Molecular disturbances and thyroid gland dysfunction in rats chronically exposed to a high dose of NaAsO₂: Insights from proteomic and phosphoproteomic analyses.

J Hazard Mater

Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 561113, Guizhou, PR China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Endemic and Ethnic Regional Diseases Co-constructed by the Province and Ministry, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 561113, Guizhou, PR China. Electronic address:

Published: December 2024

Arsenic is a ubiquitous hazardous metalloid that poses a significant threat to human health. Although researchers have investigated the detrimental effects of arsenic on the thyroid, a comprehensive exploration of its toxicological impact and underlying molecular mechanisms remains to be conducted. Both this study and our previous reports demonstrated that chronic exposure to sodium arsenite (NaAsO) results in histological impairment and dysfunction of the thyroid glands in Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats. Proteomic and phosphoproteomic analyses were performed to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying the effects of chronic NaAsO exposure on thyroid function in SD rats. NaAsO disrupts the synthesis of thyroid hormones (THs) and alters the expression of the THs-synthesizing enzyme dual oxidase 2. In addition, oxidative phosphorylation, the AMP-activated protein kinase signaling pathway, central carbon metabolism in cancer, cysteine and methionine metabolism, cellular response to heat stress, and protein processing in the endoplasmic reticulum were upregulated, whereas glutathione metabolism was downregulated. In conclusion, this study revealed thyroid damage in SD rats induced by chronic NaAsO exposure and elucidated the disrupted molecular pathways, thereby providing novel insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying arsenic exposure and its impact on thyroid function.

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