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The induction of hepatic peroxisome proliferation and drug metabolizing enzymes and of sister chromatid exchange (SCE) in lymphocytes was studied in male Han/Wistar rats after exposing them for 2 weeks to a commercial chlorophenolate formulation (Ky-5) (100mg/kg/ day), to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (2,3,7,8-TCDD; 0.05–5 μg/kg/wk) and to the pure phenoxyacetic acids, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D; 100 mg/kg/day) and 2-chloro-4-methylphenoxyacetic acid (MCPA; 100 mg/kg/day). The chlorophenolate formulation and pure 2,4-D and MCPA caused significant increases in the number of peroxisomes in liver cells, although the average size of peroxisomes was not affected, whereas the effect of even the highest dose of 2,3,7,8-TCDD remained small. This finding indicates that dioxin impurities do not account for the peroxisome proliferation induced by chlorophenolate. The relative weight of the liver increased significantly in rats treated with the chlorophenolate formulation and with 2,3,7,8-TCDD (5.0 and 0.5 μg/kg). The pattern of induction of xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes showed some differences between chlorophenolate treatment and 2,3,7,8-TCDD treatment. Furthermore, the effects of pure phenoxyacetic acids were different from that seen with chlorophenolate and 2,3,7,8-TCDD. The highest dose of 2,3,7,8-TCDD increased the frequency of SCE in circulating lymphocytes slightly, but significantly.
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Mustonen, R., Elovaara, E., Zitting, A. et al. Effects of commercial chlorophenolate, 2,3,7,8-TCDD, and pure phenoxyacetic acids on hepatic peroxisome proliferation, xenobiotic metabolism and sister chromatid exchange in the rat. Arch Toxicol 63, 203–208 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00316369
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