Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
The effect of exposure on cattle thyroid after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident. |
| Authors: |
Horikami, Daiki1 (AUTHOR), Sayama, Naoya1 (AUTHOR), Sasaki, Jun2 (AUTHOR), Kusuno, Haruka3 (AUTHOR), Matsuzaki, Hiroyuki3 (AUTHOR), Hayashi, Akane1 (AUTHOR), Nakamura, Tatsuro1 (AUTHOR), Satoh, Hiroshi4 (AUTHOR), Natsuhori, Masahiro5 (AUTHOR), Okada, Keiji6 (AUTHOR), Ito, Nobuhiko5 (AUTHOR), Sato, Itaru7 (AUTHOR), Murata, Takahisa1 (AUTHOR) amurata@mail.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp |
| Source: |
Scientific Reports. 12/16/2022, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p1-13. 13p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*NUCLEAR power plant accidents, *IODINE radioisotopes, *CATTLE, *THYROID gland, *NUCLEAR power plants, *EXPOSURE dose |
| Abstract: |
Nuclear plant accidents can be a risk for thyroid cancer due to iodine radioisotopes. Near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, cattle were exposed to radiation after the accident occurred in May 2011. Here we estimated the total radiation exposure to cattle thyroid and its effects on thyroid function. Until October 2016, the estimated external exposure dose in Farm A was 1416 mGy, while internal exposure dose of 131I, 134Cs, and 137Cs were 85, 8.8, and 9.7 mGy in Farm A and 34, 0.2, and 0.3 mGy in Farm B, respectively. The exposed cattle had thyroid with relatively lower weight and lower level of stable iodine, which did not exhibit any pathological findings. Compared with the control, the plasma level of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) was higher in Farm A cattle born before the accident, while the plasma thyroxine (T4) was higher in Farm A cattle born after the accident, suggesting that exposed cattle showed slight hyperactivation of the thyroid gland. In addition, Farm A cattle have higher level of cortisol, one of the anterior pituitary gland-derived hormones. However, we did not observe a causal relationship between the radiation exposure and cattle thyroid. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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