Acute toxicity of methyl isocyanate in rabbit: In vitro and in vivo effects on rabbit erythrocyte membrane

Jeevaratnam, K and Vaidyanathan, CS (1992) Acute toxicity of methyl isocyanate in rabbit: In vitro and in vivo effects on rabbit erythrocyte membrane. In: Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 22 (3). pp. 300-304.

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Abstract

Methyl isocyanate (MIC) interaction with the rabbit erythrocyte membrane increased the fluidity of the membrane and decreased the osmotic fragility of erythrocytes both in vitro and in vivo in rabbits intoxicated with MIC subcutaneously. MIC inhibited both acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) activities of erythrocytes dose-dependently in vitro, while in vivo a decreased trend in ATPase activity with unaltered AChE activity was observed. MIC also caused significant decrease in plasma sodium level with corresponding increase in potassium level in rabbits. The observed effects are due to MIC, per se, as the hydrolysis products of MIC, methylamine and N,Nprime-dimethylurea did not affect the erythrocyte fluidity and enzymes activities both in vitro and in vivo while they increased the osmotic fragility of erythrocytes in vivo in rabbits administered subcutaneously in equimolar concentration to MIC dosage. Inhibition of Na+-K+-dependent ATPase with altered permeability to cations and also probably water transport of plasma membrane due to MIC interaction are envisaged.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Publisher:	Springer
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Springer.
Department/Centre:	Division of Biological Sciences > Biochemistry
Date Deposited:	28 Jan 2011 07:15
Last Modified:	28 Jan 2011 07:15
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/35033

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