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Toxicological Sciences 57, 275-283 (2000)
Copyright © 2000 by the Society of Toxicology

Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology

Tissue Disposition of 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) in Maternal and Developing Long-Evans Rats following Subchronic Exposure

Christopher H. Hurst*, Michael J. DeVito{dagger},1 and Linda S. Birnbaum{dagger}

* Curriculum in Toxicology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7270; and {dagger} U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Experimental Toxicology Division, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711

Prenatal exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) produces alterations in the reproductive system of the developing pups. The objective of this study was to determine the disposition of TCDD in maternal and fetal Long-Evans (LE) rats following subchronic exposure, since the adverse reproductive and developmental effects have been extensively characterized in this strain of rat. LE rats were dosed by gavage with 1, 10, or 30 ng [3H]TCDD/kg in corn oil, 5 days/week for 13 weeks. At the end of 13 weeks, females were mated and dosing continued every day throughout gestation. Dams were sacrificed on gestation day (GD) 9, GD16, GD21, and post-natal day 4 and analyzed for [3H]TCDD-derived activity in maternal and fetal tissues. Maternal body burdens were equivalent at different time points, indicating that the dams were at steady state. Maternal body burdens were approximately 19, 120, and 300 ng TCDD/kg following doses of 1, 10, and 30 ng TCDD/kg, respectively. Individual embryo concentrations on GD9 were 1.6, 7, and 16 pg TCDD/g after maternal exposure of 1, 10, and 30 ng/kg/d, respectively. On GD 16, fetal liver, urogenital tract, head, and body concentrations were similar and averaged 1.4, 7.8, and 16.4 pg TCDD/g after administration of 1, 10, or 30 ng TCDD/kg/d, respectively, indicating no preferential sequestration within the different fetal tissues. These concentrations of TCDD within fetal tissues after subchronic exposure are comparable to those seen after a single dose of 50, 200, or 1000 ng TCDD/kg administered on GD15, a critical period of gestation.

Key Words: 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD); disposition; body burden; embryo; fetus.


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