0.3 g/kg or more raised the pH of the rats’ urine until 4 h after treatment, and it significantly reduced the uranium amounts in the kidneys at 1 day after treatment. In another experiment, rats were intramuscularly administered 1 mg/kg of uranyl nitrate, and 20 min later, the animals were treated with sodium bicarbonate (0.1 or 1 g/kg). The rats were autopsied at 1, 3 and 7 days after uranium treatment. High-dose SB resulted in a significant increase in urinary uranium excretion in the first 24 h and a reduction of uranium deposition in the kidneys and femurs, and it also significantly suppressed uranium-induced renal toxicity, as shown by both histopathology and clinical chemistry at 3 days after uranium treatment. Low-dose SB did not show such marked effects. Our findings demonstrated that the uranium decorporation effect of sodium bicarbonate was observed at the dosage showing urine alkalinization in rats and that decorporation effect of sodium bicarbonate might be beneficial if it is administered immediately after incorporation of soluble uranium.
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- Yasushi Ohmachi
- Research Program for Radiation Dosimetry, Research Center for Radiation Emergency Medicine, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Research Program for Radiation Dosimetry, Research Center for Radiation Emergency Medicine, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Research Program for Radiation Dosimetry, Research Center for Radiation Emergency Medicine, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Research Program for Radiation Dosimetry, Research Center for Radiation Emergency Medicine, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Research Program for Radiation Dosimetry, Research Center for Radiation Emergency Medicine, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Research Program for Radiation Dosimetry, Research Center for Radiation Emergency Medicine, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Research Program for Radiation Dosimetry, Research Center for Radiation Emergency Medicine, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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Pasquier S, Vercouter T, Taran F, Lamouroux C, Plancque G, Berthet JC. A screening method of uranyl extractants in H2SO4 solutions. Tetrahedron Lett 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2014.11.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Shu Y, Ju Z, Zhang H, Liu W. Complexation of uranyl ions by N-(sulfoethyl)-iminodiacetic acid: Hydrothermal synthesis, luminescence, and uranyl sequestration. Sci China Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-014-5243-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bao Y, Wang D, Hu Y, Xu A, Chen H. Efficacy of Chelator CBMIDA-CaNa2 for the Removal of Uranium and Protection against Uranium-induced Cell Damage in Human Renal Proximal Tubular Cells. HEALTH PHYSICS 2013; 105:31-38. [PMID: 35606995 DOI: 10.1097/hp.0b013e31828911a0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In animal experiments, catechol-3,6-bis(methyleiminodiacetic acid) (CBMIDA) was proven to be an effective chelator for the decorporation of uranium (U)(VI). In the present study, the authors investigated the molecular processes of CBMIDA-CaNa2 on the removal of U(VI) at the cellular level and explored its protective effects and mechanism against U(VI)-induced cell damage in HK-2 human renal proximal tubular cells. The results indicated that the chelating U(VI) effect of CBMIDA-CaNa2 was superior compared to that of DTPA-CaNa3; more specifically, at concentrations of 50 and 250 μM, CBMIDA-CaNa2 can significantly reduce U(VI) uptake and increase U(VI) release in U(VI)-exposed HK-2 cells after immediate or 24-h and 48-h delayed chelator administration better than those of DTPA-CaNa3. Furthermore, CBMIDA-CaNa2 significantly decreased the lactate dehydrogenase release and the formation of micronuclei and inhibited the production of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) in HK-2 cells exposed to U(VI), whereas DTPA-CaNa3 was demonstrated to be ineffective. By reviewing the results of animal experiments conducted by several other investigators, including this lab, the authors found that removal efficacy and protective effects of these two chelators for U(VI) at the cellular level agreed well with those of animal studies. In addition, although U(VI) induced the increase of metallothionein protein expression in HK-2 cells, CBMIDA-CaNa2 can mobilize and remove the U(VI) from metallothionen (MT) after 48-h delayed chelator treatment. These results suggested that CBMIDA-CaNa2 protected against U(VI)-induced HK-2 cells damaged by reducing U(VI) uptake, increasing U(VI) release and scavenging the U(VI)-induced intracellular ROS.
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- Yizhong Bao
- *Institute of Radiation Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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Liu G, Men P, Kenner GH. 1-(2-Hydroxyethoxy)Methyl-2-Methyl-3-Hydroxyl-4-Pyridinone: ATargeted, Bifunctional Chelating Agent for Potential Uranic Detoxification in the Kidney. Hemoglobin 2011; 35:291-300. [DOI: 10.3109/03630269.2011.563713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Vicente-Vicente L, Quiros Y, Pérez-Barriocanal F, López-Novoa JM, López-Hernández FJ, Morales AI. Nephrotoxicity of uranium: pathophysiological, diagnostic and therapeutic perspectives. Toxicol Sci 2010; 118:324-47. [PMID: 20554698 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfq178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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As in the case of other heavy metals, a considerable body of evidence suggests that overexposure to uranium may cause pathological alterations to the kidneys in both humans and animals. In the present work, our aim was to analyze the available data from a critical perspective that should provide a view of the real danger of the nephrotoxicity of this metal for human beings. A further aim was to elaborate a comparative compilation of the renal pathophysiological data obtained in humans and experimental animals with a view to gaining more insight into our knowledge of the mechanisms of action and renal damage. Finally, we address the existing perspectives for the improvement of diagnostic methods and the treatment of intoxications by uranium, performing an integrated analysis of all these aspects.
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- Laura Vicente-Vicente
- Unidad de Toxicología, Universidad de Salamanca, Edificio Departamental, S-19, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
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Fukuda S, Ikeda M, Nakamura M, Katoh A, Yan X, Xie Y, Kontoghiorghes GJ. The Effects of Bicarbonate and its Combination with Chelating Agents Used for the Removal of Depleted Uranium in Rats. Hemoglobin 2009; 32:191-8. [DOI: 10.1080/03630260701727093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Fukuda S, Ikeda M, Nakamura M, Yan X, Xie Y. Acute toxicity of subcutaneously administered depleted uranium and the effects of CBMIDA in the simulated wounds of rats. HEALTH PHYSICS 2009; 96:483-492. [PMID: 19276709 DOI: 10.1097/01.hp.0000341331.72058.d9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We examined the acute toxicity of depleted uranium (DU) after subcutaneous injection as a simulated wound model (experiment I), and the effects of a chelating agent, catechol-3,6-bis(methyleiminodiacetic acid) (CBMIDA), on the removal and damages caused by uranium by local treatment for wounds in rats (experiment II). Experiment I: To examine the initial behavior and toxicity of uranium of different chemical forms, male Wistar rats were subcutaneously injected with 4 and 16 mg kg-1 DU in a solution of pH 1 and 7. The rats were killed 1, 3, 6, and 24 h after DU injection. The DU (pH 1) injection site on the skin was altered markedly by acid burn, and the chemical action of uranium compared with that of DU (pH 7). After the injection of 4 mg kg-1 DU (pH 1), about 60% of the uranium was retained 1-3 h at the injected sites and then decreased to 16% at 24 h. However, the concentration of uranium in the injected site after 16 mg kg-1 DU (pH 1) injection did not change significantly. Urinary excretion rates of uranium (pH 1) increased in a time-independent manner after the injection. Depositions of uranium in the liver, kidneys and femur were found at 1 h after DU injection, and the results of serum and urinary examinations indicated that severe damage in the organs, including the kidney, was induced. The results of the DU (pH 7) were useful for estimating the chemical toxicity of uranium. Experiment II: The effects of CBMIDA by local treatment for wounds with DU were examined. CBMIDA (480 mg kg-1) was infused into the DU-injected site 0, 10, 30, 60, 120 min, and 24 h after the subcutaneous injection of 4 mg kg-1 DU (pH 1 and 7). The uranium at the injected sites decreased to 4-17% of that at 24 h in the DU (pH 1) group without CBMIDA treatment in experiment I, when it was administered within 120 min after DU injection. In addition, CBMIDA had excellent efficacy in excreting the uranium in urine and feces and decreasing the concentrations of uranium in the kidneys and femur. However, there were no distinct effects of CBMIDA for DU (pH 7). In conclusion, the results indicated that the subcutaneous injected uranium acutely induced severe damage in the DU-injected sites and organs by chemical toxicity within a very short time after DU intake, despite the chemical forms of uranium used, and the local treatment of CBMIDA for wounds contaminated with DU was effective in decreasing the acute toxicity of uranium if carried out within 120 min after DU administration.
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- Satoshi Fukuda
- Research Center for Radiation Emergency Medicine, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba 263-8555, Japan.
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Sawicki M, Lecerclé D, Grillon G, Le Gall B, Sérandour AL, Poncy JL, Bailly T, Burgada R, Lecouvey M, Challeix V, Leydier A, Pellet-Rostaing S, Ansoborlo E, Taran F. Bisphosphonate sequestering agents. Synthesis and preliminary evaluation for in vitro and in vivo uranium(VI) chelation. Eur J Med Chem 2008; 43:2768-77. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2008.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2007] [Revised: 12/12/2007] [Accepted: 01/10/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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All of the actinides are radioactive. Taken into the body, they damage and induce cancer in bone and liver, and in the lungs if inhaled, and U(VI) is a chemical kidney poison. Containment of radionuclides is fundamental to radiation protection, but if it is breached accidentally or deliberately, decontamination of exposed persons is needed to reduce the consequences of radionuclide intake. The only known way to reduce the health risks of internally deposited actinides is to accelerate their excretion with chelating agents. Ethylendiaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA) were introduced in the 1950's. DTPA is now clinically accepted, but its oral activity is low, it must be injected as a Ca(II) or Zn(II) chelate to avoid toxicity, and it is structurally unsuitable for chelating U(VI) or Np(V). Actinide penetration into the mammalian iron transport and storage systems suggested that actinide ions would form stable complexes with the Fe(III)-binding units found in potent selective natural iron chelators (siderophores). Testing of that biomimetic approach began in the late 1970's with the design, production, and assessment for in vivo Pu(IV) chelation of synthetic multidentate ligands based on the backbone structures and Fe(III)-binding groups of siderophores. New efficacious actinide chelators have emerged from that program, in particular, octadentate 3,4,3-LI(1,2-HOPO) and tetradentate 5-LIO(Me-3,2-HOPO) have potential for clinical acceptance. Both are much more effective than CaNa3-DTPA for decorporation of Pu(IV), Am(III), U(VI), and Np(IV,V), they are orally active, and toxicity is acceptably low at effective dosage.
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- Patricia W Durbin
- Division of Chemical Sciences, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
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Muller DS, Houpert P, Cambar J, Hengé-Napoli MH. Role of the Sodium-Dependent Phosphate Cotransporters and Absorptive Endocytosis in the Uptake of Low Concentrations of Uranium and Its Toxicity at Higher Concentrations in LLC-PK1 Cells. Toxicol Sci 2007; 101:254-62. [DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfm266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Fukuda S, Ikeda M, Nakamura M, Yan X, Xie Y. Effects of pH on du intake and removal by CBMIDA and EHBP. HEALTH PHYSICS 2007; 92:10-4. [PMID: 17164594 DOI: 10.1097/01.hp.0000228931.61447.b3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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The effects of pH on deleted uranium (DU) and DU removal by chelating agents, catechol-3,6-bis(methyleneiminodiacetic acid) (CBMIDA) and ethane-1-hydroxy-1,1-bisphoshonate (EHBP) in rats were examined. Ninety male Wistar rats, 8 wk old, were divided into six groups of 15 rats. Rats of five groups were each preinjected intraperitoneally with 8 mg kg(-1) DU in pH 1, 3, 5, 7, and 10 solutions. In each pH group, five rats were injected intraperitoneally with 240 mg kg(-1) CBMIDA, and the other five with 10 mg kg(-1) EHBP; the remaining five were used as the corresponding group with no chelating agent. One group was kept as the control (no injected DU) group, which consisted of five intact, five with CBMIDA, and five with EHBP administration. Chelating agents were administered for 3 d. Rats were injected with the DU 30 min prior to treatment with chelating agents on the first day. The gathered data indicated that the DU toxicity varied according to differences in pH; in addition, at pH 7, when varied DU-complexes formed, the DU toxicity including renal dysfunction increased, and the DU removal effects of chelating agents were not obtained. Both CBMIDA and EHBP were effective in excreting DU, reducing DU concentrations in organs, and preventing DU-induced toxicity, and CBMIDA was superior to EHBP, particularly in the prevention of renal dysfunction. These results indicate that the excretion and distribution of soluble DU changes and the removal effects of chelating agents according to pH differs, indicating that the treatment with chelating agent should begin in the DU-contaminated person as early as possible after an accident.
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- Satoshi Fukuda
- Research Center for Radiation Emergency Medicine, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba 263-8555, Japan.
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Muller D, Houpert P, Cambar J, Hengé-Napoli MH. Role of the sodium-dependent phosphate co-transporters and of the phosphate complexes of uranyl in the cytotoxicity of uranium in LLC-PK1 cells. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2006; 214:166-77. [PMID: 16476458 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2005.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2005] [Revised: 12/16/2005] [Accepted: 12/21/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Although uranium is a well-characterized nephrotoxic agent, very little is known at the cellular and molecular level about the mechanisms underlying the uptake and toxicity of this element in proximal tubule cells. The aim of this study was thus to characterize the species of uranium that are responsible for its cytotoxicity and define the mechanism which is involved in the uptake of the cytotoxic fraction of uranium using two cell lines derived from kidney proximal (LLC-PK(1)) and distal (MDCK) tubule as in vitro models. Treatment of LLC-PK(1) cells with colchicine, cytochalasin D, concanavalin A and PMA increased the sodium-dependent phosphate co-transport and the cytotoxicity of uranium. On the contrary, replacement of the extra-cellular sodium with N-methyl-D-glucamine highly reduced the transport of phosphate and the cytotoxic effect of uranium. Uranium cytotoxicity was also dependent upon the extra-cellular concentration of phosphate and decreased in a concentration-dependent manner by 0.1-10 mM phosphonoformic acid, a competitive inhibitor of phosphate uptake. Consistent with these observations, over-expression of the rat proximal tubule sodium-dependent phosphate co-transporter NaPi-IIa in stably transfected MDCK cells significantly increased the cytotoxicity of uranium, and computer modeling of uranium speciation showed that uranium cytotoxicity was directly dependent on the presence of the phosphate complexes of uranyl UO(2)(PO(4))(-) and UO(2)(HPO(4))(aq). Taken together, these data suggest that the cytotoxic fraction of uranium is a phosphate complex of uranyl whose uptake is mediated by a sodium-dependent phosphate co-transporter system.
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- D Muller
- IRSN, Laboratoire de Radiotoxicologie Experimentale, BP-166, 26702 Pierrelatte cedex, France.
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Fukuda S, Iida H, Ikeda M, Yan X, Xie Y. Toxicity of uranium and the removal effects of CBMIDA and EHBP in simulated wounds of rats. HEALTH PHYSICS 2005; 89:81-8. [PMID: 15951694 DOI: 10.1097/01.hp.0000156956.42935.28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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We examined the acute toxicity of uranium (99.3% 238U, 0.7% 235U) and the effects of Catechol-3,6-bis(methyleiminodiacetic acid) (CBMIDA) and Ethane-1-hydroxy-1,1-bisphosphonate (EHBP) on the removal of uranium after intramuscular injection as a simulated wound intake in rats. In this experiment, male Wistar rats, 8 wk old, were injected intramuscularly with uranyl nitrate in the femoral muscles. Experiment I: Rats died from 3 to 7 d after they were injected with five doses of 7.9, 15.8, 31.5, 63, and 126 mg kg(-1) uranium. The uranium retained 8.4-13.6% of the injected doses in the kidneys, showing the relationship between the injected dose and the retained concentration (r = 0.997). The excretion rates of the injected doses in the 63 and 126 mg kg(-1) uranium-injected rats were 1.73% and 3.09% in urine and 0.81% and 1.06% in feces on the first day, and 0.54% and 0.56% in feces on the second day, respectively. Experiment II: The retention of uranium at 1, 3, 6, and 24 h was examined after rats were injected with 63 mg kg(-1) uranium. The concentration of uranium decreased in the plasma, while it increased in the kidneys and femur until 6 h, and it continued to increase in the liver until 24 h. Experiment III: Rats were divided into four groups (n = 10) and were injected with a dose of 2 mg kg(-1) uranium. Two of the groups were then injected intraperitoneally with 240 or 480 mg kg-1 CBMIDA, and one group was injected with 10 mg kg(-1) EHBP once daily for 28 d, beginning 1 h after uranium injection on the first day. The fourth group was the non-treated control group. The survival rates at the end of the experiment were 80% and 40% in the 240 and 480 mg kg(-1) CBMIDA groups, 50% in the EHBP group, and 20% in the non-treated group. The successive administration of chelating agents was effective in decreasing the concentration of uranium in the kidneys, bone, and liver. The results indicated that uranium induces acute death and renal dysfunction by chemical toxicity, and both CBMIDA and EHBP were effective agents to prevent these effects.
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- Satoshi Fukuda
- Research Center for Radiation Emergency Medicine and International Space Radiation Laboratory, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba 263-8555 Japan.
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Houpert P, Chazel V, Paquet F. A local approach to reduce industrial uranium wound contamination in rats. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2004; 82:73-8. [PMID: 15052287 DOI: 10.1139/y03-113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The aim of this work is to develop a new approach to partially decontaminate wounds after industrial uranium contamination, during the interval of time between contamination and transfer of the patient to the infirmary. A wound dressing and a paste mixed or not with uranium-chelating ligands, ethane-1-hydroxy-1,1-bisphosphonate (EHBP) and carballylic amido bis phosphonic acid (CAPBP), were tested in vitro on muscles and in vivo on rats after deposit of uranium oxide compounds. The dressing and the paste, composed of carboxymethylcellulose-based hydrocolloids known to be highly absorbent, were applied on simulated wounds a few minutes after the contamination. The incorporation of chelating ligands did not improve the efficacy of the dressing or paste, and the best results were obtained with the dressing. In vivo, after 1 h of contact with the wound, the dressing absorbed about 30% and 60% of a UO4 compound deposited intra- and intermuscularly, respectively. After intramuscular deposit, the efficacy of the dressing was not reduced if the contact time decreased from 1 h to 15 min. Therefore, this wound dressing could be a practical option to treat uranium-contaminated wounds, but its efficacy depends on the localization of the uranium deposit.Key words: uranium, wound, rat, treatment.
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- P Houpert
- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, Départment de Protection de las santé de l'Homme et Dosimétrie, Laboratoire d'Etudes Appliquées en Radiotoxicologie, BP 166, 26702 Pierrelatte, France.
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Martinez AB, Mandalunis PM, Bozal CB, Cabrini RL, Ubios AM. Renal function in mice poisoned with oral uranium and treated with ethane-1-hydroxy-1,1-bisphosphonate (EHBP). HEALTH PHYSICS 2003; 85:343-347. [PMID: 12938724 DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200309000-00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Exposure to uranium is a risk for the workers involved in uranium mining, purification, and manufacture, principally by its ingestion or inhalation. It is also a risk for the population at large in case of intake of contaminated water or food. Uranium induces nephropathy that is characteristic of heavy metals, which can lead to death. The toxic effects of uranium can be prevented by a biphosphonate, ethane-1-hydroxy-1,1-bisphosphonate (bisodic etidronate), administered orally or subcutaneously. Employing bisodic etidronate, our laboratory obtained satisfactory results in terms of survival in adult mice, adult rats, and suckling rats. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of bisodic etidronate for preventing renal dysfunction induced by a lethal dose of uranyl nitrate, employing serum levels of urea and creatinine as end-points. Two experiments were performed over different time periods, i.e., Experiment A: 48 h, Experiment B: 14 d. Each experiment was performed with 4 groups of 20 male Balb/c mice each, 25 g average body weight. Three of these groups received 350 mg kg(-1) of body weight of uranyl nitrate by gavage (forced oral administration). Two of the three exposed groups were treated with bisodic etidronate either by gavage in a dose of 500 mg kg(-1) body weight or with a subcutaneous injection of 50 mg kg(-1) body weight. The fourth group served as control. Survivors of the experimental groups were sacrificed at the end of the experiment by overdose of inhalation anesthetic (ether). The kidneys were routinely processed for histological analysis. Blood samples were taken by cardiac puncture to assess urea and creatinine serum levels. Urea and creatinine serum levels were markedly lower at 48 h in exposed animals treated with bisodic etidronate than in untreated exposed animals. On day 14 these values in exposed and treated animals did not differ significantly from control values. The renal function of animals treated with orally or subcutaneous bisodic etidronate that survived uranyl nitrate exposure was markedly improved compared to the controls of untreated exposed animals at 48 h. At 14 days, treatment with bisodic etidronate averted renal damage. At this time, the histologic study of kidneys showed images of tissue recovery. These results suggest that the use of EHBP may be of great value in reducing the renal damage.
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- A B Martinez
- Department of Radiobiology, National Atomic Energy Commission
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Jacopin C, Sawicki M, Plancque G, Doizi D, Taran F, Ansoborlo E, Amekraz B, Moulin C. Investigation of the interaction between 1-hydroxyethane-1,1'-diphosphonic acid (HEDP) and uranium(VI). Inorg Chem 2003; 42:5015-22. [PMID: 12895127 DOI: 10.1021/ic0343509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A detailed study, using a panel of spectroscopic analytical methods, of the complexation between 1-hydroxyethane-1,1'-diphosphonic acid (HEDP) and uranyl ion (UO(2)(2+)) is reported. Results suggest that the metal complex is present as only 1:1 (metal/ligand) species at low concentration (<10(-)(4) M). The conditional constants of this complex were determined at various pH using time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence (TRLIF) and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). Further investigations indicate the presence of a 1:2 (metal/ligand) complex at higher concentrations ( approximately 10(-)(2) M). Selectivity studies as well as structural aspects are presented.
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Although the biokinetics, metabolism, and chemical toxicity of uranium are well known, until recently little attention was paid to the potential toxic effects of uranium on reproduction and development in mammals. In recent years, it has been shown that uranium is a developmental toxicant when given orally or subcutaneously (SC) to mice. Decreased fertility, embryo/fetal toxicity including teratogenicity, and reduced growth of the offspring have been observed following uranium exposure at different gestation periods. The reproductive toxicity, maternal toxicity, embryo/fetal toxicity, and postnatal effects of uranium, as well as the prevention by chelating agents of uranium-induced maternal and developmental toxicity are reviewed here. Data on the toxic effects of depleted uranium on reproduction and development are also reviewed.
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- J L Domingo
- Laboratory of Toxicology and Environmental Health, School of Medicine, Rovira i Virgili University, Reus 43201, Spain.
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Houpert P, Chazel V, Paquet F, Bailly T, Burgada R, Henge-Napoli MH. Reduction of uranium transfer by local chelation in simulated wounds in rats. Hum Exp Toxicol 2001; 20:237-41. [PMID: 11476155 DOI: 10.1191/096032701678227721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The aim of the paper is to develop a new approach to treat uranium-contaminated wounds. The efficacy of a local uranium chelator, carballylic amido bis phosphonic acid (CAPBP) was assessed using two different uranium compounds. Rats were contaminated by intramuscular injections of uranyl nitrate or an industrial U04 compound to simulate wound contamination. CAPBP was injected intramuscularly (i.m.) or intraperitoneally (i.p.) at a dosage of 30 micromol kg(-1). In one experiment, the local administration of CAPBP was combined with a systemic administration of ethane-1-hydroxy-1,1-biphosphonate (EHBP). The local CAPBP treatment resulted in increased retention of uranium at the wound site: about 30% for uranyl nitrate or U04 after the first day and about 15% of UO4 after the third day. Consequently, it reduced uranium translocation into the blood and deposition in the kidneys and bone. The combined treatment reduced the uranium deposits in the kidneys, bone and carcass to about one-half of those observed in controls 3 days after U04 contamination. The local CAPBP treatment increased the interval of time between contamination and uranium deposit in the target organs. Thus, it can increase the efficacy of nonspecific local treatments or specific systemic treatments. It could be given rapidly through spray or gel after an accident.
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- P Houpert
- Institut de Protection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, Département de Protection de la santé de l'Homme et de Dosimétrie, Fontenay aux Roses, France
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Hemmingsen L, Amara P, Ansoborlo E, Field MJ. Importance of Charge Transfer and Polarization Effects for the Modeling of Uranyl−Cation Complexes. J Phys Chem A 2000. [DOI: 10.1021/jp994395o] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Lars Hemmingsen
- Department of Mathematics and Physics, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark, Laboratoire de Dynamique Moléculaire, Institut de Biologie StructuraleJean-Pierre Ebel, CEA/CNRS 41, rue Jules Horowitz, F-38027 Grenoble Cedex 01, France, and Institut de Protection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, Département de Protection de la Santé de l'Homme et de Dosimétrie, Service de Dosimétrie, IPSN-BP 38, F-26701 Pierrelatte Cedex, France
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark, Laboratoire de Dynamique Moléculaire, Institut de Biologie StructuraleJean-Pierre Ebel, CEA/CNRS 41, rue Jules Horowitz, F-38027 Grenoble Cedex 01, France, and Institut de Protection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, Département de Protection de la Santé de l'Homme et de Dosimétrie, Service de Dosimétrie, IPSN-BP 38, F-26701 Pierrelatte Cedex, France
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark, Laboratoire de Dynamique Moléculaire, Institut de Biologie StructuraleJean-Pierre Ebel, CEA/CNRS 41, rue Jules Horowitz, F-38027 Grenoble Cedex 01, France, and Institut de Protection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, Département de Protection de la Santé de l'Homme et de Dosimétrie, Service de Dosimétrie, IPSN-BP 38, F-26701 Pierrelatte Cedex, France
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark, Laboratoire de Dynamique Moléculaire, Institut de Biologie StructuraleJean-Pierre Ebel, CEA/CNRS 41, rue Jules Horowitz, F-38027 Grenoble Cedex 01, France, and Institut de Protection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, Département de Protection de la Santé de l'Homme et de Dosimétrie, Service de Dosimétrie, IPSN-BP 38, F-26701 Pierrelatte Cedex, France
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