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Mercuric Chloride: Mercury chloride (HgCl2). A highly toxic compound that volatizes slightly at ordinary temperature and appreciably at 100 degrees C. It is corrosive to mucous membranes and used as a topical antiseptic and disinfectant. [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

mercury dichloride : A mercury coordination entity made up of linear triatomic molecules in which a mercury atom is bonded to two chlorines. Water-soluble, it is highly toxic. Once used in a wide variety of applications, including preserving wood and anatomical specimens, embalming and disinfecting, as an intensifier in photography, as a mordant for rabbit and beaver furs, and freeing gold from lead, its use has markedly declined as less toxic alternatives have been developed. [Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

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ID SourceID
PubMed CID24085
CHEBI ID31823
MeSH IDM0013447

Synonyms (96)

Synonym
NCI60_003160
clhgcl
hydrargyrum bichloratum
quecksilber(ii)-chlorid
dichlorure de mercure
hgcl2
sulema
CHEBI:31823 ,
mercury(2+) chloride
chlorid rtutnaty
bichlorure de mercure
chlorure mercurique
tl 898
abavit b
sulem
perchloride of mercury
mercury(ii) chloride
mercury perchloride
7487-94-7
nsc353255
dichloromercury
quecksilber chlorid
mercuric bichloride
mercury chloride (hgcl2)
mercury chloride (hgcl(2))
mercury bichloride
wln: hg g2
fungchex
calochlor
sublimat
corrosive sublimate
mercury dichloride
bichloride of mercury
mercuric chloride, solid
sublimate
mercuric chloride
nsc-353255
corrosive mercury chloride
nci-c60173
mercury (ii) chloride
hsdb 33
chlorure mercurique [iso-french]
un1624
nsc 353255
calocure
mercury chloride (2)
chlorid rtutnaty [czech]
sulema [russian]
caswell no. 544
sublimat [czech]
hydraargyrum bichloratum
ccris 4838
epa pesticide chemical code 052001
quecksilber chlorid [german]
mercuric chloride [jan]
einecs 231-299-8
bichlorure de mercure [french]
chlorure mercurique [french]
mercury(ii) chloride, anhydrous, beads, -10 mesh, 99.999% trace metals basis
mercury(ii) chloride, anhydrous, powder, 99.998% trace metals basis
D01905
mercuric chloride (jan)
CRC ,
mercury(ii) chloride, 99.999% trace metals basis
chloride, mercuric
sublimate, corrosive
mercuric perchloride
perchloride, mercuric
NCGC00249199-01
mercuric chloride [jan:iso]
cloruro di mercurio
mercuric chloride [un1624] [poison]
53gh7mzt1r ,
unii-53gh7mzt1r
EPITOPE ID:158532
mercury(ii)chloride
mercury (ii)chloride
mercury(ii)-chloride
un 1624
mercury(ii) chloride, puratronic?
mercury(ii) chloride, puriss. p.a., acs reagent, >=99.5% (kt)
mfcd00011041
mercury(ii) chloride, jis special grade, >=99.5%
mercury(ii) chloride, acs reagent, >=99.5%
mercury(ii) chloride, >=98%
mercury(ii) chloride, lr, >=99%
mercury(ii) chloride, p.a., acs reagent, 99.5%
mercury(ii) chloride, ar, >=99%
mercury(ii) chloride, reagentplus(r), 99%
DB13765
Q143200
cloruro de mercurio
DTXSID40858724 ,
chlorure mercurique (iso-french)
mercuric chloride, (solid)
caswell no 544

Research Excerpts

Overview

Mercuric chloride (HgCL2) is an environmental and industrial toxicant that affects many tissues. It is a widespread environmental toxin that affects mainly liver and kidney. It inhibits glutamate uptake in astrocytes, resulting in excitotoxicity and neuronal cell death.

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"Mercuric chloride (MC) is a complex substance which is capable to produce free radicals. "( Anti-inflammatory, anti-apoptotic, and antioxidant actions of Middle Eastern Phoenix dactylifera extract on mercury-induced hepatotoxicity in vivo.
Abdolmaleki, A; Roshankhah, S; Salahshoor, MR, 2020
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"Mercuric chloride (HgCL2) is an environmental and industrial toxicant that affects many tissues. "( PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF POMEGRANATE SEED OIL AGAINST MERCURIC CHLORIDE-INDUCED HEPATOTOXICITY IN RAT.
Boroushaki, MT; Dolati, K; Hosseini, A; Mollazadeh, H; Rajabian, A, 2016
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"Mercuric chloride (HgCl(2)) is a widespread environmental toxin that affects mainly liver and kidney. "( A protein from Cajanus indicus Spreng protects liver and kidney against mercuric chloride-induced oxidative stress.
Ghosh, A; Sil, PC, 2008
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"Mercuric chloride (HgCl)(2) is a toxic metal that causes oxidative damage in several tissues. "( Inhibition of hepatic δ-aminolevulinate dehydratase activity induced by mercuric chloride is potentiated by N-acetylcysteine in vitro.
Brandão, R; Nogueira, CW, 2011
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2.04
"Mercuric chloride (HgCl2) is an industrial agent with toxic effects on the immune system, kidney, lung, and nervous tissue, but little is known about its effect on bone. "( Induction of anti-metallothionein antibody and mercury treatment decreases bone mineral density in mice.
Cho, S; Cyong, JC; Inoue, S; Jin, GB; Ouchi, Y; Urano, T, 2002
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"Mercuric chloride (HgCl2) is a highly toxic compound that inhibits glutamate uptake in astrocytes, resulting in excessive extracellular glutamate accumulation, leading to excitotoxicity and neuronal cell death."( Mercuric chloride inhibits the in vitro uptake of glutamate in GLAST- and GLT-1-transfected mutant CHO-K1 cells.
Aschner, JL; Aschner, M; Mutkus, L; Shanker, G; Sonnewald, U; Syversen, T, 2006
)
2.5
"Mercuric chloride (HgCl(2)) is a highly toxic compound, which can cause nephrotoxic damage. "( DMPS reverts morphologic and mitochondrial damage in OK cells exposed to toxic concentrations of HgCl2.
Balderas-Rentería, I; Carranza-Rosales, P; Cruz-Vega, DE; Gandolfi, AJ; Guzmán-Delgado, NE, 2007
)
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"Mercuric chloride (HgCl(2)) is a well-known nephrotoxic agent. "( Eruca sativa seeds possess antioxidant activity and exert a protective effect on mercuric chloride induced renal toxicity.
Athar, M; Jabbar, Z; Javed, K; Kaur, G; Sarwar Alam, M, 2007
)
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"Thus mercuric chloride seems to be a polyclonal activator of human peripheral T lymphocytes and thymocytes with characteristics of medullary cells (virgin T cells)."( Fractionation of human thymocytes and peripheral blood lymphocytes on Percoll density gradients and DNA synthesis stimulating effect of mercuric chloride.
Nordlind, K, 1984
)
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"Mercuric chloride is a noncompetitive inhibitor."( Renal trehalase: two subsites at the substrate-binding site.
Nakano, M; Sacktor, B, 1984
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"Mercuric chloride (HgCl2) is a well-known renal toxic that causes acute renal failure. "( Is the increase in renal papillary phospholipid biosynthesis a protective mechanism against injury?
Arrizurieta, E; Fernández-Tomé, MD; Negri, A; Scerbo, A; Setton-Avruj, CP; Sterin-Speziale, NB, 1996
)
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"Mercuric chloride (HgCl2), is a xenobiotic, which induces autoimmune glomerulonephritis and stimulates polyclonal IgE production."( Murine mast cells exposed to mercuric chloride release granule-associated N-acetyl-beta-D-hexosaminidase and secrete IL-4 and TNF-alpha.
Dastych, J; Metcalfe, DD; Walczak-Drzewiecka, A; Wyczolkowska, J, 1999
)
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"Mercuric chloride (HgCl2) is an industrial agent known to cause autoimmune disorders and induce IgE synthesis, which plays a crucial role in the manifestation of allergic diseases. "( Mercuric chloride enhances immunoglobulin E-dependent mediator release from human basophils.
Gibbs, BF; Grabbe, J; Plath, KE; Rohwer, J; Strenzke, N; Wolff, HH, 2001
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"Mercuric chloride is an immunomodulating agent, causing autoimmunity in BN rats, but an OX8+ cell-mediated immunosuppression in Lewis rats."( Immunomodulation of streptococcal cell wall-induced arthritis. Identification of inflammatory cells and regulatory T cell subsets by mercuric chloride and in vivo CD8 depletion.
de Heer, E; de Roo, G; Eulderink, F; Kleiverda, K; van Bruggen, MC; van den Berg, WB; van den Broek, MF, 1992
)
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"Mercuric chloride (HgCl2) is a classic nephrotoxic agent. "( Increased urinary calcium and magnesium excretion in rats injected with mercuric chloride.
Jin, TY; Liu, XY; Nordberg, GF, 1991
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"Mercuric chloride is a potent nephrotoxicant in the adult rat, but has little effect on newborns. "( Toxicity of mercuric chloride to the developing rat kidney. III. Distribution and elimination of mercury during postnatal maturation.
Daston, GP; Hall, LL; Kavlock, RJ; Rehnberg, BF, 1986
)
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Effects

Mercuric chloride has an estimated human fatal dose of between 1 and 4 g.

Mercuric chloride (HgCl2) has contrasting effects on different rat strains. It has been proposed to be a mitogen for human blood lymphocytes in vitro. Mercaric chloride has an estimated human fatal dose of between 1 and 4 g.

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"Mercuric chloride has an estimated human fatal dose of between 1 and 4 g. "( Suicidal intoxication with mercury chloride.
Glowinski, S; Luzny, S; Majdanik, S; Potocka-Banaś, B, 2023
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"Mercuric chloride has an estimated human fatal dose of between 1 and 4 g. "( Full recovery from a potentially lethal dose of mercuric chloride.
Beasley, DM; Michel, JM; Schep, LJ; Slaughter, RJ; Temple, WA, 2014
)
2.1
"Mercuric chloride has an estimated human fatal dose of between 1 and 4 g. "( Suicidal intoxication with mercury chloride.
Glowinski, S; Luzny, S; Majdanik, S; Potocka-Banaś, B, 2023
)
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"Mercuric chloride has an estimated human fatal dose of between 1 and 4 g. "( Full recovery from a potentially lethal dose of mercuric chloride.
Beasley, DM; Michel, JM; Schep, LJ; Slaughter, RJ; Temple, WA, 2014
)
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"Mercuric chloride (HgCl(2)) has been shown to affect the male reproductive organs, and oxidative stress has been linked with hypospermatogenesis and with male infertility. "( Impairment of spermatogenesis in rats by mercuric chloride: involvement of low 17β-estradiol level in induction of acute oxidative stress.
Boujbiha, MA; Bouslama, A; El Feki, A; Guermazi, F; Hamden, K; Omezzine, A, 2011
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"Mercuric chloride (HgCl2) has contrasting effects on different rat strains: susceptible strains, e.g. "( Th1/Th2 cytokine gene expression after mercuric chloride in susceptible and resistant rat strains.
Bellon, B; Druet, P; Gillespie, KM; Kuhn, J; Mathieson, PW; Saoudi, A; Whittle, CJ, 1996
)
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"Mercuric chloride (HgCl(2)) has been proposed to be a mitogen for human blood lymphocytes in vitro. "( HgCl(2)-induced human lymphocyte activation in vitro: a superantigenic mechanism?
Ekstrand, J; Loftenius, A; Möller, E, 1999
)
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Actions

Mercuric chloride can produce a range of toxic effects including corrosive injury, severe gastrointestinal disturbances, acute renal failure, circulatory collapse, and eventual death.

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"Mercuric chloride can produce a range of toxic effects including corrosive injury, severe gastrointestinal disturbances, acute renal failure, circulatory collapse, and eventual death."( Full recovery from a potentially lethal dose of mercuric chloride.
Beasley, DM; Michel, JM; Schep, LJ; Slaughter, RJ; Temple, WA, 2014
)
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"Mercuric chloride induced an increase in the synthesis of hsp70 at concentrations of mercury half those used for the neutral red uptake assay."( Stress protein assay for the evaluation of cytotoxicity of dental amalgam.
Hatayama, T; Nakamura, M; Oshima, H; Yamagishi, N; Yasuda, K, 2004
)
1.04
"Mercuric chloride caused an increase in renal non-protein thiol groups (NPSH) and none of the treatments modified renal NPSH levels."( Antioxidants and metallothionein levels in mercury-treated mice.
Bohrer, D; Brandão, R; Farina, M; Nogueira, CW; Rocha, JB; Santos, FW; Zeni, G, 2006
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"Mercuric chloride and, to a lower extent, nickel sulfate, stimulated DNA synthesis of both thymocytes and peripheral blood lymphocytes. "( Stimulating effect of mercuric chloride and nickel sulfate on DNA synthesis of thymocytes and peripheral blood lymphocytes in children.
Henze, A; Nordlind, K, 1984
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2.02
"Mercuric chloride did not inhibit cerebral ALA-D at the doses injected."( Effect of mercuric chloride intoxication and dimercaprol treatment on delta-aminolevulinate dehydratase from brain, liver and kidney of adult mice.
Emanuelli, T; Martins, AF; Morsch, VM; Pereira, ME; Porciuncula, LO; Rocha, JB; Souza, DO, 1996
)
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Treatment

Mercuric chloride (HgCl2) treatment induces an autoimmune syndrome and necrotizing leucocytoclastic vasculitis in the Brown Norway (BN) rat. Anti-myeloperoxidase (MPO) and anti-glomerular basement (GBM) antibodies are present, and vasculiti is reduced by antimicrobials. Mercuric chlorine treatment of the enzyme results in conversion of the rhombic EPR signal to a g = 6 signal.

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"Mercuric chloride treated mice were used as a positive control."( Investigating the onset of autoimmunity in A.SW mice following treatment with 'toxic oils'.
Hall, JA; Koller, LD; O'Hara, K; Stang, BV; Weatherill, AR, 2003
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1.04
"Mercuric chloride (HgCl2) treatment induces an autoimmune syndrome and necrotizing leucocytoclastic vasculitis in the Brown Norway (BN) rat; anti-myeloperoxidase (MPO) and anti-glomerular basement (GBM) antibodies are present, and vasculitis is reduced by antimicrobials."( Use of methyl prednisolone and antioxidants in mercuric chloride-induced experimental vasculitis.
Mathieson, PW; Oliveira, DB; Qasim, FJ; Thiru, S, 1994
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1.27
"In mercuric chloride-treated leaves P4-ch mRNA becomes detectable 1-1.5 h after onset of treatment and a maximum level is observed between 6 h and 24 h after treatment; P3-ch mRNA becomes detectable later than P4-ch mRNA in treated leaves and reaches a maximum as late as 18 h after treatment has been applied."( Differential expression of bean chitinase genes by virus infection, chemical treatment and UV irradiation.
Burkard, G; Didierjean, L; Margis-Pinheiro, M; Martin, C, 1993
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"Mercuric chloride treatment of the enzyme results in conversion of the rhombic EPR signal to a g = 6 signal, consistent with formation of the high-spin ferric heme."( Characterization of the heme in human cystathionine beta-synthase by X-ray absorption and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopies.
Banerjee, R; Hwang, J; Kabil, O; Ojha, S; Penner-Hahn, JE, 2000
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1.03
"Mercuric chloride treatment (5 mg/kg) changed the pattern of open-field activity and the CPZ-induced catalepsy."( Effect of mercuric chloride and lead acetate treatment during the second stage of rapid post-natal brain growth on the behavioral response to chlorpromazine and on delta-ALA-D activity in weaning rats.
Emanuelli, T; Pereira, ME; Rocha, JB; Rocha, LK, 2001
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"Mercuric chloride treatment for 2 yr clearly exacerbated the severity of the spontaneous nephrotoxicity prevalent in aging F344 rats."( Development of renal toxicity in F344 rats gavaged with mercuric chloride for 2 weeks, or 2, 4, 6, 15, and 24 months.
Boorman, GA; Dieter, MP; Eustis, SL; Jameson, CW; Uraih, LC, 1992
)
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"Treatment with mercuric chloride (0.01%), salicylic acid (10.0 mg/mL) or riboflavin (1 mmol/L) induced the beta-1, 3-glucanase activity in all the three wheat varieties i.e. "( [Induction, purification and antifungal activity of beta-1, 3-glucanase from wheat leaves].
Ci, XY; Guo, RF; Li, DC; Sun, B; Wang, Y, 2004
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"Treatment with mercuric chloride results in a rapid induction of functional bean PR4 mRNA (within 2-3 h), whereas in virus-infected plants this mRNA can only be detected the second day following the infection."( In vitro synthesis and processing of a bean pathogenesis-related (PR4) protein.
Burkard, G; De Tapia, M; Dietrich, A, 1987
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Toxicity

Mercuric chloride (HgCl2) and emisan 6 (methoxyethyl mercury chloride) were equally toxic at comparable concentrations. Control human kidney slices were viable for up to 24 h using all viability parameters. A dose- and time-dependent toxic response was seen using both cisplatin and mercuric chlorine.

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" A broad spectrum of model toxic compounds was evaluated for toxicity on mouse skin JB6 cells in culture."( Studies of skin toxicity in vitro: dose-response studies on JB6 cells.
Berezesky, IK; Fitzpatrick, MJ; Jain, PT; Phelps, PC; Trump, BF, 1992
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" Cadmium and mercury treatment at LD50 levels resulted in severe thyrotoxicosis in the rabbit."( Thyrotoxicity of the chlorides of cadmium and mercury in rabbit.
Bhattacharya, S; Ghosh, N, 1992
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" On the basis of vital dye exclusion, HgCl2 was less toxic to proximal tubule cells in culture than CH3HgCl after 24 hr of exposure, whether cytotoxicity was based on LC50 values (34."( Primary cultures of rabbit renal proximal tubule cells. III. Comparative cytotoxicity of inorganic and organic mercury.
Aleo, MD; Kostyniak, PJ; Taub, ML, 1992
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" Toxic doses of lipopolysaccharide (5 mg/kg) and HgCl2 (3."( Extracellular DNA in blood and urine as a potential marker for cytotoxicity and nephrotoxicity in the mouse.
Bret, L; Fournié, GJ; Lulé, J; Pourrat, JP, 1990
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" It has been found that toxic doses of bacterial lipopolysaccharide, HgCl2, CCl4, cyclophosphamide and hydroxyurea, are responsible for the release of extracellular DNA in plasma, in a dose dependent relationship."( Quantitation of blood plasma DNA as an index of in vivo cytotoxicity.
Alary, C; Appolinaire-Pilipenko, S; Bret, L; Fournié, GJ; Lulé, J; Pourrat, JP, 1990
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"The toxic effects of Cd and Hg mixtures were studied using primary monolayer cultures of rat hepatocytes."( The cytotoxic effects of cadmium chloride and mercuric chloride mixtures in rat primary hepatocyte cultures.
Beattie, JH; Denizeau, F; Marion, M; Schmit, JP, 1990
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"The toxic effects of mercurials on the thyroid activity of Clarias batrachus were evaluated after exposure for 45, 90, and 180 days during gonadal recrudescence."( Toxic effects of mercurials on thyroid function of the catfish, Clarias batrachus (L.).
Joy, KP; Kirubagaran, R, 1989
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" These results indicate that measurement of cellular ATP content would be a useful method forecasting the intrarenal toxic site and potency of possible nephrotoxic chemical compounds."( Nephrotoxicity assessment by measuring cellular ATP content. I. Substrate specificities in the maintenance of ATP content in isolated rat nephron segments.
Endou, H; Jung, KY; Uchida, S, 1989
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" This new testing system appears to be a sensitive method of measuring the direct effects of toxic chemicals which yields results in a short term."( Toxic effects of chemicals on mouse post-blastocyst development--a trial to establish a testing system for embryotoxicity.
Katayama, S; Matsumoto, N, 1985
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" It is also more susceptible to the toxic effect of mercury, which is a common and highly toxic pollutant, than the sea urchin."( Toxicity of selenium (Na2SeO3) and mercury (HgCl2) on the planarian Dugesia gonocephala.
Casu, S; Congiu, AM; Ugazio, G, 1989
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" Selenomethionine caused a significant increase in cell survival throughout the experiments, while sodium selenite delayed the toxicity of mercury for a while, after which selenite itself had a toxic effect."( Effects of selenium on toxicity and ultrastructural localization of mercury in cultured murine macrophages.
Christensen, M; Mogensen, SC; Rungby, J, 1989
)
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" Basic amino acids (except histidine) were less effective in protecting embryos: Glutamine and lysine reduced the toxic effect only slightly, and arginine had no effect."( Enhancement of methylmercury toxicity by L-cystine in cultured mouse blastocysts.
Matsumoto, N; Spindle, A,
)
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"05 times more toxic than mercuric chloride (HgCl2) and emisan 6 (methoxyethyl mercury chloride), respectively, for 96 hr."( Toxic effects of three mercurial compounds on survival, and histology of the kidney of the catfish Clarias batrachus (L.).
Joy, KP; Kirubagaran, R, 1988
)
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" The results show unequivocally that Se does not offer any protection against the toxic effects of mercury in marine lamellibranchs, whereas in many marine vertebrates it does."( Do selenium and glutathione inhibit the toxic effects of mercury in marine lamellibranchs?
Chandy, JP; Patel, B; Patel, S, 1988
)
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"Liver damage in calves, produced by the oral administration of the flukecide, carbon tetrachloride, increased the toxic effect of diazinon but not of levamisole, whereas the presence of a renal tubular lesion caused by mercuric chloride enhanced the toxicity of both commonly used anthelmintic compounds."( The effect of induced liver, kidney and lung lesions on the toxicity of levamisole and diazinon in calves.
Abdelsalam, EB; Ford, EJ, 1987
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" The high levels of metallothionein present in perinatal rat liver may protect the renal cortex from receiving a toxic dose of Hg; however, the increased concentration of hepatic Hg in newborns is insufficient to account for all of the cortical decrease."( Toxicity of mercuric chloride to the developing rat kidney. III. Distribution and elimination of mercury during postnatal maturation.
Daston, GP; Hall, LL; Kavlock, RJ; Rehnberg, BF, 1986
)
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" CH3HgCl was more toxic than HgCl2 in all tests at each age tested."( Oral and intramuscular toxicity of inorganic and organic mercury chloride to growing quail.
Hill, EF; Soares, JH, 1987
)
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" Potassium dichromate was highly toxic in both growth assays (0."( Cell detachment and growth of fibroblasts as parameters for cytotoxicity of inorganic metal salts in vitro.
Pelli, DA; Reinhardt, CA; Sandvold, M, 1985
)
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" In some cases, mercuric chloride and monomethyl mercury were equally toxic at comparable concentrations."( Comparison of methods to measure acute metal and organometal toxicity to natural aquatic microbial communities.
Gilmour, CC; Jonas, RB; Stoner, DL; Tuttle, JH; Weir, MM, 1984
)
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" Survival time was prolonged in rats treated with the toxic metals by pretreatment with NKK-105."( Effects of diiospropyl-1,3-dithiol-2-ylidene malonate (NKK-105) on acute toxicity of various drugs and heavy metals.
Hosokawa, T; Kitagawa, H; Saito, H; Sakamoto, K; Sugimoto, T; Yanaura, S, 1982
)
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" These results illustrate the importance of using a combination of biochemical and functional tests to elucidate the sequence of events in the kidney following toxic insult."( Assessment of functional, morphological, and enzymatic tests for acute nephrotoxicity induced by mercuric chloride.
Acosta, D; Bruckner, JV; Kyle, GM; Luthra, R; MacKenzie, WF, 1983
)
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" A water-soluble, ethanol-insoluble black complex (GX) formed from HgCl2, Na2SeO3 and GSH was less toxic than HgCl2, but the cytotoxicity of bis(methylmercuric) selenide (BMS) seemed to be similar to that of methylmercury."( Comparison of cytotoxicity of mercury-selenium and mercury compounds on cultured cells.
Doi, R; Kobayashi, T; Mochizuki, Y, 1984
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"The toxic effects of cadmium (Cd) and mercury (Hg), as chloride salts, were studied using an hepatic human fetal cell line (WRL-68 cells)."( Cadmium and mercury toxicity in a human fetal hepatic cell line (WRL-68 cells).
Albores, A; Bucio, L; Cárabez, A; Chávez, E; Gutiérrez-Ruiz, MC; Sierra, A; Souza, V, 1995
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" CHOR cells were also found to be cross-resistant to the cytotoxicity and DNA breaks caused by other toxic metals such as CdCl2 and HgCl2."( DNA single-strand breaks and cytotoxicity induced by sodium chromate(VI) in hydrogen peroxide-resistant cell lines.
Haramaki, N; Sugiyama, M; Tsuzuki, K, 1993
)
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" The sensitivity of the porcine cells in detecting toxic effects corresponded favorably with in vitro systems derived from other animals."( Evaluation of nephrotoxicity in vitro using a suspension of highly purified porcine proximal tubular cells and characterization of the cells in primary culture.
de Heer, E; Kruidering, M; Maasdam, DH; Mulder, GJ; Nagelkerke, JF; Prins, FA,
)
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" Control human kidney slices were viable for up to 24 h using all viability parameters while a dose- and time-dependent toxic response was seen using both cisplatin and mercuric chloride."( Toxicity of cisplatin and mercuric chloride in human kidney cortical slices.
Brendel, K; Fisher, RL; Gandolfi, AJ; Sanuik, JT, 1994
)
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" Combined administration of the two most toxic metals at their LC50's showed that their toxicities were not additive or synergistic."( Cytotoxicity of heavy metals in the human small intestinal epithelial cell line I-407: the role of glutathione.
Keogh, JP; Siegers, CP; Steffen, B, 1994
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"Recent epidemiological and experimental research indicates that toxic and carcinogenic effects of certain trace elements including metals may occur at levels compatible with exposure in the general environment."( Molecular mechanisms of metal neurotoxicity.
Nicotera, P; Rossi, A, 1993
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0.29
"In previous studies, antilaminin antibodies were found to be toxic to cultured rat embryos."( Role of laminin autoantibodies on the embryo toxicity of sera from mercuric chloride treated brown Norway rats.
Chambers, BJ; Klein, NW,
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" No adverse changes attributable to treatment were observed in rats fed the combination at one-quarter of the NNEL."( Subacute (4-wk) oral toxicity of a combination of four nephrotoxins in rats: comparison with the toxicity of the individual compounds.
Feron, VJ; Jonker, D; Til, HP; van Bladeren, PJ; Woutersen, RA, 1993
)
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" These results suggest that NDPS and its metabolites are not directly toxic to the kidney and are not converted into the ultimate nephrotoxic species by the kidney."( Potential metabolism and cytotoxicity of N-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)succinimide and its hepatic metabolites in isolated rat renal cortical tubule cells.
Harvison, PJ; Henesey, CM, 1995
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"The acute toxic effects of HgCl2 on the cardiovascular system were studied in Langendorff-perfused rat hearts and in anaesthetized rats."( Haemodynamic and electrophysiological acute toxic effects of mercury in anaesthetized rats and in langendorff perfused rat hearts.
Amaral, SM; Massaroni, L; Oliveira, EM; Rossoni, LV; Stefanon, I; Vassallo, DV,
)
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" These data confirm in ES cells previous reports of the ability of HSP27 to protect other cell types against heat and demonstrate that HSP27 protects mammalian cells against the toxic effects of diverse metals."( Expression of the 25-kDa heat-shock protein (HSP27) correlates with resistance to the toxicity of cadmium chloride, mercuric chloride, cis-platinum(II)-diammine dichloride, or sodium arsenite in mouse embryonic stem cells transfected with sense or antisen
Welsh, MJ; Wu, W, 1996
)
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" In serum-deprived cultures, LD50 values were 140."( Heavy-metal toxicity in an insect cell line. Effects of cadmium chloride, mercuric chloride and methylmercuric chloride on cell viability and proliferation in Aedes albopictus cells.
Braeckman, B; Raes, H; Van Hoye, D, 1997
)
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" Toxic signs of gastrointestinal disturbances and renal dysfunction developed from 43 days onwards without any mortality."( The chronic toxicity of inorganic mercury in goats: clinical signs, toxicopathological changes and residual concentrations.
Bhowmik, MK; Pathak, SK, 1998
)
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"Of all the bioassays to determine acute toxicity described in the literature, those that employ bacteria as indicator organisms are usually the most rapid and the most economic, although alone they cannot predict the possible toxic effect of any type of substance."( A trial to compare the effects of pH, buffer concentration, and NaCl, on one fluorescent and two bioluminescent bacterial tests for acute toxicity.
Carnero, M; Fernández-Crehuet, J; Gómez-Aracena, J; Mariscal, A, 1997
)
0.3
" Seven groups of adult male rats were given a single sc toxic dose of HgCl2 (0."( Comparison of the effectiveness of 2,3-dimercaptopropanol (BAL) and meso-2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) as protective agents against mercuric chloride-induced nephrotoxicity in rats.
Bellés, M; de la Torre, A; Domingo, JL; Llobet, JM; Mayayo, E, 1998
)
0.5
"The kidney, in particular the proximal convoluted tubule, is a major target site for the toxic effects of various metals."( Exposure of cultured human proximal tubular cells to cadmium, mercury, zinc and bismuth: toxicity and metallothionein induction.
Hawksworth, GM; Jenner, W; Miles, AT; Rodilla, V, 1998
)
0.3
" In cysteine-free medium, all 1:1 Hg(II):thiol complexes were as toxic as uncomplexed Hg(II), and almost all 1:2 Hg(II):thiol complexes protected at > or =20 microM Hg, except albumin, which protected at < or =20 microM Hg."( Glutathione, albumin, cysteine, and cys-gly effects on toxicity and accumulation of mercuric chloride in LLC-PK1 cells.
Ayala-Fierro, F; Barber, DS; Carter, DE; Divine, KK, 1999
)
0.53
" The toxic interaction between LPS and mercury has not been well investigated."( Augmentation of mercury-induced nephrotoxicity by endotoxin in the mouse.
Braselton, WE; Fitzgerald, SD; Kaneene, JB; Pestka, JJ; Roth, RA; Rumbeiha, WK, 2000
)
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"The toxic effect of HgCl2 and MeHgCl from the L2 cells was about 100-700-fold higher than of the dental composite components."( Cytotoxicity of dental composite components and mercury compounds in lung cells.
Benschop, H; Durner, J; Forth, W; Hickel, R; Hume, WR; Kehe, K; Kunzelmann, KH; Reichl, FX; Spahl, W; Walther, UI, 2001
)
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" In the pretreated or simultaneously treated selenite and 35 microM MC combinations, no inhibition of growth was seen, whereas all 50-microM MC combinations were toxic to the cells."( Influence of selenium on mercuric chloride cellular uptake and toxicity indicating protection: studies on cultured K-562 cells.
Carlsson, J; Frisk, P; Lindh, U; Nilsson, K; Yaqob, A, 2001
)
0.61
"Mercury intoxication has been associated with male reproductive toxicity in experimental animals and mercury may have the potential to produce adverse effects on fertility in men."( Protective effect of vitamin E against mercuric chloride reproductive toxicity in male mice.
Rao, MV; Sharma, PS,
)
0.4
" The toxic effect occurred in a very sharp concentration range around 7 microM HgCl(2)."( Sharp dose- and time-dependent toxicity of mercuric chloride at the cellular level in sea urchin embryos.
Bellé, R; Maguer, C; Marc, J; Mulner-Lorillon, O, 2002
)
0.58
"5 microm) did not produce any sign of toxic reactions."( Cytotoxicity of ingredients of various dental materials and related compounds in L2- and A549 cells.
Hickel, R; Kehe, K; Liebl, B; Nilius, M; Reichl, FX; Walther, SC; Walther, UI, 2002
)
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" Mitochondrial dehydrogenase activity MTT assay showed that HgCl(2) had toxic effects on MO3."( Mercuric chloride: toxicity and apoptosis in a human oligodendroglial cell line MO3.13.
Brunton, PA; Duxbury, AJ; Issa, Y; Waters, CM; Watson, MB; Watts, DC, 2003
)
1.76
" It is concluded that HgCl(2) has a more toxic effect on auditory networks when exposed chronically, and the levels of mercury showing toxic effects on ACNs are within the dose range shown to cause neurologic symptoms in humans."( Neurotoxic effects of mercury on auditory cortex networks growing on microelectrode arrays: a preliminary analysis.
Gopal, KV,
)
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" At pH below 7 of mercury resulted more toxic compared to high pH range (>7) might be due to acid toxicity itself."( Interaction of pH with mercuric chloride toxicity to penaeid prawns from a tropical estuary, East Coast of India: enhanced toxicity at low pH.
Das, S; Sahu, BK, 2005
)
0.64
" The 96-h LC50 values were determined, as well as safe levels."( Acute toxicity bioassays of mercuric chloride and malathion on air-breathing fish Channa punctatus (Bloch).
Kumar, R; Nagpure, NS; Pandey, S; Sharma, S; Srivastava, SK; Verma, MS, 2005
)
0.62
" In order to investigate the toxic potency of this chemical, three exposure regimes were carried out: chronic exposure of groups of individuals, a new protocol "in tubo" designed for sub-acute exposures of individuals, and acute exposures of target cells."( Multiple experimental approaches of immunotoxic effects of mercury chloride in the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis, through in vivo, in tubo and in vitro exposures.
Auffret, M; Duchemin, MB; Fortier, M; Fournier, M; Morin, Y; Pellerin, J; Wessel, N, 2008
)
0.35
"Acute toxicity of mercury-II chloride (HgCl2), one of most toxic pollutants for aquatic ecosystems, in chub (Alburnoides bipunctatus) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) was investigated in the present study."( Assessment of mercuric chloride toxicity on rainbow trouts (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and chubs (Alburnoides bipunctatus).
Altinok, I; Beşli, ES; Mutlu, C; Verep, B, 2007
)
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"It is well known that antioxidants containing sulfhydryl (-SH) groups are protective against the toxic effects of mercury."( The role of intracellular glutathione in inorganic mercury-induced toxicity in neuroblastoma cells.
Becker, A; Soliman, KF, 2009
)
0.35
"Effect of short term (7 days) exposure to safe concentration of HgCl2 (0."( Histophysiological responses in ovary and liver of Cyprinus carpio after short term exposure to safe concentration of mercuric chloride and recovery pattern.
Masud, S; Ram, RN; Singh, IJ, 2009
)
0.56
" Detected data evidently confirm adverse effects of high mercuric chloride concentrations in rabbit semen on spermatozoa motility parameters."( In vitro toxicity of mercuric chloride on rabbit spermatozoa motility and cell membrane integrity.
Almasiova, V; Dankova, M; Lukac, N; Massanyi, P; Pizzi, F; Roychoudhury, S; Slivkova, J; Trandzik, J, 2010
)
0.92
" A phenomenological double logistic model was proposed to quantify and relate the observed kinetic changes of fluorescence to the toxic potency of chemical compounds."( Non-invasive monitoring of cytotoxicity based on kinetic changes of cellular autofluorescence.
Bednarkiewicz, A; Rodrigues, RM; Whelan, MP, 2011
)
0.37
"To compare sub-acute toxic effects of cinnabar and Wansheng Huafeng Dan with mercury chloride and methyl-mercury."( [Studies on subacute toxicity of Wansheng Huafeng Dan in rats].
Liu, J; Peng, F; Shi, J; Wu, Q; Yang, H, 2012
)
0.38
"Mercury causes toxic effects in many tissues interacting with protein cysteine (Cys) thiols."( Inhibition of the OCTN2 carnitine transporter by HgCl2 and methylmercury in the proteoliposome experimental model: insights in the mechanism of toxicity.
Indiveri, C; Peta, V; Pochini, L, 2013
)
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"Collectively, our data show that HgCl₂-induced toxic effects on central neurons are triggered by an over-activation of NMDA receptors, leading to cytoskeleton instability."( Mercury-induced toxicity of rat cortical neurons is mediated through N-Methyl-D-Aspartate receptors.
Chen, L; Farkas, S; Kortbeek, S; Syed, NI; Xu, F; Zamponi, GW; Zhang, FX, 2012
)
0.38
"The toxic effect of HgCl2 was indicated by the significantly (p<0."( Beneficial effect of Trichopus zeylanicus extract on mercuric chloride-induced hepatotoxicity in rats.
Mohan Dass, S; Palanisamy, N, 2013
)
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" This study provided new insights into the molecular mechanisms and/or toxic pathways by which chronic Hg hepatotoxicity affects aquatic organisms, and also provided basic information for screening potential biomarkers for aquatic Hg monitoring."( Quantitative proteomic analysis reveals the mode-of-action for chronic mercury hepatotoxicity to marine medaka (Oryzias melastigma).
Hong, H; Wang, D; Wang, J; Wang, M; Wang, Y; Zhang, L, 2013
)
0.39
" was significantly toxic and is exhibited by the induction of different types of CAs like chromatid breaks, chromosomal breaks, clumps and damaged cells and types of comets."( Assessment of genotoxicity of inorganic mercury in rats in vivo using both chromosomal aberration and comet assays.
Bhowmik, N; Patra, M, 2015
)
0.42
" Mercury is a toxic heavy metal released into the environment."( Assessment of mercury chloride-induced toxicity and the relevance of P2X7 receptor activation in zebrafish larvae.
Battastini, AM; Bogo, MR; Bonan, CD; Campos, MM; Cruz, FF; Leite, CE; Morrone, FB; Pereira, TC, 2013
)
0.39
"In vitro generated data on toxic potencies are generally based on nominal concentrations."( In vitro toxicity testing with microplate cell cultures: Impact of cell binding.
Gülden, M; Schreiner, J; Seibert, H, 2015
)
0.42
" Inorganic mercury is a major environmental contaminant that produces many toxic effects."( Protein expression of kidney and liver bilitranslocase in rats exposed to mercuric chloride--a potential tissular biomarker of toxicity.
Brandoni, A; Chevalier, AA; Hazelhoff, MH; Passamonti, S; Torres, AM; Trebucobich, MS, 2014
)
0.63
" These results show that (PhSe)2 can be efficient in protecting against these toxic effects presented by this Hg exposure model."( Effectiveness of (PhSe)2 in protect against the HgCl2 toxicity.
da Costa, M; Fiuza, Tda L; Oliveira, CS; Oliveira, VA; Pereira, ME; Zeni, G, 2015
)
0.42
"Mercury is a potent environmental contaminant that exerts toxic effect on various vital organs in the human body."( Preventive effects of ZPDC glycoprotein (24 kDa) on hepatotoxicity induced by mercury chloride in vitro and in vivo.
Lee, J; Lee, SJ; Lim, KT, 2014
)
0.4
" This study compared for the first time toxic effects of organic MeHg chloride (MeHgCl) and thiomersal as well as inorganic mercury chloride (HgCl2) in differentiated human neurons (LUHMES) and human astrocytes (CCF-STTG1)."( Toxicity of organic and inorganic mercury species in differentiated human neurons and human astrocytes.
Blagojevic, L; Ebert, F; Fitkau, R; Leist, M; Lohren, H; Schildknecht, S; Schwerdtle, T, 2015
)
0.42
" Experimental results indicated that both these forms of mercury were toxic to all the neural cells, but at very different degrees."( In vitro evaluation of inorganic and methyl mercury mediated cytotoxic effect on neural cells derived from different animal species.
Lu, Y; Tong, J; Wang, Y, 2016
)
0.43
" This review reported adverse events, summarized its toxicity characteristics, mechanism and the medicinal value in preparations of traditional Chinese medicine."( [Advances of toxicity evaluation of cinnabar and compatibility necessity analysis].
Ding, T; Han, X; Lin, RC; Luo, JY; Yang, MH; Yang, SH, 2016
)
0.43
" Among the various risk factors of CVD, environmental and dietary exposures to mercury (Hg), a highly toxic metal traditionally regarded as a neurotoxin, has been recently suggested as a potential contributor towards human atherosclerotic development."( Uptake, efflux, and toxicity of inorganic and methyl mercury in the endothelial cells (EA.hy926).
Fowler, J; Jia, Z; Lee, E; Liu, S; Tsui, MT, 2020
)
0.56
"Mercury (Hg) is one of the most toxic heavy metals and widely utilized in various industries."( Could Vitamin C Protect Against Mercuric Chloride Induced Lung Toxicity In The Offspring Rat: A Histological And Immunohistochemical Study.
El-Meligy, MMS; Ismail, OI, 2021
)
0.9

Pharmacokinetics

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
" The biological half-life (23."( An acute mercuric mercury poisoning: chemical speciation of hair mercury shows a peak of inorganic mercury value.
Abe, T; Aoyama, H; Hongo, T; Imai, H; Matsuo, N; Nakazawa, M; Suzuki, T; Yamamura, Y; Yoshida, M, 1992
)
0.28
"We describe a physiological pharmacokinetic model for methyl mercury and its metabolite mercuric mercury in the growing rat."( Physiological model for the pharmacokinetics of methyl mercury in the growing rat.
Allen, PV; Dedrick, RL; Farris, FF; Smith, JC, 1993
)
0.29

Bioavailability

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
" The absorption rate evaluated for a broad range of doses was found constant for low and medium range, and higher for high doses."( Intestinal absorption of inorganic mercury in rat.
Kotelo, J; Piotrowski, JK; Skrzypińska-Gawrysiak, M; Sporny, S; Szymańska, JA, 1992
)
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"The freshwater murrel, Channa punctatus, was exposed to a sublethal concentration of mercuric chloride (3 micrograms/liter) for 120 days and the following effects were examined: changes in the levels of glucose and lactic acid in blood and of glycogen and lactic acid in liver and muscles; rate of absorption of glucose from the intestine; and changes in the activities of glucose-6-phosphatase (G-6-Pase), hexokinase, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH), succinate dehydrogenase (SDH), malate dehydrogenase (MDH), glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH), L-amino acid oxidase (AO), and xanthine oxidase (XO) in brain, gills, intestine, kidney, liver, and muscles."( Effect of mercuric chloride on some biochemical and physiological parameters of the freshwater murrel, Channa punctatus.
Rao, DR; Sastry, KV, 1984
)
0.89
"001 mM) on the rate of absorption of the amino acid glycine by the intestine of the freshwater murrel Channa punctatus has been studied."( Effect of mercuric chloride on the intestinal absorption of an amino acid, glycine, in the freshwater murrel, Channa punctatus.
Rao, DR; Sastry, KV, 1982
)
0.67
" Two parameters important for influencing uptake considered as the rate of absorption were investigated: the concentration of HgCl2 solutions (0."( Evaluation of the skin uptake of mercuric chloride in man.
Baranowska-Dutkiewicz, B, 1982
)
0.55
" The possibility that the phenomenon is caused by differences in bioavailability or percutaneous penetration between ionized and non-ionized mercury cannot be ruled out, but could be explored by penetration measurement."( Patch test materials for mercury allergic contact dermatitis.
Higo, N; Iijima, M; Maibach, HI; Nakada, T; Nakayama, H, 1997
)
0.3
"The dermal bioavailability of mercury "aged" in soil for 3 mo was compared to that of pure mercury (without soil) and to mercury in brief contact with soil (16 h)."( In vitro penetration of soil-aged mercury through pig skin.
Abdel-Rahman, MS; Skowronski, GA; Turkall, RM, 2000
)
0.31
" The results clearly demonstrate that the differing impact of protein binding on the bioavailability of chemicals considerably influences their nominal and relative potencies in the presence of albumin."( Factors influencing nominal effective concentrations of chemical compounds in vitro: medium protein concentration.
Gülden, M; Mörchel, S; Seibert, H, 2002
)
0.31
" Although a considerable amount of work has addressed the environmental factors that control methylmercury formation and the conditions that control bioavailability of inorganic mercury to SRB, little work has been undertaken analyzing the biochemical mechanism of methylmercury production."( Mercury methylation independent of the acetyl-coenzyme A pathway in sulfate-reducing bacteria.
Benoit, JM; Ekstrom, EB; Morel, FM, 2003
)
0.32
" To study the native physico-chemical parameters, which influence the bioavailability of mercury to bacteria in Pulicat Lake ecosystem, a total of 60 water and 30 sediment samples were collected and analyzed for pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen, salinity, nitrate, nitrite, silicate, phosphate, organic matter and organic carbon."( Isolation of mercury resistant bacteria and influence of abiotic factors on bioavailability of mercury -- a case study in Pulicat Lake North of Chennai, South East India.
Kannan, SK; Krishnamoorthy, R, 2006
)
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" This response is endothelium mediated and involves the reduction of NO bioavailability and the action of reactive oxygen species."( Low nanomolar concentration of mercury chloride increases vascular reactivity to phenylephrine and local angiotensin production in rats.
Oliveira, EM; Padilha, AS; Peçanha, FM; Stefanon, I; Vassallo, DV; Wiggers, GA, 2008
)
0.35
" The analysis showed that cinnabar is insoluble and poorly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract."( Mercury in traditional medicines: is cinnabar toxicologically similar to common mercurials?
Goyer, RA; Liu, J; Shi, JZ; Waalkes, MP; Yu, LM, 2008
)
0.35
" In conclusion, chronic exposure to low concentrations of mercury promotes endothelial dysfunction as a result of the decreased NO bioavailability induced by increases in oxidative stress."( Low mercury concentrations cause oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction in conductance and resistance arteries.
Alonso, MJ; Briones, AM; Cachofeiro, V; Miguel, M; Peçanha, FM; Pérez-Girón, JV; Salaices, M; Vassallo, DV; Wiggers, GA, 2008
)
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"Chronic exposure to low doses of mercury promotes endothelial dysfunction of coronary arteries, as shown by decreased NO bioavailability induced by increased oxidative stress."( Endothelial dysfunction of rat coronary arteries after exposure to low concentrations of mercury is dependent on reactive oxygen species.
Aguado, A; Alonso, MJ; Avendaño, MS; Bartolomé, MV; Cachofeiro, V; Furieri, LB; Galán, M; García-Redondo, AB; Martínez, S; Salaices, M; Vassallo, DV, 2011
)
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" HgCl(2) treatment increased vasoconstrictor response to EFS as a result of, in part, reduced NO bioavailability and increased adrenergic function."( Chronic HgCl(2) treatment increases vasoconstriction induced by electrical field stimulation: role of adrenergic and nitrergic innervation.
Balfagón, G; Blanco-Rivero, J; Furieri, LB; Salaices, M; Vassallo, DV, 2011
)
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" This metal elicits endothelial dysfunction causing decreased NO bioavailability via increased oxidative stress and contractile prostanoid production."( Apocynin prevents vascular effects caused by chronic exposure to low concentrations of mercury.
Alonso, MJ; Briones, AM; Escobar, AG; Peçanha, FM; Puntel, RL; Rizzetti, DA; Salaices, M; Santos, FW; Torres, JG; Vassallo, DV; Wiggers, GA, 2013
)
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"Mercury increases the vasoconstrictor response to phenylephrine by reducing NO bioavailability and increasing the involvement of ROS and constrictor prostanoids."( Apocynin prevents vascular effects caused by chronic exposure to low concentrations of mercury.
Alonso, MJ; Briones, AM; Escobar, AG; Peçanha, FM; Puntel, RL; Rizzetti, DA; Salaices, M; Santos, FW; Torres, JG; Vassallo, DV; Wiggers, GA, 2013
)
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" The data also suggest that concomitant treatment with NAR can restore NO bioavailability through either its metal-chelating properties or its antioxidant activity."( Erythrocyte nitric oxide synthase as a surrogate marker for mercury-induced vascular damage: the modulatory effects of naringin.
Abo-Salem, OM; Attiaa, SM; Harisa, GI; Mariee, AD, 2014
)
0.4
" To what extent cell binding affects the bioavailability depends on the BCF and the cell volume fraction."( In vitro toxicity testing with microplate cell cultures: Impact of cell binding.
Gülden, M; Schreiner, J; Seibert, H, 2015
)
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"Traditional Chinese medicines (TCM) are increasingly being used as alternative medicines in many countries, and this has caused concern because of adverse health effects from toxic metal bioavailability such as mercury (Hg) and arsenic (As)."( Bioavailability study of arsenic and mercury in traditional Chinese medicines (TCM) using an animal model after a single dose exposure.
Ng, J; Noller, B; Sadler, R; Seawright, A; Tinggi, U, 2016
)
0.43
"Mercury chloride exposure for 30 days decreases NO bioavailability and increases oxidative stress."( Chronic mercury exposure at different concentrations produces opposed vascular responses in rat aorta.
Alonso, MJ; Angeli, JK; Azevedo, BF; Botelho, T; Dos Santos, L; Fiorim, J; Salaices, M; Simões, MR; Vassallo, DV; Vieira, J, 2016
)
0.43
" Despite the raising understanding of the Hg toxicokinetics, there is still fully justified to further explore the emerging theories about its bioavailability and adverse effects in humans."( The toxicology of mercury: Current research and emerging trends.
Aaseth, J; Bjørklund, G; Dadar, M; Mutter, J, 2017
)
0.46
" Mercury treatment did not modify systolic blood pressure (SBP) but increased vascular reactivity due to the reduction of nitric oxide bioavailability associated with the increase in reactive oxygen species from endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) uncoupling."( Chronic mercury exposure induces oxidative stress in female rats by endothelial nitric oxide synthase uncoupling and cyclooxygenase-2 activation, without affecting oestrogen receptor function.
Schereider, IRG; Simões, MR; Vassallo, DV, 2021
)
0.62
" Nevertheless, Liposomal drug delivery system is a promising era in the field of Nano-medicine and have the advantageous of increasing drug bioavailability and retention phenomena in addition to targeting organ for all mentioned the present study was designed to investigate the hypothesis that messenger RNA gene expression of Signal transducer and activator of transcription- 5 A (STAT-5A), Phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN), phosphoinositol kinase (PI3K) and alpha serine/threonine-protein kinase (AKT) can trigger HgCl3 induced nephrotoxicity post Ubidecarenone and liposomal Ubidecarenone therapy."( Ubiquitous toxicity of Mercuric Chloride in target tissues and organs: Impact of Ubidecarenone and liposomal-Ubidecarenone STAT 5A/ PTEN /PI3K/AKT signaling pathways.
Abdel Megeed, RM; Kadry, MO, 2022
)
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Dosage Studied

Mercuric chloride (HgCl2) was administered at 3 dosage levels. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were dosed via intraperitoneal injection once daily. Subchronic exposure resulted in a transient (7-14 day) decrease of the lymphoid/total bm cell ratio.

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" When using 12 concentration levels, one of the logistic family two- or three-parameter models was shown reliably to represent each of these various sets of dose-response data, and to provide adequate estimates of EC01 and EC05, as well as EC10 and EC50."( A study of the shape of dose-response curves for acute lethality at low response: a "megadaphnia study".
Adams, WJ; Sebaugh, JL; Tucker, MW; Wilson, JD, 1991
)
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" Germination was improved slightly up to a dose of 8 kGy but gradually decreased with increase in dosage to 15 kGy of gamma irradiation."( Effect of surface sterilization, fumigation and gamma irradiation on the microflora and germination of barley seeds.
Lacey, J; Ramakrishna, N; Smith, JE, 1991
)
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" Ganglion cells (types A and B) and macrophages were found to accumulate mercury after a total dosage of 400 micrograms HgCl2."( Mercury in the dorsal root ganglia of rats treated with inorganic or organic mercury.
Danscher, G; Møller-Madsen, B; Schiønning, JD, 1991
)
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" In ventral horn motoneurons and neurons of nucleus dorso-medialis (C1) pronounced staining was found after a total dosage of 1200 micrograms HgCl2."( Autometallographic mapping of mercury deposits in the spinal cord of rats treated with inorganic mercury.
Møller-Madsen, B; Schiønning, J, 1991
)
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" The highest Cu concentration was found in HgCl2 dosed rat liver."( Rapid changes in concentrations of essential elements in organs of rats exposed to methylmercury chloride and mercuric chloride as shown by simultaneous multielemental analysis.
Muto, H; Shinada, M; Takizawa, Y; Tokuta, K, 1991
)
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" From the pharmacokinetic point of view, these experiments suggest that changes in tubular transport of drugs should be taken into account in their dosing adjustment in patients with acute polyuric tubular lesion."( Changes of lithium elimination in acute polyuric renal failure caused by cisplatin and mercuric chloride.
Elis, J; Morávek, J; Príborský, J; Schück, O, 1990
)
0.5
" Plasma level-diuretic response relationship was extensively shifted to the right in HgCl2-treated dogs, while urinary dose-response relationship did not change significantly between two groups."( The pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of furosemide in anesthetized dogs with normal and experimentally decreased renal function.
Hirai, J; Miyazaki, H; Taneike, T, 1990
)
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" The fractional whole-body retention of mercury at 14 days after dosage was inversely related to the dose size, conceivably due either to saturation of the uptake mechanism or to damage to the kidneys resulting in loss of mercury with the urine at the highest dose levels."( Oral mercuric chloride exposure in mice: effects of dose on intestinal absorption and relative organ distribution.
Andersen, O; Nielsen, JB, 1989
)
0.79
" The decrease in urinary citrate associated with Hg2+ dosing was attributed to intracellular, tubular acidosis with concomitant enhanced citrate reabsorption."( Proton NMR spectra of urine as indicators of renal damage. Mercury-induced nephrotoxicity in rats.
Nicholson, JK; Sadler, PJ; Timbrell, JA, 1985
)
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" In a sheep dosed with sporidesmin, a fungal toxin which damages the biliary tract, there was an increase in GGT activity in the plasma and urine but no change in 5'-NT activity."( Distribution of 5'-nucleotidase in the tissues of sheep and the effect of kidney and liver lesions on the activity of the enzyme in plasma and urine.
Evans, J; Ford, EJ, 1985
)
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" Urine was collected for up to 48 hr after dosing and was analyzed by 1H NMR spectroscopy (400 MHz) and conventional biochemical methods to provide biochemical fingerprints of urine in various site-specific nephrotoxic states."( Investigations into the biochemical effects of region-specific nephrotoxins.
Bonner, FW; Gartland, KP; Nicholson, JK, 1989
)
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" The same protective effect was obtained with lower cyclophosphamide dosage (15 mg/kg on day 0 and then 2 mg/kg per day)."( Effect of methylprednisolone and cyclophosphamide in mercury-induced autoimmune glomerulonephritis.
Bariety, J; Belair, MF; Druet, P; Mandet, C; Pasquier, R; Pelletier, L; Vial, MC, 1987
)
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" The increase in urinary excretion was directly proportional to the whole body burden of mercury at the time of dosing with DMPS in animals dosed with HgCl2 and exposed to mercury vapor."( Estimation of mercury burdens in rats by chelation with dimercaptopropane sulfonate.
Cherian, MG; Clarkson, TW; Cox, C; Miles, EF, 1988
)
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" The toxicity of diazinon was increased in calves with a lung lesion caused by oral dosing with tryptophan, an agent implicated in 'fog fever' of cattle."( The effect of induced liver, kidney and lung lesions on the toxicity of levamisole and diazinon in calves.
Abdelsalam, EB; Ford, EJ, 1987
)
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" Dose-response studies have been performed to ascertain whether anti-GBM responses are correlated with massive kidney damage and release of renal antigens."( Mercury-induced autoimmune glomerulonephritis in inbred rats. I. Kinetics and species specificity of autoimmune responses.
Bigazzi, PE; Hirszel, P; McCoy, JP; Michaelson, JH, 1985
)
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") daily for 90 days reveal a graded inhibition of delta 5-3 beta OHD activity which was positively related to dosage and to the duration of treatment with this compound."( Inhibition of 3 beta-hydroxy-delta 5-steroid dehydrogenase in rat testicular tissue by mercuric chloride.
Chatterjee, BB; Chowdhury, AR; Vachhrajani, KD, 1985
)
0.49
" That is, the enhancement of effects cannot be explained merely by the shape of the dose-response curves, but there is an interaction between mercury and ionizing radiation."( Enhancement of radiation effects by mercury in preimplantation mouse embryos in vitro.
Fischer-Lahdo, C; Müller, WU; Streffer, C, 1985
)
0.27
" Urinary Hg excretion was variable during the first 24 h after HgCl2 injection and tended to be higher with higher dosage unless the animals became anuric early on."( Renal mercury content in HgCl2-induced acute renal failure in furosemide/saline-protected and nonprotected rats.
Brunner, FP; de Rougemont, D; Robbiani, M; Seiler, H; Thiel, G, 1985
)
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"Mercuric chloride (HgCl2) was administered at 3 dosage levels (0."( Effects of neonatal mercuric chloride administration on growth and biochemical development of neuronal and non-neuronal tissues in the rat: comparison with methylmercury.
Bartolome, J; Slotkin, TA; Whitmore, WL, 1984
)
2.03
" The results showed that administration of ambilhar to rats dosed with mercuric chloride, resulted in a significant increase in the faecal excretion of mercury."( On the effects of ambilhar on mobilisation and biliary excretion of mercury.
Abdel Aziz, FT; Abdel-Rahim, A; Al-Tamer, YY; Bashi, AD, 1982
)
0.5
" There was no mortality and only minimal histological changes occurred in kidneys of dosed mice."( Immunological and biochemical responses in mice treated with mercuric chloride.
Boorman, GA; Cox, JW; Dean, JH; Dieter, MP; Jameson, CW; Luster, MI, 1983
)
0.51
" This work holds considerable promise for the study of dosage adjustments in patients with renal disease."( Quantitative investigation of renal handling of drugs in dogs with renal insufficiency.
Hori, R; Kamiya, A; Okumura, K, 1984
)
0.27
" Dose-response data for ouabain inhibition of PAH transport and tubule Na,K-adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) activity were identical."( Heavy metal inhibition of p-aminohippurate transport in flounder renal tissue: sites of HgCl2 action.
Miller, DS, 1981
)
0.26
" The distal tubular epithelium after 8 weeks dosage with the 1,500 ppm solution of GeO2 was characterized by vacuolization and deposits of PAS-positive material not only in adriamycin-treated rats, but also in normal rats."( Influence of propagermanium (SK-818) on chemically induced renal lesions in rats.
Asano, K; Haruyama, K; Ikawa, E; Kurono, M; Nakano, K; Wada, O; Yamano, M, 1994
)
0.29
" The increase of IL-1 activity showed a highly significant dose-response relationship, being close to that in controls at 10(-8) M, and maximal after incubation with 10(-5)-10(-6) M HgCl2 in both strains."( Mercury induces in vivo and in vitro secretion of interleukin-1 in mice.
Hultman, P; Söder, O; Zdolsek, JM,
)
0.13
" Dose-response curves were remarkably similar for all three compounds."( Methyl mercury, mercuric chloride, and silver lactate decrease superoxide anion formation and chemotaxis in human polymorphonuclear leucocytes.
Christensen, MM; Hansen, B; Nielsen, SL; Obel, N; Rungby, J, 1993
)
0.63
" Plasma radioactivity remained constant over 24 h in rats dosed with 203Hg alone, whereas it decreased by 60% between 4 h and 24 h in gamma-GT-inhibited rats."( Role of extracellular glutathione and gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase in the disposition and kidney toxicity of inorganic mercury in rats.
Brondeau, MT; de Ceaurriz, J; Morel, G; Payan, JP,
)
0.13
" Maternal toxicity and developmental toxicity should not be etiologically linked solely because of their concurrent appearance on the dose-response curve."( Fetal development in the rat following disruption of maternal renal function during pregnancy.
Gray, JA; Kavlock, RJ; Logsdon, T, 1993
)
0.29
" Subchronic exposure to mercuric chloride resulted in a transient (7-14 day) decrease of the lymphoid/total bm cell ratio and affected the incidence of splenic T-cell subsets, however, without a clear dose-response correlation."( Cytometric profiles of bone marrow and spleen lymphoid cells after mercury exposure in mice.
Brunet, S; Flipo, D; Fournier, M; Guertin, F; Krzystyniak, K, 1993
)
0.59
" In nine other rats a lower dosage (5 mg kg-1) was used."( Haemodynamic and electrophysiological acute toxic effects of mercury in anaesthetized rats and in langendorff perfused rat hearts.
Amaral, SM; Massaroni, L; Oliveira, EM; Rossoni, LV; Stefanon, I; Vassallo, DV,
)
0.13
" Diminished cell viability occurred only at 72 h after the highest dosage of HgCl2."( Toxicity to alveolar macrophages in rats following parenteral injection of mercuric chloride.
Huang, YL; Lin, TH, 1996
)
0.52
"5 or 20 mg, was dosed intragastrically to rat together with 59."( Catabolic fate of dietary trilinoleoylglycerol hydroperoxides in rat gastrointestines.
Ashida, H; Kanazawa, K, 1998
)
0.3
" Time course experiments in mice were carried out in both tissues for each chemical and dose-response studies were used to further evaluate several of these chemicals."( Unique gene expression patterns in liver and kidney associated with exposure to chemical toxicants.
Bartosiewicz, MJ; Buckpitt, A; Emery, J; Jenkins, D; Penn, S, 2001
)
0.31
" Using L-threonine and L-glutamine as representative amino acids, this study was undertaken to estimate apparent simple diffusion of L-amino acids and to establish the effective dosage of HgCl2 for completely blocking carrier-mediated L-amino acid transport in porcine jejunal enterocyte brush border membrane vesicles."( Estimation of apparent L-amino acid diffusion in porcine jejunal enterocyte brush border membrane vesicles.
Asem, EK; Fan, MZ, 2001
)
0.31
"Pregnant CD-1 mice were dosed with methylmercury (II) chloride (MeHg) with or without 4 mg/kg PK11195 on Day 9 of gestation."( Mitochondrial transduction of ocular teratogenesis during methylmercury exposure.
Charlap, JH; Craig, RC; Knudsen, TB; O'Hara, MF, 2002
)
0.31
" Is established, that the dosage of arginin chloride 300 mg/kg of body weight at in 24 hours after sublimate introduction decreases the kidneys damage and expression of retention azotemia."( [Influence of arginine on the renal functional condition of rats in sublimate nephropathy].
Fedoruk, OS; Hozhenko, AI; Pohorila, IV, 2002
)
0.31
" Dosing continued for males throughout mating, while dosing in females continued throughout mating, gestation, and lactation."( Effects of inorganic mercury on reproductive performance of mice.
Ali, S; Atkinson, A; Graham, TC; Khan, AT; Shireen, KF; Thompson, SJ, 2004
)
0.32
" Mitochondrial assays showed a clear dose-response and exposure time-response to the metals."( Mitochondrial viability and apoptosis induced by aluminum, mercuric mercury and methylmercury in cell lines of neural origin.
Tähti, H; Toimela, T, 2004
)
0.32
" Urine samples were collected daily for 9 days from both dosed and control animals."( A metabonomic investigation of the biochemical effects of mercuric chloride in the rat using 1H NMR and HPLC-TOF/MS: time dependent changes in the urinary profile of endogenous metabolites as a result of nephrotoxicity.
Bright, J; Knight, R; Lenz, EM; Major, H; Wilson, ID, 2004
)
0.57
" CD40L displayed a gene dosage effect as heterozygous mice also showed reduction of autoantibody responses and immunopathology."( Costimulation requirements of induced murine systemic autoimmune disease.
Arnush, M; Hultman, P; Kono, DH; Pollard, KM, 2004
)
0.32
" Male Sprague-Dawley rats were dosed via intraperitoneal injection once daily for mercuric chloride and amphotericin (up to 7 doses), while a single dose was given for all other compounds."( Prediction of nephrotoxicant action and identification of candidate toxicity-related biomarkers.
Afshari, CA; Bass, MB; Cosenza, ME; Fitzpatrick, VD; Galambos, E; Healy, L; Hu, R; Nordone, PJ; Sullivan, L; Thukral, SK, 2005
)
0.55
"The production of ascorbic acid and malondialdehyde was related to the dosage of mercuric chloride."( Changes in ascorbic acid and malondialdehyde in rats after exposure to mercury.
Hijova, E; Nistiar, F; Sipulova, A, 2005
)
0.55
" In a dose-response inhibition study, this mutant was 20 times more sensitive to mercury than wild-type AqpZ and four times more sensitive than T183C."( Structural basis of aquaporin inhibition by mercury.
Savage, DF; Stroud, RM, 2007
)
0.34
" Springtails were exposed to aqueous solutions with a range of concentrations of HgCl2 and subsequently exposed to a range of low temperatures (cold shock) in order to model the dose-response surface (using survival as toxicity parameter)."( Exposure to mercury reduces cold tolerance in the springtail Folsomia candida.
Aubail, A; Damgaard, C; Holmstrup, M, 2008
)
0.35
" Lower levels of progesterone and higher levels of pituitary luteinizing hormone (LH) were found in the high HgCl2 group compared to controls, whereas pituitary follicle stimulating hormone levels (FSH), while not significant, showed a dose-response relationship to HgCl2 levels."( The effects of chronic mercuric chloride ingestion in female Sprague-Dawley rats on fertility and reproduction.
Abdelmageed, Y; Braden, TD; Heath, JC; Nichols, AC; Steffy, DA, 2009
)
0.66
" In rats treated with Sch B and HgCl2, HSP72, HSP25 and MTs were overexpressed in liver zones 1 and 3 irrespective of HgCl2 dosing schedules."( Schisandrin B stimulates a cytoprotective response in rat liver exposed to mercuric chloride.
Lavazza, A; Li Volti, G; Rezzani, R; Rodella, LF; Stacchiotti, A, 2009
)
0.58
" Intracellular Hg and PC concentrations increased with the Hg concentration in the culture medium, exhibiting a distinct dose-response relationship."( Changes in the non-protein thiol pool and production of dissolved gaseous mercury in the marine diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii under mercury exposure.
Bellini, B; Di Giuseppe, G; Dini, F; Fantozzi, L; Ferrara, R; Morelli, E, 2009
)
0.35
" Dose-response curves for the decrease in TR following exposure to each inhibitor were developed."( Transpiration response of 'slow-wilting' and commercial soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) genotypes to three aquaporin inhibitors.
Sadok, W; Sinclair, TR, 2010
)
0.36
" Treatment with 2,3-dimercaptopropanol (BAL) was started by intramuscular route after 16 hours at the dosage of 5 mg/kg body weight every 4 hours on days 2-3 and 3 mg/kg every 6 hours on days 4-5 and then every 12 hours on days 6-14 without adverse side effects."( Acute mercury intoxication and use of chelating agents.
Antonucci, S; Boscolo, M; Carmignani, M; Di Gioacchino, M; Volpe, AR,
)
0.13
" The SOD activity was almost unchanged on 1st day, it showed a dose-response effect on 7th day."( Toxic effects of HgCl2 on activities of SOD, AchE and relative expression of SOD, AChE, CYP1A1 of zebrafish.
Can, Z; Deli, L; Hui, G; Li, X; Wen, M; Yang, Y; Zhen, H, 2014
)
0.4
" IC50 values of the WT and mutants for the mercury compounds were derived from dose-response analyses."( Functional and molecular effects of mercury compounds on the human OCTN1 cation transporter: C50 and C136 are the targets for potent inhibition.
Galluccio, M; Iannì, M; Indiveri, C; Peta, V; Pochini, L; Scalise, M, 2015
)
0.42
" We utilized aqueous Hg/Se dosing molar ratios that were either above, below, or equal to 1 and measured the internal nematode total Hg and Se concentrations for the highest concentrations of each Se compound."( Antagonistic Growth Effects of Mercury and Selenium in Caenorhabditis elegans Are Chemical-Species-Dependent and Do Not Depend on Internal Hg/Se Ratios.
Diringer, SE; Hsu-Kim, H; Meyer, JN; Pan, WK; Rogers, LA; Wyatt, LH, 2016
)
0.43
"1% mercury dichloride solution at a dosage of 5 mg/kg with a study after 72 hours, which corresponded to the early polyuric stage of acute kidney injury and the development of no-reflow syndrome."( [THE USE OF MOLECULAR HYDROGEN IN CORRECTION OF NO-REFLOW SYNDROME IN THE POLYURIC STAGE OF SUBLIMATE NEPHROPATHY].
Arkchipova, L; Bilookyi, V; Kolesnik, O; Rohovyi, Y; Tsitrin, V, 2021
)
0.62
" For all metals, the dose-response curve followed a biphasic pattern that is typical of hormesis."( Thyroid Stem Cells But Not Differentiated Thyrocytes Are Sensitive to Slightly Increased Concentrations of Heavy Metals.
Franco, A; Gianì, F; Masto, R; Pandini, G; Trovato, MA; Vigneri, R, 2021
)
0.62
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Roles (1)

RoleDescription
sensitiserA chemical compound that causes a substantial proportion of exposed people or animals to develop an allergic reaction in normal tissue after repeated exposure to the compound.
[role information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Drug Classes (1)

ClassDescription
mercury coordination entity
[compound class information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Pathways (10)

PathwayProteinsCompounds
cyanidin dimalonylglucoside biosynthesis38
linustatin bioactivation010
podophyllotoxin glucosides metabolism014
galloylated catechin biosynthesis013
NAD/NADP-NADH/NADPH cytosolic interconversion (yeast)526
superpathway NAD/NADP - NADH/NADPH interconversion (yeast)1031
podophyllotoxin glucosides metabolism017
linamarin degradation215
dalcochinin biosynthesis17
cyanidin dimalonylglucoside biosynthesis48
superpathway NAD/NADP - NADH/NADPH interconversion1129
NAD/NADP-NADH/NADPH cytosolic interconversion626

Research

Studies (2,667)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-1990871 (32.66)18.7374
1990's737 (27.63)18.2507
2000's595 (22.31)29.6817
2010's400 (15.00)24.3611
2020's64 (2.40)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 58.56

According to the monthly volume, diversity, and competition of internet searches for this compound, as well the volume and growth of publications, there is estimated to be very strong demand-to-supply ratio for research on this compound.

MetricThis Compound (vs All)
Research Demand Index58.56 (24.57)
Research Supply Index7.95 (2.92)
Research Growth Index4.39 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index104.78 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index2.04 (0.95)

This Compound (58.56)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials2 (0.07%)5.53%
Reviews40 (1.42%)6.00%
Case Studies58 (2.05%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other2,725 (96.46%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]