期刊
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
卷 625, 期 -, 页码 657-666出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.251
关键词
Short-chain chlorinated paraffins; Thyroid disruption; Hepatic metabolism; Thyroid hormone; Constitutive androstane receptor
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21337002, 21277141, 21707140]
- Chinese National Basic Research Program [2015CB453100]
Short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) are known to disturb thyroid hormone (TH) homeostasis in rodents. However, the mechanism remains to be fully characterized. In this study, male Sprague Dawley rats received SCCPs (0, 1, 10, or 100 mg/kg/day) via gavage once a day for consecutive 28 days. Plasma and hepatic TH concentrations, thyrocyte structure, as well as thyroid and hepatic mRNA and protein levels of genes associated with TH homeostasis were examined. Moreover, we performed molecular docking to predict interactions between constitutive androstane receptor (CAR), a key regulator in xenobiotic-induced TH metabolism, with different SCCP molecules. Exposure to SCCPs significantly decreased the circulating free thyroxine (T-4) and triiodothyronine (T-3) levels, but increased thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels by a feedback mechanism. Decreased hepatic T-4 and increased hepatic T-3 levels were also seen after 100 mg/kg/day SCCPs exposure. SCCPs didn't show any significant effects on the expression of thyroid TH synthesis genes or thyrocyte structure. However, stimulation effects were observed for mRNA and protein levels of hepatic uridine diphosphoglucuronosyl transferase (UGT) 1A1 and organic anion transporter 2, suggesting an accelerated TH metabolism in rat liver. The increased cytochrome P450 2B1 but not 1A1 mRNA and protein levels indicated that the CAR signaling was activated by SCCPs exposure. According to docking analysis, SCCPs form hydrophobic interactions with CAR and the binding affinity shows dependency on chlorine content. Overall, our data showed that CAR implicated enhancement of hepatic TH influx and degradation could be the main cause for SCCPs induced TH deficiency in male rats. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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