ArticleBiology of reproduction2012
Mono-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate induces oxidative stress and inhibits growth of mouse ovarian antral follicles.
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- Ovarian toxic effects of micro- and nanoplastics (Review).Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2026Review
- Effects of Phthalate Metabolite Mixture Exposure on Mouse Oocyte Development.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- High-concentration MEHP triggers mtDNA depletion in undifferentiated HepaRG and C2C12 cultures and disrupts mitochondrial homeostasis in both HepaRG culture states.Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology · 2026Article
- An environmentally relevant phthalate mixture impairs ovulatory prostaglandin and progesterone receptor pathways in human granulosa cells in vitro.Environment international · 2026Article
- Mechanistic study on the role of multi-pathway autophagy in ovarian aging: literature review.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2025Review
- Epidemiologically relevant phthalate mixture and mono(2-ethyl-5-hydroxyhexyl) phthalate exposure alter cell energy metabolism in primary mouse granulosa cells.Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.) · 2025Article
- Oxidative stress, apoptosis and proliferation in uterus of piglets fed by sow or formula after ex vivo endocrine compound exposure.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Neonatal exposure to an environmentally relevant phthalate mixture alters ovarian function in mice.Toxicology and applied pharmacology · 2025Article
- Polystyrene and polyethylene terephthalate nanoplastics differentially impact mouse ovarian follicle function.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Single-cell RNA-seq reveals that granulosa cells are a target of phthalate toxicity in the ovary.Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology · 2025Article
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- Diet-induced obesity alters the ovarian chemical biotransformation and oxidative stress response proteins both basally and in response to 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene exposure.Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology · 2025Article
- Prenatal exposure to an environmentally relevant phthalate mixture alters oxidative stress, apoptosis, cell cycle regulators, and steroidogenic factors in the ovaries of F1 mice.Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.) · 2025Article
- Phthalates are detected in the follicular fluid of adolescents and oocyte donors with associated changes in the cumulus cell transcriptome.F&S science · 2025Article
- Dietary exposure to di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate for 6 months alters markers of female reproductive aging in mice†.Biology of reproduction · 2025Article
- Antioxidant Potential of Gallic Acid Prevents Di-2-ethyhexyl Phthalate-induced Inhibition of Osteogenic Differentiation.Current drug metabolism · 2025Article
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Abstract
Mono-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP) is the active metabolite of the most commonly used plasticizer, di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, and is considered to be a reproductive toxicant. However, little is known about the effects of MEHP on ovarian antral follicles. Thus, the present study tested the hypothesis that MEHP inhibits follicle growth via oxidative stress pathways. The data indicate that MEHP increases reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels and inhibits follicle growth in antral follicles, whereas N-acetylcysteine (NAC; an antioxidant) restores ROS levels to control levels and rescues follicles from MEHP-induced inhibition of follicle growth. To further analyze the mechanism by which MEHP induces oxidative stress and inhibits follicle growth, the expression and activities of various key antioxidant enzymes (copper/zinc superoxide dismutase [SOD1], glutathione peroxidase [GPX], and catalase [CAT]) and the expression of key cell-cycle regulators (Ccnd2, Ccne1, and Cdk4) and apoptotic regulators (Bcl-2 and Bax) were compared in control and MEHP-treated follicles. The data indicate that MEHP inhibits the expression and activities of SOD1 and GPX; does not inhibit Cat expression; inhibits the expression of Ccnd2, Ccne1, Cdk4, and Bcl-2; but increases the expression of Bax compared to controls. Furthermore, NAC blocks these toxic effects of MEHP. Collectively, these data suggest that MEHP induces oxidative stress by disrupting the activities of antioxidant enzymes. This may lead to decreased expression of cell-cycle regulators and antiapoptotic regulators and increased expression of proapoptotic factors, which then may lead to inhibition of follicle growth.
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