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ToxSci Advance Access published online on June 7, 2006
Toxicological Sciences, doi:10.1093/toxsci/kfl033
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© The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Toxicology. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org
Received February 2, 2006
Accepted May 19, 2006

Endocrine Toxicology

Dietary Exposure to 2-Aminoanthracene Induces Morphological And Immunocytochemical Changes In Pancreatic Tissues of Fischer-344 Rats

M. D. Boudreau 1, H. W. Taylor 2, D. G. Baker 2, and J. C. Means 3 *

1 Departments of Physiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Louisiana State University, School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, LA
2 Department of Pathology, Louisiana State University, School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, LA
3 Department of Pathology, Louisiana State University, School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, LA; Department of Chemistry, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
J. C. Means, E-mail: means{at}wmich.edu


  Abstract

Toxic chemicals ingested as the result of environmental exposures or other risk factors such as cigarette smoking may increase the risk of developing cancer and other diseases such as diabetes. 2-Aminoanthracene (2-AA) was investigated to determine toxic effects of chronic dietary exposure upon major organ systems including the pancreas. Fisher 344 rats were fed 2-aminoanthracene (50-100 mg/kg-diet) and euthanized at 14-, 30-, 63-, and 80 days. Growth, tissue histological, immunocytochemical and clinical pathological endpoints were examined at each time point. Significantly elevated plasma glucose and glycated hemoglobins and reduced serum protein levels were recognized after 80 days of feeding (100 mg/kg-diet 2-AA group). Similar results were observed in rats exposed to 75 mg/kg-diet but appeared to be absent in the 50 mg/kg group. An unexpected pattern of responses suggestive of diabetic sequelae was observed in a glucose tolerance test conducted during the 7th week. After 63 days and 80 days, large cytoplasmic vacuoles in islet cells were observed by light microscopy. In addition, the immunocytochemical study demonstrated beta cell insulin insufficiency at 63 days and 80 days. No inflammatory infiltration of the islets was observed. These finding suggest that depletion of secretory granules occurred in the beta cells. Necrotic changes occurred in the acinar cells of the pancreas with increasing duration and dose of 2-aminoanthracene. The cytological, immunocytochemical and histological results demonstrate that chronic dietary exposure to 2-amino-anthracene alters the endocrine and exocrine pancreas cellular morphology and induces diabetic-like symptoms in the Fisher 344 rat.

Keywords: Blood Glucose; 2-Aminoanthracene; Immunoenzyme; Insulin; Islets of Langerhans; Rats.
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