Disease relevance of arsorous acid

• Angiosarcoma of the liver associated with Fowler's solution (potassium arsenite) [1].
• Topical nitrogen mustard, potassium arsenite, tar ointments, and methoxsalene have been related to development of nonmelanotic skin cancers [2].
• Chronic toxicity of arsenous acid in rats with special reference to the dose-response [3].
• Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) associated with Staphylococcus spp. bacteremia, responsive to potassium arsenite 0.5% in a veterinary surgeon and his coworking wife, handling with CFS animal cases [4].

High impact information on arsorous acid

• Sodium arsenite, potassium arsenite, and Fowler's solution (arsenic trioxide dissolved in potassium bicarbonate) are equally active in the mouse bone marrow micronucleus assay (approximately 10 mg/kg by IP injection) [5].
• Some concentrations (0.2, 0.3, 0.5 and 1.0 ppm) of sodium arsenate (V) and potassium arsenite (III) were also applied to Vicia faba and all produced significant SCE frequencies, except 0.2 ppm of sodium arsenate [6].
• Thyroid iodine concentration and total thyroid iodine were determined by an automated technique by means of the ceric arsenious acid reaction in 42 males and 13 females [7].
• In a nationwide review of deaths from HAS in the United States, we identified seven cases with a history of prolonged use of Fowler's solution (inorganic potassium arsenite), which provide further support for the association of arsenic exposure and HAS [8].
• The results showed that although survival was comparable between K562 and K562TC cells after exposed to adriamycin, etoposide or arsenious acid, K562TC cells with elevated Bcl-2 protein expression level as identified by FCM or Western blotting revealed stronger resistance to apoptosis induced by serum withdrawal than their parental cells [9].

Associations of arsorous acid with other chemical compounds

• In addition, the 'chelating agent', sodium DL-2,3-dimercapto- -propanesulfonate (1.0 and 2.0 mM) was demonstrated to bind arsenous acid stronger in the presence of glutathione (7.5 mM) under these conditions (PBS buffer, pH 7.4, 37 degrees C) [10].
• The method known as the Sandell-Kolthoff reaction was adopted, in which the iodide in the urine samples catalyses the reduction of ceric ammonium sulphate (yellow colour) to the cerous form (colourless) in the presence of arsenious acid [11].
• A peregrine (Falco peregrinus), a merlin (Falco columbarius) and a saker falcon (Falco cherrug) with bumblefoot at different stages ranging from III to V, were all found to be carriers of micrococcus-like organisms in the blood and two of them were successfully treated with 0.5% potassium arsenite in low dosage given intravenously [12].

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