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  • Title: Effect of ingestion of 6-propyl-2-thiouracil on biochemical indices of selenium status in rats.
    Author: Yoshida M, Nakazono N.
    Journal: J Toxicol Sci; 1995 Feb; 20(1):23-8. PubMed ID: 7595971.
    Abstract:
    Biochemical indices of selenium (Se) deficiency (liver Se content and glutathione peroxidase (GSHPx) activity, and urinary ketone bodies during fasting) were measured in Se-deficient or Se-sufficient control rats with or without ingestion of 6-propyl-2-thiouracil (PTU). Male weanling Wistar rats (50 to 60 g) were fed on a Torula yeast-based Se-deficient diet (Se content, < 0.01 microgram/g), or on the same diet supplemented with sodium selenite (0.1 microgram Se/g). The rats were given 0.05% PTU solution or deionized water as drinking water. After feeding for 6 weeks, the rats given PTU showed severe inhibition of growth and marked decreases in serum thyroxine (T4) and 3,5,3'-triiodothyronine (T3) levels. Animals fed the Se-deficient diet showed remarkably low hepatic Se content and GSHPx activity compared to the Se-sufficient control rats, irrespective of PTU-ingestion. In the rats without PTU, the Se deficiency was accompanied by significantly elevated serum T4 and lower T3 levels. Urinary ketone body excretion during fasting was significantly higher in the Se-deficient rats than in controls, irrespective of serum thyroid hormone levels. These results suggest that the increase in urinary ketone body excretion in Se deficiency may be independent of serum thyroid hormone.
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