Normal pituitary hormone response to thyrotrophin and gonadotrophin releasing hormones in subjects exposed to elemental mercury vapour
(1990) In British Journal of Industrial Medicine 47(9). p.44-639- Abstract
Exposure to elemental mercury (Hg) vapour results in an accumulation of Hg in the pituitary, the thyroid, and the testis. In this study, basal serum concentrations of pituitary hormones (thyrotrophin (TSH), prolactin (PRL), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), and luteinising hormone (LH] or their response after administration of thyrotrophin and gonadotrophin releasing hormones did not differ between 11 male workers (mean urinary Hg (U Hg) concentration 26 nmol/mmol creatinine) and nine male dentists (U Hg concentration 1.3 nmol/mmol creatinine) exposed to elemental Hg vapour when compared with matched referent groups (U Hg concentration 0.6 and 0.4 nmol/mmol creatinine). Thus there was no evidence of an effect of Hg on the pituitary.... (More)
Exposure to elemental mercury (Hg) vapour results in an accumulation of Hg in the pituitary, the thyroid, and the testis. In this study, basal serum concentrations of pituitary hormones (thyrotrophin (TSH), prolactin (PRL), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), and luteinising hormone (LH] or their response after administration of thyrotrophin and gonadotrophin releasing hormones did not differ between 11 male workers (mean urinary Hg (U Hg) concentration 26 nmol/mmol creatinine) and nine male dentists (U Hg concentration 1.3 nmol/mmol creatinine) exposed to elemental Hg vapour when compared with matched referent groups (U Hg concentration 0.6 and 0.4 nmol/mmol creatinine). Thus there was no evidence of an effect of Hg on the pituitary. Neither was there any association between exposure to Hg and serum concentrations of free thyroid hormones (S FT3, S FT4), testosterone, or cortisol. Increased plasma concentrations of selenium (Se) were associated with increased basal serum concentrations of TSH, decreased concentrations of basal serum cortisol, and decreased release of FSH.
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- author
- Erfurth, E M LU ; Schütz, A LU ; Nilsson, A ; Barregård, L and Skerfving, S LU
- publishing date
- 1990
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Adult, Dentists, Environmental Exposure, Follicle Stimulating Hormone/blood, Humans, Hydrocortisone/blood, Luteinizing Hormone/blood, Male, Mercury/adverse effects, Middle Aged, Occupational Exposure, Pituitary Gland/drug effects, Pituitary Hormone-Releasing Hormones, Pituitary Hormones, Anterior/metabolism, Prolactin/blood, Selenium/blood, Thyrotropin/blood
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- British Journal of Industrial Medicine
- volume
- 47
- issue
- 9
- pages
- 44 - 639
- publisher
- BMJ Publishing Group
- external identifiers
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- scopus:0025050657
- pmid:2119795
- ISSN
- 0007-1072
- DOI
- 10.1136/oem.47.9.639
- language
- English
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- cf91e4f4-7d75-4a90-973c-142a9df4cb7b
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abstract = {{<p>Exposure to elemental mercury (Hg) vapour results in an accumulation of Hg in the pituitary, the thyroid, and the testis. In this study, basal serum concentrations of pituitary hormones (thyrotrophin (TSH), prolactin (PRL), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), and luteinising hormone (LH] or their response after administration of thyrotrophin and gonadotrophin releasing hormones did not differ between 11 male workers (mean urinary Hg (U Hg) concentration 26 nmol/mmol creatinine) and nine male dentists (U Hg concentration 1.3 nmol/mmol creatinine) exposed to elemental Hg vapour when compared with matched referent groups (U Hg concentration 0.6 and 0.4 nmol/mmol creatinine). Thus there was no evidence of an effect of Hg on the pituitary. Neither was there any association between exposure to Hg and serum concentrations of free thyroid hormones (S FT3, S FT4), testosterone, or cortisol. Increased plasma concentrations of selenium (Se) were associated with increased basal serum concentrations of TSH, decreased concentrations of basal serum cortisol, and decreased release of FSH.</p>}},
author = {{Erfurth, E M and Schütz, A and Nilsson, A and Barregård, L and Skerfving, S}},
issn = {{0007-1072}},
keywords = {{Adult; Dentists; Environmental Exposure; Follicle Stimulating Hormone/blood; Humans; Hydrocortisone/blood; Luteinizing Hormone/blood; Male; Mercury/adverse effects; Middle Aged; Occupational Exposure; Pituitary Gland/drug effects; Pituitary Hormone-Releasing Hormones; Pituitary Hormones, Anterior/metabolism; Prolactin/blood; Selenium/blood; Thyrotropin/blood}},
language = {{eng}},
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series = {{British Journal of Industrial Medicine}},
title = {{Normal pituitary hormone response to thyrotrophin and gonadotrophin releasing hormones in subjects exposed to elemental mercury vapour}},
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