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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Bisphenol a Disrupts Steroidogenesis and Induces Apoptosis in Human Granulosa Cells Cultured In Vitro.

Dominika Celar Šturm, Tadeja Režen, Nina Jančar, Irma Virant-Klun

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Dominika Celar ŠturmClinical Research Centre, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0002-5678-4639
Tadeja ReženCentre for Functional Genomics and Bio-Chips, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0001-6210-7370
Nina JančarDepartment of Human Reproduction, Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Irma Virant-KlunClinical Research Centre, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Funding

Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency J3-2530Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency P1-0390Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency young researcher grant
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a common synthetic chemical compound classified as an endocrine disruptor. It affects multiple physiological systems in the body, including the female reproductive system, particularly granulosa cells (GCs) in the ovaries, where steroidogenesis occurs. This study investigated the impact of various BPA concentrations (environmentally relevant concentrations of 0.001 µM and 0.1 µM and toxicological concentration of 100 µM) and exposure times (24 and 72 h) on cell viability and counts and in vitro production of estradiol and progesterone in human GCs collected from waste follicular fluid of IVF patients. Gene expression analysis of 182 genes associated with steroidogenesis and apoptosis was performed in GCs using PCR arrays, followed by protein expression analysis by Western blot. Our results demonstrate that after longer BPA exposure (72 h), a higher concentration of BPA (100 µM) negatively affects the cellular viability and counts and significantly alters steroid hormone biosynthesis in vitro, leading to reduced concentrations of estradiol and progesterone in the culture medium. We found that all BPA concentrations altered the expression of different steroidogenesis- and apoptosis-related genes in GCs. At 0.001 μM, BPA exposure decreased the expression of

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ApoptosisBenzhydryl CompoundsEndocrine DisruptorsGranulosa CellsPhenolsProgesteroneBisphenol A CompoundsCells, CulturedCell SurvivalEstradiolFemaleGene Expression RegulationHumansBenzhydryl Compoundsbisphenol ABisphenol A CompoundsEndocrine DisruptorsEstradiolPhenolsProgesteroneapoptosisbisphenol Ahuman granulosa cellssteroid hormonessteroidogenesis

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PMID40362320
PMCPMC12071243

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