Endocrine Disruption

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6-methyl-1,3,8-trichlorodibenzofuran

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CAS # 118174-38-2

Alternative Name

MCDF

Category*
Medical/Veterinary/Research

Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor

Astroff B, Eldridge B, Safe S. 1991. Inhibition of the 17 beta-estradiol-induced and constitutive expression of the cellular protooncogene c-fos by 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) in the female rat uterus. Toxicol Lett 56(3):305-315.

Astroff B, Safe S. 1988. Comparative antiestrogenic activities of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin and 6-methyl-1,3,8-trichlorodibenzofuran in the female rat. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 95(3):435-443.

Harper N, Wang X, Liu H, Safe S. 1994. Inhibition of estrogen-induced progesterone receptor in MCF-7 human breast cancer cells by aryl hydrocarbon (Ah) receptor agonists. Molecular & Cellular Endocrinology 104(1):47-55.

Zacharewski T, Harris M, Biegel L, Morrison V, Merchant M, Safe S. 1992. 6-Methyl-1,3,8-trichlorodibenzofuran (MCDF) as an antiestrogen in human and rodent cancer cell lines: evidence for the role of the Ah receptor. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 113(2):311-318.

*Category References

Astroff B, Zacharewski T, Safe S, Arlotto MP, Parkinson A, Thomas P, Levin W. 1988. 6-methyl-1,3,8-trichlorodibenzofuran as a 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin antagonist: inhibition of the induction of rat cytochrome P-450 isozymes and related monooxygenase activities. Mol Pharmacol 33(2):231-236.

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