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ArticleJournal of nutritional science2026

Monocrotaline toxicity in rats: decreased lung retinol and elevated alpha-tocopherol levels in lung and liver.

Richard Carleton Baybutt, Vance La Baron Smith, Donovan Gabriel Kearns, Samuel Bryce Stafford

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Richard Carleton BaybuttDepartment of Human Nutrition, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8569-3488
Vance La Baron SmithDepartment of Human Nutrition, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA.
Donovan Gabriel KearnsDepartment of Applied Health Science, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL, USA.
Samuel Bryce StaffordDepartment of Nutrition Science, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7486-050X

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Abstract

Monocrotaline (MCT) induces lung injury and pulmonary hypertension (PH) by a mechanism that is in part due to oxidative stress. The purpose of this study was to determine how MCT affected nutrient antioxidants retinol and alpha-tocopherol in a rat lung and liver. Rats were fed a purified diet (AIN-93G) one-week prior to a subcutaneous injection of MCT (60 mg/kg) and remained on the diet throughout the study. Three weeks after injection, the animals were euthanized, and the lungs and livers were analyzed for retinol, alpha-tocopherol, phospholipid (PL), and cholesterol content. Lung retinol concentrations were significantly lower in MCT-treated rats, 2.0 ± 1.2 (nmol/g lung) vs. vehicle control (VEH), 5.8 ± 1.4 (

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alpha-TocopherolLiverLungMonocrotalineVitamin AAnimalsAntioxidantsCholesterolHypertension, PulmonaryMaleOxidative StressPhospholipidsRatsRats, Sprague-Dawleyalpha-TocopherolAntioxidantsCholesterolMonocrotalinePhospholipidsVitamin AAlpha-tocopherolLiverLungMonocrotalineVitamin A

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PMID41737349
PMCPMC12926668

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