scholarly journals Long-term exposure to very low doses of bisphenol S affects female reproduction

Reproduction ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 156 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Nevoral ◽  
Yaroslav Kolinko ◽  
Jiří Moravec ◽  
Tereza Žalmanová ◽  
Kristýna Hošková ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oocyte Quality ◽  
Fertilization Rate ◽  
Low Doses ◽  
Epigenetic Alterations ◽  
Female Reproduction ◽  
Bisphenol S ◽  
Cell Embryo ◽  
Nano Liquid Chromatography

Bisphenols belong to the endocrine disruptors, affecting reproduction even in extremely low doses. Bisphenol S (BPS) has become widely used as a substitute for the earlier-used bisphenol A; however, its harmlessness is questionable. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of BPS on folliculogenesis and oocyte quality afterin vivoexposure to low doses of BPS. Four-week-old ICR females (n = 16 in each experimental group) were exposed to vehicle control (VC), BPS1 (0.001 ng BPS.g/bw/day), BPS2 (0.1 ng.g/bw/day), BPS3 (10 ng.g/bw/day) and BPS4 (100 ng.g/bw/day) for 4 weeks. Ovaries were subjected to stereology and nano liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC/MS). Simultaneously, metaphase II oocytes were obtained after pregnant mare serum gonadotrophin and human chorionic gonadotrophin administration, followed by immunostaining. In particular, mating and two-cell embryo flushing were performed. We observed that BPS decreases the amount of ovarian follicles and BPS2 (0.1 ng.g/bw/day) affects the volume of antral follicles. Accordingly, ovarian proteome is affected after BPS2 treatment. While BPS2 dosing results mainly in cytoskeletal damage in matured oocytes, the effects of BPS3 and BPS4 seem to be due instead to epigenetic alterations in oocytes. Arguably, these changes lead to observed affection ofin vivofertilization rate after BPS3 and BPS4 treatment. BPS significantly affects female reproduction astoundingly in extremely low doses. These findings underline the necessity to assess the risk of ongoing BPS exposure for public health.

scholarly journals How to Achieve High-Quality Oocytes? The Key Role of Myo-Inositol and Melatonin

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salvatore Giovanni Vitale ◽  
Paola Rossetti ◽  
Francesco Corrado ◽  
Agnese Maria Chiara Rapisarda ◽  
Sandro La Vignera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Assisted Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Oocyte Quality ◽  
Fertilization Rate ◽  
In Vitro Models ◽  
The One ◽  
High Level

Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) have experienced growing interest from infertile patients seeking to become pregnant. The quality of oocytes plays a pivotal role in determining ART outcomes. Although many authors have studied how supplementation therapy may affect this important parameter for both in vivo and in vitro models, data are not yet robust enough to support firm conclusions. Regarding this last point, in this review our objective has been to evaluate the state of the art regarding supplementation with melatonin and myo-inositol in order to improve oocyte quality during ART. On the one hand, the antioxidant effect of melatonin is well known as being useful during ovulation and oocyte incubation, two occasions with a high level of oxidative stress. On the other hand, myo-inositol is important in cellular structure and in cellular signaling pathways. Our analysis suggests that the use of these two molecules may significantly improve the quality of oocytes and the quality of embryos: melatonin seems to raise the fertilization rate, and myo-inositol improves the pregnancy rate, although all published studies do not fully agree with these conclusions. However, previous studies have demonstrated that cotreatment improves these results compared with melatonin alone or myo-inositol alone. We recommend that further studies be performed in order to confirm these positive outcomes in routine ART treatment.

scholarly journals Murine neonates develop vigorous in vivo cytotoxic and Th1/Th2 responses upon exposure to low doses of NIMA-like alloantigens

Blood ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 112 (4) ◽  
pp. 1530-1538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shannon J. Opiela ◽  
Robert B. Levy ◽  
Becky Adkins
Keyword(s):  
Early Life ◽  
In Vitro Assays ◽  
Low Doses ◽  
Early Life Exposure ◽  
Donor Cells ◽  
Th2 Responses ◽  
In Vivo Cytotoxicity

AbstractEarly life exposure to noninherited maternal antigens (NIMAs) may occur via transplacental transfer and/or breast milk. There are indications that early life exposure to NIMAs may lead to lifelong tolerance. However, there is mounting evidence that exposure to NIMAs may also lead to immunologic priming. Understanding how these different responses arise could be critical in transplantation with donor cells expressing NIMAs. We recently reported that murine neonates that received a transplant of low doses of NIMA-like alloantigens develop vigorous memory cytotoxic responses, as assessed by in vitro assays. Here, we demonstrate that robust allospecific cytotoxicity is also manifest in vivo. Importantly, at low doses, NIMA-expressing cells induced the development of in vivo cytotoxicity during the neonatal period. NIMA-exposed neonates also developed vigorous primary and memory allospecific Th1/Th2 responses that exceeded the responses of adults. Overall, we conclude that exposure to low doses of NIMA-like alloantigens induces robust in vivo cytotoxic and Th1/Th2 responses in neonates. These findings suggest that early exposure to low levels of NIMA may lead to long-term immunologic priming of all arms of T-cell adaptive immunity, rather than tolerance.

scholarly journals Low Doses of Fentanyl Block Central Sensitization in the Rat Spinal Cord In Vivo

2004 ◽  
Vol 100 (6) ◽  
pp. 1545-1551 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justus Benrath ◽  
Christina Brechtel ◽  
Eike Martin ◽  
Jürgen Sandkühler
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Long Term Potentiation ◽  
High Frequency Stimulation ◽  
Low Doses ◽  
Term Potentiation ◽  
C Fiber ◽  
Frequency Stimulation

Background mu-Opioid receptor agonists are strong analgesics. However, their usefulness for preemptive analgesia is controversial. The authors tested antinociceptive and preemptive properties of fentanyl as a mu-opioid receptor agonist in a model of spinal nociception in vivo. Methods C fiber-evoked potentials were recorded in the superficial laminae I-II of the rat lumbar spinal cord with glass microelectrodes in response to electrical stimulation of the sciatic nerve. High-frequency stimulation was applied on the sciatic nerve to induce long-term potentiation of C fiber-evoked field potentials, a form of central sensitization. To test the effect of fentanyl on acute nociception, fentanyl was infused intravenously at increasing doses (6-192 microg.kg(-1).h(-1)). One hour after start of infusion, high-frequency stimulation was applied to evaluate effects of fentanyl on the induction of long-term potentiation. Results In the absence of fentanyl, high-frequency stimulation potentiated C fiber-evoked field potentials to 149 +/-12% of controls (mean +/-SEM; n = 6) for at least 1 h. Increasing doses of fentanyl led to a significant reduction of C fiber-evoked potentials in a dose-dependent manner. The induction of long-term potentiation was blocked by low doses of fentanyl (infusion 12-48 microg.kg(1).h(-1)). At high doses, fentanyl did not block the induction of long-term potentiation (infusion 96-192 microg.kg(-1).h(-1)). Conclusions : Low doses of fentanyl block the synaptic form of central sensitization in the rat spinal cord in vivo, but higher doses do not have this effect.

INFLUENCE OF CHLOROPHENOXYISOBUTYRATE (CPIB) ON THYROID PARAMETERS

1969 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 294-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Mølholm Hansen
Keyword(s):  
Free Thyroxine ◽  
Term Therapy ◽  
Low Doses ◽  
Testosterone Metabolism ◽  
Pre Treatment ◽  
Long Term Therapy ◽  
Higher Doses

ABSTRACT Chlorophenoxyisobutyrate (CPIB) added to serum in vitro increases the quantity of dialysable thyroxine. The same effect can be obtained in vivo following large doses of the preparation. After low doses, increase in serum proteinbound iodine (PBI) is observed and with higher doses this increase is not observed, probably because of the thyroxine-displacing effect. Free thyroxine increases in practically all patients investigated. In long-term treated patients the alterations in dialysable thyroxine, serum proteinbound iodine and free thyroxine are transient; pre-treatment values being regained in the course of ½–4 months. 131I uptake in the thyroid gland is influenced irregularly and transiently possibly via inhibition of the thyrotrophin production in the hypophysis. The effect of CPIB on serum cholesterol appears, in long-term therapy, to be completely independent of the effect on these thyroid parameters. This observation is also supported by the fact that the 14C-testosterone metabolism is normal in patients receiving long-term therapy.

scholarly journals Peripheral 5-HT1Aand 5-HT7Serotonergic Receptors Modulate Parasympathetic Neurotransmission in Long-Term Diabetic Rats

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatriz Restrepo ◽  
María Luisa Martín ◽  
Luis San Román ◽  
Asunción Morán
Keyword(s):  
Inhibitory Action ◽  
Vagal Stimulation ◽  
Receptor Activation ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Diabetic Rats ◽  
Low Doses ◽  
Dual Effect ◽  
High Doses

We analyzed the modulation of serotonin on the bradycardia inducedin vivoby vagal electrical stimulation in alloxan-induced long-term diabetic rats. Bolus intravenous administration of serotonin had a dual effect on the bradycardia induced either by vagal stimulation or exogenous Ach, increasing it at low doses and decreasing it at high doses of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), effect reproduced by 5-carboxamidotryptamine maleate (5-CT), a 5-HT1/7agonist. The enhancement of the bradycardia at low doses of 5-CT was reproduced by 5-HT1Aagonist 8-hydroxy-2-dipropylaminotetralin hydrobromide (8-OH-DPAT) and abolished by WAY-100,635, 5-HT1Aantagonist. Pretreatment with 5-HT1antagonist methiothepin blocked the stimulatory and inhibitory effect of 5-CT, whereas pimozide, 5-HT7antagonist, only abolished 5-CT inhibitory action. In conclusion, long-term diabetes elicits changes in the subtype of the 5-HT receptor involved in modulation of vagally induced bradycardia. Activation of the 5-HT1Areceptors induces enhancement, whereas attenuation is due to 5-HT7receptor activation. This 5-HT dual effect occurs at pre- and postjunctional levels.

scholarly journals Neuronal integration in the adult olfactory bulb is a non-selective addition process

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Claude Platel ◽  
Alexandra Angelova ◽  
Stephane Bugeon ◽  
Thibault Ganay ◽  
Ilona Chudotvorova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Olfactory Bulb ◽  
Adult Neurogenesis ◽  
Neuronal Death ◽  
Critical Period ◽  
Cell Loss ◽  
Low Doses ◽  
Newborn Neurons ◽  
Selective Addition

AbstractAdult neurogenesis is considered a competition in which neurons scramble during a critical period for integration and survival. Moreover, newborn neurons are thought to replace preexisting ones that die. Despite a wealth of evidence supporting this model, systematic in vivo observations of the process are still scarce. We used 2-photon imaging to study neuronal integration and survival directly in the olfactory bulb (OB) of living mice. Long-term tracking of over 1400 neurons demonstrated that cell-loss in the OB is virtually absent. Neuronal death resembling a critical period was induced by standard doses of BrdU or EdU, but disappeared when low doses of EdU were used, demonstrating toxicity. Finally, we demonstrate that the OB grows throughout life. This shows that neuronal selection during OB-neurogenesis does not occur during integration and argues against the existence of a critical period. Moreover, the OB is not a “turnover” system but shows lifelong neuronal addition.

Long term in vivo reactions to PTFE and polyester in the cardiovascular system - what will be the fate of septal defect occlusion devices?

2014 ◽  
Vol 62 (S 01) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Sigler ◽  
S. Huell ◽  
R. Foth ◽  
W. Ruschewski ◽  
T. Tirilomis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular System ◽  
Septal Defect

Involvement of 5-Hydroxytryptamine in Platelet Aggregation In Vivo in Rats and Guinea Pigs

1989 ◽  
Vol 61 (03) ◽  
pp. 463-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
G M Smith
Keyword(s):  
Platelet Count ◽  
Guinea Pigs ◽  
Platelet Adhesion ◽  
Adenosine Diphosphate ◽  
Rate Of Return ◽  
Low Doses ◽  
Dose Dependent ◽  
Higher Doses ◽  
Rat Platelets

SummaryIn this study, 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) caused a dose- dependent fall in the circulating platelet count suggesting that 5-HT receptors are activated in rat platelets to cause platelet adhesion and aggregation. When low doses of adenosine diphosphate (ADP) were simultaneously injected with 5-HT, there was a significant potentiation of the responses to ADR Ketanserin significantly reduced the potentiated responses. When higher doses of ADP were infused with bolus injections of 5-HT there was no potentiation and ketanserin did not reduce these responses. Ketanserin did not inhibit the collagen-induced fall in circulating platelet count, but did significantly increase the rate of return to the basal platelet count compared with control. 5-HT did not cause a fall in platelet count in guinea-pigs

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