Prenatal exposure to bisphenols affects pregnancy outcomes and offspring development in rats

Prenatal exposure to bisphenols affects pregnancy outcomes and offspring development in rats

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of gestational exposure to low doses of bisphenol A (BPA), bisphenol S (BPS), and bisphenol F (BPF) on pregnancy outcomes and offspring development. Pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats were orally dosed with vehicle, 5 μg/kg body weight (BW)/day of BP...

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Published in:Chemosphere (Oxford) Vol. 276; p. 130118
Main Authors: Kaimal, Amrita, Al Mansi, Maryam H., Dagher, Josephine Bou, Pope, Catherine, Varghese, Marissa G., Rudi, Thomas B., Almond, Ansley E., Cagle, Loren A., Beyene, Hermela K., Bradford, William T., Whisnant, Benjamin B., Bougouma, Baobsom D.K., Rifai, Karim J., Chuang, Yen-Jun, Campbell, Elyssa J., Mandal, Abhyuday, MohanKumar, Puliyur S., MohanKumar, Sheba M.J.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01-08-2021
Subjects:
Abortions
Anogenital distance
Bisphenol A alternatives
Ovulation
Oxidative stress
PBS
Oxidative stress
PAT
OAT
BPS
EDC
DMSO
Bisphenol A alternatives
Ovulation
BPA
AAT
Anogenital distance
NOAEL
Abortions
BPF
EAT
AGD
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Summary:The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of gestational exposure to low doses of bisphenol A (BPA), bisphenol S (BPS), and bisphenol F (BPF) on pregnancy outcomes and offspring development. Pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats were orally dosed with vehicle, 5 μg/kg body weight (BW)/day of BPA, BPS and BPF, or 1 μg/kg BW/day of BPF on gestational days 6–21. Pregnancy and gestational outcomes, including number of abortions and stillbirths, were monitored. Male and female offspring were subjected to morphometry at birth, followed by pre- and post-weaning body weights, post-weaning food and water intakes, and adult organ weights. Ovarian follicular counts were also obtained from adult female offspring. We observed spontaneous abortions in over 80% of dams exposed to 5 μg/kg of BPF. BPA exposure increased Graafian follicles in female offspring, while BPS and BPF exposure decreased the number of corpora lutea, suggesting reduced ovulation rates. Moreover, BPA exposure increased male kidney and prostate gland weights, BPF decreased epididymal adipose tissue weights, and BPS had modest effects on male abdominal adipose tissue weights. Prenatal BPS exposure reduced anogenital distance (AGD) in male offspring, suggesting possible feminization, whereas both BPS and BPA induced oxidative stress in the testes. These results indicate that prenatal exposure to BPF affects pregnancy outcomes, BPS alters male AGD, and all three bisphenols alter certain organ weights in male offspring and ovarian function in female offspring. Altogether, it appears that prenatal exposure to BPA or its analogues can induce reproductive toxicity even at low doses. [Display omitted] •BPF increases spontaneous abortions in pregnant dams in a dose-dependent manner.•Prenatal exposure to BPS and BPF in females decreases corpora lutea in the ovary.•Prenatal exposure to BPS reduces anogenital distance in males.•Prenatal exposure to BPA and BPS induces oxidative stress in weanling testes.•Prenatal exposure to BPA increases kidney and prostate gland weights in males.
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ISSN:0045-6535
1879-1298
DOI:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130118