Effects of maternal toluene exposure on testosterone levels in fetal rats

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作者
Tsukahara, Shinji [1 ]
Nakajima, Daisuke [1 ]
Kuroda, Yoshiko [1 ]
Hojo, Rieko [1 ]
Kageyama, Shiho [1 ]
Fujimaki, Hidekazu [1 ]
机构
[1] Natl Inst Environm Studies, Res Ctr Environm Risk, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3058506, Japan
关键词
Toluene; Testosterone; 3 beta-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase; Steroidogenic enzyme; PAINT THINNER EXPOSURE; RELAXIN-LIKE FACTOR; SEXUAL-DIFFERENTIATION; EXPRESSION; HORMONE; CRYPTORCHIDISM; CLONING; TESTIS; PLASMA; FEMALE;
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10.1016/j.toxlet.2008.12.001
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R99 [毒物学(毒理学)];
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100405 ;
摘要
The goal of our study was to determine if toluene affected the synthesis and secretion of testosterone in fetal rats. Dams were exposed to atmospheres that contained 0.09 ppm, 0.9 ppm or 9 ppm of toluene for 90 min/day from gestational days (GDs) 14.5 to 18.5 via nasal inhalation. Fetal plasma testosterone concentrations determined by enzyme immunoassay were significantly reduced on GD18.5 after exposure to 0.9 and 9 ppm, but not to 0.09 ppm, of toluene in male, but not in female, fetuses. We measured, using real-time PCR methods, mRNA levels in fetal testes for several steroidogenic enzymes involved in testosterone synthesis and insulin-like 3 (Insl3), a maker of Leydig cell differentiation. The mRNA levels of 3p-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (30-HSD) were significantly reduced after exposure to 0.9-ppm toluene. However, the mRNA levels of cytochrome P450 cholesterol side-chain cleavage, cytochrome P450 17 alpha-hydroxylase/c17-20 lyase, 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, and Insl3 were not significantly altered by exposure to 0.9-ppm toluene. In addition, immunohistochemical analysis showed reduced 3 beta-HSD-immunoreactive areas in the interstitial region of fetal testes after exposure to 0.9 and 9 ppm, but not 0.09 ppm, toluene. These findings indicate that toluene reduced the synthesis and secretion of testosterone in fetal testes from rats possibly as a consequence of reduced 30-HSD expression. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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