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Chronic Contamination with 137Cesium in Rat: Effect on Liver Cholesterol Metabolism.

Authors: Souidi, M  Tissandie, E  Grandcolas, L  Grison, S  Paquet, F  Voisin, P  Aigueperse, J  Gourmelon, P  Gueguen, Y 
Citation: Souidi M, etal., Int J Toxicol. 2006 Nov-Dec;25(6):493-7.
RGD ID: 1598660
Pubmed: PMID:17132608   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1080/10915810600961317   (Journal Full-text)

After the Chernobyl nuclear accident, epidemiological studies on human populations living in 137Cs-contaminated areas revealed the increase frequencies of thyroid cancer and evoked the apparition of cardiovascular diseases, hormonal effect, liver alteration, and lipid disorder. Actually, it raises a problem of public safety for the populations living on these territories that are exposed to low levels of 137Cs during a long period through food. Then it is necessary to study potential effect of this chronic contamination. To mimic this situation, the authors investigate the potential biological effects of chronic exposure to 137Cs at a postaccidental dose (150 Bq/rat/day) on hepatic metabolism of cholesterol in rat. Plasma lipid level, gene expression and activity were analyzed. It was observed that in 137Cs-exposed rats, gene expression of low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLr), apolipoprotein B (apoB), and liver X receptor alpha (LXRalpha) are increased (95%, p < .05; 34%, p < .05; 20%, p < 0.05, respectively), whereas transporter adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette transporter G5 (ABCG5) is decreased (42%, p < .05). In addition, cytochrome P450 27A1 (CYP27A1) activity is increased (34%, p < .05) in contaminated rat liver. In conclusion, the results suggest that 137Cs contamination at low-level induces molecular modifications of the liver cholesterol metabolism without leading to a dysregulation of its homeostasis. These results suggest that chronic long term exposure at low-level of 137Cs may evolve to lipid disorder.

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TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
response to ionizing radiation  IEP 1598660 RGD 

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Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Abcg5  (ATP binding cassette subfamily G member 5)


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