Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Plant Signal Behav. 2010 Aug;5(8):940-3. doi: 10.4161/psb.5.8.12295. Epub 2010 Aug 1.
Evolution of steroids such as sex hormones and ecdysteroids occurred independently in animal and plant kingdoms. Plants use phytoecdysteroids (PEs) to control defence interactions with some predators; furthermore, PEs can exert beneficial influence on many aspects of mammalian metabolism. Endocrine disrupting compounds such as the estrogen agonist bisphenol A (BPA) are widespread in the environment, posing a potential hormonal risk to animals and plants. Adverse BPA effects on reproductive development and function are coupled with other toxic effects. BPA bioremediation techniques could be developed by exploiting some tolerant plant species.
甾体激素(如性激素和蜕皮激素)的进化在动物界和植物界是独立发生的。植物利用植物蜕皮激素(PEs)来控制与某些捕食者的防御相互作用;此外,PEs 可以对哺乳动物代谢的许多方面产生有益的影响。环境中广泛存在着内分泌干扰化合物,如雌激素激动剂双酚 A(BPA),对动物和植物构成潜在的激素风险。BPA 对生殖发育和功能的不良影响与其他毒性作用有关。通过利用一些耐受植物物种,可以开发 BPA 的生物修复技术。