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unithiol

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Description

Unithiol: A chelating agent used as an antidote to heavy metal poisoning. [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID2724039
SCHEMBL ID164318
MeSH IDM0022297

Synonyms (61)

Synonym
unithiol
dimaval
4076-02-2
1-propanesulfonic acid, 2,3-dimercapto-, monosodium salt
unitiol
sodium 2,3-dithiolpropanesulfonate
sodium 2,3-dimercaptopropanesulphonate
2,3-dimercaptopropanesulfonic acid sodium salt
2,3-dimercaptopropane-1-sulfonate sodium
2,3-dimercapto-1-propanesulfonic acid sodium salt
2,3-dimercaptopropane sodium sulphonate
sodium 2,3-dimercaptopropane-1-sulfonate
einecs 223-796-3
sodium 2,3-bis(sulfanyl)propane-1-sulfonate
(+)-2,3-dimercapto-1-propanesulfonate sodium salt
1-propanesulfonic acid, 2,3-dimercapto-, sodium salt, (+)-
niosh/tz6420100
TZ64201000
(+)-dmps
d-2,3-dimercapto-1-propanesulfonic acid sodium salt
AKOS015967317
690vn2l7tk ,
unii-690vn2l7tk
FT-0609675
sodium 2,3-disulfanylpropane-1-sulfonate
STL372655
l-2,3-dimercapto-1-propanesulfonic acid sodium salt
(-)-2,3-dimercapto-1-propanesulfonate sodium salt
TZ64200500
1-propanesulfonic acid, 2,3-dimercapto-, sodium salt, (-)-
niosh/tz6420050
(-)-dmps
AKOS015898653
sodium 2,3-dimercapto-1-propanesulfonate
sodium 2,3-dimercaptopropanesulfonate
dmps (sodium salt)
1-propanesulfonic acid, 2,3-dimercapto-, sodium salt (1:1)
sodium 2,3-dimercapto-sulfonate
2,3-dimercapto-1-propanesulfonic acid sodium salt [mi]
sodium dimercaptopropane sulfonate
sodium 2,3-dimercapto-1-propanesulphonate
unithiol [mart.]
unithiol [who-dd]
sodium dimercaptopropane sulphonate
sodium dimercaptopropanesulphonate
dimercaptopropane sulfonic acid sodium salt
2,3-dimercaptopropane-1-sulphonate sodium
SCHEMBL164318
AKOS025247942
FGGPAWQCCGEWTJ-UHFFFAOYSA-M
Q-201912
AS-64437
mfcd00007523
sodium;2,3-bis(sulfanyl)propane-1-sulfonate
Q26841293
AMY22488
H10946
37260-06-3
DTXSID40958410
A923350
c3h7nao3s3

Research Excerpts

Toxicity

Unithiol diminishes toxic action of cysteamine, AET, and disulfide of WR-1065 on mice. Administration of unithiol before administration of cystamine decreases toxic effect of the last.

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" BAL given following arsenite was not able to ameliorate the developmentally toxic effects of arsenite seen in mice, whereas treatment with DMPS at 150 and 300 mg/kg showed significant protective effects against arsenite embryotoxicity and teratogenicity."( Amelioration by BAL (2,3-dimercapto-1-propanol) and DMPS (sodium 2,3-dimercapto-1-propanesulfonic acid) of arsenite developmental toxicity in mice.
Bosque, MA; Corbella, J; Domingo, JL; Llobet, JM, 1992
)
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" There were no maternal toxic effects, and no treatment-related changes were recorded in the number of total implants, resorption, the number of live and dead fetuses, fetal body weight or fetal sex distribution data."( Evaluation of the developmental toxicity of 2,3-dimercapto-1-propanesulfonate (DMPS) in mice. Effect on mineral metabolism.
Bosque, MA; Corbella, J; Domingo, JL; Llobet, JM; Paternain, JL, 1990
)
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" Conversely, unitiol potentiated the acute toxic effect of 5-fluorouracil, bleomycetin and vincristine which was matched by body weight loss following treatment with cytostatic drugs."( [Action of unithiol on the toxic effect of antitumor preparations].
Donenko, FV, 1985
)
0.27
" The order of toxicity of the arsenic compounds to the worms was PDA > arsenite > arsenate (24 h LD50 values were 189."( Evaluation of three antidotes on arsenic toxicity in the common earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris).
Chien, PK; Furst, A; Li, W,
)
0.13
"It has been shown that unithiol diminishes toxic action of cysteamine, AET, and disulfide of WR-1065 on mice."( [Decrease of toxic effects of aminothiol radiation-protective agents and increase of chemical protection action against ionizing radiation by the use of unithiol].
Bol'shakova, OI; Grachev, SA; Korolva, IK; Nikanorova, NG; Sverdlov, AG,
)
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" Addition of 200 microM DMPS to the bath provided complete protection from the toxic effects of 20 microM inorganic mercury in the lumen."( Mechanisms of action of 2,3-dimercaptopropane-1-sulfonate and the transport, disposition, and toxicity of inorganic mercury in isolated perfused segments of rabbit proximal tubules.
Barfuss, DW; Cannon, VT; Parks, LD; Zalups, RK, 1998
)
0.3
"In experiments with dogs it was shown that administration of unithiol before administration of cystamine decreases toxic effect of the last: period of excitation induced by cystamine is shortened, the time of emetic reaction decreases and expression of the emetic reaction to this preparation is diminished, the recorded EKG changes of conditions of heart decrease."( [Effect of unithiol on cystamine toxicity in dogs].
Grachev, SA; Nikanorova, NG; Sverdlov, AG; Timoshenko, SI,
)
0.13
" In dependence on the length of the alkyl chains these organotins exert toxic effects on the immune system, the bile duct, liver and pancreas."( Antidotal effects of 2,3-dimercaptopropane-1-sulfonic acid (DMPS) and meso-2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) on the organotoxicity of dibutyltin dichloride (DBTC) in rats.
Hennighausen, G; Kröning, G; Merkord, J; Weber, H, 2000
)
0.31
"Mercury exposure is the second-most common cause of toxic metal poisoning."( Mercury toxicity and antioxidants: Part 1: role of glutathione and alpha-lipoic acid in the treatment of mercury toxicity.
Patrick, L, 2002
)
0.31
"Efforts have been made to minimize the toxic effect caused by beryllium."( Analysis of time-dependent recovery from beryllium toxicity following chelation therapy and antioxidant supplementation.
Johri, S; Sharma, P; Shrivastava, S; Shukla, S, 2004
)
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"Mercury is a toxic heavy metal which is widely dispersed in nature."( Mercury toxicity and treatment: a review of the literature.
Bernhoft, RA, 2012
)
0.38
" During the treatment, clinical observations and 24-h urine copper excretion as well as adverse effects of medicines were recorded and analyzed."( Clinical efficacy and safety of chelation treatment with typical penicillamine in cross combination with DMPS repeatedly for Wilson's disease.
Chen, L; Fang, F; Li, XF; Liu, Y; Xu, SQ; Zhu, HY, 2013
)
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" DMSA has considerably lower toxicity than the classic heavy metal antagonist BAL (2,3-dimercaptopropanol) and is also less toxic than DMPS."( Metal chelators and neurotoxicity: lead, mercury, and arsenic.
Aaseth, J; Bjørklund, G; Mutter, J, 2017
)
0.46
" The clinical efficacies, adverse reactions, and results of the various hematological and biochemical investigations were recorded for statistical analysis."( Evaluation of efficacy and safety of gandouling plus sodium dimercaptosulphonate in treatment of patients with neurological Wilson's disease from China.
Chen, H; Guo, Y; Han, H; Li, L; Li, Y; Wang, M; Xie, D; Zhang, J, 2018
)
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"76% of the WD patients experienced mild adverse reactions, including neurological deterioration in 5 patients (7."( Evaluation of efficacy and safety of gandouling plus sodium dimercaptosulphonate in treatment of patients with neurological Wilson's disease from China.
Chen, H; Guo, Y; Han, H; Li, L; Li, Y; Wang, M; Xie, D; Zhang, J, 2018
)
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Compound-Compound Interactions

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") combined with diazepam (1."( [Antidotal effects of 2,3-dimercaptopropane-1-sulfonate sodium (DMPS) and combined with diazepam on acute poisoning caused by sodium ammonium dimethyl-2-propano-1,3-dithiosulfate monohydrate (SCD)].
Chen, ZK; Hu, GX; Lu, ZQ, 1992
)
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"Short-term decopper-ing treatment with DMPS alone has no significant effect on hepatic function and serum fibrosis indexes in WD patients, while combined with GD IV, it can improve liver function and display an anti-fibrosis effect through inhibiting the serum TIMP-1 level and increasing the ratio of MMP-1/TIMP-1."( [Effect of Gandou Decoction IV combined with short-term decoppering therapy with sodium dimercapto-sulphonate on serum indexes of hepatic fibrosis in patients with Wilson' s disease].
Hu, JY; Xue, BC; Yang, RM, 2007
)
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"In vitro activity of interferon-alpha-2b in combination with various antioxidants against the influenza virus and Herpes simplex was studied."( [Antiviral activity of recombinant interferon-alpha-2b in combination with certain antioxidant].
Deriabin, PG; Galegov, GA; Vasil'ev, AN, 2011
)
0.37
"The aim of this study was to assess the clinical efficacy and safety of chelation treatment with penicillamine (PCA) in cross combination with sodium 2, 3-dimercapto-1-propane sulfonate (DMPS) repeatedly in patients with Wilson's disease (WD)."( Clinical efficacy and safety of chelation treatment with typical penicillamine in cross combination with DMPS repeatedly for Wilson's disease.
Chen, L; Fang, F; Li, XF; Liu, Y; Xu, SQ; Zhu, HY, 2013
)
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Bioavailability

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" The oral bioavailability of the parent drug was found in a separate study to be 39%."( Determination and metabolism of dithiol chelating agents. XVI: Pharmacokinetics of 2,3-dimercapto-1-propanesulfonate after intravenous administration to human volunteers.
Aposhian, HV; Bruce, DC; Dart, RC; Hurlbut, KM; Maiorino, RM; Mayersohn, M, 1994
)
0.29

Dosage Studied

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" Equimolar dosing schedules were used based upon realistic doses for the most toxic agent, BAL."( Evaluation of the efficacy of dimercapto chelating agents for the treatment of systemic organic arsenic poisoning in rabbits.
Bright, JE; Inns, RH; Marrs, TC; Rice, P, 1990
)
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"The sodium salt of 2,3-dimercaptopropane-1-sulfonic acid (DMPS), a water soluble metal complexing agent, was administered to four groups of pregnant Swiss mice at 0, 70, 210, and 630 mg/kg/day by two dosing schedules: gestation day 14 until birth (prenatal exposure), and gestation day 14 until postnatal day 21 (pre- and postnatal section)."( Evaluation of the developmental effects on mice after prenatal, or pre- and postnatal exposure to 2,3-dimercaptopropane-1-sulfonic acid (DMPS).
Bosque, MA; Corbella, J; Domingo, JL; Ortega, A, 1990
)
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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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" A dose-response study showed that the highest dose of DMPS (200 mumol/kg, ip) removed Pb from kidneys, liver, and bone, while the lower doses (25 and 50 mumol/kg) chelated Pb only from the kidneys."( Chelation of lead by dimercaptopropane sulfonate and a possible diagnostic use.
Cherian, MG; Twarog, T, 1984
)
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" The low toxicity of DMPS and DMSA compared to BAL enabled doses of 160 mumol kg-1 on a more prolonged dosing schedule to be used for DMPS and DMSA."( Efficacy of dimercapto chelating agents for the treatment of poisoning by percutaneously applied dichloro(2-chlorovinyl)arsine in rabbits.
Inns, RH; Rice, P, 1993
)
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" Determination of the comparative dose-response relationships of DMSA and Mi-ADMS on corporal and renal mercury concentrations revealed the monoester to be more active than DMSA on both parameters at each dose used."( meso-2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid monoalkyl esters: effects on mercury levels in mice.
Gale, GR; Jones, MM; Singh, PK; Smith, AB, 1993
)
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"The toxicity of an agent or the therapeutic effect of a drug may be assessed by a dose-response study."( Exact power computation for dose-response studies.
Hirji, KF; Tang, ML; Vollset, SE, 1995
)
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" As mechanisms for the reduced methylation efficiency, the saturation of the enzymatic process of arsenic methylation, the high dosage of antidote DMPS, which might inhibit the activity of the methyl transferases, and analytical reasons are discussed."( Arsenic species excretion after dimercaptopropanesulfonic acid (DMPS) treatment of an acute arsenic trioxide poisoning.
Angerer, J; Heinrich-Ramm, R; Horn, J; Schaller, H, 2003
)
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" Rats were dosed with 4 different doses of dimehypo: 1/16, 1/8, 1/4 and 1/2 of LD50 respectively(the LD50 of dimehypo is 342 mg/kg)."( [The activity of blood cholinesterase in rats exposed to dimethypo after drug intervention].
Chen, Y; Lu, A; Shen, X; Wan, W; Xu, M; Zou, H, 2002
)
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" Better effects could be achieved with earlier use of high dosage GABA or Na-DMPS."( The antidotal effects of high-dosage gamma-aminobutyric acid on acute tetramine poisoning as compared with sodium dimercaptopropane sulfonate.
Han, J; Sun, P; Weng, Y, 2007
)
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"Eighty male SD rats were randomizedly divided into: the normal control group (n=8), NA-DMPS control group (n=8), the PQ group (n=32, the rats were intraperitoneally injected with 1% PQ solution at the dosage of 20 mg/kg) and the NA-DMPS protected group (n=32)."( [Oxidative stress of acute paraquat poisoned rats and sodium dimercaptopropane sulfonate intervention].
He, F; He, XY; Hong, GL; Li, JR; Liang, H; Lu, ZQ; Qiu, QM; Zhao, GJ, 2009
)
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" Cd(2+) is a related environmental pollutant that is of increasing public health concern due to a demonstrated dose-response between urinary Cd level and an increased risk of diabetes."( Structural characterization of Cd²⁺ complexes in solution with DMSA and DMPS.
Gailer, J; George, GN; Pickering, IJ; Zeini Jahromi, E, 2014
)
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[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (492)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-1990151 (30.69)18.7374
1990's116 (23.58)18.2507
2000's139 (28.25)29.6817
2010's73 (14.84)24.3611
2020's13 (2.64)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials22 (3.77%)5.53%
Reviews24 (4.11%)6.00%
Case Studies65 (11.13%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other473 (80.99%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Clinical Trials (1)

Trial Overview

TrialPhaseEnrollmentStudy TypeStart DateStatus
CDRM Study: Computer-assisted Diabetes Risk Management-evaluation of a Medical Care Approach to Support Secondary and Tertiary Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Its Complications [NCT01556529]405 participants (Actual)Interventional2007-06-30Completed
[information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024]