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Ahmadi R, Mirbahari SN, Ghornani vahed M. The Effects of Gasoline Vapor Inhalation on Serum Level of Testosterone and Testes Tissue in Male Rats. CASPIAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH RESEARCH 2020. [DOI: 10.29252/cjhr.5.2.34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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Browne P, Kleinstreuer NC, Ceger P, Deisenroth C, Baker N, Markey K, Thomas RS, Judson RJ, Casey W. Development of a curated Hershberger database. Reprod Toxicol 2018; 81:259-271. [PMID: 30205136 PMCID: PMC6711601 DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2018.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2018] [Revised: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 08/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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A systematic literature review was conducted to identify Hershberger bioassays for ∼3200 chemicals including those used to validate the OECD/US EPA guideline assay, US EPA's chemicals screened for endocrine activity, and the library of chemicals run in US EPA 's ToxCast in vitro assays. For 134 chemicals that met pre-defined criteria, experimental results were extracted into a database used to characterize uncertainty in results and evaluate the concordance of the Hershberger assay with other in vivo rodent studies that measure androgen-responsive endpoints. Of 25 chemicals tested in >1 Hershberger study, 28% had disagreements between studies (i.e. ≥1 positive and ≥1 negative study), and of the 65 chemicals tested in Hershberger studies and other in vivo studies with androgen-responsive endpoints, 43% indicated disagreements, though in some cases these may be explained by differences in study designs or physiology of the animal model. Ultimately, 49 chemicals were identified with reproducible androgen pathway responses confirmed in ≥2 in vivo rodent studies that could be considered reference chemicals useful for validating alternative methods.
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- NIH/NIEHS/DNTP/NICEATM, RTP, NC, USA
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Hwang DY, Cho JS, Oh JH, Shim SB, Jee SW, Lee SH, Seo SJ, Kang HG, Sheen YY, Lee SH, Kim YK. An In Vivo Bioassay for Detecting Antiandrogens Using Humanized Transgenic Mice Coexpressing the Tetracycline-Controlled Transactivator and Human CYP1B1 Gene. Int J Toxicol 2016; 24:157-64. [PMID: 16040568 DOI: 10.1080/10915810590948370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The typical strategy used in analysis of antiandrogens involves the morphological changes of a marker in castrated rats Hershberger assay for the prostate, seminal vesicle, levator ani plus bulbocavernosus muscles (LABC), Cowper’s gland, and glans penis. However, there are disadvantages to this approach, such as the time required, and the results may not correspond to those in actual human exposure. To evaluate its ability for detecting antiandrogens, in vivo the dose effect of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and time effect of five antiandrogens, DEHP, di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP), diethyl phthalate (DEP), linuron (3-(4-dichlorophenyl)-methoxy-1-methylurea), and 2,4′-DDE (1,1-dichloro-2-( p-chlorophenyl)-2-( o-chlorophenyl)ethylene), were investigated using humanized transgenic mice coexpressing tetracycline-controlled transactivator (tTA) and the human cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzyme CYP1B1 (hCYP1B1). Adult transgenic males were treated with each of the five antiandrogens, and their tTA-driven hCYP1B1 expressions analyzed by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and/or Western blot and for O-debenzylation activity. Herein, the treatments of adult males with the five antiandrogens were shown to affect the increased levels of tTA-driven hCYP1B1 expression in both dose-dependent and repeated experiments. Thus, this novel in vivo bioassay, using humanized transgenic mice, is useful for measuring antiandrogens, and is a means to a more relevant bioas-say relating to actual human exposure.
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- Dae Y Hwang
- Division of Laboratory Animal Resources, Korea Food and Drug Administration, National Institute of Toxicological Research, Eunpyng-ku, Seoul, Korea
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Luvizutto JF, de Lm Solano M, Martinez MF, Fernandez CD, de A Umbuzeiro G, de Camargo JL. Potential androgenic effects of urban sewage sludge in male rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1080/23273747.2015.1066656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- João Fl Luvizutto
- Botucatu Medical School; São Paulo State University; Botucatu, Brazil
- These authors equally contributed to this work
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- Botucatu Medical School; São Paulo State University; Botucatu, Brazil
- School of Technology; University of Campinas; Limeira, Brazil
- These authors equally contributed to this work
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- Botucatu Medical School; São Paulo State University; Botucatu, Brazil
- Institute of Biosciences; São Paulo State University; Botucatu, Brazi
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Marty MS, Papineni S, Coady KK, Rasoulpour RJ, Pottenger LH, Eisenbrandt DL. Pronamide: Weight of evidence for potential estrogen, androgen or thyroid effects. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 2015; 72:405-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2015.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2014] [Revised: 03/16/2015] [Accepted: 03/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Sloan CS, Vick KD, Kuney NM, Fail PA, Becker RA, Tyl RW. GLP-compliant evaluation and standardization of the peripubertal castrate male rat Hershberger assay for oral exposure of test agents. Reprod Toxicol 2012; 35:108-16. [PMID: 23123233 DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2012.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2011] [Revised: 09/05/2012] [Accepted: 10/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Since oral exposure is more relevant than the sc route for human exposure to environmental substances, studies to evaluate and standardize this route in the Hershberger assay were conducted in 2001-2003. Interest in environmental androgen agonists is increasing, so the oral route of the Hershberger assay may be useful to quantify agonist activity of these substances. Castrated Sprague-Dawley rats were dosed (PND 60-69) with androgen receptor agonists and/or antagonists, terminated on PND 70, and body, liver, and accessory sex organs (ASOs) weighed. Methyltestosterone (MT) po, at 0.1-50mg/kg/day, resulted in dose-dependent increases in ASO weights at 5-50 mg/kg; 0.1 mg/kg/day was without statistically significant effect. Testosterone propionate (TP) (sc) at 0.1-1.6 mg/kg/day also resulted in dose-dependent increases in ASO weights, at all doses. Detection of putative androgen antagonists by the oral route was confirmed with dose-response curves of antagonism from flutamide (FLU) po at 1, 5, or 10 mg/kg/day, with MT at 5 or 10 mg/kg/day (po, 4h later). These results extend the OECD Hershberger assay evaluation and standardization to the oral route and identify and discuss challenges of the assay to detect (anti)androgen-active compounds.
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- Carol S Sloan
- RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2194, USA
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Tools to evaluate estrogenic potency of dietary phytoestrogens:A consensus paper from the EU Thematic Network "Phytohealth" (QLKI-2002-2453). GENES AND NUTRITION 2012; 1:143-58. [PMID: 18850210 DOI: 10.1007/bf02829964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2006] [Revised: 10/15/2006] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Phytoestrogens are naturally occurring plantderived polyphenols with estrogenic potency. They are ubiquitous in diet and therefore, generally consumed. Among Europeans, the diet is rich in multiple putative phytoestrogens including flavonoids, tannins, stilbenoids, and lignans. These compounds have been suggested to provide beneficial effects on multiple menopause-related conditions as well as on development of hormone-dependent cancers, which has increased the interest in products and foods with high phytoestrogen content. However, phytoestrogens may as well have adverse estrogenicity related effects similar to any estrogen. Therefore, the assessment of estrogenic potency of dietary compounds is of critical importance. Due to the complex nature of estrogenicity, no single comprehensive test approach is available. Instead, several in vitro and in vivo assays are applied to evaluate estrogenic potency. In vitro estrogen receptor (ER) binding assays provide information on the ability of the compound to I) interact with ERs, II) bind to estrogen responsive element on promoter of the target gene as ligand-ER complex, and III) interact between the co-activator and ERs in ligand-dependent manner. In addition, transactivation assays in cells screen for ligand-induced ERmediated gene activation. Biochemical in vitro analysis can be used to test for possible effects on protein activities and E-screen assays to measure (anti)proliferative response in estrogen responsive cells. However, for assessment of estrogenicity in organs and tissues, in vivo approaches are essential. In females, the uterotrophic assay is applicable for testing ERa agonistic and antagonistic dietary compounds in immature or adult ovariectomized animals. In addition, mammary gland targeted estrogenicity can be detected as stimulated ductal elongation and altered formation of terminal end buds in immature or peripubertal animals. In males, Hershberger assay in peri-pubertal castrated rats can be used to detect (anti)androgenic/ (anti)estrogenic responses in accessory sex glands and other hormone regulated tissues. In addition to these short-term assays, sub-acute and chronic reproductive toxicity assays as well as two-generation studies can be applied for phytoestrogens to confirm their safety in long-term use. For reliable assessment of estrogenicity of dietary phytoestrogens in vivo, special emphasis should be focused on selection of the basal diet, route and doses of administration, and possible metabolic differences between the species used and humans. In conclusion, further development and standardization of the estrogenicity test methods are needed for better interpretation of both the potential benefits and risks of increasing consumption of phytoestrogens from diets and supplements.
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The human relevant potency threshold: reducing uncertainty by human calibration of cumulative risk assessments. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 2011; 62:313-28. [PMID: 22057094 DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2011.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2011] [Revised: 10/20/2011] [Accepted: 10/20/2011] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The 2008 National Research Council report "Phthalates and Cumulative Risk Assessment: Tasks Ahead," rejected the underlying premises of TEQ-like approaches - e.g., chemicals are true congeners; are metabolized and detoxified similarly; produce the same biological effects by the same mode of action; exhibit parallel dose response curves - instead asserting that cumulative risk assessment should apply dose addition (DA) to all chemicals that produce "common adverse outcomes" (CAOS). Published mixtures data and a human health risk assessment for phthalates and anti-androgens were evaluated to determine how firmly the DA-CAOS concept is supported and with what level of statistical certainty the results may be extrapolated to lower doses in humans. Underlying assumptions of the DA-CAOS concept were tested for accuracy and consistency against data for two human pharmaceuticals and its logical predictions were compared to human clinical and epidemiological experience. Those analyses revealed that DA-CAOS is scientifically untenable. Therefore, an alternative approach was developed - the Human-Relevant Potency-Threshold (HRPT) - that appears to fit the data better and avoids the contradictions inherent in the DA-CAOS concept. The proposed approach recommends application of independent action for phthalates and other chemicals with potential anti-androgenic properties at current human exposure levels.
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Yarrow JF, Conover CF, McCoy SC, Lipinska JA, Santillana CA, Hance JM, Cannady DF, VanPelt TD, Sanchez J, Conrad BP, Pingel JE, Wronski TJ, Borst SE. 17β-Hydroxyestra-4,9,11-trien-3-one (trenbolone) exhibits tissue selective anabolic activity: effects on muscle, bone, adiposity, hemoglobin, and prostate. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2011; 300:E650-60. [PMID: 21266670 PMCID: PMC6189634 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00440.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs) now under development can protect against muscle and bone loss without causing prostate growth or polycythemia. 17β-Hydroxyestra-4,9,11-trien-3-one (trenbolone), a potent testosterone analog, may have SARM-like actions because, unlike testosterone, trenbolone does not undergo tissue-specific 5α-reduction to form more potent androgens. We tested the hypothesis that trenbolone-enanthate (TREN) might prevent orchiectomy-induced losses in muscle and bone and visceral fat accumulation without increasing prostate mass or resulting in adverse hemoglobin elevations. Male F344 rats aged 3 mo underwent orchiectomy or remained intact and were administered graded doses of TREN, supraphysiological testosterone-enanthate, or vehicle for 29 days. In both intact and orchiectomized animals, all TREN doses and supraphysiological testosterone-enanthate augmented androgen-sensitive levator ani/bulbocavernosus muscle mass by 35-40% above shams (P ≤ 0.001) and produced a dose-dependent partial protection against orchiectomy-induced total and trabecular bone mineral density losses (P < 0.05) and visceral fat accumulation (P < 0.05). The lowest doses of TREN successfully maintained prostate mass and hemoglobin concentrations at sham levels in both intact and orchiectomized animals, whereas supraphysiological testosterone-enanthate and high-dose TREN elevated prostate mass by 84 and 68%, respectively (P < 0.01). In summary, low-dose administration of the non-5α-reducible androgen TREN maintains prostate mass and hemoglobin concentrations near the level of shams while producing potent myotrophic actions in skeletal muscle and partial protection against orchiectomy-induced bone loss and visceral fat accumulation. Our findings indicate that TREN has advantages over supraphysiological testosterone and supports the need for future preclinical studies examining the viability of TREN as an option for androgen replacement therapy.
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- Joshua F Yarrow
- VA Medical Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32608-1197, USA.
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Moon HJ, Kang TS, Kim TS, Kang IH, Kim SH, Han SY. OECD validation of phase-3 Hershberger assay using the stimulated weanling male rat in Korea. J Appl Toxicol 2010; 30:361-8. [PMID: 20082360 DOI: 10.1002/jat.1506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The OECD has proposed a new, validated test guideline with the stimulated weanling male Hershberger assay to avoid the surgical castration step. In the present study, we assessed the relevance and reliability of the stimulated weanling Hershberger assay in four stages. All chemicals except for testosterone propionate (TP) were orally administered to sexually immature male rats of 22 days old for 10 days. The weights of four mandatory accessory sex organs, two additional reproductive tissues and optional systemic organs were evaluated. At the first two stages, TP, as reference androgen, significantly increased the weights of epididymides and accessory sex organs (ASO) at 1.0 mg kg(-1) and flutamide (FLU), as a positive anti-androgen control, decreased the TP-stimulated organ weights at 3.0 mg kg(-1). At stage 3, trenbolone (40 mg kg(-1)), an anabolic steroid, significantly increased ASO weights, and weak anti-androgens (DDE and linuron) decreased the TP-stimulated ASO weights at each high dose. The above results were confirmed in a blind test with coded substances provided by OECD. Compared with results from our previous castrated male assay, the intact weanling version is less sensitive than the castrated male version, in terms of a smaller response at the reference dose of TP or FLU. However, this study suggests that the stimulated weanling Hershberger assay can detect the effects of both potent and weak anti-androgens on androgen-producing and androgen-dependent tissues.
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Yarrow JF, McCoy SC, Borst SE. Tissue selectivity and potential clinical applications of trenbolone (17beta-hydroxyestra-4,9,11-trien-3-one): A potent anabolic steroid with reduced androgenic and estrogenic activity. Steroids 2010; 75:377-89. [PMID: 20138077 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2010.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2009] [Revised: 01/21/2010] [Accepted: 01/26/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Recently, the development of selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs) has been suggested as a means of combating the deleterious catabolic effects of hypogonadism, especially in skeletal muscle and bone, without inducing the undesirable androgenic effects (e.g., prostate enlargement and polycythemia) associated with testosterone administration. 17beta-Hydroxyestra-4,9,11-trien-3-one (trenbolone; 17beta-TBOH), a synthetic analog of testosterone, may be capable of inducing SARM-like effects as it binds to androgen receptors (ARs) with approximately three times the affinity of testosterone and has been shown to augment skeletal muscle mass and bone growth and reduce adiposity in a variety of mammalian species. In addition to its direct actions through ARs, 17beta-TBOH may also exert anabolic effects by altering the action of endogenous growth factors or inhibiting the action of glucocorticoids. Compared to testosterone, 17beta-TBOH appears to induce less growth in androgen-sensitive organs which highly express the 5alpha reductase enzyme (e.g., prostate tissue and accessory sex organs). The reduced androgenic effects result from the fact that 17beta-TBOH is metabolized to less potent androgens in vivo; while testosterone undergoes tissue-specific biotransformation to more potent steroids, dihydrotestosterone and 17beta-estradiol, via the 5alpha-reductase and aromatase enzymes, respectively. Thus the metabolism of 17beta-TBOH provides a basis for future research evaluating its safety and efficacy as a means of combating muscle and bone wasting conditions, obesity, and/or androgen insensitivity syndromes in humans, similar to that of other SARMs which are currently in development.
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- Joshua F Yarrow
- Geriatric Research, Education & Clinical Center, VA Medical Center, Gainesville, FL 32608, United States.
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Freyberger A, Schladt L. Evaluation of the rodent Hershberger bioassay on intact juvenile males—Testing of coded chemicals and supplementary biochemical investigations. Toxicology 2009; 262:114-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2009.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2009] [Revised: 04/29/2009] [Accepted: 05/15/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Rider CV, Wilson VS, Howdeshell KL, Hotchkiss AK, Furr JR, Lambright CR, Earl Gray L. Cumulative Effects of In Utero Administration of Mixtures of “Antiandrogens” on Male Rat Reproductive Development. Toxicol Pathol 2009; 37:100-13. [DOI: 10.1177/0192623308329478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Although risk assessments are typically conducted on a chemical-by-chemical basis, the 1996 Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) required the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to consider cumulative risk of chemicals that act via a common mechanism of toxicity. To this end, we are conducting studies with mixtures to provide a framework for assessing the cumulative effects of “antiandrogenic” chemicals. Rats were dosed during pregnancy with antiandrogens singly or in pairs at dosage levels equivalent to about one half of the ED50 for hypospadias or epididymal agenesis. The pairs include: AR antagonists (vinclozolin plus procymidone), phthalate esters (DBP plus BBP and DEHP plus DBP), a phthalate ester plus an AR antagonist (DBP plus procymidone), and linuron plus BBP. We predicted that each chemical by itself would induce few malformations; however, by mixing any two chemicals together, about 50% of the males would be malformed. All binary combinations produced cumulative, dose-additive effects on the androgen-dependent tissues. We also conducted a mixture study combining seven “antiandrogens” together. These chemicals elicit antiandrogenic effects at two different sites in the androgen signaling pathway (i.e., AR antagonist or inhibition of androgen synthesis). In this study, the complex mixture behaved in a dose-additive manner. Our results indicate that compounds that act by disparate mechanisms of toxicity display cumulative, dose-additive effects when present in combination.
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- Cynthia V. Rider
- MD-72, Endocrinology Branch, Reproductive Toxicology
Division, North Carolina State University/USEPA Cooperative Training
Grant (CT826512010), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- MD-72, Endocrinology Branch, Reproductive Toxicology
Division, North Carolina State University/USEPA Cooperative Training
Grant (CT826512010), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- MD-72, Endocrinology Branch, Reproductive Toxicology
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Roy P, Alevizaki M, Huhtaniemi I. In vitro bioassays for androgens and their diagnostic applications. Hum Reprod Update 2007; 14:73-82. [DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmm038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Tinwell H, Friry-Santini C, Rouquié D, Belluco S, Elies L, Pallen C, Bars R. Evaluation of the Antiandrogenic Effects of Flutamide, DDE, and Linuron in the Weanling Rat Assay Using Organ Weight, Histopathological, and Proteomic Approaches. Toxicol Sci 2007; 100:54-65. [PMID: 17686919 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfm208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is currently funding the validation of the Hershberger assay as a rapid in vivo means of identifying (anti-) androgens. However, as the assay measures weight changes in the androgen-sensitive tissues of castrated rats, the evaluation of the androgen-stimulated intact weanling as a more ethical model to use in the assay has been requested. As part of the OECD validation exercise two weak antiandrogens, 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(4 chlorophenyl)ethane (DDE) and linuron (LIN), were investigated in our laboratory at several dose levels in the testosterone propionate (TP)-stimulated weanling using flutamide (FM) as a positive control. In addition to weight measurements (sex accessory tissues [SATs], epididymides, and testes), histopathological assessment of the seminal vesicles, prostate, and testes was conducted for vehicle control, TP-stimulated, and TP-stimulated animals treated with FM or the top dose level of DDE or LIN. The modulation of a novel prostate protein associated with apoptosis, L-amino acid oxidase (LAO), was evaluated in these same treatment groups. Our gravimetric data (supported by the histopathology data) indicated that the weanling assay can detect SAT and epididymal weight changes induced by the antiandrogens evaluated. Inconsistent and variable data were recorded for the testicular weight and histopathological effects, suggesting that the testis is of little value in the identification of antiandrogens using this model. Three isoforms of LAO were identified, and all were regulated by TP. Modulation of LAO by the antiandrogens indicated that this protein could be a biomarker for endocrine disruption in male rodents.
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- Helen Tinwell
- Department of Research Toxicology, Bayer CropScience, 06903 Sophia-Antipolis, France.
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Shin JH, Moon HJ, Kang IH, Kim TS, Lee SJ, Ahn JY, Bae H, Jeung EB, Han SY. OECD validation of the rodent Hershberger assay using three reference chemicals; 17α-methyltestosterone, procymidone, and p,p′-DDE. Arch Toxicol 2007; 81:309-18. [PMID: 17216431 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-006-0174-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2006] [Accepted: 12/14/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The rodent Hershberger assay is being validated as an in vivo test method for detecting androgenic or antiandrogenic compounds by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). As part of the international validation work, we studied 17alpha-methyltestosterone for evaluating androgenic activity, and procymidone and p,p'-DDE for evaluating antiandrogenic activity. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were castrated at postnatal day 42, and only the rats that showed preputial separation were used in this study. Seven days after castration, chemicals were administered daily by gavages to groups of rats for 10 days, as recommended by OECD phase-2 protocol. Administration of 17alpha-methyltestosterone induced increases of weights of accessory sex tissues and glands in a dose-dependent manner. Administration of procymidone and p,p'-DDE produced a dose-dependent decrease of weights of accessory sex tissues and glands in the rats co-treated with testosterone propionate (0.4 mg/kg/day) subcutaneously. Our data strongly suggested that the current protocol of OECD Hershberger assay (phase-2) should be used as a reliable method for the detection of endocrine related toxicity of other chemicals.
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MESH Headings
- Administration, Oral
- Anabolic Agents/administration & dosage
- Anabolic Agents/chemistry
- Anabolic Agents/toxicity
- Animals
- Animals, Newborn
- Bridged Bicyclo Compounds/administration & dosage
- Bridged Bicyclo Compounds/chemistry
- Bridged Bicyclo Compounds/toxicity
- Dichlorodiphenyl Dichloroethylene/administration & dosage
- Dichlorodiphenyl Dichloroethylene/chemistry
- Dichlorodiphenyl Dichloroethylene/toxicity
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Fungicides, Industrial/administration & dosage
- Fungicides, Industrial/chemistry
- Fungicides, Industrial/toxicity
- Genitalia, Male/drug effects
- Genitalia, Male/pathology
- Guidelines as Topic/standards
- Injections, Subcutaneous
- Insecticides/administration & dosage
- Insecticides/chemistry
- Insecticides/toxicity
- International Agencies
- Korea
- Male
- Methyltestosterone/administration & dosage
- Methyltestosterone/chemistry
- Methyltestosterone/toxicity
- Orchiectomy
- Organ Size/drug effects
- Prostate/drug effects
- Prostate/pathology
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Toxicity Tests/methods
- Toxicity Tests/standards
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Affiliation(s)
- Jae-Ho Shin
- Endocrine Toxicology Team, National Institute of Toxicological Research, Korea Food and Drug Administration, Seoul, South Korea.
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