期刊
REPRODUCTIVE TOXICOLOGY
卷 53, 期 -, 页码 15-22出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2015.02.012
关键词
Phthalate; Ovary; Follicle; Steroidogenesis; Apoptosis
资金
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) [K99/R00-ES021467, P30 ES006694]
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD/NIH (SCCPIR) grant [U54-HD28934]
Di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) is present in many beauty and medical products. Human exposure estimates range from 0.007-0.01 mg/kg/day in the general population and up to 0.233 mg/kg/day in patients taking DBP-coated medications. Levels of phthalates tend to be higher in women, thus, evaluating ovarian effects of DBP exposure is of great importance. Mice were given corn oil (vehicle) or DBP at 0.01, 0.1, and 1000 mg/kg/day (high dose) for 10 days to test whether DBP causes ovarian toxicity. Estrous cyclicity, steroidogenesis, ovarian morphology, and apoptosis and steroidogenesis gene expression were evaluated. DBP exposure decreased serum E-2 at all doses, while 0.1DBP increased FSH, decreased antral follicle numbers, and increased mRNA encoding pro-apoptotic genes (Bax, Bad, Bid). Interestingly, mRNAs encoding the steroidogenic enzymes Hsd17b1, Cyp17a1 and Cyp19a1 were increased in all DBP-treated groups. These novel findings show that DBP can disrupt ovarian function in mice at doses relevant to humans. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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