Octylphenol does not mimic diethylstilbestrol-induced oestrogen receptor-alpha expression in the newborn mouse uterine epithelium after prenatal exposure.
J Endocrinol
; 167(1): 29-37, 2000 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-11018750
ABSTRACT
This study examined whether the endocrine disruptor octylphenol (OP) mimics the synthetic oestrogen diethylstilbestrol (DES) in ability to induce oestrogen receptor-alpha (ER-alpha) expression in the newborn mouse uterine epithelium after prenatal exposure. Pregnant mice were given daily s.c. injections with DES (10 or 100 microgram DES/kg maternal wt) or OP (100 or 250 mg/kg maternal wt) or with vehicle alone from day 11.5 to 16.5 of pregnancy. ER-alpha expression was evaluated on histological sections by detecting ER-alpha mRNA with the in situ hybridization technique and ER-alpha protein using immunohistochemistry. The immunostaining was quantitated using a microspectrophotometer. Oestrogen-like activity of the DES and OP batches used for in vivo exposure was confirmed in an in vitro assay based on transient gene expression of an oestrogen-dependent reporter plasmid. In mice exposed prenatally to vehicle alone, the uterine epithelium did not express either ER-alpha mRNA or protein, while both were highly expressed in the stroma. Exposure to either DES dose induced the expression of both ER-alpha mRNA and protein in the epithelium, whereas it was unchanged in the stroma. In contrast, neither OP dose induced the expression of ER-alpha mRNA or protein in the epithelium and expression was unchanged in the stroma. Our data stress the importance of in vivo studies when investigating endocrine disruptors.
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Assunto principal:
Fenóis
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Efeitos Tardios da Exposição Pré-Natal
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Útero
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Receptores de Estrogênio
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Dietilestilbestrol
Limite:
Animals
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2000
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Article