Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY
Volume 31, Issue 9, Pages 1080-1090Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/tox.22117
Keywords
hexavalent chromium; DNA methylation; oxidative stress; drinking water
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81001242, 8147296]
- Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China [LY13H260002]
- Zhejiang Provincial Innovative Team of Ophthalmology [2009R50039]
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Hexavalent chromium [Cr (VI)] is prevalent in ground water in some areas, but evidence on the toxic effects of Cr (VI) via ingestion through drinking water remains insufficient. The aims of our study were to investigate the toxic effects of Cr (VI) through oral water ingestion on oxidative stress and DNA methylation. Thirty-two Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into four groups, and exposed to porassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7; 0, 30, 100, and 300 mg/L) in drinking water for 4 weeks. Mean body weight gain, mean water consumption, clinical chemistry determinations, and oxidative stress levels in plasma were measured. Global DNA methylation changes and DNA methylation status at the promoter of p16 gene were also detected. After 4 weeks, mild anemic effects and increased plasma malondialdehyde (MDA) levels occurred in rats exposed to 100 mg/L or 300 mg/L of Cr (VI). Plasma glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activity decreased in all exposed groups. Global DNA methylation levels were reduced in 100 mg/L and 300 mg/L exposure groups. However, DNA methylation status at the promoter of P16 gene remained unchanged in all K(2)Cr(2)O(7-)treated groups. The correlation analysis indicated that increased MDA levels were closely correlated to global DNA hypomethylation. Our results indicated that oral ingestion of Cr (VI) through drinking water caused not only oxidative stress in plasma, but also global DNA hypomethylation in blood cells from male rats, and a good correlation was found between increased MDA levels and reduced global DNA methylation. (c) 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Environ Toxicol 31: 1080-1090, 2016.
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