Exposure to bisphenol A during embryonic/fetal life and infancy increases oxidative injury and causes underdevelopment of the brain and testis in mice |
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Authors: | Kabuto Hideaki Amakawa Masao Shishibori Tsuyoshi |
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Institution: | Department of Medical Technology, Kagawa Prefectural College of Health Sciences, 281-1, Mure-cho Hara, Kita-gun, Kagawa 761-0123, Japan. kabuto@chs.pref.kagawa.jp |
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Abstract: | We investigated the modifications in endogenous antioxidant capacity and oxidative damage in the brain, liver, kidney and testis in mice exposed to bisphenol A (BPA), an environmental endocrine disrupter. Mice were exposed to BPA throughout embryonic/fetal life and during lactation by feeding their pregnant/lactating mothers BPA at 5 or 10 microg per milliliter of drinking water. At the age of four weeks, male mice were sacrificed. Exposure to BPA increased the activity of catalase and glutathione peroxidase in the liver and kidney, respectively. It also increased thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances in the brain, kidney and testis, and decreased the wet weight of the brain, kidney and testis. Our results suggest that exposure to BPA throughout embryonic/fetal life and during infancy induces tissue oxidative stress and peroxidation, ultimately leading to underdevelopment of the brain, kidney and testis. |
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Keywords: | Bisphenol A Catalase Glutathione peroxidase Oxidative stress Underdevelopment Brain Kidney Testis |
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