In vitro effects of diethylstilbestrol, genistein, 4-tert-butylphenol, and 4-tert-octylphenol on steroidogenic activity of isolated immature rat ovarian follicles
| Autor: | Jorma Toppari, Tapio Haavisto, S. A. Myllymäki, Jorma Paranko, Minna Vainio |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.drug_class medicine.medical_treatment Diethylstilbestrol Ovary Biology Toxicology Rats Sprague-Dawley Aromatase Ovarian Follicle Phenols Internal medicine Toxicity Tests Follicular phase Cyclic AMP medicine Animals Testosterone Ovarian follicle Cells Cultured Progesterone Pharmacology Estradiol Estrogens Genistein Rats Steroid hormone medicine.anatomical_structure Endocrinology Estrogen biology.protein Female Follicle Stimulating Hormone medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 204:69-80 |
| ISSN: | 0041-008X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.taap.2004.08.009 |
| Popis: | Isolated rat ovarian follicles grow and produce steroid hormones in vitro and so provide a good model for studying the effects of hormonally active compounds on follicular steroidogenesis. We have evaluated the effects of diethylstilbestrol (DES), genistein (GEN) and two alkylphenols, 4-tert-butylphenol (BP) and 4-tert-octylphenol (OP) on the growth, survival, and steroid hormone and cAMP production by isolated 14-day-old rat (Sprague-Dawley) ovarian follicles. During a 5-day culture, FSH was obligatory for follicle growth and increased estradiol and testosterone secretion in a dose-dependent manner. DES (10(-6) M) caused the strongest decline in estradiol and testosterone levels but did not have detectable effects on either cAMP production or aromatase enzyme activity. GEN caused a prominent decrease in cAMP and testosterone levels without significant changes in secreted estradiol. The latter, apparently, was due to a dose-dependent stimulation of aromatase enzyme activity in the presence of genistein. Both BP and OP decreased estradiol and testosterone secretion in a dose-dependent manner while no effect on aromatase activity was observed. OP, unlike BP, decreased forskolin-induced cAMP levels. Xenoestrogens at the used concentrations did not interfere with the growth and survival of the follicles. The results indicate that isolated ovarian follicles representing intact morphological and functional units offer a sensitive model system for elucidating the female-specific reproductive effects of environmental chemicals. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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