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ArticleMetabolites2021

Early Postnatal Genistein Administration Affects Mice Metabolism and Reproduction in a Sexually Dimorphic Way.

Marilena Marraudino, Giovanna Ponti, Chantal Moussu, Alice Farinetti, Elisabetta Macchi, Paolo Accornero, Stefano Gotti, Paloma Collado, Matthieu Keller, Giancarlo Panzica

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Article in Metabolites, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Marilena MarraudinoNeuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi (NICO), Regione Gonzole 10, Orbassano, 10043 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9195-064X
Giovanna PontiNeuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi (NICO), Regione Gonzole 10, Orbassano, 10043 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0911-7606
Chantal MoussuUMR Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, Institut National de Recherche pour l'agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Français du Cheval et de l'Equitation (IFCE), Université de Tours, 37380 Nouzilly, France.
Alice FarinettiNeuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi (NICO), Regione Gonzole 10, Orbassano, 10043 Torino, Italy.
Elisabetta MacchiDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Torino, Largo Braccini 2, Grugliasco, 10095 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1074-1668
Paolo AccorneroDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Torino, Largo Braccini 2, Grugliasco, 10095 Torino, Italy.
Stefano GottiNeuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi (NICO), Regione Gonzole 10, Orbassano, 10043 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8499-4684
Paloma ColladoDepartment of Psychobiology, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), C/Juan del Rosal 10, 28040 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2925-6806
Matthieu KellerUMR Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, Institut National de Recherche pour l'agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Français du Cheval et de l'Equitation (IFCE), Université de Tours, 37380 Nouzilly, France.
Giancarlo PanzicaNeuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi (NICO), Regione Gonzole 10, Orbassano, 10043 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9302-4647
Neuroscience Institute · ITUniversité de Tours · FRUniversity of Turin · ITUniversidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia · ES

Funding

European Cooperation in Science and Technology Action BM1105Ministerio de Economıa y Competitividad, Spain PSI2014-57362-PMinisterio de Economıa y Competitividad, Spain PSI2017-86396-PMinistero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca Dipartimenti di Eccellenza 2018-2022Università degli Studi di Torino RiLo 2018-2019-2020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The phytoestrogen genistein (GEN) may interfere with permanent morphological changes in the brain circuits sensitive to estrogen. Due to the frequent use of soy milk in the neonatal diet, we aimed to study the effects of early GEN exposure on some physiological and reproductive parameters. Mice of both sexes from PND1 to PND8 were treated with GEN (50 mg/kg body weight, comparable to the exposure level in babies fed with soy-based formulas). When adult, we observed, in GEN-treated females, an advanced pubertal onset and an altered estrous cycle, and, in males, a decrease of testicle weight and fecal testosterone concentration. Furthermore, we observed an increase in body weight and altered plasma concentrations of metabolic hormones (leptin, ghrelin, triiodothyronine) limited to adult females. Exposure to GEN significantly altered kisspeptin and POMC immunoreactivity only in females and orexin immunoreactivity in both sexes. In conclusion, early postnatal exposure of mice to GEN determines long-term sex-specific organizational effects. It impairs the reproductive system and has an obesogenic effect only in females, which is probably due to the alterations of neuroendocrine circuits controlling metabolism; thus GEN, should be classified as a metabolism disrupting chemical.

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dimorphismendocrine disruptorkisspeptinobesityorexinphytoestrogensPOMC

Identifiers

PMID34357343
PMCPMC8303179
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