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ArticleDrug and chemical toxicology2016

Methylation of inorganic arsenic by murine fetal tissue explants.

Derrick Broka, Eric Ditzel, Stephanie Quach, Todd D Camenisch

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Article in Drug and chemical toxicology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Derrick Brokaa Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology , Molecular and Cellular Biology, Bio5 Institute, and Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center, University of Arizona , Tucson , AZ , USA.
Eric Ditzela Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology , Molecular and Cellular Biology, Bio5 Institute, and Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center, University of Arizona , Tucson , AZ , USA.
Stephanie Quacha Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology , Molecular and Cellular Biology, Bio5 Institute, and Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center, University of Arizona , Tucson , AZ , USA.
Todd D Camenischa Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology , Molecular and Cellular Biology, Bio5 Institute, and Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center, University of Arizona , Tucson , AZ , USA.
BIO5 InstituteUniversity of Arizona · US

Funding

TRANSPORT OF TRACE METALS IN A POLLUTED AQUIFERP42ES004940 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI Jon D Chorover · 1990 to 2026
$68.1M
SOUTHWEST ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES CENTERP30ES006694 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI DEAN BILLHEIMER · 1994 to 2026
$36.7M
Training in Environmental Toxicology of Human DiseaseT32ES007091 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI Nathan J Cherrington · 1985 to 2026
$10.7M
NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES006694NIEHS NIH HHS P42 ES004940NIEHS NIH HHS P42 ES-04940-12NIEHS NIH HHS T32 ES007091
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although it is generally believed that the developing fetus is principally exposed to inorganic arsenic and the methylated metabolites from the maternal metabolism of arsenic, little is known about whether the developing embryo can autonomously metabolize arsenic. This study investigates inorganic arsenic methylation by murine embryonic organ cultures of the heart, lung, and liver. mRNA for AS3mt, the gene responsible for methylation of arsenic, was detected in all embryonic tissue types studied. In addition, methylated arsenic metabolites were generated by all three tissue types. The fetal liver explants yielded the most methylated arsenic metabolites (∼7% of total arsenic/48 h incubation) while the heart, and lung preparations produced slightly greater than 2% methylated metabolites. With all tissues the methylation proceeded mostly to the dimethylated arsenic species. This has profound implications for understanding arsenic-induced fetal toxicity, particularly if the methylated metabolites are produced autonomously by embryonic tissues.

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HeartAnimalsArsenitesBiotransformationFemaleGene ExpressionLiverLungMethylationMethyltransferasesMiceMyocardiumOrgan Culture TechniquesSodium Compoundsarsenite methyltransferaseArsenitesMethyltransferasessodium arseniteSodium CompoundsArsenicalsdevelopmentmetabolism

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PMID26446802
PMCPMC5344026
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