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In vitro assessment of reproductive toxicity of cigarette smoke and deleterious consequences of maternal exposure to its constituents
Wu, Shao-Chin; Liu, Min.
  • Wu, Shao-Chin; Chinese Culture University. Department of Life Science. Taipei. CN
  • Liu, Min; Chinese Culture University. Department of Life Science. Taipei. CN
Biol. Res ; 45(2): 101-109, 2012. graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-648568
ABSTRACT
Cigarette smoke is known to be a serious health risk factor and considered reproductively toxic. In the current study, we investigated whether constituents of cigarette smoke, pyrazine, 2-ethylpyridine, and 3-ethylpyridine, adversely affect reproductive functioning such as oocyte maturation and sperm capacitation. Our findings indicated that three smoke components were involved in retardation of oocyte maturation in a dose-dependent manner and the lowest-observed-adverse-effect level (LOAEL) was determined to be 10-10M. However, individual smoke components administrated at the LOAEL did not attenuate oocyte maturation, demonstrating that all three toxicants were equally required for the observed growth impairment. When exposed to all three components at 10-10M during in vitro capacitation, murine sperm lost forward progression and were unable to show adequate hyperactivation, which is indicative of the incompletion of the capacitation process. Only sperm administrated with 3-ethylpyridine alone showed significant reduction in capacitation status, suggesting the chemical is the one responsible for disrupting sperm capacitation. Taken together, this is the first report that documents the effect of cigarette smoke components on oocyte maturation and sperm capacitation. The present findings demonstrate the adverse effects of smoke constituents of mammalian reproduction and the differences in sensitivity to smoke components between male and female gametes. Since both processes take place in the female reproductive system, our data provide new insights into deleterious consequences of maternal exposure to cigarette smoke.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Oocytes / Pyrazines / Pyridines / Smoke / Sperm Capacitation / Tobacco Type of study: Etiology study / Risk factors Limits: Animals Language: English Journal: Biol. Res Journal subject: Biology Year: 2012 Type: Article Affiliation country: China Institution/Affiliation country: Chinese Culture University/CN

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Oocytes / Pyrazines / Pyridines / Smoke / Sperm Capacitation / Tobacco Type of study: Etiology study / Risk factors Limits: Animals Language: English Journal: Biol. Res Journal subject: Biology Year: 2012 Type: Article Affiliation country: China Institution/Affiliation country: Chinese Culture University/CN