ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2023
Fetal Exposure to Endocrine Disrupting-Bisphenol A (BPA) Alters Testicular Fatty Acid Metabolism in the Adult Offspring: Relevance to Sperm Maturation and Quality.
Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.
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- Melatonin receptor 1a alleviates sleep fragmentation-aggravated testicular injury in T2DM by suppression of TAB1/TAK1 complex through FGFR1.Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B · 2025Article
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- Prenatal bisphenol A exposure causes sperm quality and functional defects via Leydig cell impairment and meiosis arrest in mice offspring.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Interlinkage between inflammation, oxidative stress, and endoplasmic reticulum stress in bisphenols-induced testicular steroidogenesis disturbance: A mini review.International journal of reproductive biomedicine · 2025Review
- Responses in organs, sperm, steroid hormones and CYP450 enzyme in male mice treated by quinestrol only or in conjunction with clarithromycin.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- A comprehensive review on potential role of selenium, selenoproteins and selenium nanoparticles in male fertility.Heliyon · 2024Review
- Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: A Looming Threat to Current and Future Generations.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- A Silent Threat: Exploring the Impact of Endocrine Disruption on Human Health.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- PFOS-elicited metabolic perturbation in liver and fatty acid metabolites in testis of adult mice.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Article
- Modulation of fetoplacental growth, development and reproductive function by endocrine disrupters.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Review
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Abstract
Daily exposure to bisphenols can affect reproductive functions due to their pseudo-estrogenic and/or anti-androgenic effects. Testicular lipids contain high levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids necessary for sperm maturity, motility, and spermatogenesis. Whether prenatal exposure to bisphenols alters testicular fatty acid metabolism in adult offspring is unknown. Pregnant Wistar rats were gavaged from gestational day 4 to 21 with BPA and BPS (0.0, 0.4, 4.0, 40.0 μg/kg bw/day). Despite increased body and testis weight, the total testicular cholesterol, triglyceride, and plasma fatty acids were unaffected in the offspring. Lipogenesis was upregulated by increased SCD-1, SCD-2, and expression of lipid storage (ADRP) and trafficking protein (FABP4). The arachidonic acid, 20:4 n-6 (ARA) and docosapentaenoic acid, 22:5 n-6 (DPA) levels were decreased in the BPA-exposed testis, while BPS exposure had no effects. The expression of PPARα, PPARγ proteins, and CATSPER2 mRNA were decreased, which are important for energy dissipation and the motility of the sperm in the testis. The endogenous conversion of linoleic acid,18:2 n-6 (LA), to ARA was impaired by a reduced ARA/LA ratio and decreased FADS1 expression in BPA-exposed testis. Collectively, fetal BPA exposure affected endogenous long-chain fatty acid metabolism and steroidogenesis in the adult testis, which might dysregulate sperm maturation and quality.
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