RENAL CORTICAL MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION UPON CADMIUM METALLOTHIONEIN ADMINISTRATION TO SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS

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Abstract
A bolus dose of cadmium metallothionein (CdMT) produces renal proximal tubular dysfunction because it accumulates in the tubular epithelial cells and undergoes rapid degradation, releasing Cd. Morphologically, mitochondria appear to be the target organelle. The present study examined changes in renal cortical mitochondrial function following CdMT administration and investigated whether some of these effects could be ascribed to Cd2+ accumulation in the mitochondria. Sprague-Dawley rats were injected ip with 0.3 mg Cd as CdMT/kg and the animals were sacrificed after 6, 8, or 12 h. Two- to threefold increases in urinary protein excretion and LDH activity were evident at 8 h, with marked elevations (11- and 29-fold) thereafter. Renal cortical mitochondria were swollen and rounded at 12 h. The mitochondrial Cd level was 399 pmol/mg protein at 6 h and did not change significantly during the next 6 h; however, mitochondrial respiratory function declined with time. At 12 h, state 3 oxygen consumption, respiratory control ratio (RCR), and ADP:O (P/O) ratio were 48, 49, and 76% of control values, respectively, indicating inhibition of electron transfer and oxidative phosphorylation. The direct effect of Cd on mitochondrial function was examined by incubating mitochondria from untreated rats with 0.1-2 µM CdCl2S. Rapid uptake of Cd resulted in con2 centration-dependent effects on respiration. After 1 min of incubation with 2 µM Cd, the mitochondria contained 262 µgCd/mg protein and state 3 respiration and RCR values were 75 and 33% of control levels, respectively. Thus, renal proximal tubular cell damage following a bolus dose of CdMT involves perturbations in mitochondrial respiration, brought on by the accumulation of Cd.

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