Effects of dibutyl phthalate on sertoli cells of rat testis / 中华预防医学杂志
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine
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(12): 179-181, 2005.
Article
Dans Chinois
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-282365
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>The present study was performed to examine functional and structural impairment of rat sertoli cells following dibutyl phthalate (DBP) exposure.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The 6-week-old healthy male Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided into 4 groups with 16 animals in each group. DBP dissolved in peanut oil was administered by gavage at doses of 0, 250, 500 and 1 000 mg/kg. After 2-week DBP treatment, half of the rats were sacrificed. The rest were killed following 4-week DBP exposure. Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) was analysed by radioimmunoassay. The relative expression levels of androgen binding protein (ABP) mRNA and inhibin (INH)alpha mRNA were determined by semi-quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The sertoli cell ultrastructures were observed by using transmission electron microscope (TEM).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>FSH levels were increased after 4-week DBP exposure with significance at doses of 250 and 1 000 mg/kg. Sperm head count and daily sperm product were decreased significantly in 500 and 1 000 mg/kg groups. The expression levels of ABP mRNA were 0.89 +/- 0.15, 0.85 +/- 0.23, 0.54 +/- 0.17, 0.52 +/- 0.16 and 0.88 +/- 0.16, 0.61 +/- 0.12, 0.48 +/- 0.15, 0.47 +/- 0.11 for 0, 250, 500 and 1 000 mg/kg after 2- and 4-week DBP treatments respectively with significance at doses of 500 and 1 000 mg/kg (P < 0.01), while the levels of INHalpha mRNA were 0.88 +/- 0.16, 0.61 +/- 0.12, 0.48 +/- 0.15, 0.47 +/- 0.11 and 0.75 +/- 0.19, 0.56 +/- 0.16, 0.53 +/- 0.08, 0.45 +/- 0.10 with significance at all exposure groups (P < 0.01 or P < 0.05). In sertoli cells of rats exposed to 1 000 mg/kg DBP, TEM photos showed more lysosomes in cytoplasm, proliferated and expanded endoplasmic reticulum and nuclei malformation.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Sertoli cell should be one of the major toxic targets. Impairment of spermatogenesis caused by DBP should be partly due to the suppression of ABP and INHalpha biosynthesis.</p>
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WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Sujet Principal:
Anatomopathologie
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Cellules de Sertoli
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Testicule
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ARN messager
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Dosage radioimmunologique
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Répartition aléatoire
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Rat Sprague-Dawley
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RT-PCR
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Phtalate de dibutyle
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Relation dose-effet des médicaments
Limites du sujet:
Animaux
langue:
Chinois
Texte intégral:
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine
Année:
2005
Type:
Article
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