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. 2006 Nov;11(6):277-85.
doi: 10.1007/BF02898017.

Effect of estradiol on heme biosynthetic pathway in lead-poisoned rabbits

Shoko Ohmori  1 , Koichi Harada, Chang Nian Wei, Qingjum Wei, Atsushi Ueda
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Effect of estradiol on heme biosynthetic pathway in lead-poisoned rabbits

Shoko Ohmori et al. Environ Health Prev Med. 2006 Nov.

Abstract

Objectives: To clarify the effect of the female hormone estradiol (Est) on heme biosynthesis in lead-poisoned rabbits, parameters indicating lead exposure, such as free erythrocyte protoporphyrin (FEP) level and δ-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (ALA-D) activity, were determined.

Methods: Twenty-six male Japanese white rabbits (body weight (BW), 3kg) were divided into four groups: I (control), II (Est), III (Pb), IV (Est+Pb). About 3 weeks after castration, Est (3 mg/kg of BW) was injected intramuscularly, and 2 weeks thereafter, lead (1.2 mg/kg of BW) was injected intravenously. After the initial injection of each of these substances, the same dose of each of these substances was injected once a week until the 9th week.

Results: In groups III and IV, FEP level increased and ALA-D activity in the erythrocytes, bone marrow and liver decreased with an increase in lead concentration in blood. FEP level decreased significantly (p<0.01) in the 8th and 10th weeks after Est injection in group IV compared to with that in group III and was not elevated in group II compared with that in group I. ALA-D activity in the erythrocytes, bone marrow and liver increased significantly in group II compared with that in group I, whereas Ht and Hb levels decreased in group II compared with those in group I, and decreased in group IV compared with those in group III. The level of iron in plasma (Fe-P) was within the normal range during experiment.

Conclusions: In this study, Est did not increase FEP level. From the above results regarding FEP level and ALA-D activity, Est may prevent an increase in FEP level caused by lead. Ht and Hb levels, which are the parameters of anemia, decreased mainly as a result of Est exposure rather than lead exposure.

Keywords: estradiol; free erythrocyte protoporphyrin (FEP); lead poisoning; rabbit; δ-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (ALA-D) activity.

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