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Objective To explore the effects of gestation and lactation exposure to low dose tributyltin(TBT) on development of offspring of Kunming mice.Methods The healthy adult pregnant Kunming mice were randomly divided into 4 groups,6 in each group,they were given doses of TBT(100,10 and 1 ?g/kg) by gavage from days 6 of gestation(GD6)to the end of lactation.The number of pups and the number of male,female of each dams were determined,and the body weight of pups on PNDs 1,3,5,7,14,21 was weighed.The eye opening from PND12 and the testes descent from PND13 and the vagina opening from PND20 were examined.Results Compared with the control group,the gestational body weight gain of dams decreased in 100 ?g/kg group(P
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0.05).Compared with the control group,body weights gains from PND21-70 were decreased significantly in the 5 and 2.5 mg/kg group(P0.05).No abnormal structure of testis was observed in all exposure groups.Conclusion Exposure to TBTC during critical period for sex differentiation may decrease body gain and increase spermatogenesis and the activities of LDH and SDH.
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0.05). Compared with the control group,an obvious retarded development was observed from PND21-70 and the viscera coefficient of testis were increased significantly in 2.5 or 5.0 mg/(kg?d) group (P
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The definition of environmental endocine disruptors,varieties of chemicals possible to produce endocrine disruptive effects,their possible mechanisms and adverse effects on organisms were briefly introduced in this paper.It suggested that there were many varieties of endocrine disrupting chemical existing in the human environment.The reproductive disorders reported up to date in animal maybe in human,included reduced fertility,reduced hatchability,redcued viability of offspring,impaired hormone secretion or activity and modified reproductive anatomy.Further study should be conducted and relative preventive measures should be adopted.
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Objective To explore the developmental toxicity of tributyltin chloride and the effects on sex hormone in female offspring rats through maternal gestation exposure. Methods Pregnant Wistar rats were randomly divided into four groups, 4 in each group. They were treated with TBTC by gavage at the dose of 0, 1, 2.5 and 5 mg/kg bw respectively from days 12-20 of gestation. 10 female offspring rats were randomly selected from each group and killed on postnatal day 70. The liver, kidney, uterus and ovary were weighed and the organ indexes were calculated. Pathological examination for liver, kidney, uterus and ovary were performed. Follicle stimulating hormone(FSH), luteotropic hormone(LH), testosterone(T) and estradiol(E2) in serum was determined by radioimmunity method. Results Increase of body weight in 2.5, 5 mg/kg bw groups significantly decreased(P
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Objective To develop a new method to screen the potential microcystin-producing cyanobacteria in natural waters. Methods Cyanobacteria were cultured and waters samples were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction with special primers for gene of the operon mcyD which encodes a microcystin synthetase combining conserved gene 16S rRNA of alga, subsequently, whose microcystins were detected by ELISA. Results There was a unique amplified product of approximately 870 bp in microcystin-producing blue-green alga and water samples, but no target band in non-toxic strains and samples. Conclusion It is feasible to use the molecular biological method used mcyD as the microcystin molecular biomarker to screen microcystin-producing cyanobacteria in natural water.
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Objective To study the effects of di-butyltin dilaurate (DBTD) exposure on pregnancy outcome in Wistar rat and evaluate it's effect on sexual development of fetuses. Methods Timed pregnancy rats were treated with corn oil or DBTD (10, 20, 30 mg/kg body weight) from days 12-19 of gestation. On gestational day (GD) 20, dams were sacrificed to investigate the pregnancy outcome. Results There was a downtrend in weight of dams on GD20 as the DBTD exposure dose increased. The weight of dam's utero significantly decreased in 30 mg/kg group. A significant decrease in fetal weights was observed in all DBTD groups, and fetal sizes in 20, 30 mg/kg groups. Exposure to DBTD from GD 12-19 resulted in a distinct increase in normalized anogenital distances in female fetuses, but no effects were seen in male ones. DBTD exposure did not result in external malformations, however, delayed ossification of fetal phalanges was observed in all DBTD treated groups. Dead fetuses and absorbed embryos were observed in 20, 30 mg/kg DBTD groups. Conclusion The results of the present paper show that DBTD exposure has some adverse effects on fetal development and may exert a masculinizing effect on female fetuses.