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- Title
Vitamin D metabolism impairment in the rat’s offspring following maternal exposure to <sup>137</sup>cesium.
- Authors
Tissandie, E.; Guéguen, Y.; Lobaccaro, J. M. A.; Grandcolas, L.; Grison, S.; Aigueperse, J.; Souidi, M.
- Abstract
Previous works clearly showed that chronic contamination by 137cesium alters vitamin D metabolism. Since children are known to be a high-risk group for vitamin D metabolism disorders, effects of 137Cs on vitamin D biosynthetic pathway were investigated in newborn rats. The experiments were performed in 21-day-old male offspring of dams exposed to 137Cs in their drinking water at a dose of 6,500 Bq/l (150 Bq/rat/day) during the lactation period. Significant modifications of blood calcium (−7%, P < 0.05), phosphate (+80%, P < 0.01) and osteocalcin (−25%, P < 0.05) levels were observed in contaminated offspring, associated with an increase of blood vitamin D3 (+25%, P < 0.01). Besides, decreased expression levels of cyp2r1 and cyp27b1 (−26 and −39%, respectively, P < 0.01) were measured in liver and kidney suggesting a physiological adaptation in response to the rise in vitamin D level. Expressions of vdr, ecac1, cabp-d28k, ecac2 and cabp-9k involved in renal and intestinal calcium transport were unaffected. Altogether, these data show that early exposure to post-accidental doses of 137Cs induces the alteration of vitamin D metabolism, associated with a dysregulation of mineral homeostasis.
- Publication
Archives of Toxicology, 2009, Vol 83, Issue 4, p357
- ISSN
0340-5761
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1007/s00204-008-0351-5