Peroxisome induction studies on seven phthalate esters

Barber, ED; Astill, BD; Moran, EJ; Schneider, BF; Gray, TJB; Lake, BG; Evans, JG

HERO ID

674933

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Journal Article

Year

1987

Language

English

PMID

3617071

HERO ID 674933
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Year 1987
Title Peroxisome induction studies on seven phthalate esters
Authors Barber, ED; Astill, BD; Moran, EJ; Schneider, BF; Gray, TJB; Lake, BG; Evans, JG
Journal Toxicology and Industrial Health
Volume 3
Issue 2
Page Numbers 7-24
Abstract Seven phthalate esters, representing a variety of chain lengths and degrees of branching in the alcohol moiety, were tested for their ability to produce peroxisome proliferation in the Fischer 344 rat. Di(2-ethylhexyl)adipate (DEHA) was tested using the same protocol and di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) was run with each study as an internal control. Each ester was administered in the feed for a period of 21 days at levels of 2.5%, 1.2% and either 0.6% or 0.3%. DEHP and DEHA were also fed at levels of 0.1% and 0.01%. The animals were sacrificed and samples of liver were prepared for both light and electron microscopy. Serum samples were assayed for both triglyceride and cholesterol. The remaining portion of the liver was homogenized and assayed for cyanide-insensitive palmitoyl-CoA oxidation, lauric acid 11-hydroxylase and lauric acid 12-hydroxylase. The results show that there is approximately a ten-fold difference between the weakest and strongest esters in terms of their potency to induce changes in relative liver weight and in several of the biochemical parameters. In general, the longer chain esters were more potent than the shorter chain ones, and branched chain esters seemed more potent than straight. Several statistical analyses of the dataset have been performed and all render similar conclusions. The results of one of these evaluations are presented elsewhere in this volume (Lin, 1987).
Doi 10.1177/074823378700300203
Pmid 3617071
Wosid WOS:A1987H958700003
Url http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/074823378700300203
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Keyword Fischer 344 rat; peroxisome proliferation; phthalate esters; structure/activity relationships
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