Division of Pneumoconiosis, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, PR China.
Division of Pneumoconiosis, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, PR China.
Sci Total Environ. 2018 Feb 15;615:253-261. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.09.276. Epub 2017 Sep 30.
Di (ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is a commonly used phthalates (PAEs) compound as plasticizer and becomes a severe environmental pollutant worldwide. Studies show that DEHP, as an environmental endocrine disruptor, has potential adverse effects on human. Epidemiologic studies indicate that DEHP is positively correlated to allergic diseases. Maternal exposure to DEHP may contribute to the increasing incidence of allergic diseases in offspring. However, the role of DEHP and its detailed mechanism in allergic disease of the offspring are still unclear. The aim of our study is to investigate whether DEHP maternal exposure could aggravate the allergic responses in offspring and its mechanism. Pregnant Wistar rats were randomly divided into three groups and exposed to different doses of DEHP. Half of the offspring were challenged with OVA after birth. All the pups of each group were sacrificed at postnatal day (PND)14, PND21 and PND28. The number of inflammatory cells in bronchoalveolar lavage was counted, lung pathological changes were observed, Th2 type cytokines expressions were checked, and the expression of TSLP signaling pathway were examined. Our results showed that maternal exposure to DEHP during pregnancy and lactation aggravated the eosinophils accumulation and the pathological inflammatory changes in pups' lung after OVA challenge. And maternal exposure to DEHP during pregnancy and lactation also elevated the levels of typical Th2 cytokines in OVA-challenged rats. What's more, maternal exposure to DEHP during pregnancy and lactation increased the levels of TSLP, TSLPR and IL-7R in the offspring after OVA challenge. Our study suggested that DEHP maternal exposure could aggravate the OVA-induced asthmatic responses in offspring. And this adjuvant effect of DEHP was related with the TSLP/TSLPR/IL-7R and its downstream signal pathways.
邻苯二甲酸二(2-乙基己基)酯(DEHP)是一种常用的邻苯二甲酸酯(PAEs)化合物,作为增塑剂,已成为全球范围内严重的环境污染物。研究表明,DEHP 作为一种环境内分泌干扰物,对人类具有潜在的不良影响。流行病学研究表明,DEHP 与过敏性疾病呈正相关。母体暴露于 DEHP 可能导致后代过敏性疾病的发病率增加。然而,DEHP 的作用及其在后代过敏性疾病中的详细机制仍不清楚。本研究旨在探讨母体 DEHP 暴露是否会加重后代的过敏反应及其机制。将怀孕的 Wistar 大鼠随机分为三组,并暴露于不同剂量的 DEHP 中。一半的后代在出生后接受 OVA 挑战。每组的所有幼崽均在出生后第 14、21 和 28 天处死。计数支气管肺泡灌洗液中的炎症细胞数,观察肺组织病理学变化,检查 Th2 型细胞因子的表达,并检测 TSLP 信号通路的表达。我们的结果表明,母体在妊娠和哺乳期暴露于 DEHP 会加重 OVA 挑战后幼崽肺部嗜酸性粒细胞积聚和病理性炎症变化。此外,母体在妊娠和哺乳期暴露于 DEHP 还会增加 OVA 挑战大鼠中典型 Th2 细胞因子的水平。更重要的是,母体在妊娠和哺乳期暴露于 DEHP 会增加 OVA 挑战后幼崽中 TSLP、TSLPR 和 IL-7R 的水平。本研究表明,母体 DEHP 暴露可加重 OVA 诱导的后代哮喘反应。而 DEHP 的这种佐剂作用与 TSLP/TSLPR/IL-7R 及其下游信号通路有关。