Alterations in thyroid function in female Sprague-Dawley rats following chronic treatment with 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
C H SewallG W Lucier

Abstract

2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) is a multisite carcinogen. Although the hepatocarcinogenic actions of TCDD have received the most attention, it has been demonstrated in several rodent carcinogenicity bioassays that TCDD causes a dose-related increase in thyroid follicular cell adenomas and carcinomas. The purpose of the present experiment was to investigate the dose-response relationship for thyroid function alterations in female Sprague-Dawley rats following chronic treatment with TCDD. TCDD was administered via oral gavage biweekly for 30 weeks at average daily equivalent doses of 0.1-125 ng/kg/day, thereby more than encompassing the dose range historically used in previous TCDD rodent bioassays. The endpoints examined include serum levels of thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine (T3), and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). In addition, the induction of the dioxin-responsive genes UDP-glucuronosyltransferase-1 (UGT1) and cytochrome P450 1A1 (CYP1A1) in liver were measured using reverse-transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). In agreement with previous hypotheses, TCDD appears to alter thyroid function via a secondary mechanism, namely increased excretion of T4-glucuronide resulting from TCDD induction of UGT1....Continue Reading

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