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Toxic-Induced Nonthyroidal Illness Syndrome Induced by Acute Low-Dose Pesticides Exposure—Preliminary In Vivo Study
Background and Objectives: Conditions such as trauma, burns, sepsis, or acute intoxications have considerable consequences on the endocrine status, causing “sick euthyroid syndrome”. Organophosphate exposure may induce an increase in acetylcholine levels, thus altering the thyroid’s hormonal status....
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9503844/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36136476 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxics10090511 |
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author | Cobilinschi, Cristian Țincu, Radu Ungureanu, Raluca Dumitru, Ioana Băetu, Alexandru Isac, Sebastian Cobilinschi, Claudia Oana Grințescu, Ioana Marina Mirea, Liliana |
author_facet | Cobilinschi, Cristian Țincu, Radu Ungureanu, Raluca Dumitru, Ioana Băetu, Alexandru Isac, Sebastian Cobilinschi, Claudia Oana Grințescu, Ioana Marina Mirea, Liliana |
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description | Background and Objectives: Conditions such as trauma, burns, sepsis, or acute intoxications have considerable consequences on the endocrine status, causing “sick euthyroid syndrome”. Organophosphate exposure may induce an increase in acetylcholine levels, thus altering the thyroid’s hormonal status. The present study aims to identify the effects of acetylcholinesterase inhibition on thyroid hormones. Material and methods: A prospective experimental study was conducted on twenty Wistar rats. Blood samples were drawn to set baseline values for thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), triiodothyronine (T3), and thyroxine (T4). Chlorpyrifos 0.1 mg/kg was administered by oral gavage to induce acetyl-cholinesterase inhibition. After exhibiting cholinergic symptoms, blood samples were collected to assess levels of cholinesterase and thyroid hormones using ELISA. Results: Butyrylcholinesterase levels confirmed major inhibition immediately after intoxication compared to the baseline, certifying the intoxication. A significant increase in T4 levels was noted (p = 0.01) both at 2 h and 48 h after administration of organophosphate in sample rats. Similarly, T3 almost doubled its value 2 h after poisoning (4.2 ng/mL versus 2.5 ng/mL at baseline). Surprisingly, TSH displayed acute elevation with an afterward slow descending trend at 48 h (p = 0.1), reaching baseline value. Conclusions: This study demonstrated that cholinesterase inhibition caused major alterations in thyroid hormone levels, which may be characterized by a transient hypothyroidism status with an impact on survival prognosis. |
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spelling | pubmed-95038442022-09-24 Toxic-Induced Nonthyroidal Illness Syndrome Induced by Acute Low-Dose Pesticides Exposure—Preliminary In Vivo Study Cobilinschi, Cristian Țincu, Radu Ungureanu, Raluca Dumitru, Ioana Băetu, Alexandru Isac, Sebastian Cobilinschi, Claudia Oana Grințescu, Ioana Marina Mirea, Liliana Toxics Article Background and Objectives: Conditions such as trauma, burns, sepsis, or acute intoxications have considerable consequences on the endocrine status, causing “sick euthyroid syndrome”. Organophosphate exposure may induce an increase in acetylcholine levels, thus altering the thyroid’s hormonal status. The present study aims to identify the effects of acetylcholinesterase inhibition on thyroid hormones. Material and methods: A prospective experimental study was conducted on twenty Wistar rats. Blood samples were drawn to set baseline values for thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), triiodothyronine (T3), and thyroxine (T4). Chlorpyrifos 0.1 mg/kg was administered by oral gavage to induce acetyl-cholinesterase inhibition. After exhibiting cholinergic symptoms, blood samples were collected to assess levels of cholinesterase and thyroid hormones using ELISA. Results: Butyrylcholinesterase levels confirmed major inhibition immediately after intoxication compared to the baseline, certifying the intoxication. A significant increase in T4 levels was noted (p = 0.01) both at 2 h and 48 h after administration of organophosphate in sample rats. Similarly, T3 almost doubled its value 2 h after poisoning (4.2 ng/mL versus 2.5 ng/mL at baseline). Surprisingly, TSH displayed acute elevation with an afterward slow descending trend at 48 h (p = 0.1), reaching baseline value. Conclusions: This study demonstrated that cholinesterase inhibition caused major alterations in thyroid hormone levels, which may be characterized by a transient hypothyroidism status with an impact on survival prognosis. MDPI 2022-08-29 /pmc/articles/PMC9503844/ /pubmed/36136476 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxics10090511 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Cobilinschi, Cristian Țincu, Radu Ungureanu, Raluca Dumitru, Ioana Băetu, Alexandru Isac, Sebastian Cobilinschi, Claudia Oana Grințescu, Ioana Marina Mirea, Liliana Toxic-Induced Nonthyroidal Illness Syndrome Induced by Acute Low-Dose Pesticides Exposure—Preliminary In Vivo Study |
title | Toxic-Induced Nonthyroidal Illness Syndrome Induced by Acute Low-Dose Pesticides Exposure—Preliminary In Vivo Study |
title_full | Toxic-Induced Nonthyroidal Illness Syndrome Induced by Acute Low-Dose Pesticides Exposure—Preliminary In Vivo Study |
title_fullStr | Toxic-Induced Nonthyroidal Illness Syndrome Induced by Acute Low-Dose Pesticides Exposure—Preliminary In Vivo Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Toxic-Induced Nonthyroidal Illness Syndrome Induced by Acute Low-Dose Pesticides Exposure—Preliminary In Vivo Study |
title_short | Toxic-Induced Nonthyroidal Illness Syndrome Induced by Acute Low-Dose Pesticides Exposure—Preliminary In Vivo Study |
title_sort | toxic-induced nonthyroidal illness syndrome induced by acute low-dose pesticides exposure—preliminary in vivo study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9503844/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36136476 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxics10090511 |
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