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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-1-19
pubmed:abstractText
A group of 80 menstruating rhesus (Macaca mulatta) monkeys, with an average estimated age of 11.1 +/- 4.1 yr SD were first randomly allocated to four similar test rooms (20 monkeys/room), and then randomly allocated to one of five dose groups (four females/dose group/room). Each day, the monkeys self-ingested capsules containing doses of 0, 5, 20, 40 or 80 micrograms Aroclor 1254/kg body weight. After 25 months of daily dosing, approximately 90% of the treated females attained a qualitative pharmacokinetic steady state with respect to the concentration of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) in their adipose tissue. Subsequently, oestrogen and progesterone concentrations in serum were determined for one complete oestrous cycle and various immunological tests were conducted, while the monkeys continued to receive their daily dose of PCB. During the prebreeding phase of the study, blood for clinical and analytical monitoring including haematology, serum biochemistry, serum hydrocortisone, serum proteins (alpha 1, alpha 2, beta and gamma-globulins), serum immunoglobulins (A, G and M) and thyroid variables (thyroxine/triiodothyronine (T3) uptake ratio, percentage T3 uptake and free thyroxine index), were obtained monthly, as were specimens to ascertain the concentration of PCB in the blood, adipose tissue and faeces. Major findings among treated monkeys included the following: changes in haematology (decreased erythrocyte count, haematocrit, reticulocyte count, and mean platelet volume), serum biochemistry (decreased cholesterol and total bilirubin), immunotoxicity (decreased antibody production to sheep red blood cells and alterations in the percentage of T helper and T suppressor cells) and pathology (the number of regions of sebaceous gland lobules per unit of histological length was significantly reduced). These effects were observed at PCB doses lower than those previously reported for non-human primates.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0278-6915
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
N
pubmed:pagination
811-24
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8258410-Adipose Tissue, pubmed-meshheading:8258410-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:8258410-Antibody Formation, pubmed-meshheading:8258410-Aroclors, pubmed-meshheading:8258410-Blood Cell Count, pubmed-meshheading:8258410-Blood Cells, pubmed-meshheading:8258410-Blood Chemical Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:8258410-Carcinogens, pubmed-meshheading:8258410-Chlorodiphenyl (54% Chlorine), pubmed-meshheading:8258410-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:8258410-Estrogens, pubmed-meshheading:8258410-Feces, pubmed-meshheading:8258410-Female, pubmed-meshheading:8258410-Immunity, Cellular, pubmed-meshheading:8258410-Macaca mulatta, pubmed-meshheading:8258410-Multivariate Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:8258410-Ovulation, pubmed-meshheading:8258410-Porphyrins, pubmed-meshheading:8258410-Progesterone, pubmed-meshheading:8258410-Random Allocation, pubmed-meshheading:8258410-Sebaceous Glands
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Toxicological consequences of Aroclor 1254 ingestion by female rhesus (Macaca mulatta) monkeys. Part 1B. Prebreeding phase: clinical and analytical laboratory findings.
pubmed:affiliation
Toxicology Research Division, Bureau of Chemical Safety, Health and Welfare Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.