Yonsei Med J.  2004 Feb;45(1):135-139. 10.3349/ymj.2004.45.1.135.

Effects of Chronic Aluminum Administration on Blood and Liver Iron-Related Parameters in Mice

• Turgut G
• Kaptanoglu B
• Turgut S
• Enli Y
• Genc O

• KMID: 1734104
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2004.45.1.135

Abstract

In this study, the effects of chronically administered aluminum on iron metabolism-related parameters of liver and blood of mice were investigated. An additional purpose to determine how chronic aluminum administration together with vitamin E as an antioxidant to mice changed the parameters related to iron metabolism. For these purposes, we used 21 adult female Balb-c mice in this study. The animals were divided into three groups: one group with aluminum administered chronically, another group with aluminum plus vitamin E administered chronically, and the control group. Serum levels of hemoglobin, ferritin, iron, transferrin, hematocrit, total iron binding capacity (TIBC), as well as percentage of transferrin saturation were determined in all groups. In addition, the liver tissue levels of ferritin and iron were analyzed. Hemoglobin and hematocrit levels of the aluminum group and aluminum plus vitamin E group were significantly decreased compared to the control. In conclusion, no changes occurred in the serum iron related parameters although Al induced anemia in mice when Al administered chronically. There was an increase in the levels of liver iron and ferritin with Al, but Vit E had no effect on the changes of all blood and liver parameters caused by Al.

Keyword

Aluminum; vitamin E; iron; blood; liver; mice

MeSH Terms

Aluminum/*pharmacology
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency/blood/*chemically induced/prevention & control
Animals
Antioxidants/pharmacology
Female
Ferritin/metabolism
Hematocrit
Hemoglobins
Iron/*blood
Liver/*drug effects/metabolism
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Vitamin E/pharmacology