Eskenazi Brenda, Rauch Stephen A, Tenerelli Rachel, Huen Karen, Holland Nina T, Lustig Robert H, Kogut Katherine, Bradman Asa, Sjödin Andreas, Harley Kim G
Center for Environmental Research and Children's Health (CERCH), School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Center for Environmental Research and Children's Health (CERCH), School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2017 Apr;220(2 Pt B):364-372. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2016.11.001. Epub 2016 Nov 14.
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are believed to be endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in humans and animals. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship of in utero and childhood exposure to these purported EDCs and reproductive hormones in adolescent boys who participated in CHAMACOS, an ongoing birth cohort in California's Salinas Valley. We measured o,p'- and p,p'-DDT, p,p'-DDE, PBDEs and PCBs in serum collected from mothers during pregnancy or at delivery and from their sons at 9 years. We measured concentrations of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), and total testosterone (T) from 234 of their sons at 12 years. In adjusted models, we found that a 10-fold increase in maternal prenatal serum concentrations of BDE-153 was associated with a 22.2% increase (95% CI: 1.0, 47.9) in FSH, a 96.6% increase (95% CI: 35.7, 184.7) in LH, and a 92.4% increase (95% CI: 20.9, 206.2) increase in T. Similarly, BDE-100 concentrations were associated with increases in boys' LH levels. A 10-fold increase in total prenatal ΣPCBs was associated with a 64.5% increase (95% CI: 8.6, 149.0) in FSH, primarily driven by non- dioxin-like congeners. Boys' hormone levels were only marginally associated with prenatal DDT or DDE in primary models, but when boys' Tanner stage at age 12 was added to models, prenatal maternal DDT levels were associated with decreases in LH (adjusted percent change per 10-fold increase=-18.5%, 95% CI: -29.8, -5.4) and T (percent change=-18.2%, 95% CI: -30.2, -4.2) and DDE with LH (percent change=-18.3%, 95% CI: -32.9, -0.6). Exposures measured in the children's serum at 9 years also showed associations between BDE-153 and ΣPCBs. However, there is evidence that these associations appear to be mediated by child BMI. This study suggests associations on male hormones of 12year old boys related to exposure to certain EDC exposure prenatally. The implications on future reproductive function in puberty and adulthood should be determined.
滴滴涕(DDT)、多溴二苯醚(PBDE)类阻燃剂和多氯联苯(PCBs)被认为是影响人类和动物内分泌的化学物质(EDCs)。本研究的目的是调查参与CHAMACOS(加利福尼亚州萨利纳斯山谷一个正在进行的出生队列研究)的青春期男孩在子宫内和儿童期接触这些所谓的内分泌干扰化学物质与生殖激素之间的关系。我们测量了母亲在孕期或分娩时以及她们9岁儿子血清中的邻,对'-滴滴涕和对,对'-滴滴涕、对,对'-滴滴滴、多溴二苯醚和多氯联苯。我们还测量了其中234名男孩12岁时的促卵泡激素(FSH)、促黄体生成素(LH)和总睾酮(T)的浓度。在调整后的模型中,我们发现母亲产前血清中BDE - 153浓度增加10倍与FSH增加22.2%(95%可信区间:1.0,47.9)、LH增加96.6%(95%可信区间:35.7,184.7)以及T增加92.4%(95%可信区间:20.9,206.2)相关。同样,BDE - 100浓度与男孩LH水平升高有关。产前总多氯联苯浓度增加10倍与FSH增加64.5%(95%可信区间:8.6,149.0)相关,主要由非二恶英类同系物驱动。在初步模型中,男孩的激素水平与产前滴滴涕或滴滴滴仅有微弱关联,但当将男孩12岁时的坦纳分期添加到模型中时,产前母亲的滴滴涕水平与LH降低(每增加10倍调整后的百分比变化=-18.5%,95%可信区间:-29.8,-5.4)和T降低(百分比变化=-18.2%,95%可信区间:-30.2,-4.2)相关,滴滴滴与LH降低(百分比变化=-18.3%,95%可信区间:-32.9,-0.6)相关。9岁儿童血清中测量的暴露水平也显示出BDE - 153和总多氯联苯之间的关联。然而,有证据表明这些关联似乎是由儿童体重指数介导的。本研究表明12岁男孩的雄性激素与产前接触某些内分泌干扰化学物质之间存在关联。对青春期和成年期未来生殖功能的影响有待确定。