Polychlorinated biphenyls interfere with androgen-induced transcriptional activation and hormone binding

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
Cheryl L PortigalColleen C Nelson

Abstract

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are ubiquitous highly persistent manufactured chemicals known to bioaccumulate in the food chain. Exposure to PCBs has been implicated in a wide range of human health effects, including altering normal endocrine processes and reproductive function. However, very little is understood regarding the specific mechanisms by which PCBs may exert their effects in biological systems. We have examined the ability of PCBs to interfere with transcriptional activation of the androgen receptor (AR) and glucocorticoid receptor (GR) in an in vitro transcription-based reporter assay system. Four Aroclor PCB mixtures were found to antagonize AR-mediated transcription in the presence of the natural AR ligand dihydrotestosterone (DHT). The antagonistic activity of Aroclor mixtures increased in the following order: 1260 < 1242 < 1254 < 1248. These Aroclor mixtures had no discernible effect on GR activity. Aroclor 1254 in the absence of DHT exhibited weak agonistic responses in a dose-dependent manner with AR. Within a series of individual congeners, congeners 42, 128, and 138 are shown to antagonize AR activity. These congeners all share a common core chlorine substitution pattern. Ligand-binding studies demonstrat...Continue Reading

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