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ArticleEndocrinology2020

Fetal Bisphenol-A Induced Changes in Murine Behavior and Brain Gene Expression Persisted in Adult-aged Offspring.

Zhihao Wang, Myles H Alderman, Cyrus Asgari, Hugh S Taylor

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Article in Endocrinology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zhihao WangDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
Myles H AldermanDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
Cyrus AsgariDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
Hugh S TaylorDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
Yale University · US

Funding

Yale Clinical and Translational Science Award (U Component)UL1TR001863 · NCATS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI John H. Krystal, LUCILA OHNO-MACHADO · 2016 to 2026
$102.9M
Environmental Estrogen Induced Epigenetic Alteration of Uterine Stem CellsR01HD076422 · NICHD · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI TAYLOR, HUGH SMITH · 2012 to 2016
$2.0M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001863NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD076422
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In utero Bisphenol A (BPA) exposure has been linked to many deficits during brain development, including sexual differentiation, behavior, and motor coordination. Yet, how BPA induces these disorders and whether its effects are long lasting are largely unknown. In this study, using a mouse model, we demonstrated that in utero exposure to an environmentally relevant dose of BPA induced locomotor deficits, anxiety-like behavior, and declarative memory impairments that persisted into old age (18 months). Compared to the control animals, the BPA-exposed mice had a significant decrease in locomotor activity, exploratory tendencies, and long-term memory, and an increase in anxiety. The global brain gene expression profile was altered permanently by BPA treatment and showed regional and sexual differences. The BPA-treated male mice had more changes in the hippocampus, while female mice experienced more changes in the cortex. Overall, we demonstrate that in utero exposure to BPA induces permanent changes in brain gene expression in a region-specific and sex-specific manner, including a significant decrease in locomotor activity, learning ability, long-term memory, and an increase in anxiety. Fetal/early life exposures permanently affect neurobehavioral functions that deteriorate with age; BPA exposure may compound the effects of aging.

Indexed as

AnimalsBehavior, AnimalBenzhydryl CompoundsBisphenol A CompoundsBrainEndocrine DisruptorsEstrogens, Non-SteroidalExploratory BehaviorFemaleGene ExpressionMaleMaze LearningMiceMotor ActivityPhenolsPregnancyBenzhydryl Compoundsbisphenol ABisphenol A CompoundsEndocrine DisruptorsEstrogens, Non-SteroidalPhenolsbisphenol Ain uterolocomotormemoryneurobehavioral disorder

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PMID32926169
PMCPMC7609133
OpenAlexW3086303801

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