目的探讨多氯联苯118(PCB118)对大鼠甲状腺功能及自身免疫反应的影响。方法Wismr大鼠40只均分为四组:A组为空白对照;B、C、D组分别给予PCB11810、100、1000μg·kg-1·d-1腹腔注射,每周5次。13周后检测血清游离三碘甲状腺原氨酸(FT3)、游离甲状腺素(FT4)、促甲状腺激素(TSH)、甲状腺球蛋白(TG)、甲状腺球蛋白抗体(TGAb)、过氧化物酶抗体(TPOAb)水平,甲状腺组织过氧化物酶(TPO)rnRNA表达水平,观察甲状腺组织病理学改变。结果甲状腺组织病理学检查显示B、C、D组均可见滤泡腔塌陷、上皮脱落、间质纤维化、小血管增生,B、C组可见问质淋巴细胞浸润。随着PCB118剂量增加,B、C、D组血清FT3、FT4、TG浓度逐渐降低;D组FT3浓度明显低于A、B组(P〈0.05);B、C、D组血清FT4、TSH浓度明显低于A组(P〈0.05);C、D组血清TG水平明显低于A组(P〈0.05)。与A组比较,B、C组血清TGAb、TPOAb浓度显著升高(P〈0.05);C组TPOmRNA表达水平明显高于A组(P〈0.05)。结论PCB118可导致大鼠甲状腺组织形态和功能异常,激活甲状腺自身免疫反应。
Objective To study the effects of polychlorinated biphenyl ll8(PCBll8) on thyroid function and autoimmunity in rats. Methods Fourty Wistar rats were equally assigned into 4 groups. The rats in group A were taken as blank controls. The rats in groups of B,C and D were treated with intraperitoneal injection of PCB118 10,100 and 1000 μg . kg-1 . d-1 , 5 times a week for 13 weeks. The histopathology of the thyroid was observed under light microscopy. Serum levels of free thyroxine ( FT4 ), free triiodothyronine ( FT3 ), thyroid-stimulating hormone ( TSH ), thyroglobulin (TG), thyroglobulin antibody (TGAb), and thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb) were measured by radioimmunoassay. The mRNA expression of thyroperoxidase(TPO) in thyroid tissues was quantified by RT-PCIL Results The distinct histopathological changes of the thyroids, such as collapsed follicles,mesenchyme fibrosis and vascularization were seen in groups of B, C and D. Interstitial lymphocytic infiltration was observed in groups of B and C as well. Along with increasing doses of PCBll8,serum levels of FT3, FT4 and TG were decreased, in which serum level of FT3 was significantly lower in group D than that in groups of A and B(P〈0. 05). Serum levels of FT4 and TSH were lower in groups of B,C and D than those in group A(P〈0. 05). Serum level of TG was lower in groups of C and D than that in group A(P〈0. 05). Serum levels of TGAb and TPOAb were higher in groups of B and C than thoae in group A(P〈0. 05). The TPO mRNA expression was higher in group C than that in group A(P〈0. 05). Conclusion PCBll8 could cause abnormal changes of thyroid in morphological structure and function,activate the autoimmunity of the thyroid.