Department of Physiology, Medicine School, University of Buenos Aires (UBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Environ Toxicol Pharmacol. 2008 Sep;26(2):222-4. doi: 10.1016/j.etap.2008.04.001. Epub 2008 Apr 11.
4-Methylbenzylidene camphor (4-MBC) is an ultraviolet absorbent. The objective of this paper was to evaluate the effect of 4-MBC low-dose exposure on the neuroendocrine reproductive regulation in male rats. Wistar male adult rats were injected sc. with 4-MBC during 5 days with a dose of 2 and 10mg/kg or during 2 days with a dose of 2 and 20mg/kg. In all rats serum prolactin, LH and FSH concentration were assayed. The hypothalamus of rats injected during 2 days were also dissected to study GnRH release. Rats that received 2 and 10mg/kg of 4-MBC during 5 days showed a decrease in the LH and FSH serum concentration. In rats injected during 2 days, serum LH decreased with 2 and 20mg/kg and FSH decreased with 2mg/kg of 4-MBC. In vitro hypothalamic GnRH release also decreased in these animals. These results show that low doses of 4-MBC inhibit the reproductive axis in adult male rats.
4-甲基亚苄基樟脑(4-MBC)是一种紫外线吸收剂。本文旨在评估低剂量 4-MBC 暴露对雄性大鼠神经内分泌生殖调节的影响。雄性 Wistar 成年大鼠皮下注射 4-MBC,剂量分别为 2mg/kg 和 10mg/kg,连续 5 天;或剂量分别为 2mg/kg 和 20mg/kg,连续 2 天。所有大鼠的血清催乳素、LH 和 FSH 浓度均进行了检测。还对连续 2 天接受注射的大鼠的下丘脑进行了分析,以研究 GnRH 的释放。连续 5 天接受 2mg/kg 和 10mg/kg 4-MBC 注射的大鼠,其 LH 和 FSH 血清浓度降低。在连续 2 天接受注射的大鼠中,2mg/kg 和 20mg/kg 的 4-MBC 使血清 LH 降低,2mg/kg 的 4-MBC 使 FSH 降低。这些动物的体外下丘脑 GnRH 释放也减少。这些结果表明,低剂量的 4-MBC 可抑制成年雄性大鼠的生殖轴。