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ArticleToxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology2011

Dietary selenium as a modulator of PCB 126-induced hepatotoxicity in male Sprague-Dawley rats.

Ian K Lai, Yingtao Chai, Donald Simmons, Walter H Watson, Rommel Tan, Wanda M Haschek, Kai Wang, Bingxuan Wang, Gabriele Ludewig, Larry W Robertson

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23 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. PCB126 Inhibits the Activation of AMPK-CREB Signal Transduction Required for Energy Sensing in Liver.Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology · 2018
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  7. Sources and toxicities of phenolic polychlorinated biphenyls (OH-PCBs).Environmental science and pollution research international · 2018
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  8. Spatial distribution of metals within the liver acinus and their perturbation by PCB126.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2018
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  12. Dietary Manganese Modulates PCB126 Toxicity, Metal Status, and MnSOD in the Rat.Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology · 2016
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ian K LaiInterdisciplinary Graduate Program in Human Toxicology, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA.
Yingtao Chai
Donald Simmons
Walter H Watson
Rommel Tan
Wanda M Haschek
Kai Wang
Bingxuan Wang
Gabriele Ludewig
Larry W Robertson
University of Iowa · USUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · USUniversity of Louisville · US

Funding

Viral VectorP30CA086862 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI Douglas Robert Spitz · 2000 to 2026
$70.0M
Training CoreP42ES013661 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI HANS-JOACHIM LEHMLER · 2006 to 2026
$60.3M
Pulmonary Toxicology Facility CoreP30ES005605 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI Brandi Janssen · 1990 to 2026
$40.5M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA086862NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES005605NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES05605NIEHS NIH HHS P42 ES013661
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Homeostasis of selenium (Se), a critical antioxidant incorporated into amino acids and enzymes, is disrupted by exposure to aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) agonists. Here we examined the importance of dietary Se in preventing the toxicity of the most toxic polychlorinated biphenyl congener, 3,3',4,4',5-pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB 126), a potent AhR agonist. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed a modified AIN-93 diet with differing dietary Se levels (0.02, 0.2, and 2 ppm). Following 3 weeks of acclimatization, rats from each dietary group were given a single ip injection of corn oil (vehicle), 0.2, 1, or 5 μmol/kg body weight PCB 126, followed 2 weeks later by euthanasia. PCB exposure caused dose-dependent increases in liver weight and at the highest PCB 126 dose decreases in whole body weight gains. Hepatic cytochrome P-450 (CYP1A1) activity was significantly increased even at the lowest dose of PCB 126, indicating potent AhR activation. PCB exposure diminished hepatic Se levels in a dose-dependent manner, and this was accompanied by diminished Se-dependent glutathione peroxidase activity. Both these effects were partially mitigated by Se supplementation. Conversely, thioredoxin (Trx) reductase activity and Trx oxidation state, although significantly diminished in the lowest dietary Se groups, were not affected by PCB exposure. In addition, PCB 126-induced changes in hepatic copper, iron, manganese, and zinc were observed. These results demonstrate that supplemental dietary Se was not able to completely prevent the toxicity caused by PCB 126 but was able to increase moderately the levels of several key antioxidants, thereby maintaining them roughly at normal levels.

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Administration, OralAnimalsAntioxidantsChemical and Drug Induced Liver InjuryCytochrome P-450 CYP1A1Dose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug InteractionsLiverMaleOrgan SizeOrgan SpecificityOxidation-ReductionPolychlorinated BiphenylsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon3,4,5,3',4'-pentachlorobiphenylAntioxidantsCytochrome P-450 CYP1A1Polychlorinated BiphenylsReceptors, Aryl HydrocarbonSelenic AcidSelenium Compounds

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PMID21865291
PMCPMC3196656
OpenAlexW2128466839

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