title: Chlorpyrifos acute exposure induces hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia in rats.
abstract: In this study we evaluated the hyperglycemic and hyperlipidemic effects of chlorpyrifos (CPF) after an acute exposure in rats. The mechanisms involved in hyperglycemia induced by CPF were studied. A single dose of CPF (50 mg kg(-1), subcutaneous, s.c.) was administered to overnight-fasted rats. Glucose and corticosterone levels, lipid status and paraoxonase (PON1) activity were determined in plasma of rats. Cardiovascular risk factors and the atherogenic index were calculated. Glycogen levels, tyrosine aminotransferase (TAT) and glucose-6-phosphatase (G6Pase) activities were determined in livers of rats. Cerebral acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity was also determined. CPF caused an increase in glucose and glycogen levels as well as in TAT and G6Pase activities. The CPF exposure caused an increase in corticosterone levels, an inhibition of AChE activity and a reduction of PON1 activity. Regarding the lipid status, CPF induced an increase in triglycerides (TG) and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL) levels and a decrease in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels associated with an increase of cardiovascular risk factors and the atherogenic index. The present study demonstrated that a single CPF administration caused hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia in rats. The activation of the gluconeogenesis pathway, probably elicited by hypercorticosteronemia, is involved in the hyperglycemic effect of CPF in rats.
authors: Departamento de Química, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, CEP 97105-900, RS, Brazil.
authors: Carmine Inês
authors: CI
authors: Acker
authors: Cristina Wayne
authors: CW
authors: Nogueira
mesh_terms: D000110:Acetylcholinesterase / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D043303:Aryldialkylphosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D004390:Chlorpyrifos / Q000633:toxicity*; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000097:blood; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity*; D058851:GPI-Linked Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D005952:Glucose-6-Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D006003:Glycogen / Q000378:metabolism; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D023382:Toxicity Tests, Acute; D014444:Tyrosine Transaminase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D058851:GPI-Linked Proteins; D008055:Lipids; D006003:Glycogen; D014444:Tyrosine Transaminase; D000110:Acetylcholinesterase; C548246:Ache protein, rat; D005952:Glucose-6-Phosphatase; D043303:Aryldialkylphosphatase; D004390:Chlorpyrifos; D003345:Corticosterone