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- Title
Effects of Concurrent Exposure to Tributyltin and 1,1-Dichloro-2,2 bis (p-chlorophenyl) ethylene (p,p′-DDE) on Immature Male Wistar Rats.
- Authors
Makita, Yuji; Omura, Minoru; Tanaka, Akiyo; Kiyohara, Chikako
- Abstract
Tributyltin and 1, 1-dichloro-2, 2 bis (p-chlorophenyl) ethylene (p,p′-DDE) have been ubiquitously distributed over the world. In Japan, p,p′-DDE and tributyltin are ingested through marine products, in which these substances are accumulated through bio-concentration and the food chain. However, the consequence of potential combined hazards of these substances remains unknown. Therefore, the effects of concurrent exposure to 125 ppm p,p′-DDE and 25 ppm tributyltin were investigated in immature male Wistar rats by oral administration during puberty. In this study, tributyltin promoted the growth of pubertal male rats, while p,p′-DDE itself did not affect the growth but inhibited the growth enhancement by tributyltin. Furthermore, tributyltin reduced thymus weight but p,p′-DDE also prevented this weight reduction. Neither development of male sexual accessory organs nor sexual maturation was affected even by concurrent exposure to p,p′-DDE and tributyltin. No significant changes of serum testosterone, luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone concentrations, and epididymal sperm numbers were observed with the administration of p,p′-DDE and/or tributyltin. These results indicate that sexual maturation, male reproductive organ development and sperm production is scarcely affected in immature male Wistar rats even by concurrent exposure to p,p′-DDE and tributyltin at a daily dose of ca. 2 mg/kg tributyltin and 10 mg/kg p,p′-DDE. Moreover, the simultaneous administration of p,p′-DDE with tributyltin counterbalanced the effects that were attributed to tributyltin alone.
- Subjects
TRIBUTYLTIN; ORGANOTIN compounds; ETHYLENE; TESTOSTERONE; LABORATORY rats; PHARMACODYNAMICS; TOXICOLOGY; PHARMACOLOGY
- Publication
Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, 2005, Vol 97, Issue 6, p364
- ISSN
1742-7835
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1742-7843.2005.pto_199.x