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TOXICOLOGY LETTERS
卷 225, 期 3, 页码 392-400出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2014.01.006
关键词
Endocrine disruption chemicals; Chronic exposure; Fat metabolism; Lipid accumulation; Mice
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资金
- National Basic Research Program of China [2010CB126100]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21277128, 21107098]
- Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University [IRT13096]
- Scientific Innovation Program for University Students in Zhejiang Province [2013R403076]
We evaluated the effects of a 20-week chronic exposure of mice to a low dose of cypermethrin (CYP), atrazine (ATZ) and 17 alpha-ethynyestradiol (EE2) on energy metabolism. Here, male mice were exposed to 50 mu g/kg BW/day CYP, 100 mu g/kg BW/day ATZ or 1 mu g/kg BW/day EE2 supplied in their drinking water for 20 weeks. During the exposure, mice were fed a high energy diet (HD). The bodyweights were not significantly affected by chronic exposure to EDCs, while the serum-free fatty acids (FFA) levels, hepatic lipid accumulation and triacylglycerol (TG) contents increased significantly in the ATZ- and CYP-HD groups. To determine the mechanism involved, we determined the expression levels of the genes in the glucose and fat metabolism pathways in the liver and adipose tissue. The results showed that chronic exposure to ATZ and CYP increased the mRNA levels of a number of key genes involved in both the de novo FFA synthesis pathway and the transport of FFA from blood. The increased amount of FFA was partially consumed as energy through beta-oxidation in the mitochondria. Some of the FFA was used to synthesize TG in the liver by up-regulating primary genes, which resulted in increased TG levels and lipid accumulation. The results indicate that chronic exposure to EDCs has the potential to cause energy metabolic dysregulation and hepatotoxicity in mice. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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