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Disruption of the thyroid system by diethylstilbestrol and ioxynil in the sea bream (Sparus aurata)

dc.contributor.authorMorgado, Isabel
dc.contributor.authorCampinho, Marco António
dc.contributor.authorCosta, Rita
dc.contributor.authorJacinto, R.
dc.contributor.authorPower, Deborah
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-24T10:20:34Z
dc.date.available2014-10-24T10:20:34Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractSome environmental contaminants are thought to cause disruption of the thyroid system in vertebrates acting as endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). Such chemicals may affect synthesis, transport and metabolism of thyroid hormones (THs). Ioxynil (IOX) and diethylstilbestrol (DES) are potential EDCs with strong affinity in vitro for sea bream transthyretin (TTR), a TH distributor protein (THDP). The aim of the present study was to establish how such chemicals influence the thyroid axis in sea bream (Sparus aurata). DES, IOX and propilthyouracil (PTU, a goitrogen) were administered in the diet to sea bream juveniles at 1 mg/kg fish (n = 14/treatment) for 21 days. After exposure plasma TH levels, quantified by RIA, were similar to those of control fish (p > 0.05) in all treatment groups. Analysis by quantitative PCR revealed that all treatments down-regulated TSH gene transcription (p < 0.05) in the brain and pituitary and deiodinase II and III transcription in the brain (p < 0.001). In contrast, PTU caused DII up-regulation in the liver (p < 0.05). Thyroid receptor beta (TR ) transcription was down-regulated in the pituitary by PTU (p < 0.001) and DES (p < 0.05). TTR plasma levels, quantified by ELISA, were elevated by all the chemicals including PTU (p < 0.001) which also increased TTR gene transcription in the liver (p < 0.05). Thyroid histology indicated follicular hyperstimulation in all treatments with marked hyperplasia, hypertrophy and colloid depletion in the PTU group. It appears therefore, that in vitro TTR-binders, IOX and DES, can strongly influence several components of the fish thyroid system in vivo but that the thyroid axis may have the ability to maintain or re-establish plasma TH homeostasis.por
dc.description.sponsorshipWe thank Dr. Pedro Guerreiro, Nadia Silva and Bruno Louro for their assistance in the experiments.Work co-financed by POCI 2010 and the European social fund attributed by the Portuguese National Science Foundation (FCT) to project POCTI/CVT/38703/2001, Pluriannual project to CCMAR and a PhD fellowship to IM (SFRH/BD/6091/2001). The funding sources were not directly involved in the research or article preparation.por
dc.identifier.citationIsabel Morgado, Marco A. Campinho, Rita Costa, Rita Jacinto, Deborah M. Power, "Disruption of the thyroid system by diethylstilbestrol and ioxynil in the sea bream (Sparus aurata)" in Aquatic Toxicology 92 (2009) 271–280.por
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2009.02.015
dc.identifier.issn0166-445X
dc.identifier.otherAUT: DPO00386;
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/5460
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherElsevierpor
dc.subjectEndocrine disrupting chemicalspor
dc.subjectThyroid systempor
dc.subjectTeleost fishpor
dc.subjectTransthyretinpor
dc.subjectDiethylstilbestrolpor
dc.subjectIoxynilpor
dc.titleDisruption of the thyroid system by diethylstilbestrol and ioxynil in the sea bream (Sparus aurata)por
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage280por
oaire.citation.issue4por
oaire.citation.startPage271por
oaire.citation.titleAquatic Toxicologypor
oaire.citation.volume92por
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