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Dai Y, Peng Y, Hu W, Liu Y, Wang H. Prenatal amoxicillin exposure induces developmental toxicity in fetal mice and its characteristics. J Environ Sci (China) 2024; 137:287-301. [PMID: 37980015 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2023.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/20/2023]
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Amoxicillin, a widely used antibiotic in human and veterinary pharmaceuticals, is now considered as an "emerging contaminant" because it exists widespreadly in the environment and brings a series of adverse outcomes. Currently, systematic studies about the developmental toxicity of amoxicillin are still lacking. We explored the potential effects of amoxicillin exposure on pregnancy outcomes, maternal/fetal serum phenotypes, and fetal multiple organ development in mice, at different doses (75, 150, 300 mg/(kg·day)) during late-pregnancy, or at a dose of 300 mg/(kg·day) during different stages (mid-/late-pregnancy) and courses (single-/multi-course). Results showed that prenatal amoxicillin exposure (PAmE) had no significant influence on the body weights of dams, but it could inhibit the physical development and reduce the survival rate of fetuses, especially during the mid-pregnancy. Meanwhile, PAmE altered multiple maternal/fetal serum phenotypes, especially in fetuses. Fetal multi-organ function results showed that PAmE inhibited testicular/adrenal steroid synthesis, long bone/cartilage and hippocampal development, and enhanced ovarian steroid synthesis and hepatic glycogenesis/lipogenesis, and the order of severity might be gonad (testis, ovary) > liver > others. Further analysis found that PAmE-induced multi-organ developmental and functional alterations had differences in stages, courses and fetal gender, and the most obvious changes might be in high-dose, late-pregnancy and multi-course, but there was no typical rule of a dose-response relationship. In conclusion, this study confirmed that PAmE could cause abnormal development and multi-organ function alterations, which deepens our understanding of the risk of PAmE and provides an experimental basis for further exploration of the long-term harm.
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- Yongguo Dai
- Department of Pharmacology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China; Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disease, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China; Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disease, Wuhan 430071, China.
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Wang T, Chen B, Luo M, Xie L, Lu M, Lu X, Zhang S, Wei L, Zhou X, Yao B, Wang H, Xu D. Microbiota-indole 3-propionic acid-brain axis mediates abnormal synaptic pruning of hippocampal microglia and susceptibility to ASD in IUGR offspring. MICROBIOME 2023; 11:245. [PMID: 37932832 PMCID: PMC10629055 DOI: 10.1186/s40168-023-01656-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been associated with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), but the underlying mechanisms are unclear. RESULTS We found that the IUGR rat model induced by prenatal caffeine exposure (PCE) showed ASD-like symptoms, accompanied by altered gut microbiota and reduced production of indole 3-propionic acid (IPA), a microbiota-specific metabolite and a ligand of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR). IUGR children also had a reduced serum IPA level consistent with the animal model. We demonstrated that the dysregulated IPA/AHR/NF-κB signaling caused by disturbed gut microbiota mediated the hippocampal microglia hyperactivation and neuronal synapse over-pruning in the PCE-induced IUGR rats. Moreover, postnatal IPA supplementation restored the ASD-like symptoms and the underlying hippocampal lesions in the IUGR rats. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that the microbiota-IPA-brain axis regulates ASD susceptibility in PCE-induced IUGR offspring, and supplementation of microbiota-derived IPA might be a promising interventional strategy for ASD with a fetal origin. Video Abstract.
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- Tingting Wang
- Department of Obstetrics, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Taikang Medical School (School of Basic Medical Sciences), Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Taikang Medical School (School of Basic Medical Sciences), Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Taikang Medical School (School of Basic Medical Sciences), Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disease, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.
- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disease, Wuhan, 430071, China.
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Lu X, Mao T, Dai Y, Zhu L, Li X, Ao Y, Wang H. Azithromycin exposure during pregnancy disturbs the fetal development and its characteristic of multi-organ toxicity. Life Sci 2023; 329:121985. [PMID: 37516432 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2023.121985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/31/2023]
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AIMS Azithromycin is widely used in clinical practice for treating maternal infections during pregnancy. Meanwhile, azithromycin, as an "emerging pollutant", is increasingly polluting the environment due to the rapidly increasing usage (especially after the COVID-19). Previous studies have suggested a possible teratogenic risk of prenatal azithromycin exposure (PAzE), but its effects on fetal multi-organ development are still unclear. This study aimed to explore the potential impacts of PAzE. MATERIALS AND METHODS We focused on pregnancy outcomes, maternal/fetal serum phenotypes, and fetal multiple organ development in mice at different doses (50/200 mg/kg·d) during late pregnancy or at 200 mg/kg·d during different stages (mid-/late-pregnancy) and courses (single-/multi-course). KEY FINDINGS The results showed PAzE increased the rate of the absorbed fetus during mid-pregnancy and increased the intrauterine growth retardation rate (IUGR) during late pregnancy. PAzE caused multiple blood phenotypic changes in maternal and fetal mice, among which the number and degree of changes in fetal blood indicators were more significant. Moreover, PAzE inhibited long bone/cartilage development and adrenal steroid synthesis, promoting hepatic lipid production and ovarian steroid synthesis in varying degrees. The order of severity might be bone/cartilage > liver > gonads > other organs. PAzE-induced multi-organ alterations differed in stages, courses doses and fetal sex. The most apparent changes might be in high-dose, mid-pregnancy, multi-course, and female, while there was no typical rule for a dose-response relationship. SIGNIFICANCE This study confirmed PAzE could cause fetal developmental abnormalities and multi-organ functional alterations, which deepens the comprehensive understanding of azithromycin's fetal developmental toxicity.
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- Xiaoqian Lu
- Department of Pharmacology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China; Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Diseases, Wuhan 430071, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China; Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Diseases, Wuhan 430071, China.
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Chen K, Lu X, Xu D, Guo Y, Ao Y, Wang H. Prenatal exposure to corn oil, CMC-Na or DMSO affects physical development and multi-organ functions in fetal mice. Reprod Toxicol 2023; 118:108366. [PMID: 36958465 DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2023.108366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2022] [Revised: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/25/2023]
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Corn oil, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC-Na), and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) are widely used as solvents or suspensions in animal experiments, but the effects of prenatal exposure to them on fetal development have not been reported. In this study, Kunming mice were given a conventional dose of corn oil (9.2g/kg·d), CMC-Na (0.05g/kg·d) or DMSO (0.088g/kg·d) during gestation days 10-18, and the pregnancy outcome, fetal physical development, serum phenotype, and multi-organ function changes were observed. The results showed that corn oil decreased serum triglyceride level in males but increased their serum testosterone and CORT levels, and affected female placenta and female/male multi-organ functions (mainly bone, liver, kidney). CMC-Na increased female/male body lengths and tail lengths, decreased serum glucose and total cholesterol levels in males as well as increased their serum LDL-C/HDL-C ratio and testosterone level, decreased female serum bile acid level, and affected male/female placenta and multi-organ functions (mainly bone, liver, hippocampus). DMSO decreased male body weight and serum glucose level, decreased male/female serum bile acid levels, and affected male/female placenta and multi-organs functions (mainly bone, hippocampus, adrenal gland). In conclusion, prenatal exposure to a conventional dose of corn oil, CMC-Na or DMSO could affect fetal physical development and multi-organ functions, and has the characteristics of "multi-pathway, multi-organ and multi-target". This study provides the experimental basis for the rational selection of solvents or suspensions in pharmacology and toxicology studies. DATA AVAILABILITY: Data will be made available on request.
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- Kaiqi Chen
- Department of Pharmacology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China; Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disease, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China; Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disease, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China; Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disease, Wuhan 430071, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China; Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disease, Wuhan 430071, China.
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Lu M, He X, Jiao Z, Hu Z, Guo Z, Dai S, Wang H, Xu D. The upregulation of glutamate decarboxylase 67 against hippocampal excitability damage in male fetal rats by prenatal caffeine exposure. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 2022; 37:2703-2717. [PMID: 35917217 DOI: 10.1002/tox.23630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Revised: 06/25/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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As a kind of xanthine alkaloid, caffeine is widely present in beverages, food, and analgesic drugs. Our previous studies have shown that prenatal caffeine exposure (PCE) can induce programmed hypersensitivity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in offspring rats, which is involved in developing many chronic adult diseases. The present study further examined the potential molecular mechanism and toxicity targets of hippocampal dysfunction, which might mediate the programmed hypersensitivity of the HPA axis in offspring. Pregnant rats were intragastrically administered with 0, 30, and 120 mg/kg/day caffeine from gestational days (GD) 9-20, and the fetal rats were extracted at GD20. Rat fetal hippocampal H19-7/IGF1R cell line was treated with caffeine, adenosine A2A receptor (A2AR) agonist (CGS-21680) or adenylate cyclase agonist (forskolin) plus caffeine. Compared with the control group, hippocampal neurons of male fetal rats by PCE displayed increased apoptosis and reduced synaptic plasticity, whereas glutamate decarboxylase 67 (GAD67) expression was increased. Moreover, the expression of A2AR was down-regulated, PCE inhibited the cAMP/PKA/CREB/BDNF/TrkB pathway. Furthermore, the results in vitro were consistent with the in vivo study. Both CGS21680 and forskolin could reverse the above alteration caused by caffeine. These results indicated that PCE inhibits the BDNF pathway and mediates the hippocampus's glutamate (Glu) excitotoxicity. The compensatory up-regulation of GAD67 unbalanced the Glu/gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)ergic output, leading to the impaired negative feedback to the hypothalamus and hypersensitivity of the HPA axis.
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- Mengxi Lu
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disease, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disease, Wuhan, China
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Zhao X, Li B, Xiong Y, Xia Z, Hu S, Sun Z, Wang H, Ao Y. Prenatal caffeine exposure induced renal developmental toxicity and transgenerational effect in rat offspring. Food Chem Toxicol 2022; 165:113082. [PMID: 35537649 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2022.113082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/23/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Epidemiological studies revealed that prenatal caffeine exposure (PCE) is associated with adverse gestational outcomes and susceptibility to chronic diseases in offspring, yet the effects of PCE on glomerulosclerosis susceptibility in adult female offspring and its intergenerational transmission remain to be further investigated. Here, we found that PCE caused fetal kidney dysplasia and glomerulosclerosis of the female offspring. Besides, the kidney of F1 offspring in PCE group exhibited the "low expressional programming of AT2R" and "GC-IGF1 programming" alteration. Intergenerational genetic studies revealed that the renal defect and GC-IGF1 programming alteration was inherited to F2 adult female offspring derived from the female germ line, but Low expression of AT2R did not extend to the F2 female offspring. Taken together, PCE caused renal dysplasia and adult glomerulosclerosis in the F1 female offspring, which might be mediated by renal AT2R low expressional programming and GC-IGF1 axis alteration. Furthermore, PCE induced transgenerational toxicity on kidney, and GC-IGF1 programming alteration might be the potential molecular mechanism. This study provided experimental evidence for the mechanism study of the intergenerational inheritance of kidney developmental toxicity caused by PCE.
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- Xiaoqi Zhao
- Department of Pharmacology, Basic Medical School of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Basic Medical School of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Basic Medical School of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Basic Medical School of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Basic Medical School of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Basic Medical School of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Basic Medical School of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China; Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disorder, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Basic Medical School of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China; Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disorder, Wuhan, 430071, China.
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Mo L, Zhao C, Huang B, Niu J, Hong S, Li J, Lin Y, Qin F. Health Effects of Dietary Oxidized Milk Administration in Offspring Mice during Pregnancy and Lactation with Metabolomic Strategies. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:1679-1688. [PMID: 35104143 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c07132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Milk is an important source of nutrients during pregnancy. Previous studies have consistently shown that oxidation in milk and dairy products can induce oxidative stress, inflammation, and fibrosis in the liver and kidney. However, the mechanism underlying these effects remains largely unexplored. This study aimed to investigate the effects of oxidized milk on fecal metabolism and liver and kidney function of offspring mice. Oxidative modification of milk was performed using H2O2-Cu or heating, causing varying degrees of oxidative damage. Kunming female mice were fed with a H2O2-Cu, heat, or normal control diet until their offspring were 3 weeks old. Feces were collected for the metabolomics study based on mass spectrometry. Forty-two potentially significant metabolic biomarkers were screened, and each group's relative intensity was compared. The results showed that oxidized milk mainly regulated isoleucine metabolism, proline metabolism, and tricarboxylic acid cycle. In addition, the histopathological analysis showed accumulation of protein and lipid oxidation products in the liver and kidney tissues after intake of oxidized milk, which induced oxidative stress, increased the levels of inflammatory factors, and significantly increased the expression of genes and proteins involved in inflammatory pathways. The above results suggest that intake of oxidized milk during gestation may increase the risk of liver and kidney injury in male offspring by interfering with amino acid and energy metabolism, highlighting the potential health risks of oxidized milk in humans.
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- Ling Mo
- The Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Exposomics and Entire Lifecycle Health, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
- Center for Food Nutrition and Functional Food Engineering, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Exposomics and Entire Lifecycle Health, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
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- The Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Exposomics and Entire Lifecycle Health, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
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- The Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Exposomics and Entire Lifecycle Health, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
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- The Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Exposomics and Entire Lifecycle Health, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
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- The Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Exposomics and Entire Lifecycle Health, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
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- The Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Exposomics and Entire Lifecycle Health, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
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- The Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Exposomics and Entire Lifecycle Health, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
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Ma C, Guo Y, Klaassen CD. Effect of Gender and Various Diets on Bile Acid Profile and Related Genes in Mice. Drug Metab Dispos 2021; 49:62-71. [PMID: 33093018 PMCID: PMC7804885 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.120.000166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Diet is an important factor for many diseases. Previous studies have demonstrated that several diets had remarkable effects on bile acid (BA) homeostasis, but no comprehensive information for both genders has been reported. Therefore, the current study characterized the nine most used laboratory animal diets fed to both genders of mice for a comparable evaluation of the topic. The results revealed that marked gender difference of BA homeostasis is ubiquitous in mice fed the various diets, and of the nine diets fed to mice, the atherogenic and calorie-restricted diets had the most marked effects on BA homeostasis, followed by the laboratory chow and essential fatty acid-deficient diets. More specifically, females had higher concentrations of total BAs in serum when fed six of the nine diets compared with male mice, and 26 of the 35 BA-related genes had marked gender difference in mice fed at least one diet. Although mice fed the calorie-restricted and atherogenic diets had increased BA, which was more pronounced in serum than liver, the intestinal farnesoid X nuclear receptor-fibroblast growth factor 15 axis changed in the opposite direction and resulted in different hepatic expression patterns of Cyp7a1 Compared with AIN-93M purified diet, higher hepatic expression of multidrug resistance-associated protein 3 was the only alteration in mice fed the laboratory chow diet. The other diets had little or no effect on BA concentrations in the liver and plasma or in the expression of BA-related genes. This study indicates that gender, the atherogenic diet, and the calorie-restricted diet have the most marked effects on BA homeostasis. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: Previous evidence suggested that various diets have effect on bile acid (BA) homeostasis; however, it is not possible to directly compare these findings, as they are all from different studies. The current study was the first to systematically investigate the influence of the nine most used experimental mouse diets on BA homeostasis and potential mechanism in both genders of mice and indicates that gender, the atherogenic diet, and the calorie-restricted diet have the most marked effects on BA homeostasis, which will aid future investigations.
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- Chong Ma
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, P. R. China (C.M., Y.G.); Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Central South University, Hunan Key Laboratory of Pharmacogenetics, Changsha, P. R. China (C.M., Y.G.); Engineering Research Center of Applied Technology of Pharmacogenomics, Ministry of Education, Changsha, P. R. China (C.M., Y.G.); National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders,Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P.R. China (C.M., Y.G.); and Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas (C.D.K.)
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, P. R. China (C.M., Y.G.); Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Central South University, Hunan Key Laboratory of Pharmacogenetics, Changsha, P. R. China (C.M., Y.G.); Engineering Research Center of Applied Technology of Pharmacogenomics, Ministry of Education, Changsha, P. R. China (C.M., Y.G.); National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders,Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P.R. China (C.M., Y.G.); and Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas (C.D.K.)
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, P. R. China (C.M., Y.G.); Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Central South University, Hunan Key Laboratory of Pharmacogenetics, Changsha, P. R. China (C.M., Y.G.); Engineering Research Center of Applied Technology of Pharmacogenomics, Ministry of Education, Changsha, P. R. China (C.M., Y.G.); National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders,Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P.R. China (C.M., Y.G.); and Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas (C.D.K.)
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Female-specific activation of pregnane X receptor mediates sex difference in fetal hepatotoxicity by prenatal monocrotaline exposure. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2020; 406:115137. [PMID: 32682830 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2020.115137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2020] [Revised: 06/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) are a group of hepatic toxicant widely present in plants. Cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A plays a key role in metabolic activation of PAs to generate electrophilic metabolites, which is the main cause of hepatotoxicity. We have previously demonstrated the sex difference in developmental toxicity and hepatotoxicity in fetal rats exposed to monocrotaline (MCT), a representative toxic PA. The aim of this study was to explore the underlying mechanism. 20 mg·kg-1·d-1 MCT was intragastrically given to pregnant Wistar rats from gestation day 9 to 20. CYP3As expression and pregnane X receptor (PXR) activation were specifically enhanced in female fetal liver. After MCT treatment, we also observed a significant increase of CYP3As expression in LO2 cells (high PXR level) or hPXR-transfected HepG2 cells (low PXR level). Employing hPXR and CYP3A4 dual-luciferase reporter gene assay, we confirmed the agonism effect of MCT on PXR-dependent transcriptional activity of CYP3A4. Agonism and antagonism of the androgen receptor (AR) either induced or blocked MCT-induced PXR activation, respectively. This study was the first report identifying that MCT served as PXR agonist to induce CYP3A expression. CYP3A induction may increase self-metabolic activation of MCT and subsequently lead to more severe hepatotoxicity in female fetus. While in male, during the intrauterine period, activated AR by testosterone secretion from developing testes represses MCT-induced PXR activation and CYP3A induction, which may partially protect male fetus from MCT-induced hepatotoxicity.
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