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Effects of maternal or paternal bisphenol A exposure on offspring behavior.
Harris, Erin P; Allardice, Heather A; Schenk, A Katrin; Rissman, Emilie F.
Afiliação
  • Harris EP; Center for Human Health and the Environment, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA.
  • Allardice HA; Center for Human Health and the Environment, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA.
  • Schenk AK; Department of Physics, Randolph College, Lynchburg, VA 24503, USA.
  • Rissman EF; Center for Human Health and the Environment, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA. Electronic address: e_rissman@ncsu.edu.
Horm Behav ; 101: 68-76, 2018 05.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28964733
Bisphenol A (BPA) is an endocrine disrupting chemical used in the production of polycarbonate plastics and resins. Exposure to BPA during gestation has been proposed as a risk factor for the development of neurobehavioral disorders, such as autism spectrum disorder. To address the behavioral impact of developmental exposure to BPA, we tested offspring of mice exposed to a daily low dose of BPA during pregnancy. We also asked if preconception exposure of the sire affected behaviors in offspring. Sires that consumed BPA for 50days prior to mating weighed less than controls, but no effects on any reproductive measures were noted. Juvenile offspring exposed to BPA maternally, but not paternally, spent less time in the open arms of the elevated plus maze than controls, indicating increased anxiety-like behavior. However, neither parental exposure group differed significantly from controls in the social recognition task. We also assessed the behaviors of maternally exposed offspring in two novel tasks: ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) in pups and operant reversal learning in adults. Maternal BPA exposure increased the duration and median frequency of USVs emitted by pups during maternal separation. In the reversal learning task, females responded more accurately and earned more rewards than males. Additionally, control females received more rewards than BPA females during the acquisition phase of the task. These are among the first studies conducted to ask if BPA exposure via the sire affects offspring behavior and the first study to report effects of gestational BPA exposure on pup USVs and adult operant responding.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Fenóis / Efeitos Tardios da Exposição Pré-Natal / Comportamento Animal / Compostos Benzidrílicos / Exposição Paterna / Exposição Materna Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Fenóis / Efeitos Tardios da Exposição Pré-Natal / Comportamento Animal / Compostos Benzidrílicos / Exposição Paterna / Exposição Materna Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article