Micronuclei in Bone Marrow and Liver in relation to Hepatic Metabolism and Antioxidant Response due to Coexposure to Chloroform, Dichloromethane, and Toluene in the Rat Model
Table 3
(a) Result of the one-day treatments. (b) Result of the three-day treatments.
(a)
Treatment
Phase I and phase II xenobiotic metabolism
[CYP] (nmol/mg)
CYP2E1 (nmol/min/mg)**
GST (mmol/min/mg)
GSTT1 (nmol/min/mg)**
CT
5
Low Dose
5
Mid Dose
5
High Dose
5
Treatment
Antioxidant enzymes
SOD†
GPx (U/mg)
Gred (U/mg)
CT
5
Low Dose
5
Mid Dose
5
High Dose
5
Treatment
Oxidative stress
[GSH] (mmol/g)
[GSSG] (mmol/g)
[GSH]/[GSSG]
TBARS (nmol/mg)
CT
5
Low Dose
5
Mid Dose
5
High Dose
5
Treatment
Genotoxicity and proliferation
MNPCE ()**
%PCE
MNHEP/1000
Metaphase ()
CT
5
Low Dose
5
Mid Dose
5
High Dose
5
Ben/DEN
3
(b)
Treatment
Phase I and phase II xenobiotic metabolism
CYP (nmol/mg)**
CYP2E1 (nmol/min/mg)**
GST (mmol/min/mg)
GSTT1 (nmol/min/mg)**
CT
5
Low Dose
5
Mid Dose
5
High Dose
5
tSBO
3
Treatment
Antioxidant enzymes
SOD†**
GPx (U/mg)**
Gred (U/mg)**
CAT (k/mg)
CT
5
Low Dose
5
Mid Dose
5
High Dose
5
CCl4
3
Treatment
Oxidative stress
[GSH] (mmol/g)**
[GSSG] (mmol/g)**
[GSH]/[GSSG]**
TBARS (nmol/mg)**
CT
5
Low Dose
5
Mid Dose
5
High Dose
5
CCl4
3
Treatment
Genotoxicity and proliferation
MNPCE ()
%PCE**
MNHEP/1000
Metaphase ()**
CT
5
Low Dose
5
Mid Dose
5
High Dose
5
Ben/DEN
3
Mean values plus standard deviations are presented for all the parameters.
*Positive controls significantly different from negative controls (Student -test).
**Parameters where a difference due to the treatment was found at least in one dose. Kruskal-Wallis rank test, . See text for details. †Relative units.