Ontogeny of the rat hepatic receptor for 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin and its endocrine independence

Jan M.B. Carlstedt-Duke, Gunilla Elfstrom, Jan Ake Gustafsson, Bertil Hogberg

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Abstract

The ontogeny of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) receptor was studied in Sprague-Dawley rats by quantitation of the receptor in liver cytosol using isoelectric focusing in polyacrylamide gel. No differences by sex in the receptor concentration were seen at any of the ages studied. Newborn, 21-day-old, and 42-day-old rats contained significantly more receptor in the liver cytosol than did 56-day-old rats. There was no significant difference in the receptor concentration in liver cytosol from 7-day-old rats compared to that from 56-day-old rats. The maximum receptor concentration was found in cytosol from 21-day-old rats [36.1 ± 24.0 (S.D.) fmol/mg protein]. Adult rats (56 days old) contained the lowest concentration of receptor (13.3 ± 6.3 fmol/mg protein). The level of TCDD receptor in liver cytosol from adult rats was not significantly changed by orchiectomy, ovariectomy, adrenalectomy, or hypophysectomy. The maximum for TCDD receptor concentration at puberty corresponds to the reported maximum for the induction of aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase activity. However, no further conclusion can as yet be drawn concerning the regulation of the TCDD receptor.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4653-4656
Number of pages4
JournalCancer research
Volume39
Issue number11
StatePublished - Nov 1 1979

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

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