Department of Comparative Biosciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois.
Endocrinology. 2018 Feb 1;159(2):795-809. doi: 10.1210/en.2017-03004.
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is a plasticizer in many consumer products. Although DEHP is a known endocrine disruptor, little is known about the effects of DEHP exposure on female reproduction. Thus, this study tested the hypothesis that prenatal DEHP exposure affects follicle numbers, estrous cyclicity, and hormone levels in multiple generations of mice. Pregnant CD-1 mice were orally dosed with corn oil (vehicle control) or DEHP (20 and 200 µg/kg/d and 500 and 750 mg/kg/d) from gestational day 11 until birth. The F1 females were mated with untreated males to create the F2 generation, and the F2 females were mated with untreated males to create the F3 generation. At 1 year, ovaries, hormones, and estrous cycles were analyzed in each generation. Prenatal DEHP exposure altered estrous cyclicity (750 mg/kg/d), increased the presence of ovarian cysts (750 mg/kg/d), and decreased total follicle numbers (750 mg/kg/d) in the F1 generation. It also decreased anogenital distance (200 µg/kg/d) and altered follicle numbers (200 µg/kg/d and 500 mg/kg/d) in the F2 generation, and it altered estrous cyclicity (20 and 200 µg/kg/d and 500 and 750 mg/kg/d) and decreased folliculogenesis (200 µg/kg/d and 500 mg/kg/d) in the F3 generation. Further, prenatal DEHP increased estradiol levels (F1 and F3), decreased testosterone levels (F1, F2, and F3), decreased progesterone levels (F2), altered gonadotropin hormone levels (F1 and F3), and decreased inhibin B levels (F1 and F3). Collectively, these data show that prenatal exposure to DEHP has multigenerational and transgenerational effects on female reproduction and it may accelerate reproductive aging.
邻苯二甲酸二(2-乙基己基)酯(DEHP)是许多消费品中的增塑剂。尽管 DEHP 是一种已知的内分泌干扰物,但人们对 DEHP 暴露对女性生殖的影响知之甚少。因此,本研究检验了以下假设:产前 DEHP 暴露会影响多代小鼠的卵泡数量、发情周期和激素水平。从妊娠第 11 天到出生,妊娠 CD-1 小鼠经口给予玉米油(载体对照)或 DEHP(20 和 200μg/kg/d 和 500 和 750mg/kg/d)。F1 雌性与未处理的雄性交配以产生 F2 代,F2 雌性与未处理的雄性交配以产生 F3 代。在 1 岁时,分析每个世代的卵巢、激素和发情周期。产前 DEHP 暴露改变了发情周期(750mg/kg/d),增加了卵巢囊肿的存在(750mg/kg/d),并减少了 F1 代的总卵泡数量(750mg/kg/d)。它还降低了阴门距离(200μg/kg/d)并改变了 F2 代的卵泡数量(200μg/kg/d 和 500mg/kg/d),改变了 F3 代的发情周期(20、200μg/kg/d 和 500 和 750mg/kg/d)并减少了卵泡发生(200μg/kg/d 和 500mg/kg/d)。此外,产前 DEHP 增加了雌二醇水平(F1 和 F3),降低了睾酮水平(F1、F2 和 F3),降低了孕酮水平(F2),改变了促性腺激素水平(F1 和 F3),并降低了抑制素 B 水平(F1 和 F3)。总的来说,这些数据表明,产前暴露于 DEHP 对女性生殖具有多代和跨代效应,并可能加速生殖衰老。