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MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY
Volume 333, Issue 2, Pages 151-159Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2010.12.027
Keywords
Dioxin; Ahr; Antiestrogen; Prl; LH; Estradiol
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- NIH [RO1ES08774]
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Arylhydrocarbon receptor (Ahr) activation by 2,3,7,8-tetrachlordibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) interferes with female reproductive functions, but there is little information on the specific targets of TCDD in the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis. In these studies, we found that TCDD upregulated known AhR target genes, cytochrome p450 1a1 (Cyp1a1),Cyp1a2 and Cyp1b1 in the rat pituitary gland. Moreover, 75% of pituitary lactotropes and 45% of gonadotropes contained Ahr mRNA, and most Ahr-containing cells were estrogen receptor 1 (Esr1)-positive. TCDD abrogated estradiol (E-2)-induced prolactin (Prl) expression in vivo and in vitro; conversely, E-2 blocked TCDD upregulation of luteinizing hormone beta (Lhb) and glycoprotein hormone alpha polypeptide (Cga) expression. TCDD had no effect on levels of Ahr mRNA, but upregulated Esr1 mRNA. E-2 independently repressed Ahr and Esr1 expression and blocked TCDD upregulation of Esr1. Thus, complex interactions between Ahr and Esr alter Prl and luteinizing hormone (LH) synthesis by direct actions in lactotropes and gonadotropes. These findings provide important insights into how TCDD disrupts female reproductive functions. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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