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ArticleToxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology2017

High-Content Analysis Provides Mechanistic Insights into the Testicular Toxicity of Bisphenol A and Selected Analogues in Mouse Spermatogonial Cells.

Shenxuan Liang, Lei Yin, Kevin Shengyang Yu, Marie-Claude Hofmann, Xiaozhong Yu

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Article in Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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35 citing papers in PubMed, 71 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shenxuan LiangDepartment of Environmental Health Science, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.
Lei YinDepartment of Environmental Health Science, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.
Kevin Shengyang YuDepartment of Environmental Health Science, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.
Marie-Claude HofmannDepartment of Endocrine Neoplasia & Hormonal Disorders, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Unit no. 1105 Houston, Texas.
Xiaozhong YuDepartment of Environmental Health Science, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia; yuxz@uga.edu.
University of Georgia · USThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

Molecular Regulation of the Perinatal Male Germ Cell NicheR01HD081244 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI HOFMANN, MARIE-CLAUDE CATHERINE · 2014 to 2018
$1.6M
Three-dimensional testicular cell co-culture model for reproductive toxicity screeningR44ES027374 · NIEHS · REPROTOX BIOTECH, LLC · PI YIN, LEI · 2018 to 2019
$1.5M
A 3D Mini-Testis Model for Reproductive Toxicity TestingR21OH010473 · OH · UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA · PI YU, XIAOZHONG · 2013 to 2014
$405k
Innovative three-dimensional testicular Co-culture (Mini-Testis) model for reproductive toxicity testing: a pathway based High throughput (HT) and High Content Analysis (HCA)R43ES027374 · NIEHS · REPROTOX BIOTECH, LLC · PI YIN, LEI · 2016 to 2016
$202k
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD081244NIEHS NIH HHS R43 ES027374NIEHS NIH HHS R44 ES027374NIOSH CDC HHS R21 OH010473
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bisphenol A (BPA), an endocrine-disrupting compound, was found to be a testicular toxicant in animal models. Bisphenol S (BPS), bisphenol AF (BPAF), and tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) were recently introduced to the market as alternatives to BPA. However, toxicological data of these compounds in the male reproductive system are still limited so far. This study developed and validated an automated multi-parametric high-content analysis (HCA) using the C18-4 spermatogonial cell line as a model. We applied these validated HCA, including nuclear morphology, DNA content, cell cycle progression, DNA synthesis, cytoskeleton integrity, and DNA damage responses, to characterize and compare the testicular toxicities of BPA and 3 selected commercial available BPA analogues, BPS, BPAF, and TBBPA. HCA revealed BPAF and TBBPA exhibited higher spermatogonial toxicities as compared with BPA and BPS, including dose- and time-dependent alterations in nuclear morphology, cell cycle, DNA damage responses, and perturbation of the cytoskeleton. Our results demonstrated that this specific culture model together with HCA can be utilized for quantitative screening and discriminating of chemical-specific testicular toxicity in spermatogonial cells. It also provides a fast and cost-effective approach for the identification of environmental chemicals that could have detrimental effects on reproduction.

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AnimalsBenzhydryl CompoundsBisphenol A CompoundsCell CycleDNA DamageDNA ReplicationDose-Response Relationship, DrugMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CPhenolsSpermatogoniaTestisBenzhydryl Compoundsbisphenol ABisphenol A CompoundsPhenolsand tetrabromobisphenol Abisphenol Abisphenol AFbisphenol SC18-4 spermatogonial cell linecell cyclecytoskeleton.DNA damage responseshigh-content analysis

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PMID27633978
PMCPMC5216646
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