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REPRODUCTIVE TOXICOLOGY
Volume 62, Issue -, Pages 18-26Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2016.04.014
Keywords
Arcuate nucleus; Bisphenol a; Diethylstilbestrol; Phthalates; Methoxychlor; Energy homeostasis; Puberty; Endocrine-disrupting compounds
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Funding
- National Institutes of Health [R00DK083457, ES017847, ES017059]
- NIEHS Center [ES005022]
- TUBITAK-BIDEB International
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Developmental exposure to endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) alters reproduction and energy homeostasis, both of which are regulated by the arcuate nucleus (ARC). Little is known about the effects of EDC on ARC gene expression. In Experiment #1, pregnant dams were treated with either two doses of bisphenol A (BPA) or oil from embryonic day (E)18-21. Neonates were injected from postnatal day (PND)0-7. Vaginal opening, body weights, and ARC gene expression were measured. Chrm3 (muscarinic receptor 3) and Adipor1 (adiponectin receptor 1) were decreased by BPA. Bdnf (brain-derived neurotropic factor), Igf1 (insulin-like growth factor 1), Htr2c (5-hydroxytryptamine receptor), and Cck2r (cholescystokinin 2 receptor) were impacted. In Experiment #2, females were exposed to BPA, diethylstilbestrol (DES), di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate, or methoxychlor (MXC) during E11-PND7. MXC and DES advanced the age of vaginal opening and ARC gene expression was impacted. These data indicate that EDCs alter ARC genes involved in reproduction and energy homeostasis in females. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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