Sedha Sapna, Gautam A K, Verma Y, Ahmad R, Kumar Sunil
Division of Reproductive and Cytotoxicology, National Institute of Occupational Health (ICMR), Meghaninagar, Ahmedabad, 380016, India.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2015 Nov;22(22):18197-202. doi: 10.1007/s11356-015-5021-6. Epub 2015 Jul 16.
Estrogenic potential of Di-isobutyl phthalate (DIBP) and Di-isononyl phthalate (DINP) was studied using two different test systems. Two different doses of DIBP (250 and 1250 mg/kg) and DINP (276 and 1380 mg/kg) were administered to immature female rats (20 days old) orally once daily for 3 and 20 days in uterotrophic and pubertal assay, respectively. The animals were sacrificed on day 4 and day 41 in case of 3-day uterotrophic and 20-day pubertal assay, respectively. The results indicated that non-significant alterations in uterine and ovarian wet weight were observed in both the DIBP- and DINP-treated groups while the uterus weight increased significantly (i.e., 4-6 times) in the Diethylstilbesterol (DES)-treated group in both the assays. In the present study, precocious vaginal opening occurred at 26 days of age in the DES-treated group with a mean body weight of 30.39 ± 1.08 g. However, no precocious vaginal opening was found in any of the DIBP- and DINP-treated groups. The results indicated that both the phthalate compounds were unable to induce elevation in the uterine weight in both the assays and unable to cause vaginal opening indicating non-estrogenic potential of both the phthalate compounds, i.e., DIBP and DINP in vivo.
使用两种不同的测试系统研究了邻苯二甲酸二异丁酯(DIBP)和邻苯二甲酸二异壬酯(DINP)的雌激素潜力。分别以两种不同剂量的DIBP(250和1250 mg/kg)和DINP(276和1380 mg/kg)对未成熟雌性大鼠(20日龄)进行口服给药,在子宫增重试验和青春期试验中分别每日给药一次,持续3天和20天。在3天子宫增重试验和20天青春期试验中,分别于第4天和第41天处死动物。结果表明,DIBP和DINP处理组的子宫和卵巢湿重均无显著变化,而在两种试验中,己烯雌酚(DES)处理组的子宫重量均显著增加(即增加4 - 6倍)。在本研究中,DES处理组在26日龄时出现早熟阴道开口,平均体重为30.39±1.08 g。然而,在任何DIBP和DINP处理组中均未发现早熟阴道开口。结果表明,两种邻苯二甲酸酯化合物在两种试验中均无法诱导子宫重量增加,也无法导致阴道开口,表明这两种邻苯二甲酸酯化合物(即DIBP和DINP)在体内无雌激素潜力。