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Sakali AK, Bargiota A, Bjekic-Macut J, Macut D, Mastorakos G, Papagianni M. Environmental factors affecting female fertility. Endocrine 2024; 86:58-69. [PMID: 38954374 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-024-03940-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Over the recent years, scientific community has increased its interest on solving problems of female fertility pathology. Many factors acting separately or in combination affect significantly the reproductive life of a woman. This review summarizes current evidence regarding the direct and/or indirect action of environmental factors and endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs; i.e. heavy metals, plasticizers, parabens, industrial chemicals, pesticides, or medications, by-products, anti-bacterial agents, perfluorochemicals) upon assisted and non-assisted female fertility, extracted from in vivo and in vitro animal and human published data. Transgenerational effects which could have been caused epigenetically by the action of EDCs have been raised. METHODS This narrative review englobes and describes data from in vitro and in vivo animal and human studies with regard to the action of environmental factors, which include EDCs, on female fertility following the questions for narrative reviews of the SANRA (a scale for the quality assessment of narrative review articles). The identification of the studies was done: through the PubMed Central and the PubMed of the MEDLINE, the Google Scholar database and the Cochrane Library database until December 2023 combining appropriate keywords ("specific environmental factors" including "EDCs" AND "specific negative fertility outcomes"); by manual scanning of references from selected articles and reviews focusing on these subjects. It includes references to EDCs-induced transgenerational effects. RESULTS From the reported evidence emerge negative or positive associations between specific environmental factors or EDCs and infertility outcomes such as infertility indices, disrupted maturation of the oocytes, anovulation, deranged transportation of the embryo and failure of implantation. CONCLUSION The revealed adverse outcomes related to female fertility could be attributed to exposure to specific environmental factors such as temperature, climate, radiation, air pollutants, nutrition, toxic substances and EDCs. The recognition of fertility hazards related to the environment will permit the limitation of exposure to them, will improve female fertility and protect the health potential of future generations.
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- Anastasia-Konstantina Sakali
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Larissa University Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Larissa University Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Endocrinology, University Medical Center Bežanijska kosa, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Unit of Endocrinology, Diabetes Mellitus and Metabolism, Aretaieion Hospital, Athens Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Physical Education, Sport Science and Dietetics, University of Thessaly, Trikala, Greece.
- Endocrine Unit, 3rd Department of Pediatrics, Hippokration Hospital of Thessaloniki, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Sah R, Talukdar G, Khanduri M, Chaudhary P, Badola R, Hussain SA. Do dietary exposures to multi-class endocrine disrupting chemicals translate into health risks for Gangetic dolphins? An assessment and way forward. Heliyon 2024; 10:e35130. [PMID: 39170170 PMCID: PMC11336425 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e35130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2024] [Accepted: 07/23/2024] [Indexed: 08/23/2024] Open
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Dietary exposure risks of 39 multi-class Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) to the threatened Gangetic dolphins (Platanista gangetica) were investigated in a conservation-priority segment of the Ganga River. Elevated EDCs bioaccumulation was observed across prey fish species, with di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and di-n-butyl phthalate (DnBP) significantly contributing to the EDC burden. The concentrations of persistent organochlorines in prey revealed a shift from dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) to non-dioxin-like PCBs. The prevalence of regulated p,p' DDT (Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) and γ-HCH (Lindane) residues suggests regional non-compliance with regulatory standards. The concentration of some EDCs is dependent on the habitat, foraging behavior, trophic level and fish growth. The potential drivers of EDCs contamination in catchment includes agriculture, vehicular emissions, poor solid waste management, textile industry, and high tourist influx. Risk quotients (RQs) based on toxicity reference value were generally below 1, while the RQ derived from the reference dose highlighted a high risk to Gangetic dolphins from DEHP, DDT, DnBP, arsenic, PCBs, mercury, and cadmium, emphasizing the need for their prioritization within monitoring programs. The study also proposes a monitoring framework to provide guidance on monitoring and assessment of chemical contamination in Gangetic dolphin and habitats.
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- Ruchika Sah
- Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun, 248001, India
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- Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun, 248001, India
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- Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun, 248001, India
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- Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun, 248001, India
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- Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun, 248001, India
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Xiao C, Lai D. Impact of oxidative stress induced by heavy metals on ovarian function. J Appl Toxicol 2024. [PMID: 38938153 DOI: 10.1002/jat.4664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2024] [Revised: 06/09/2024] [Accepted: 06/17/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
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As a crucial organ of the female reproductive system, the ovary has both reproductive and endocrine functions. Oxidative stress refers to an increase in intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), which play a role in the normal physiological activity of the ovary. However, excessive ROS can cause damage to the ovary. With the advancement of human industrial activities, heavy metal pollution has become increasingly severe. Heavy metals cause oxidative stress through both direct and indirect mechanisms, leading to changes in signal transduction pathways that damage the ovaries. This review aims to outline the adverse effects of oxidative stress on the ovaries triggered by heavy metals such as copper, arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead. The detrimental effects of heavy metals on ovaries include follicular atresia and decreased estrogen production in experimental animals, and they also cause premature ovarian insufficiency in women. Additionally, this review discusses the role of antioxidants, provides some treatment methods, summarizes the limitations of current research, and offers perspectives for future research directions.
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- Chengqi Xiao
- The International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo Original Diseases, Shanghai, China
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- The International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo Original Diseases, Shanghai, China
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Rachamalla M, Salahinejad A, Kodzhahinchev V, Niyogi S. Reproductive and Developmental Effects of Sex-Specific Chronic Exposure to Dietary Arsenic in Zebrafish ( Danio rerio). TOXICS 2024; 12:302. [PMID: 38668525 PMCID: PMC11053724 DOI: 10.3390/toxics12040302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2024] [Revised: 04/16/2024] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 04/29/2024]
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The present study investigated the reproductive and developmental effects of sex-specific chronic exposure to dietary arsenic in zebrafish. Adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) were exposed to environmentally realistic doses of arsenic via diet [0 (control; no added arsenic), 30 (low), 60 (medium), and 100 (high) μg/g dry weight, as arsenite] for 90 days. Following exposure, arsenic-exposed females from each dietary treatment were mated with control males, and similarly, arsenic-exposed males from each dietary treatment were mated with control females. In females, arsenic exposure resulted in a dose-dependent decrease in reproductive performance (fecundity, fertilization success, and hatching success). Moreover, a dose-dependent increase in developmental toxicity (larval deformities and larval mortality) was observed with maternal exposure to arsenic. In contrast, in males, arsenic exposure also induced similar reproductive and developmental toxicity; however, the adverse effects were mainly evident only in the medium and high dietary arsenic treatment groups. We also examined the sex-specific effects of dietary arsenic exposure on the expression of genes that regulate the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal-liver (HPG-L) axis in fish. The gene expression results indicated the downregulation of HPG-L axis genes in females irrespective of the arsenic treatment dose; however, the reduced expression of HPG-L axis genes in males was recorded only in the medium and high arsenic treatment groups. These observations suggest that chronic arsenic exposure in either females or males causes reproductive and developmental toxicity in zebrafish. However, these toxic effects are markedly higher in females than in males. Our results also suggest that arsenic can act as an endocrine disruptor and mediate reproductive and developmental toxicity by disrupting the HPG-L axis in zebrafish.
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- Mahesh Rachamalla
- Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada; (A.S.); (V.K.); (S.N.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada; (A.S.); (V.K.); (S.N.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada; (A.S.); (V.K.); (S.N.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada; (A.S.); (V.K.); (S.N.)
- Toxicology Centre, University of Saskatchewan, 44 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5B3, Canada
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Palomar A, Gonzalez-Martin R, Quiñonero A, Pellicer N, Fernandez-Saavedra R, Rucandio I, Fernandez-Martinez R, Conde-Vilda E, Quejido AJ, Zuckerman C, Whitehead C, Scott RT, Dominguez F. Bioaccumulation of Non-Essential Trace Elements Detected in Women's Follicular Fluid, Urine, and Plasma Is Associated with Poor Reproductive Outcomes following Single Euploid Embryo Transfer: A Pilot Study. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:13147. [PMID: 37685954 PMCID: PMC10487767 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241713147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Revised: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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This study aims to determine the association of non-essential trace elements present in follicular fluid, plasma, and urine with reproductive outcomes of women undergoing intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidies (PGT-A) and single frozen euploid embryo transfer (SET/FET). This single-center, prospective cohort study included sixty women undergoing ICSI with PGT-A and SET/FET between 2018 and 2019. Urine, plasma and follicular fluid samples were collected on the vaginal oocyte retrieval day to simultaneously quantify ten non-essential trace elements (i.e., Ba, Sr, Rb, Sn, Ti, Pb, Cd, Hg, Sb, and As). We found several associations between the levels of these non-essential trace elements and clinical IVF parameters. Specifically, the increased levels of barium in follicular fluid were negatively associated with ovarian function, pre-implantation development and embryo euploidy, while elevated strontium concentrations in this biofluid were negatively associated with impaired blastulation and embryo euploidy. Elevated plasma strontium levels were negatively associated with ovarian function, fertilization and blastulation. Enhanced presence of other trace elements in plasma (i.e., rubidium and arsenic) were associated with a diminished ovarian function and limited the number of recovered oocytes, mature oocytes and zygotes, respectively. Fully adjusted models suggested significantly lower odds of achieving a live birth when increased concentrations of barium and tin were found in urine.
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- Andrea Palomar
- Reproductive Biology and Bioengineering in Human Reproduction, IVIRMA Global Research Alliance IVI Foundation—Health Research Institute La Fe (IIS La Fe), 46026 Valencia, Spain; (A.P.); (R.G.-M.); (A.Q.); (N.P.)
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- Reproductive Biology and Bioengineering in Human Reproduction, IVIRMA Global Research Alliance IVI Foundation—Health Research Institute La Fe (IIS La Fe), 46026 Valencia, Spain; (A.P.); (R.G.-M.); (A.Q.); (N.P.)
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- Reproductive Biology and Bioengineering in Human Reproduction, IVIRMA Global Research Alliance IVI Foundation—Health Research Institute La Fe (IIS La Fe), 46026 Valencia, Spain; (A.P.); (R.G.-M.); (A.Q.); (N.P.)
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- Reproductive Biology and Bioengineering in Human Reproduction, IVIRMA Global Research Alliance IVI Foundation—Health Research Institute La Fe (IIS La Fe), 46026 Valencia, Spain; (A.P.); (R.G.-M.); (A.Q.); (N.P.)
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- Chemistry Division, Department of Technology, Research Centre for Energy, Environment and Technology (CIEMAT), 28040 Madrid, Spain; (R.F.-S.); (I.R.); (R.F.-M.); (E.C.-V.); (A.J.Q.)
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- Chemistry Division, Department of Technology, Research Centre for Energy, Environment and Technology (CIEMAT), 28040 Madrid, Spain; (R.F.-S.); (I.R.); (R.F.-M.); (E.C.-V.); (A.J.Q.)
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- Chemistry Division, Department of Technology, Research Centre for Energy, Environment and Technology (CIEMAT), 28040 Madrid, Spain; (R.F.-S.); (I.R.); (R.F.-M.); (E.C.-V.); (A.J.Q.)
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- Chemistry Division, Department of Technology, Research Centre for Energy, Environment and Technology (CIEMAT), 28040 Madrid, Spain; (R.F.-S.); (I.R.); (R.F.-M.); (E.C.-V.); (A.J.Q.)
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- Chemistry Division, Department of Technology, Research Centre for Energy, Environment and Technology (CIEMAT), 28040 Madrid, Spain; (R.F.-S.); (I.R.); (R.F.-M.); (E.C.-V.); (A.J.Q.)
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- Department of Clinical Research, IVIRMA Global Research Alliance IVI-RMA New Jersey, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920, USA; (C.Z.); (C.W.)
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- Department of Clinical Research, IVIRMA Global Research Alliance IVI-RMA New Jersey, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920, USA; (C.Z.); (C.W.)
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- Department of Clinical Research, IVIRMA Global Research Alliance IVI-RMA New Jersey, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920, USA; (C.Z.); (C.W.)
- Sidney Kimmel College of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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- Reproductive Biology and Bioengineering in Human Reproduction, IVIRMA Global Research Alliance IVI Foundation—Health Research Institute La Fe (IIS La Fe), 46026 Valencia, Spain; (A.P.); (R.G.-M.); (A.Q.); (N.P.)
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Lin J, Lin X, Qiu J, You X, Xu J. Association between heavy metals exposure and infertility among American women aged 20-44 years: A cross-sectional analysis from 2013 to 2018 NHANES data. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1122183. [PMID: 36866101 PMCID: PMC9971928 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1122183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
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Background Infertility has been confirmed as a significant medical and social problem. Heavy metal exposure refers to a risk factor for infertility, which is capable of damaging the reproductive system of males and females. However, heavy metal exposure and female infertility have rarely been investigated. The aim of this study was to analyze the association between heavy metal exposure and female infertility. Methods A cross-sectional study using data from three cycles of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES, 2013-2018) was performed. Female infertility was evaluated by positive responses to question rhq074 in the questionnaire. Cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), and arsenic (As) levels in blood or urine were examined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The correlation between heavy metal and female infertility was analyzed through weighted logistic regression. Results A total of 838 American women aged 20-44 years were covered in the study. Among all participants, 112 (13.37%) women were subjected to infertility. Urinary Cd and urinary As levels were significantly higher in infertile women than in control women (P < 0.05, P < 0.05). Urinary As showed a positive correlation with the prevalence of female infertility, and the risk of infertility rose with the increase of urinary As levels (P for trend = 0.045). Urinary Cd was associated with female infertility in some weighted logistic regression (Crude, Q2: OR = 3.99, 95% CI 1.82, 8.74, Q3: OR = 2.90, 95% CI 1.42, 5.92. Model 1, Q2: OR = 3.68, 95% CI 1.64, 8.27, Q3: OR = 2.33, 95% CI 1.13, 4.48. Model 2, Q2: OR = 4.11, 95% CI 1.63, 10.07, Q3: OR = 2.44, 95% CI 1.07, 5.53. Model 3, Q2: OR = 3.77, 95% CI 1.52, 9.35). Moreover, blood Pb (OR = 1.52, 95% CI 1.07, 2.16), urinary Pb (OR = 1.68, 95% CI 1.11, 2.55), and urinary As (OR = 1.02, 95% CI 1.00, 1.03) were positively correlated with the risk of infertility in women aged 35-44 years. The blood Pb (OR = 1.67, 95% CI 1.16, 2.40, 2.49) and urinary Pb (OR = 1.54, 95% CI 1.00, 2.38) in women with BMI ≥25 were positively correlated with the risk of infertility. Conclusions Urinary As was significantly associated with female infertility, and the risk of infertility increased with higher urinary As levels. To some extent, urinary Cd was correlated with infertility. Blood/urine Pb was related to infertility in advanced age and overweight/obese women. The results of this study need to be further validated in future prospective studies.
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- Jie Lin
- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital, College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- College of Economics and Management, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital, College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital, College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital, College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China,*Correspondence: Jinbang Xu ✉
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Wang X, Ding N, Harlow SD, Randolph JF, Mukherjee B, Gold EB, Park SK. Exposure to heavy metals and hormone levels in midlife women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN). ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2023; 317:120740. [PMID: 36436662 PMCID: PMC9897061 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Revised: 11/06/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Exposure to heavy metals may alter the circulating levels of sex hormones. However, epidemiologic studies on heavy metals and sex hormones have been limited, and results have been inconsistent. We assessed the associations of heavy metals assayed in urine, including arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury, with repeated measures of serum estradiol (E2), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), testosterone, and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) levels in the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation Multi-Pollutant Study. The sample included 1355 White, Black, Chinese, and Japanese women, aged 45-56 years at baseline (1999-2000), whose serum hormone levels were repeatedly measured through 2017. Urinary metal concentrations were measured at baseline. Linear mixed effect models were used to calculate percent changes in serum hormone levels per doubling of urinary metal concentrations, adjusting for demographics, socioeconomic status, lifestyle, health-related factors, and urinary creatinine. After multivariable adjustment, a doubling of urinary metal concentration was associated with lower E2 levels by 2.2% (95% CI: 4.0%, -0.3%) for mercury and 3.6% (95% CI: 5.7%, -1.6%) for lead; higher FSH levels by 3.4% (95% CI: 0.9%, 5.9%) for lead; and higher SHBG levels by 3.6% (95% CI: 1.3%, 5.9%) for cadmium. The overall joint effect using the Bayesian kernel machine regression showed that metal mixtures were inversely associated with E2 and positively associated with FSH levels. No association was found between metals and testosterone levels. Results from this prospective cohort study demonstrate that environmental heavy metal exposures, including cadmium, mercury, and lead, may disturb circulating levels of E2, FSH, and SHBG in midlife women.
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- Xin Wang
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States; Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.
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Wang X, Ding N, Harlow SD, Randolph JF, Mukherjee B, Gold EB, Park SK. Urinary metals and metal mixtures and timing of natural menopause in midlife women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2021; 157:106781. [PMID: 34311223 PMCID: PMC8490279 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Exposure to metals and metal mixtures may influence ovarian aging. However, epidemiologic evidence of their potential impact is lacking. OBJECTIVE We prospectively examined the associations of 15 urinary metal concentrations and their mixtures with natural menopause in the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation Multi-Pollutant Study. METHODS The study population consisted of 1082 premenopausal women from multiple racial/ethnic groups, aged 45-56 years at baseline (1999-2000), with the median follow-up of 4.1 years. Urinary concentrations of 15 metals, including arsenic, barium, cadmium, cobalt, cesium, copper, mercury, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, lead, antimony, tin, thallium, and zinc, were measured at baseline. Natural menopause was defined as the final bleeding episode prior to at least 12 months of amenorrhea, not due to surgery or hormone therapy. Cox proportional hazards models were used to examine associations between individual metal concentrations and timing of natural menopause. The associations between metal mixtures and natural menopause were evaluated using elastic net penalized Cox regression, and an environmental risk score (ERS) was computed to represent individual risks of natural menopause related to metal mixtures. RESULTS The median age at natural menopause was 53.2 years. Using the Cox proportional hazards models, the adjusted hazard ratio (HR) (and its 95% confidence interval (CI)) for natural menopause was 1.32 (1.03, 1.67) for arsenic and 1.36 (1.05, 1.76) for lead, comparing the highest with the lowest quartiles of metal concentrations. The predicted ages at natural menopause in the highest and lowest quartiles were 52.7 and 53.5 years for arsenic; and 52.9 and 53.8 years for lead. A significant association between ERS and menopause was also observed. Women in the highest vs. the lowest quartiles of ERS had an HR of 1.71 (1.36, 2.15), equivalent to a 1.6 year earlier median time to natural menopause. CONCLUSION This study suggests that arsenic, lead, and metal mixtures are associated with earlier natural menopause, a risk factor for adverse health outcomes in later life.
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- Xin Wang
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States; Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.
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Erkan M, Aydin Y, Orta Yilmaz B, Yildizbayrak N. Arsenic-induced oxidative stress in reproductive systems. Toxicology 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-819092-0.00016-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Pan W, Ye X, Zhu Z, Li C, Zhou J, Liu J. A case-control study of arsenic exposure with the risk of primary ovarian insufficiency in women. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:25220-25229. [PMID: 32347494 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-08806-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2019] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Arsenic, a well-known toxic metalloid, is ubiquitously existed in environment. Arsenic exposure has been associated with female reproductive health. However, a potential association between arsenic exposure and primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) in women has not been recognized yet. In this case-control study, a total of 169 POI cases and 209 healthy controls were recruited to determine urinary concentrations of arsenic and serum levels of reproductive hormones (follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) and estradiol). The median concentration of urinary arsenic in cases (21.5 μg/L, 28.0 μg/g for creatinine adjustment) was significantly higher than that of controls (13.8 μg/L, 19.3 μg/g for creatinine adjustment). Urinary arsenic concentrations were significantly positively associated with the risk of POI (adjusted odds ratio (OR) = 2.66, 95% CI: 1.43-4.95 for the highest vs lowest tertile of arsenic, p = 0.002; p for trend = 0.004). We also assessed the associations between arsenic exposure and reproductive hormones that are important for ovarian functions. FSH and LH levels were positively associated with urinary arsenic, whereas AMH and estradiol levels were negatively correlated with this element. This study provided evidence that arsenic exposure could be the potential risk factor for POI in women.
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- Wuye Pan
- MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- College of Medical Technology, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310053, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Women's Reproductive Health Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- Women's Reproductive Health Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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Rodriguez KF, Mellouk N, Ungewitter EK, Nicol B, Liu C, Brown PR, Willson CJ, Yao HHC. In utero exposure to arsenite contributes to metabolic and reproductive dysfunction in male offspring of CD-1 mice. Reprod Toxicol 2020; 95:95-103. [PMID: 32428649 DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2020.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Revised: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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In utero exposure to arsenite (iAs) is known to increase disease risks later in life. We investigated the effect of in utero exposure to iAs in the drinking water on metabolic and reproductive parameters in male mouse offspring at postnatal and adult stages. Pregnant CD-1 mice were exposed to iAs (as sodium arsenite) in the drinking water at 0 (control), 10 ppb (EPA standard for drinking water), and 42.5 ppm (tumor-inducing dose in mice) from embryonic day (E) 10-18. At birth, pups were fostered to unexposed females. Male offspring exposed to 10 ppb in utero exhibited increase in body weight at birth when compared to controls. Male offspring exposed to 42.5 ppm in utero showed a tendency for increased body weight and a smaller anogenital distance. The body weight in iAs-exposed pups continued to increase significantly compared to control at 3 weeks and 11 weeks of age. At 5 months of age, iAs-exposed males exhibited greater body fat content and glucose intolerance. Male offspring exposed to 10 ppb in utero had higher circulating levels of leptin compared to control. In addition, males exposed to 42.5 ppm in utero exhibited decreased total number of pups born compared to controls and lower average number of litters sired over a six-month period. These results indicate that in utero exposure to iAs at either human relevant concentration or tumor-inducing concentration is a potential cause of developmental origin of metabolic and reproductive dysfunction in adult male mice.
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- Karina F Rodriguez
- Reproductive Developmental Biology Group, Reproduction and Developmental Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States
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- Reproductive Developmental Biology Group, Reproduction and Developmental Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States
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- Reproductive Developmental Biology Group, Reproduction and Developmental Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States
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- Reproductive Developmental Biology Group, Reproduction and Developmental Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States
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- Reproductive Developmental Biology Group, Reproduction and Developmental Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States
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- Reproductive Developmental Biology Group, Reproduction and Developmental Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States
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- Integrated Laboratory Systems, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC, United States
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- Reproductive Developmental Biology Group, Reproduction and Developmental Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States.
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Pérez-Debén S, Gonzalez-Martin R, Palomar A, Quiñonero A, Salsano S, Dominguez F. Copper and lead exposures disturb reproductive features of primary endometrial stromal and epithelial cells. Reprod Toxicol 2020; 93:106-117. [PMID: 32004626 DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2020.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Revised: 01/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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This study investigates if Cu and Pb act as endocrine disruptors affecting endometrial cells. Primary EnSCs and EnECs were exposed to Cu (0, 50, 100 and 200 μM) or Pb (0, 30, 100 and 500 μM) and assessed for viability, decidualization, apoptosis and proliferation on EnSCs, and wound healing and adhesion capabilities on EnECs. Cu exposure decreased significantly cell viability in a dose-dependent manner. Cu and Pb negatively affected in vitro decidualization, showing a significant decrease in PRL secretion. HOXA10 and ERα mRNA levels significantly decreased in decidualized cells (dEnSCs) exposed to Cu. Cu and Pb decreased adhesion and regeneration capability in EnEC. This study reveals that Cu and Pb could negatively affect endometrial functionality, compromising the decidualization process and disrupting endometrial regeneration and embryo adhesion. Therefore, special care should be taken considering heavy metals exposure if pregnancy is being pursued.
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- IVI Foundation-RMA Global, 46026, Valencia, Spain; IIS La Fe, 46026, Valencia, Spain
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- IVI Foundation-RMA Global, 46026, Valencia, Spain
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- IVI Foundation-RMA Global, 46026, Valencia, Spain
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- IVI Foundation-RMA Global, 46026, Valencia, Spain; IIS La Fe, 46026, Valencia, Spain.
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Chattopadhyay S, Khatun S, Maity M, Jana S, Perveen H, Dash M, Dey A, Jana LR, Maity PP. Association of Vitamin B 12, Lactate Dehydrogenase, and Regulation of NF-κB in the Mitigation of Sodium Arsenite-Induced ROS Generation in Uterine Tissue by Commercially Available Probiotics. Probiotics Antimicrob Proteins 2019; 11:30-42. [PMID: 28994024 DOI: 10.1007/s12602-017-9333-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Managing arsenic intoxication with conventional metal chelators is a global challenge. The present study demonstrated the therapeutic role of probiotics against arsenic-induced oxidative stress and female reproductive dysfunction. Sodium arsenite-treated (1.0 mg/100 g body weight) Wistar female rats were followed up by a post-treatment of commercially available probiotic mixture in powder form (0.25 mg/100 g body weight) orally. Rats that experienced arsenic ingestion showed a significant lessening in the activities of uterine superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase activities, and the level of non-protein soluble thiol (NPSH) with a concomitant increase in malondialdehyde (MDA) and conjugated dienes (CD). Exposure to arsenic significantly lowered the levels of vitamin B12 and estradiol. Exposure to arsenic highly expressed the inflammatory marker and transcription factor NF-κB. Arsenic-mediated instability of these above parameters was controlled by the probiotics with a rebuilding of better function of anti-oxidant components. Besides its function in regulating endogenous anti-oxidant system, probiotics were able to augment the protection against mutagenic uterine DNA-breakage, necrosis, and ovarian-uterine tissue damages in arsenicated rats.
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- Sandip Chattopadhyay
- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India. .,Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics division, (UGC Innovative Department), Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India.
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India.,Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics division, (UGC Innovative Department), Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India.,Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics division, (UGC Innovative Department), Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India.,Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics division, (UGC Innovative Department), Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India.,Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics division, (UGC Innovative Department), Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India.,Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics division, (UGC Innovative Department), Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India.,Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics division, (UGC Innovative Department), Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India.,Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics division, (UGC Innovative Department), Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India.,Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics division, (UGC Innovative Department), Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India
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Perveen H, Chattopadhyay S, Maity M, Dash M, Islam SS. Involvement of proinflammatory cytokines and metallothionein in the repairing of arsenic-mediated uterine tissue damage by curcumin. J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol 2019; 30:jbcpp-2017-0179. [PMID: 31199764 DOI: 10.1515/jbcpp-2017-0179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2017] [Accepted: 01/18/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Background Curcumin is extensively used as a therapeutic intervention for treating several ailments. The antioxidant curcumin has an anti-inflammatory and chelating property with arsenic to exhibit a strong therapeutic effect on reproductive organs. This study was undertaken to describe the protective effect of noninvasive administration of curcumin against sodium-arsenite-mediated uterine hazards in female Wistar rats. Methods Twenty-four female Wistar rats were randomly divided into four groups. The treatment was continued for 8 days and given orally sodium arsenite (10 mg/kg body weight) in combination with curcumin (20 mg/kg body weight). Results Our evaluation revealed that 8 days of sodium arsenite (10 mg/kg body weight) treatment reduced the activities of the uterine enzymatic antioxidants superoxide dismutase, catalase, and peroxidase. Blood levels of vitamin B12 and folic acid decreased followed by an increased serum lactate dehydrogenase, homocysteine level, and hepatic metallothionein-1 in arsenic-treated rats. Necrosis of uterine tissue along with the disruption of ovarian steroidogenesis was marked in arsenic-treated rats with an upregulation of uterine NF-κB and IL-6 along with a raised level of serum TNF-α. Oral administration of curcumin (20 mg/kg body weight/day) in arsenic-treated rats significantly reinstated these alterations of the antioxidant system followed by an improvement of ovarian steroidogenesis and the circulating level of B12 and folate along with the downregulation of serum homocysteine, metallothionein-1, and cytokines. Conclusions The findings of this study clearly and strongly elucidated that arsenic-induced oxidative stress in uterus is linked to an alteration of inflammation-signaling biomarkers and these have been protected through the co-administration of curcumin due to its anti-inflammatory, free radical scavenging, and antioxidant activity by the possible regulation of an S-adenosine methionine pool.
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- Hasina Perveen
- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management, and Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Division, UGC Innovative Department, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management, and Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Division, UGC Innovative Department, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore-721102, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management, and Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Division, UGC Innovative Department, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management, and Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Division, UGC Innovative Department, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, India
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Khatun S, Maity M, Perveen H, Dash M, Chattopadhyay S. Spirulina platensis ameliorates arsenic-mediated uterine damage and ovarian steroidogenic disorder. Facets (Ott) 2018. [DOI: 10.1139/facets-2017-0099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Novel, non-invasive, painless oral therapeutic agents are needed to replace the painful conventional treatment of arsenic-associated health hazards with metal chelators. Our aim was to examine the effect of spirulina ( Spirulina platensis ( Geitler, 1925 )) on arsenic-mediated uterine toxicity. Female Wistar rats were divided equally into four experimental treatment groups: control group, sodium arsenite group (1.0 mg/100 g body mass), spirulina placebo group (20 mg/100 g body mass), and sodium arsenite + spirulina group. In contrast with the control group, spectrophotometric and electrozymographic evaluation revealed that rats that ingested arsenic for 8 d showed significant diminution of the activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase, and peroxidase ( p < 0.001). Mutagenic uterine DNA breakage and tissue damage were prominent following arsenic consumption by the rats. Oral delivery of spirulina resulted in a significant amelioration of arsenic-induced adverse oxidative stress and genotoxic state of rats. A significant low-signaling ( p < 0.001) of gonadotropins and estradiol was also noted in the arsenic-treated rats, which was terminated by spirulina; this arsenic-primed adverse effect was significant ( p < 0.05, p < 0.01). The spirulina treatment mechanism could be associated with augmentation of the antioxidant defense system that protects the arsenic-mediated pathological state of the uterus.
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- Shamima Khatun
- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management, and Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Division (UGC Innovative Department), Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal 721102, India
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management, and Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Division (UGC Innovative Department), Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal 721102, India
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management, and Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Division (UGC Innovative Department), Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal 721102, India
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management, and Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Division (UGC Innovative Department), Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal 721102, India
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management, and Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Division (UGC Innovative Department), Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal 721102, India
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Jana S, Chattopadhyay S, Dey A, Perveen H, Dolai D. Involvement of metallothionein, homocysteine and B-vitamins in the attenuation of arsenic-induced uterine disorders in response to the oral application of hydro-ethanolic extract of Moringa oleifera seed: a preliminary study. Drug Chem Toxicol 2018; 43:1-12. [PMID: 30208742 DOI: 10.1080/01480545.2018.1508296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The painful invasive chelation therapy makes it challenging to continue the prolonged treatment against arsenic toxicity. Hence, the significance of the present preliminary investigation was to explore a noninvasive treatment strategy against sodium arsenite (As3+) by the use of a hydroethanolic extract of Moringa oleifera (MO) seed. Arsenic treatment (10 mg/kg body-weight) in animals showed significant level of oxidative stress as evidenced by increased serum levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), conjugated dienes (CD) and reduced level of non-protein thiol (NPSH). A significant diminution in the activities of enzymatic antioxidants was noted in As3+-treated rats. As3+ treatment showed a lengthy phase of metestrous in animals followed by significantly diminished ovarian steroidogenesis, increased ovarian follicular degeneration and distortion of uterine tissue histomorphology. In addition, there was a significant depletion of Vitamin-B9 (folate) and B12 following As3+ ingestion. The levels of circulating TNF-α, homocysteine (Hcy), uterine-IL-6, and liver metallothionein (MT-1) were significantly elevated in arsenic treated rats. MO at a dose of 100 mg/kg body-weight could successfully mitigate the uterine ROS generation by maintaining the uterine antioxidant status in As3+- treated rats. This seed extract prevented the deterioration of As3+-mediated ovarian-steroidogenesis and ovarian and uterine histoarchitecture significantly. B9 and B12 levels were also improved following the ingestion of the MO extract in arsenicated animals. Elevation of Hcy, TNF-α and IL-6 was also prevented by this MO seed extract in As3+-treated rats. A further increase of MT-1 level was achieved after MO ingestion in As3+-treated rats. Here, the alleviation of arsenic toxicity might involve via the regulation of the components of S-adenosine methionine (SAM) pool and MT-1.
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- Suryashis Jana
- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management, and Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics division, (UGC Innovative Department), Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, India
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management, and Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics division, (UGC Innovative Department), Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, India
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management, and Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics division, (UGC Innovative Department), Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, India
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management, and Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics division, (UGC Innovative Department), Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, India
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- Department of Physiology, Midnapore Medical College and Hospital, Midnapore, India
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Dey A, Chattopadhyay S, Jana S, Giri MK, Khatun S, Dash M, Perveen H, Maity M. Restoration of uterine redox-balance by methanolic extract of Camellia sinensis in arsenicated rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.14232/abs.2018.1.7-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Arsenic, an environmental and industrial pollutant causes female reproductive disturbances and female infertility. Several researchers found that the use of Camellia sinensis (CS) (green tea) is effective as an alternative therapeutic strategy in the management of several health ailments. This study explores the role of CS extract against arsenic-induced rat uterine tissue damage. Methanolic extract of CS (10 mg/kg BW) was tested concomitantly in arsenic-treated (10 mg/kg BW) rats for a duration of two-oestrous cycle length (8 days). CS effectively attenuated arsenic-induced antioxidantdepletion and necrosis in uterine tissue. Rats treated with sodium arsenite showed significantlyreduced activities of enzymatic antioxidants like superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) in uterine tissue as evidenced by the results of spectrophotometric and electrozymographic analysis. Co-administration of CS significantly reversed the above oxidative stress markers in uterine tissue along with the histopathological changes in ovarian and uterine tissue. Moreover, an increase in the level of transcription factor NF-κB in the uterine tissue in association with reduced serum levels of vitamin B12 and folic acid were mitigated in arsenic fed rats following CS co-administration.
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Maity M, Perveen H, Dash M, Jana S, Khatun S, Dey A, Mandal AK, Chattopadhyay S. Arjunolic Acid Improves the Serum Level of Vitamin B 12 and Folate in the Process of the Attenuation of Arsenic Induced Uterine Oxidative Stress. Biol Trace Elem Res 2018; 182:78-90. [PMID: 28660490 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-017-1077-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2017] [Accepted: 06/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Continuation of prolonged treatment against arsenicosis with conventional chelating therapy is a global challenge. The present study was intended to evaluate the defensive effect of arjunolic acid against arsenic-induced oxidative stress and female reproductive dysfunction. Wistar strain adult female rats were given sodium arsenite (10 mg/kg body weight) in combination with arjunolic acid (10 mg/kg body weight) orally for two estrous cycles. Electrozymographic analysis explored that arjunolic acid co-treatment counteracted As3+-induced ROS production in uterine tissue by stimulating the activities of endogenous enzymatic antioxidants. Arjunolic acid was able to enhance the protection against mutagenic uterine DNA breakage, necrosis, and ovarian-uterine tissue damages in arsenicated rats by improving the ovarian steroidogenesis. The mechanisms might be coupled with the augmentation of antioxidant defense system, partly through the elimination of arsenic with the involvement of S-adenosyl methionine pool where circulating levels of vitamin B12, folic acid, and homocysteine play critical roles as evidenced from our present investigation.
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- Moulima Maity
- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India
- Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Division (Funded under UGC Innovative Programme), Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India
- Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Division (Funded under UGC Innovative Programme), Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India
- Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Division (Funded under UGC Innovative Programme), Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India
- Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Division (Funded under UGC Innovative Programme), Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India
- Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Division (Funded under UGC Innovative Programme), Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India
- Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Division (Funded under UGC Innovative Programme), Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India
- Chemical Biology Laboratory, Department of Sericulture, Raiganj University, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, 733134, India
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India.
- Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Division (Funded under UGC Innovative Programme), Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India.
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Dash M, Maity M, Dey A, Perveen H, Khatun S, Jana L, Chattopadhyay S. The consequence of NAC on sodium arsenite-induced uterine oxidative stress. Toxicol Rep 2018; 5:278-287. [PMID: 29511641 PMCID: PMC5835492 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2018.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2017] [Revised: 01/21/2018] [Accepted: 02/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Arsenic consumption through drinking water is a worldwide major health problem. Management of arsenic intoxication with invasive, painful therapy using metal chelators is usually used as a conventional treatment strategy in human. In this present study, we examined the efficacy of oral administration of N-acetyl l-cysteine (NAC) in limiting arsenic-mediated female reproductive disorders and oxidative stress in female Wistar rats. The treatment was continued for 8 days (2 estrus cycles) on rats with sodium arsenite (10 mg/Kg body weight) orally. We examined the electrozymographic imprint of three different enzymatic antioxidants in uterine tissue. Rats fed with sodium arsenite exhibited a significant lessening in the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase and glutathione peroxidase (GPx). Uterine DNA breakage, necrosis, ovarian and uterine tissue damage, disruption in steroidogenesis were also found in arsenic treated rats. Co-administration of NAC at different doses (50 mg/kg body weight, 100 mg/kg body weight, respectively) significantly reversed the action of uterine oxidative stress markers like malondialdehyde (MDA), conjugated dienes (CD) and non protein soluble thiol (NPSH); and noticeably improved antioxidant status of the arsenic fed rats. This ultimately resulted in the uterine tissue repairing followed by improvement of ovarian steroidogenesis. However, this effective function of NAC might be crucial for the restoration of arsenic-induced female reproductive organ damage in rats.
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- Moumita Dash
- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management, and Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics division (UGC Innovative Department), Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal 721102, India
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management, and Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics division (UGC Innovative Department), Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal 721102, India
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management, and Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics division (UGC Innovative Department), Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal 721102, India
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management, and Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics division (UGC Innovative Department), Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal 721102, India
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management, and Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics division (UGC Innovative Department), Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal 721102, India
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management, and Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics division (UGC Innovative Department), Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal 721102, India
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management, and Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics division (UGC Innovative Department), Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal 721102, India
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Rattan S, Zhou C, Chiang C, Mahalingam S, Brehm E, Flaws JA. Exposure to endocrine disruptors during adulthood: consequences for female fertility. J Endocrinol 2017; 233:R109-R129. [PMID: 28356401 PMCID: PMC5479690 DOI: 10.1530/joe-17-0023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2017] [Accepted: 03/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Endocrine disrupting chemicals are ubiquitous chemicals that exhibit endocrine disrupting properties in both humans and animals. Female reproduction is an important process, which is regulated by hormones and is susceptible to the effects of exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals. Disruptions in female reproductive functions by endocrine disrupting chemicals may result in subfertility, infertility, improper hormone production, estrous and menstrual cycle abnormalities, anovulation, and early reproductive senescence. This review summarizes the effects of a variety of synthetic endocrine disrupting chemicals on fertility during adult life. The chemicals covered in this review are pesticides (organochlorines, organophosphates, carbamates, pyrethroids, and triazines), heavy metals (arsenic, lead, and mercury), diethylstilbesterol, plasticizer alternatives (di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate and bisphenol A alternatives), 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, nonylphenol, polychlorinated biphenyls, triclosan, and parabens. This review focuses on the hypothalamus, pituitary, ovary, and uterus because together they regulate normal female fertility and the onset of reproductive senescence. The literature shows that several endocrine disrupting chemicals have endocrine disrupting abilities in females during adult life, causing fertility abnormalities in both humans and animals.
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- Saniya Rattan
- Department of Comparative BiosciencesUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Comparative BiosciencesUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Comparative BiosciencesUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Comparative BiosciencesUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Comparative BiosciencesUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Comparative BiosciencesUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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Ronchetti SA, Bianchi MS, Duvilanski BH, Cabilla JP. In Vivo and In Vitro Arsenic Exposition Induces Oxidative Stress in Anterior Pituitary Gland. Int J Toxicol 2016; 35:463-75. [PMID: 27151894 DOI: 10.1177/1091581816645797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Inorganic arsenic (iAs) is at the top of toxic metalloids. Inorganic arsenic-contaminated water consumption is one of the greatest environmental health threats worldwide. Human iAs exposure has been associated with cancers of several organs, neurological disorders, and reproductive problems. Nevertheless, there are no reports describing how iAs affects the anterior pituitary gland. The aim of this study was to investigate the mechanisms involved in iAs-mediated anterior pituitary toxicity both in vivo and in vitro. We showed that iAs administration (from 5 to 100 ppm) to male rats through drinking water increased messenger RNA expression of several oxidative stress-responsive genes in the anterior pituitary gland. Serum prolactin levels diminished, whereas luteinizing hormone (LH) levels were only affected at the higher dose tested. In anterior pituitary cells in culture, 25 µmol/L iAs significantly decreased prolactin release in a time-dependent fashion, whereas LH levels remained unaltered. Cell viability was significantly reduced mainly by apoptosis evidenced by morphological and phosphatidylserine externalization studies. This process is characterized by early depolarization of mitochondrial membrane potential and increased levels of reactive oxygen species. Expression of some key oxidative stress-responsive genes, such as heme oxygenase-1 and metallothionein-1, was also stimulated by iAs exposure. The antioxidant N-acetyl cysteine prevented iAs-induced effects on the expression of oxidative stress markers, prolactin release, and apoptosis. In summary, the present work demonstrates for the first time that iAs reduces prolactin release both in vivo and in vitro and induces apoptosis in anterior pituitary cells, possibly resulting from imbalanced cellular redox status.
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- Sonia A Ronchetti
- Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas (UBA-CONICET), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas (UBA-CONICET), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas (UBA-CONICET), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Arsenic-induced toxicity in the endometrium of adult albino rat and the possible role of human chorionic gonadotropin hormone. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1097/01.ehx.0000446582.73701.1b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Emblica officinalis (amla) ameliorates arsenic-induced liver damage via DNA protection by antioxidant systems. Mol Cell Toxicol 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s13273-014-0009-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Chlorpyrifos modifies the expression of genes involved in human placental function. Reprod Toxicol 2012; 33:331-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2012.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2011] [Revised: 12/20/2011] [Accepted: 01/12/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Yuan XH, Lu CL, Yao N, An LS, Yang BQ, Zhang CL, Ma X. Arsenic induced progesterone production in a caspase-3-dependent manner and changed redox status in preovulatory granulosa cells. J Cell Physiol 2011; 227:194-203. [PMID: 21391215 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.22717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Arsenic contamination is a principal environmental health threat throughout the world. However, little is known about the effect of arsenic on steroidogenesis in granulosa cells (GCs). We found that the treatment of preovulatory GCs with arsenite stimulated progesterone production. A significant increase in serum level of progesterone was observed in female Sprague-Dawley rats following arsenite treatment at a dose of 10 mg/L/rat/day for 7 days. Further experiments demonstrated that arsenite treatment did not change the level of intracellular cyclic AMP (cAMP) or phosphorylated ERK1/2 in preovulatory GCs; however, progesterone production was significantly decreased when cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) or ERK1/2 pathway was inhibited. This implied that the effect of arsenite on progesterone production may require cAMP/PKA and ERK1/2 signaling but not depend on them. Furthermore, we found that arsenite decreased intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) but increased the antioxidant glutathione (GSH) levels and mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm) in parallel to the changes in progesterone production. Progesterone antagonist blocked the arsenic-stimulated increase of GSH levels. Arsenite treatment induced caspase-3 activation, although no apoptosis was observed. Inhibition of caspase-3 activity significantly decreased progesterone production stimulated by arsenite or follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). GSH depletion with buthionine sulfoximine led to cell apoptosis in response to arsenite treatment. Collectively, this study demonstrated for the first time that arsenite stimulates progesterone production through cleaved/active caspase-3-dependent pathway, and the increase of GSH level promoted by progesterone production may protect GCs against apoptosis and maintain the steroidogenesis of GCs in response to arsenite treatment.
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- Xiao-Hua Yuan
- Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Chattopadhyay S, Deb B, Maiti S. Hepatoprotective role of vitamin B(12) and folic acid in arsenic intoxicated rats. Drug Chem Toxicol 2011; 35:81-8. [PMID: 21848401 DOI: 10.3109/01480545.2011.589439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The present study elucidated the protective role of vitamin B(12) with folic acid against arsenic-induced hepatotoxicity in female rats. Ingestion of sodium-arsenite- contaminated water [0.4 ppm/100 g body weight (b.w.)/day] in combination with vitamin B(12) plus folic acid (0.07 and 4.0 μg, respectively/100 g b.w./day) for 24 days to Wistar rats offered a significant protection against alone arsenic-induced distorted liver function, damaged histoarchitecture, elevated oxidative stress, and DNA fragmentation of hepatic tissues. Arsenic only exposure decreased hepatic superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase activities, and the level of nonprotein-soluble thiol (NPSH), with a concomitant increase in thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and conjugated dienes (CDs) in the liver. Vitamin supplementation restrained the increase of TBARS and CDs by restoring catalase, SOD, and NPSH levels. Restricted generation of free radicals may be correlated to the protection of DNA stability and hepatic morphology. This study explains the decisive role of vitamin B(12) with folic acid to ameliorate arsenic-mediated liver injuries.
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- Sandip Chattopadhyay
- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science and Management, Cellular and Molecular Toxicology Laboratory, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, India.
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Chattopadhyay S, Maiti S, Maji G, Deb B, Pan B, Ghosh D. Protective role of Moringa oleifera (Sajina) seed on arsenic-induced hepatocellular degeneration in female albino rats. Biol Trace Elem Res 2011; 142:200-12. [PMID: 20661662 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-010-8761-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2010] [Accepted: 06/29/2010] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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In an attempt to develop new herbal therapy, an aqueous extract of the seed of Moringa oleifera was used to screen the effect on arsenic-induced hepatic toxicity in female rat of Wistar strain. Subchronic exposure to sodium arsenite (0.4 ppm/100 g body weight/day via drinking water for a period of 24 days) significantly increased activities of hepatic and lipid function markers such as alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase, cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL along with a decrease in total protein and HDL. A notable distortion of hepatocellular histoarchitecture was prominent with a concomitant increase in DNA fragmentation following arsenic exposure. A marked elevation of lipid peroxidation in hepatic tissue was also evident from the hepatic accumulation of malondialdehyde and conjugated dienes along with suppressed activities in the antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase and catalase. However, co-administration of aqueous seed extract of M. oleifera (500 mg/100 g body weight/day for a period of 24 days) was found to significantly prevent the arsenic-induced alteration of hepatic function markers and lipid profile. Moreover, the degeneration of histoarchitecture of liver found in arsenic-treated rats was protected along with partial but definite prevention against DNA fragmentation induction. Similarly, generation of reactive oxygen species and free radicals were found to be significantly less along with restored activities of antioxidant enzymes in M. oleifera co-administered group with comparison to arsenic alone treatment group. The present investigation offers strong evidence for the hepato-protective and antioxidative efficiencies of M. oleifera seed extract against oxidative stress induced by arsenic.
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- Sandip Chattopadhyay
- Department of Bio-Medical Laboratory Science and Management, UGC Innovative Department, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, 721 102 West Bengal, India.
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