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TOXICOLOGY LETTERS
Volume 217, Issue 1, Pages 67-74Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2012.12.001
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Concanavalin A; Pro-inflammatory cytokines; Hepatitis; Hepatomegaly; Perfluorooctane sulfonate
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- 3M Company (St. Paul, MN, USA)
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Exposure of rodents to perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) induces pronounced hepatomegaly associated with significant alterations in hepatic histophysiology and immune status. The present investigation was designed to evaluate the effects of this perfluorochemical on immune-mediated liver damage. Accordingly, the influence of both sub-acute (10 days), moderate-dose (0.004%, w/w = 6 +/- 1.3 mg/kg body weight/day) or short-term (28 days), low-dose (0.0001%, w/w = 144 +/- 4 mu g/kg body weight/day) dietary pretreatment with PFOS on the development of concanavalin A (Con A)-induced liver damage in mice was examined. With either regimen of exposure, PFOS exacerbated the acute liver damage caused by Con A, i.e., elevated serum levels of transaminases and led to more pronounced damage of hepatic tissue. This exacerbation was associated with either reduced (moderate dose) or unaltered (low dose) hepatic levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and interferon gamma (IFN-gamma). Moreover, hepatic DNA fragmentation was enhanced, particularly following short-term exposure to a low-dose. Our findings suggest that exposure to PFOS may sensitize hepatic parenchymal cells to other insults that activate the hepatic immune system and thereby exacerbate liver damage during acute inflammation. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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