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ArticleNan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University2017

[Effect of Di-(2-ethylhcxyl) phthalate exposure on blood-testis barrier integrity in rats].

Lian-Ju Shen, Xiang-Liang Tang, Chun-Lan Long, Xi-Ning Cao, Yi Wei, Yang-Cai Wang, Mang Sun, Yue Zhou, Yang Liu, Bo Liu and 2 more

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Article in Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Lian-Ju ShenDepartment of Pediatric Research Institute, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Child Urogenital Development and Tissue Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, China International Science and Technology Cooperation base of Child development and Critical Disorders; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics Chongqing, 400014, China.E-mail: kafei69200@126.com.
Xiang-Liang Tang
Chun-Lan Long
Xi-Ning Cao
Yi Wei
Yang-Cai Wang
Mang Sun
Yue Zhou
Yang Liu
Bo Liu
Fang-Yuan Huang
Guang-Hui Wei
China International Science and Technology Cooperation · CNChongqing University · CN

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objectiveTo investigate mechanism of di-(2-ethylhcxyl)phthalate (DEHP) exposure in causing blood-testis barrier (BTB) impairment in rats.

methodsTwo-months-old male SD rats were randomly divided into corn oil control group and DEHP (750 mg/kg) exposure group for daily intragastic treatment for 30 consecutive days. After the treatments the rats were examined for histomorphological changes of the testicle using HE staining and the expressions of the junction proteins N-cadherin β-catenin, occludin and connexin43 of the BTB using Western blot. In the in vitro study, the vitality and ROS generation level in Sertoli cells exposed to different concentrations of DEHP were examined with MTT and ROS assay kits, respectively, and Nrf2 and p-p38 expressions were detected with Western blot.

resultsCompared with the control group, the rats with DEHP exposure showed structural damage of the seminiferous tubule and polarity loss of the spermatids. DEHP exposure caused significantly decreased expressions of occludin and connexin43 but increased expressions of N-cadherin and β-catenin in the testicle tissues of the rats (P<0.05). The vitality of Sertoli cells was obviously decreased and ROS level increased significantly after exposure of the cells to increasing concentrations of DEHP, which also resulted in significantly up-regulated Nrf2 and p-p38 expressions (P<0.05).

conclusionsDEHP exposure causes increased oxidative stress in the Sertoli cells of the testis, activates p38 MAPK signaling pathway, and results eventually in impaired spermatogenesis in rats.

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