The effects of maternal exposure to BPA during pregnancy on the male reproductive system and the testicular microRNA expression profile

The effect of prenatal bisphenol A (BPA) exposure is increasingly concerned. We investigated the effect of maternal BPA exposure during pregnancy on male offspring and its potential mechanism. Thirty pregnant Sprague Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into exposed and control groups. At PND56, t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Environmental science and pollution research international 2020-05, Vol.27 (14), p.17290-17302
Hauptverfasser: Ma, Lin, Yu, Haiyang, Wang, Xu, Li, Dan, Zhang, Yumin, Pei, Xiucong, Duan, Zhiwen, Ma, Mingyue
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Zusammenfassung:The effect of prenatal bisphenol A (BPA) exposure is increasingly concerned. We investigated the effect of maternal BPA exposure during pregnancy on male offspring and its potential mechanism. Thirty pregnant Sprague Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into exposed and control groups. At PND56, the number of sperm, luteinizing hormone, and testosterone in the BPA-exposed group decreased, and testicular tissue structure was damaged in offsprings. At GD20, the miRNA profile in the testis of male offspring was examined and the expression levels of 28 deregulated miRNAs were validated by qRT-PCR. We found that miR-361-5p , miR-203a-3p , and miR-19b-2-5p had significantly different expression levels in the testis. These results suggest that maternal exposure to BPA can lead to differential changes in progeny miRNAs, which will provide direction for future in-depth mechanisms of reproductive injury.
ISSN:0944-1344
1614-7499
DOI:10.1007/s11356-020-08156-x