Chronic low-dose exposure to imidacloprid potentiates high fat diet-mediated liver steatosis in C57BL/6J male mice

Hepatic steatosis is known to precede a continuum of events that lead to hepatic metabolic dysfunction, inflammation and carcinogenesis. Recently, studies have linked xenobiotic exposures to hepatic steatogenesis and its associated metabolic disorders; however, the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. This study aimed to elucidate the mechanistic role of imidacloprid in the prevalence of high fat diet (HFD)-induced liver steatosis, using a C57BL/6J mice model. Mice (3 weeks old) were fed with HFD and treated with 0.6 mg/kg bw/day (one-tenth of the NOAEL) of imidacloprid through water or diet, for 24 weeks. In a controlled group, mice were fed with only HFD. At the end of the study, imidacloprid treatment significantly potentiated HFD-induced body weight gain in mice. Also, imidacloprid increased the liver weights of mice, with complimentary reductions in mesenteric and gonadal white adipose tissue weights. Histopathological analysis of liver revealed a drastic steatosis in imidacloprid treated mice. Following a real-time qPCR analysis, imidacloprid upregulated transcriptions of hepatic fatty acid biosynthesis-related transcription factors and genes. Imidacloprid also induced hepatic expression of the gene encoding pregnane X receptor; but had no significant effect on hepatic expressions of liver X receptor and aryl hydrocarbon receptor. The imidacloprid treatment further enhanced serum alanine aminotransferase levels but downregulated hepatic antioxidant mRNA expressions. Ultimately, this study suggested an imidacloprid-potentiation effects on prevalence of HFD-induced liver steatosis via transcriptional modulations of the hepatic FA biosynthesis pathway.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:83

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The Journal of veterinary medical science - 83(2021), 3 vom: 03. Apr., Seite 487-500

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Nimako, Collins [VerfasserIn]
Ikenaka, Yoshinori [VerfasserIn]
Okamatsu-Ogura, Yuko [VerfasserIn]
Bariuan, Jussiaea V [VerfasserIn]
Kobayashi, Atsushi [VerfasserIn]
Yamazaki, Ryo [VerfasserIn]
Taira, Kumiko [VerfasserIn]
Hoshi, Nobuhiko [VerfasserIn]
Hirano, Tetsushi [VerfasserIn]
Nakayama, Shouta M M [VerfasserIn]
Ishizuka, Mayumi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

3BN7M937V8
Imidacloprid
Journal Article
Liver steatosis
Neonicotinoid insecticides
Neonicotinoids
Nitro Compounds
No observable adverse effect level (NOAEL)

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Date Completed 28.07.2021

Date Revised 02.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1292/jvms.20-0479

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM320497267