Assessment of the combined effects of chromium and benzene on the rat neuroendocrine and immune systems
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2021
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Viktorovich Karaulov, AlexanderIvanovich Smolyagin, Alexander
Valeryevna Mikhailova, Irina
Abramovich Stadnikov, Alexander
Vyacheslavovna Ermolina, Evgenia
Vladimirovna Filippova, Yulia
Aleksandrovna Kuzmicheva, Natalia
Vlata, Zacharenia
Buha-Đorđević, Aleksandra
Tsitsimpikou, Christina
Hartung, Thomas
Hernandez, Antonio
Tsatsakis, Antonio
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This study assessed the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis and lymphoid organs (thymus, spleen, and bone marrow) of Wistar rats treated with a mixture of chromium and benzene. Animals were assessed at three time-points (45, 90 and 135 days) following oral mixture exposure. The hypothalamus-pituitary system was examined in light and electron microscopy. Lymphoid organs underwent a morphological assessment and the immunophenotype of splenocytes was characterized immunohistochemically using monoclonal antibodies. Splenocytes cytokine production of was determined by ELISA after Con-A stimulation. Combined exposure to chromium and benzene in average doses of 20 mg Cr (VI)/kg body weight/day and 0.6 ml benzene/kg body weight/day impaired the responsiveness of the central compartment of the HPA axis, as evidenced by functional activation of the secretory activity of the hypothalamus and pituitary gland, which was not followed by a sufficient extrusion of nonapeptides at the neur...ohypophysis and hypothalamic median eminence. Chromium and benzene exposure reduced the thymus mass, thymocytes count, and caused a number of structural and functional changes indicative of transient thymus involution. In the spleen, exposure to both chemicals resulted in lymphoreticular hyperplasia and plasma cell-macrophage transformation (also observed in lymph nodes). Apoptosis of thymocytes and lymphocytes was also observed in T-zones of the spleen. Notably, the effects were similar to those observed earlier for the single agents, under the same experimental conditions, without evidence of additivity.
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Chemical mixtures / Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis / Immune system toxicity / Lymphoid organs / Neuroendocrine systemSource:
Environmental Research, 2021Publisher:
- Academic Press Inc.
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112096
ISSN: 0013-9351
WoS: 000766432400002
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85116821596
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PharmacyTY - JOUR AU - Viktorovich Karaulov, Alexander AU - Ivanovich Smolyagin, Alexander AU - Valeryevna Mikhailova, Irina AU - Abramovich Stadnikov, Alexander AU - Vyacheslavovna Ermolina, Evgenia AU - Vladimirovna Filippova, Yulia AU - Aleksandrovna Kuzmicheva, Natalia AU - Vlata, Zacharenia AU - Buha-Đorđević, Aleksandra AU - Tsitsimpikou, Christina AU - Hartung, Thomas AU - Hernandez, Antonio AU - Tsatsakis, Antonio PY - 2021 UR - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3986 AB - This study assessed the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis and lymphoid organs (thymus, spleen, and bone marrow) of Wistar rats treated with a mixture of chromium and benzene. Animals were assessed at three time-points (45, 90 and 135 days) following oral mixture exposure. The hypothalamus-pituitary system was examined in light and electron microscopy. Lymphoid organs underwent a morphological assessment and the immunophenotype of splenocytes was characterized immunohistochemically using monoclonal antibodies. Splenocytes cytokine production of was determined by ELISA after Con-A stimulation. Combined exposure to chromium and benzene in average doses of 20 mg Cr (VI)/kg body weight/day and 0.6 ml benzene/kg body weight/day impaired the responsiveness of the central compartment of the HPA axis, as evidenced by functional activation of the secretory activity of the hypothalamus and pituitary gland, which was not followed by a sufficient extrusion of nonapeptides at the neurohypophysis and hypothalamic median eminence. Chromium and benzene exposure reduced the thymus mass, thymocytes count, and caused a number of structural and functional changes indicative of transient thymus involution. In the spleen, exposure to both chemicals resulted in lymphoreticular hyperplasia and plasma cell-macrophage transformation (also observed in lymph nodes). Apoptosis of thymocytes and lymphocytes was also observed in T-zones of the spleen. Notably, the effects were similar to those observed earlier for the single agents, under the same experimental conditions, without evidence of additivity. PB - Academic Press Inc. T2 - Environmental Research T1 - Assessment of the combined effects of chromium and benzene on the rat neuroendocrine and immune systems DO - 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112096 ER -
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Viktorovich Karaulov, A., Ivanovich Smolyagin, A., Valeryevna Mikhailova, I., Abramovich Stadnikov, A., Vyacheslavovna Ermolina, E., Vladimirovna Filippova, Y., Aleksandrovna Kuzmicheva, N., Vlata, Z., Buha-Đorđević, A., Tsitsimpikou, C., Hartung, T., Hernandez, A.,& Tsatsakis, A.. (2021). Assessment of the combined effects of chromium and benzene on the rat neuroendocrine and immune systems. in Environmental Research Academic Press Inc... https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.112096
Viktorovich Karaulov A, Ivanovich Smolyagin A, Valeryevna Mikhailova I, Abramovich Stadnikov A, Vyacheslavovna Ermolina E, Vladimirovna Filippova Y, Aleksandrovna Kuzmicheva N, Vlata Z, Buha-Đorđević A, Tsitsimpikou C, Hartung T, Hernandez A, Tsatsakis A. Assessment of the combined effects of chromium and benzene on the rat neuroendocrine and immune systems. in Environmental Research. 2021;. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2021.112096 .
Viktorovich Karaulov, Alexander, Ivanovich Smolyagin, Alexander, Valeryevna Mikhailova, Irina, Abramovich Stadnikov, Alexander, Vyacheslavovna Ermolina, Evgenia, Vladimirovna Filippova, Yulia, Aleksandrovna Kuzmicheva, Natalia, Vlata, Zacharenia, Buha-Đorđević, Aleksandra, Tsitsimpikou, Christina, Hartung, Thomas, Hernandez, Antonio, Tsatsakis, Antonio, "Assessment of the combined effects of chromium and benzene on the rat neuroendocrine and immune systems" in Environmental Research (2021), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.112096 . .