Microarray analysis of T-2 toxin-induced liver, placenta and fetal liver lesions in pregnant rats
Pregnant rats on day 13 of gestation were treated orally with 2 mg/kg of T-2 toxin and sacrificed at 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 h after the treatment (HAT). Histopathologically, the number of apoptotic cells was increased in the liver, placenta and fetal liver (peaked at 6, 12 and 9–12 HAT, respectively). To...
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Published in | Experimental and toxicologic pathology : official journal of the Gesellschaft für Toxikologische Pathologie Vol. 57; no. 1; pp. 15 - 28 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Jena
Elsevier GmbH
01.08.2005
Elsevier |
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Summary: | Pregnant rats on day 13 of gestation were treated orally with 2
mg/kg of T-2 toxin and sacrificed at 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12
h after the treatment (HAT). Histopathologically, the number of apoptotic cells was increased in the liver, placenta and fetal liver (peaked at 6, 12 and 9–12 HAT, respectively). To examine the gene expression profiles, we performed microarray analysis of these tissues at two selected time points based on the results of the TdT-mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) staining. Increased expression of oxidative stress- and apoptosis-related genes was detected in the liver of dams, placenta and fetal liver of pregnant rats treated with T-2 toxin at the peak time point of apoptosis. Decreased expression of lipid metabolism- and drug-metabolizing enzyme-related genes was also detected in these tissues. The results suggested that the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway might be involved in the mechanism of T-2 toxin-induced apoptosis. In addition, increased expression of the
c-jun gene was consistently observed in these tissues. Our results suggest that the mechanism of T-2 toxin-induced toxicity in pregnant rats is due to oxidative stress followed by the activation of the MAPK pathway, finally inducing apoptosis. The
c-jun gene may play an important role in T-2 toxin-induced apoptosis. |
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ISSN: | 0940-2993 1618-1433 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.etp.2005.02.005 |