Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), as persistent organic pollutants, are environmental endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). We aim to investigate the effects of prepubertal exposure to PCBs on the reproductive development and expression and regulation of related genes in rats. Female rats were treated with Aroclor-1221 (A-1221) (4 mg/kg/day, 0.4 mg/kg/day) or castor oil daily from postnatal day (PND) 28 for 2 weeks by gavage. Morphological, histological, hormonal, and biochemical parameters were studied. Lower weight and relative weight of hypothalamus, earlier puberty onset, a longer length of the estrous cycle, lower serum estradiol and progesterone levels, accelerated ovarian folliculogenesis, and higher apoptotic index in the ovary were found. The in vitro fertilization study showed a lower fertilization rate and cleavage rate. The genetic study revealed higher expression ofKiss-1mRNA and lower expression ofGnRHmRNA in the hypothalamus and higher expression ofAMHmRNA and lower expression ofC-mycmRNA in the ovary. These confirmed the reproductive damage of A-1221 in rats.
基金:
National Natural Science Foundation of China [81571508, 81771654]; National Natural Science Youth Foundation of China [81701520]; Self-Dependent Innovation Research Funding of Huazhong University of Science and Technology [2017KFYXJJ121]
第一作者单位:[1]Sun Yat Sen Univ, Affiliated Hosp 1, Reprod Med Ctr, Guangzhou 510080, Peoples R China
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推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Hua Xiang,Jiang Huahua,Guo Na,et al.Effects of Prepubertal Exposure to Aroclor-1221 on Reproductive Development and Transcriptional Gene Expression in Female Rats[J].REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES.2021,28(2):393-405.doi:10.1007/s43032-020-00290-8.
APA:
Hua, Xiang,Jiang, Huahua,Guo, Na,Du, Yaoyao,Yuan, Xiaoqiong...&Li, Yufeng.(2021).Effects of Prepubertal Exposure to Aroclor-1221 on Reproductive Development and Transcriptional Gene Expression in Female Rats.REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES,28,(2)
MLA:
Hua, Xiang,et al."Effects of Prepubertal Exposure to Aroclor-1221 on Reproductive Development and Transcriptional Gene Expression in Female Rats".REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES 28..2(2021):393-405