Effect of butylated hydroxyanisole on the toxicity of 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone to rats.
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Munday R, Smith BL, Munday CM
Effect of butylated hydroxyanisole on the toxicity of 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone to rats.
Chem Biol Interact. 1999 Feb 12;117(3):241-56.
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It has previously been shown that rats pre-treated with butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), a well-known inducer of the enzyme DT-diaphorase, are protected against the harmful effects of 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone. This is consistent with a role for diaphorase in the detoxification of this quinone, but it is not known if increased tissue levels of this enzyme give protection against other naphthoquinone derivatives. In the present study, rats were dosed with BHA and then challenged with a toxic dose of 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone, a substance that causes haemolytic anaemia and renal damage in vivo. Pre-treatment with BHA had no effect upon the nephrotoxicity of 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone, but the severity of the haemolysis induced by this compound was increased in the animals given BHA. DT-Diaphorase is known to promote the redox cycling of 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone in vitro, with concomitant formation of 'active oxygen' species. The results of the present experiment suggest that activation of 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone by DT-diaphorase may also occur in vivo and show that increased tissue levels of DT-diaphorase are not always associated with naphthoquinone detoxification.
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Drug Target Kind Organism Pharmacological Action Actions Menadione NAD(P)H dehydrogenase [quinone] 1 Protein Humans UnknownNot Available Details