Fiandanese Nadia, Borromeo Vitaliano, Berrini Anna, Fischer Bernd, Schaedlich Kristina, Schmidt Juliane-Susanne, Secchi Camillo, Pocar Paola
Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy.
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Martin Luther University, Faculty of Medicine, Halle, Germany.
Reprod Toxicol. 2016 Oct;65:123-132. doi: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2016.07.004. Epub 2016 Jul 11.
We investigated the effects of maternal exposure to the plasticizer di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and the organic industrial compounds polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), singly and combined, on the reproductive function of male mouse offspring. Mice dams were exposed throughout pregnancy and lactation to 1μg PCBs (101+118)/kg/day, 50μg DEHP/kg/day, or the DEHP/PCB mixture in the diet. The mixture induced permanent alterations in adult F1 males' reproductive health in a way, differently from the single compounds. Depending on the endpoint, we observed: (1) synergy in altering the gross and histological morphology of the testis; (2) antagonism on the expression levels of genes involved in pituitary-gonadal cross-talk; (3) non-interactions on sperm parameters and testosterone production. This study illustrates the complex action of a DEHP/PCB mixture, leading to a unique panel of effects on the male reproductive system, indicating the need for research on the reproductive hazards of combined endocrine disruptors.
我们研究了母体单独或联合接触增塑剂邻苯二甲酸二(2-乙基己基)酯(DEHP)和有机工业化合物多氯联苯(PCBs)对雄性小鼠后代生殖功能的影响。母鼠在整个孕期和哺乳期通过饮食接触1μg PCBs(101+118)/kg/天、50μg DEHP/kg/天或DEHP/PCB混合物。该混合物以一种不同于单一化合物的方式导致成年F1雄性的生殖健康发生永久性改变。根据研究终点,我们观察到:(1)在改变睾丸大体和组织形态方面存在协同作用;(2)对参与垂体-性腺相互作用的基因表达水平存在拮抗作用;(3)对精子参数和睾酮产生无相互作用。本研究阐明了DEHP/PCB混合物的复杂作用,导致对雄性生殖系统产生独特的一系列影响,表明有必要研究联合内分泌干扰物的生殖危害。