Evaluation of the effects of low concentrations of bisphenol AF on gonadal development using the Xenopus laevis model: A finding of testicular differentiation inhibition coupled with feminization
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| 作者 | Cai, Man; Li, Yuan-Yuan; Zhu, Min; Li, Jin-Bo; Qin, Zhan-Fen |
| 刊名 | ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
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| 出版日期 | 2020-05 |
| 卷号 | 260页码:1-9 |
| 关键词 | Bisphenol A Bisphenol AF Xenopus laevis Gonadal differentiation Feminizing effect |
| ISSN号 | 0269-7491 |
| 英文摘要 | Developmental exposures to estrogenic chemicals possibly cause structural and functional abnormalities of reproductive organs in vertebrates. Bisphenol AF (BPAF), a bisphenol A (BPA) analogue, has been shown to have higher estrogenic activity than BPA, but little is known about the effects of BPAF on gonadal development, particularly gonadal differentiation. We aimed to determine whether low concentrations of BPAF could disrupt gonadal differentiation and subsequent development using Xenopus laevis, a model species for studying feminizing effects of estrogenic chemicals. X. laevis tadpoles were exposed to BPAF (1,10, 100 nM) or 17 beta-estradiol (E2, positive control) from stages 45/46 to 53 and 66 in a semi-static exposure system, with a prolonged treatment with the highest concentration to the eighth week post-metamorphosis (WPM8). Gonadal morphology and histology as well as sexually dimorphic gene expression were examined to evaluate the effects of BPAF. All concentrations of BPAF caused changes in testicular morphology at different developmental stages compared with controls. Specifically, at stage 53, BPAF like E2 resulted in decreases in both the size and the number of gonadal metameres (gonomeres) in testes, looking like ovaries. Some of BPAF-treated testes remained segmented and even became discontinuous and fragmented at subsequent stages. Histological abnormalities were also observed in BPAF-treated testes, such as ovarian cavity at stages 53 and 66 and poorly developed seminiferous tubules on WPM8. At the molecular level, BPAF inhibited expression of male highly expressed genes in testes at stage 53. Correspondingly, BPAF, like E2, inhibited cell proliferation in testes at stage 50. All results show that low concentrations of BPAF inhibited testicular differentiation and subsequent development in X. laevis, along with feminizing effects to some degree. Our finding implies a risk of BPAF to the male reproductive system of vertebrates including humans. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
| 源URL | [http://ir.rcees.ac.cn/handle/311016/44680]  |
| 专题 | 生态环境研究中心_环境化学与生态毒理学国家重点实验室 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Cai, Man,Li, Yuan-Yuan,Zhu, Min,et al. Evaluation of the effects of low concentrations of bisphenol AF on gonadal development using the Xenopus laevis model: A finding of testicular differentiation inhibition coupled with feminization[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION,2020,260:1-9. |
| APA | Cai, Man,Li, Yuan-Yuan,Zhu, Min,Li, Jin-Bo,&Qin, Zhan-Fen.(2020).Evaluation of the effects of low concentrations of bisphenol AF on gonadal development using the Xenopus laevis model: A finding of testicular differentiation inhibition coupled with feminization.ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION,260,1-9. |
| MLA | Cai, Man,et al."Evaluation of the effects of low concentrations of bisphenol AF on gonadal development using the Xenopus laevis model: A finding of testicular differentiation inhibition coupled with feminization".ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION 260(2020):1-9. |
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