Long-term dietary administration of diethyl phthalate triggers loss of insulin sensitivity in two key insulin target tissues of mice.

Human & Experimental Toxicology
Shirsha Mondal, Sutapa Mukherjee

Abstract

Over the past years, a growing body of work has linked numerous pervasive environmental chemicals with a multitude of adverse reproductive, developmental, behavioral, and metabolic changes in humans and animal models. Plasticizers include a wide variety of phthalate esters that are extensively used in a host of personal day care and cosmetic products. Many population-based studies have indicated a close association between diethyl phthalate (DEP) and diabetes albeit the mechanisms remain much unexplored. Presently, we report that long-term dietary administration of DEP to adult male Swiss albino mice at two different concentrations mirroring the recommended tolerable doses, severely impaired insulin signaling in hepatocytes and adipocytes. This was concomitant with sustained oxidative stress from the overactivation of NADPH oxidase 2, a major intracellular source of reactive oxygen species, in both the cell types. The present study provides evidences of the onset of insulin resistance in mice after chronic exposure to DEP in diet even at lower levels. This, in turn, can have serious pathological consequences with ultimate manifestations of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome (MetS). Thus, by disrupting the central metabolic ...Continue Reading

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enzyme linked immunosorbent assay

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