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Betamethasone (BM) is the drug of choice for antenatal corticosteroid therapy for women at risk of preterm delivery because it induces fetal lung maturation and enhances survival after birth. However, our group reported evidence of fetal programming and impaired reproductive development and function in rats exposed during the critical window of genital system development. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the effects of BM on the sexual development of rats in the period that corresponds to antenatal corticosteroid therapy in humans. Male and female rats were exposed subcutaneously to BM at 0.1 µg/g of pups' body weight or to a NaCl 0.9% solution (control) on postnatal days 1-3. It was observed that neonatal exposure to BM decreased body weight and weight gain in male and female rats during treatment. The estrous cycle was deregulated and LH level was decreased in female rats. In male rats, the sperm concentration in the caput-corpus of the epididymis was decreased, whereas the sperm transit time and sperm concentration in the cauda of the epididymis were increased. Our results demonstrated that neonatal exposure to BM impaired body growth of male and female rats, deregulated the estrous cycle of female rats, and altered sperm quality of male rats. Therefore, BM exposure from postnatal days 1 to 3 corroborated results previously observed after prenatal exposure to this drug. Despite the recognized importance of human antenatal corticosteroid therapy, the findings of this study should encourage further studies in order to minimize possible adverse postnatal effects.
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Betametasona , Sêmen , Feminino , Masculino , Ratos , Gravidez , Humanos , Animais , Betametasona/toxicidade , Reprodução , Corticosteroides/farmacologia , Peso CorporalRESUMO
Chronic pain increases the risk of developing anxiety, with limbic areas being likely neurological substrates. Despite high clinical relevance, little is known about the precise behavioral, hormonal, and brain neuroplastic correlates of anxiety in the context of persistent pain. Previous studies have shown that decreased nociceptive thresholds in chronic pain models are paralleled by anxiety-like behavior in rats, but there are conflicting ideas regarding its effects on the stress response and circulating corticosterone levels. Even less is known about the molecular mechanisms through which the brain encodes pain-related anxiety. This study examines how persistent inflammatory pain in a rat model would impact anxiety-like behaviors and corticosterone release, and whether these changes would be reflected in levels of global DNA methylation in brain areas involved in stress regulation. Complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA) or saline was administered in the right hindpaw of adult male Wistar rats. Behavioral testing included the measurement of nociceptive thresholds (digital anesthesiometer), motor function (open field test), and anxiety-like behaviors (elevated plus maze and the dark-light box test). Corticosterone was measured via radioimmunoassay. Global DNA methylation (enzyme immunoassay) as well as DNMT3a levels (western blotting) were quantified in the amygdala, prefrontal cortex, and ventral hippocampus. CFA administration resulted in persistent reduction in nociceptive threshold in the absence of locomotor abnormalities. Increased anxiety-like behaviors were observed in the elevated plus maze and were accompanied by increased blood corticosterone levels 10 days after pain induction. Global DNA methylation was decreased in the amygdala, with no changes in DNMT3a abundance in any of the regions examined. Persistent inflammatory pain promotes anxiety -like behaviors, HPA axis activation, and epigenetic regulation through DNA methylation in the amygdala. These findings describe a molecular mechanism that links pain and stress in a well-characterized rodent model.
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Dor Crônica , Corticosterona , Tonsila do Cerebelo , Animais , Ansiedade/complicações , Ansiedade/genética , Metilação de DNA/genética , Epigênese Genética , Adjuvante de Freund/toxicidade , Sistema Hipotálamo-Hipofisário , Masculino , Sistema Hipófise-Suprarrenal , Ratos , Ratos WistarRESUMO
Triclosan (TCS) is a phenolic compound with broad-spectrum antimicrobial action that has been incorporated into a variety of personal care products and other industry segments such as toys, textiles, and plastics. Due to its widespread use, TCS and its derivatives have been detected in several environmental compartments, with potential bioaccumulation and persistence. Indeed, some studies have demonstrated that TCS may act as a potential endocrine disruptor for the reproductive system. In the current study, we are reporting on the results obtained for male rats after a two-generation reproduction toxicity study conducted with TCS. Female and male Wistar rats were treated daily by gavage with TCS at doses of 0.8, 2.4, and 8.0 mg/kg/day or corn oil (control group) over 10 weeks (F0) and over 14 weeks (F1) before mating and then throughout mating, until weaning F2 generations, respectively. TCS exposure decreased sperm viability and motility of F1 rats at the dose of 2.4 mg/kg. The effects of TCS on sperm quality may be related to the exposure window, which includes the programming of reproductive cells that occurs during fetal/neonatal development.
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Anti-Infecciosos Locais/administração & dosagem , Disruptores Endócrinos/administração & dosagem , Reprodução/efeitos dos fármacos , Comportamento Sexual/efeitos dos fármacos , Espermatozoides/efeitos dos fármacos , Triclosan/administração & dosagem , Administração Oral , Animais , Comportamento Animal/efeitos dos fármacos , Peso Corporal/efeitos dos fármacos , Ingestão de Alimentos/efeitos dos fármacos , Feminino , Masculino , Ratos , Ratos Wistar , Contagem de Espermatozoides , Motilidade dos Espermatozoides/efeitos dos fármacos , Testosterona/sangueRESUMO
The present study investigated the hormonal and neural responses to stress in a perimenopause animal model induced by 4-vinylcyclohexene diepoxide (VCD), which induces progressive follicular depletion in rodents, allowing studies on the transition to ovarian failure. Female rats, aged 28 days old, were s.c. injected for 15 consecutive days with corn oil or VCD. At 85 ± 5 days after the onset of treatment, the jugular vein was cannulated in the afternoon of metoestrus and in next morning (dioestrus) at 10.00 am, rats were subjected to 30 minutes of restraint stress. Blood samples were withdrawn before (-5 minutes), during (2, 5, 15 and 30 minutes) and after (45, 60 and 90 minutes) stress and plasma prolactin, progesterone and corticosterone levels were measured. Animals were perfused, brains processed for c-Fos/tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) in the locus coeruleus (LC) and c-Fos/corticotrophin-releasing factor (CRF) in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN). In unstressed rats the density of ß-endorphin fibres was assessed in LC and PVN. In VCD-treated rats, stress-induced prolactin peak was higher, basal and peak progesterone levels were lower, and both levels of corticosterone were similar to controls. However, the recovery period was longer for both adrenal hormones. In VCD-treated rats the number of c-Fos/TH and c-Fos/CRF-immunoreactive neurones was higher whereas the density of ß-endorphin fibres was lower in LC and PVN. We surmise that the hyperactivity of the LC and PVN neurones in VCD-treated rats may be a result of the lower progesterone levels that resulted in the decrease of ß-endorphin content in both nuclei, thus impairing the negative-feedback mechanism in the recovery period.
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AIMS: Considering that serotoninergic agents attenuate symptoms of anxiety and are used to treat depression, we investigated whether subchronic treatment with imipramine, a serotonin/noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor, would prevent the anxiogenic-like behaviour induced by acute and/or chronic ethanol withdrawal. We also investigated whether those changes were related to the disfunctioning of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and serotonergic neurotransmission. MAIN METHODS: 264 Male Wistar rats were treated with ethanol 6% (vol./vol.) for 21 days. Acute ethanol withdrawal was induced by abrupt discontinuation of treatment and sustained for 48â¯h. Protracted abstinence was sustained for an additional period of 21 days. Behavioural tests included the Elevated Plus Maze (EPM) or Light/Dark Box (LDB) after acute abstinence, and the Forced Swim Test (FST) after protracted abstinence. Imipramine (15â¯mg/kg, i.p.) was administered 24, 19 and 1â¯h before EPM or LDB tests. KEY FINDINGS: Acute abstinence decreased exploration of the open arms of the EPM, without changing exploration of LDB. Additionally, chronic abstinent rats displayed more time immobile in the FST, when compared to control animals. These effects were attenuated by imipramine treatment, without changing basal response. Imipramine prevented protracted abstinence -induced decrease in glucocorticoid receptor (GR) and serotonin transporter (SERT) expression in the dorsal hippocampus. SIGNIFICANCE: Our findings indicate that chronic ethanol withdrawal affects the hippocampal serotonergic system by decreasing serotonin transporter expression. It also disturbs the HPA axis functioning through an imbalance on GR and mineralocorticoid (MR) expression.
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Abstinência de Álcool , Ansiedade , Comportamento Animal , Depressão , Hipocampo , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA , Receptores de Glucocorticoides , Animais , Ansiedade/tratamento farmacológico , Ansiedade/fisiopatologia , Comportamento Animal/efeitos dos fármacos , Comportamento Animal/fisiologia , Depressão/tratamento farmacológico , Depressão/fisiopatologia , Hipocampo/efeitos dos fármacos , Hipocampo/metabolismo , Imipramina , Masculino , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA/efeitos dos fármacos , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA/metabolismo , Ratos , Ratos Wistar , Receptores de Glucocorticoides/efeitos dos fármacos , Receptores de Glucocorticoides/metabolismoRESUMO
Sibutramine is a non-selective serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor orally administered for weight loss. In a previous study, we showed pharmacological mechanisms involved in the reduction of sperm quality and fertility of rats exposed for 30 days to this anorexigen in the light phase of the light-dark (l/d) cycle. It is already known that rodents are nightlife animals, with higher metabolic activity during the dark phase than in the light phase of the light-dark (l/d) cycle. Thus, the present study aimed to investigate whether the deleterious effects on reproductive parameters after sibutramine administration would be enhanced after a shorter period of exposure during the dark phase of the l/d cycle. For this, adult male Wistar rats were treated with sibutramine (10 mg/kg/d) or vehicle for 15 days during the dark phase of the l/d cycle. Sibutramine treatment decreased final body and reproductive organ weights, as well as serum testosterone levels. Sperm transit time through the epididymis was accelerated, and sperm concentration and motility were diminished in the sibutramine-exposed rats. The decrease in sperm concentration was also verified in the epididymal histological sections. In conclusion, the deleterious effects of sibutramine on reproductive parameters of male rats were enhanced when the exposure occurred in the dark phase of the l/d cycle, even after a short exposure duration. Our results reinforce the impact of timing on drug therapeutic action.
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Depressores do Apetite/toxicidade , Ciclobutanos/toxicidade , Epididimo/efeitos dos fármacos , Reprodução/efeitos dos fármacos , Espermatozoides/efeitos dos fármacos , Testículo/efeitos dos fármacos , Animais , Depressores do Apetite/administração & dosagem , Ciclobutanos/administração & dosagem , Cronofarmacoterapia , Epididimo/patologia , Masculino , Fotoperíodo , Ratos Wistar , Contagem de Espermatozoides , Motilidade dos Espermatozoides/efeitos dos fármacos , Espermatogênese/efeitos dos fármacos , Espermatozoides/patologia , Testículo/patologia , Fatores de TempoRESUMO
Many obese patients are exposed to hypolipidemic and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) drugs. Statins are one of the most marketed drugs in the world to treat dyslipidemia, while sibutramine, a SNRI drug, is prescribed in some countries to treat obesity and is detected as an additive in many adulterated weight loss supplements marketed worldwide. Previous studies reported adverse effects of isolated exposure to these drugs on male rat reproductive parameters. In the present work, we further investigated male reproductive toxicity of these drugs, administered in isolation or combination in adult rats for a longer period of treatment. Adult male rats (90 days) were treated (gavage) for 70 days with saline and dimethyl sulfoxide (control), sibutramine (10 mg/kg), rosuvastatin (5 mg/kg), or rosuvastatin combined with sibutramine. Sibutramine alone or with rosuvastatin, promoted a reduction in food intake and body weight gain, weight of the epididymis, ventral prostate and seminal vesicle; as well as decreased sperm reserves and transit time through the epididymis; androgen depletion; and increased index of cytoplasmic droplet. The rosuvastatin-treated group showed reduced frequency of ejaculation. Exposure to this drug alone or combined with sibutramine impaired epididymal morphology. Co-exposed rats had altered epididymal morphometry, and seminal vesicle and testis weights. The rats also showed decreased fertility after natural mating and a trend toward a delay in ejaculation, suggesting a small synergistic effect of these drugs. Given the greater reproductive efficiency of rodents, the results obtained in the present study raise concern regarding possible fertility impairment in men taking statins and SNRI drugs.
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Ciclobutanos/toxicidade , Ciclobutanos/uso terapêutico , Obesidade/tratamento farmacológico , Fenômenos Reprodutivos Fisiológicos/efeitos dos fármacos , Rosuvastatina Cálcica/toxicidade , Rosuvastatina Cálcica/uso terapêutico , Testículo/efeitos dos fármacos , Adulto , Animais , Humanos , Masculino , Modelos Animais , Ratos , Ratos WistarRESUMO
Statins are a class of drugs that act lowering lipid levels by inhibiting cholesterol biosynthesis. Additionally, statins can act by "pleiotropic effects", related to the inhibition of synthesis of the other mevalonate pathway products. Rosuvastatin is a third-generation statin and has shown better results in reducing cholesterol concentrations when compared to other statins. Recent studies suggest that rosuvastatin may act as an endocrine disruptor that potentially damages the hormonal axis and, consequently reproductive development and function of male rats. However, the effects of rosuvastatin exposure on rat female reproductive parameters remain unknown. In this study female rats were exposed to rosuvastatin at the doses of 0 (control), 3, or 10 mg/Kg.bw-1/day from pre-puberty to adulthood. No alterations in the female reproductive parameters were observed at a dose of 3 mg/Kg.bw-1. However, females exposed to 10 mg/Kg.bw-1 exhibited shorter estrous cycles, altered copulatory behavior, decreased serum prolactin level, and alterations in the liver, pituitary and placental weights, parameters to some extent influenced by the reproductive hormonal axis signaling pathway. On the other hand, pubertal onset, reproductive hormone levels, fertility, and histological parameters of the ovary, uterus, and placenta were unaltered by exposure to both doses of this statin. Thus, rosuvastatin exposure, at the higher dose, altered the reproductive function of female rats, probably due to the pleiotropic effects of this statin. Additional studies on the effects of this statin on female reproductive function and development are encouraged to better characterize its mode of action.
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Triclocarban (TCC) is an antimicrobial compound widely used in personal care products such as soaps, toothpaste, and shampoo. This agent is incompletely removed by wastewater treatment and represents an environmental contaminant. Recent studies have shown that TCC is associated with some endocrine disruptions. The aim of the present study was to evaluate if TCC exposure during critical periods of development (gestation and lactation) could lead to adverse effects on reproductive and behavior parameters of female offspring. Pregnant female Wistar rats were divided into four groups (n = 8-11/group): Control; TCC 0.3 mg/kg (TCC 0.3); TCC 1.5 mg/kg; TCC 3.0 mg/kg (TCC 3.0); and treated daily by oral gavage from gestational day 0 to lactational day 21. The female pups (F1 generation) were weaned on post-natal day 21 and included in the study. No litter-mates were used for the same group. There was a decrease in estradiol levels in the TCC 0.3 and TCC 3.0 groups. Moreover, there was a decrease in progesterone levels and an increase in pre-implantation loss in the TCC 3.0 group in adulthood. It is suggested, in this study, that the decrease in progesterone biosynthesis could interfere with implantation process. The exposure window to TCC is an important factor, as we found alterations only in the offspring.
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Anti-Infecciosos/toxicidade , Carbanilidas/toxicidade , Disruptores Endócrinos/toxicidade , Efeitos Tardios da Exposição Pré-Natal , Reprodução/efeitos dos fármacos , Animais , Biomarcadores/sangue , Blastocisto/efeitos dos fármacos , Blastocisto/patologia , Implantação do Embrião/efeitos dos fármacos , Perda do Embrião , Estradiol/sangue , Feminino , Idade Gestacional , Lactação , Gravidez , Progesterona/sangue , Ratos WistarRESUMO
During the transition to menopause, women experience a variety of physical and psychological symptoms that are directly or indirectly linked to changes in hormone secretion. Establishing animal models with intact ovaries is essential for understanding these interactions and finding new therapeutic targets. In this study, we assessed the endocrine profile, as well as the estrous cycle, in the 4-vinylcyclohexene diepoxide (VCD)-induced follicular depletion rat model in 10-day intervals over 1 month to accurately establish the best period for studies of the transition period. Twenty-eight-day-old female rats were injected daily with VCD or oil s.c. for 15 days and euthanized in the diestrus phase approximately 70, 80, 90 and 100 days after the onset of treatment. The percentage of rats showing irregular cycles and the plasma level of FSH increased only in the 100-day VCD group. Plasma anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) and progesterone were lower in all VCD groups compared to control groups, while estradiol remained unchanged or higher. As in control groups, dihydrotestosterone (DHT) progressively decreased in the 70-90-day VCD groups; however, it was followed by a sharp increase only in the 100-day VCD group. No changes were found in plasma corticosterone, prolactin, thyroid hormones or luteinizing hormone. Based on the estrous cycle and endocrine profile, we conclude that 1) the time window from 70 to 100 days is suitable to study a perimenopause-like state in this model, and 2) regular cycles with low progesterone and AMH and normal FSH can be used as markers of the early/mid-transition period, whereas irregular cycles associated with higher FSH and DHT can be used as markers of the late transition period to estropause.
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Sistema Endócrino/química , Perimenopausa/sangue , Animais , Hormônio Antimülleriano/sangue , Biomarcadores/sangue , Cicloexenos , Di-Hidrotestosterona/sangue , Ciclo Estral/sangue , Feminino , Hormônio Foliculoestimulante/sangue , Modelos Animais , Progesterona/sangue , Ratos , Fatores de Tempo , Compostos de VinilaRESUMO
Our previous studies show that cafeteria diet increases body adiposity, plasma insulin levels, and sympathetic activity to brown adipose tissue (BAT) and white adipose tissue (WAT) of Wistar rats, leading to rapid and progressive changes in the metabolic profile. The identification of suitable reference genes that are not affected by the experimental conditions is a critical step in accurate normalization of the reverse transcription quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR), a commonly used assay to elucidate changes in the gene expression profile. In the present study, the effects of the cafeteria diet and sympathetic innervation on the gene expression of adrenoceptor beta 3 (Adrb3) from BAT and WAT were assessed using one of the most stable and one of the least stable genes as normalizers. Rats were fed the cafeteria diet and on the 17th day, interscapular BAT or retroperitoneal WAT was denervated and, 7 days after surgery, the contralateral innervated tissue was used as control. Ten reference genes were evaluated (18S, B2m, Actb, CypA, Gapdh, Hprt1, Rpl32, Tbp, Ubc, and Ywhaz) and ranked according to their stability using the following algorithms: geNorm, NormFinder, BestKeeper, and comparative delta threshold cycle (ΔC t ) method. According to the algorithms employed, the normalization of Adrb3 expression by the least stable genes produced opposite results compared with the most stable genes and literature data. In cafeteria and control diet-fed rats, the three most stable genes were Hprt1, Tbp, and Rpl32 for interscapular BAT and Tbp, B2m, and Hprt1 for retroperitoneal WAT, while the least stable genes were 18S, Actb, and Gapdh for both tissues.
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Tecido Adiposo Marrom/metabolismo , Tecido Adiposo Branco/metabolismo , Dieta , Animais , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Masculino , Ratos , Ratos Wistar , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase em Tempo Real , Receptores Adrenérgicos beta 3/genéticaRESUMO
An exceptionally high mortality rate is observed in sepsis and septic shock. Systemic administration of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) has been used as an experimental model for sepsis resulting in an exacerbated immune response, brain neurochemistry adjustments, hypotension, and hypothermia followed by fever. Central serotonergic pathways not only modulate systemic inflammation (SI) but also are affected by SI, including in the anteroventral region of the hypothalamus (AVPO), which is the hierarchically most important region for body temperature (Tb) control. In this study, we sought to determine if central serotonin (5-HT) plays a role in SI induced by intravenous administration of LPS (1.5â¯mg/kg) in male Wistar rats (280-350â¯g) by assessing 5-HT levels in the AVPO, mean arterial pressure, heart rate, and Tb up to 300â¯min after LPS administration, as well as assessing plasma and spleen cytokine levels, nitric oxide (NO) plasma levels, and prostaglandin (PG) E2 levels in the AVPO at 75â¯min and 300â¯min after LPS administration. We observed reduced AVPO 5-HT levels, hypotension, tachycardia, hypothermia followed by fever, as well as observing increased plasma NO, plasma and spleen cytokines and AVPO PGE2 levels in SI. Intracerebroventricular (icv) administration of 5-HT 30â¯min before LPS administration prevented hypotension and hypothermia, which were accompanied by reduced plasma NO, as well as plasma TNF-α, IL-1ß, IL-6, and IL-10 and spleen TNF-α and IL-10 levels. We suggest that SI reduced 5-HT levels in the AVPO favor an increased pro-inflammatory status both centrally and peripherally that converge to hypotension and hypothermia. Moreover, our results are consistent with the notion that exogenous 5-HT given icv prevents hypotension and hypothermia probably activating the splenic anti-inflammatory pathway.
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Citocinas/sangue , Hipotensão/metabolismo , Hipotermia/metabolismo , Inflamação/metabolismo , Serotonina/metabolismo , Baço/metabolismo , Animais , Dopamina/metabolismo , Hipotensão/complicações , Hipotálamo Anterior/metabolismo , Hipotermia/complicações , Inflamação/induzido quimicamente , Inflamação/complicações , Mediadores da Inflamação/metabolismo , Lipopolissacarídeos/administração & dosagem , Masculino , Óxido Nítrico/sangue , Norepinefrina/metabolismo , Ratos Wistar , Serotonina/administração & dosagemRESUMO
Dyslipidemias are occurring earlier in the population due to the augmentation of obesity. Rosuvastatin reduces cholesterol and triglycerides; however, previous studies have shown that it may affect male reproduction. Ascorbic acid (AA), an antioxidant compound, plays a protective role in the male reproductive system. This study aimed to evaluate whether pre-pubertal exposure to rosuvastatin may impair testicular structure and antioxidant status in male rats and if supplementation with AA may alleviate these damages. Male rats were randomly divided into six experimental groups (n = 10) on postnatal day (PND) 23 and received the different treatments by gavage from PND 23 to 53. The experimental groups received vehicle (saline solution 0.9%), 3 or 10 mg/kg/day of rosuvastatin diluted in saline solution 0.9%, supplementation with 150 mg/day of AA, 3 mg/kg/day of rosuvastatin in association with 150 mg/day of AA or 10 mg/kg/day of rosuvastatin associated with 150 mg/day of AA. Testicular parameters were assessed on PND 53 and 110. There were diminished androgen receptors staining in the Sertoli cells and increased germ cell death in rosuvastatin-exposed groups, in both periods. Spermatids showed lower estrogen alpha-receptors staining in the group exposed to 10 mg of statin at adulthood. There were androgen depletion and increased lipid peroxidation and catalase activity in statin-exposed groups. Rosuvastatin exposure during pre-puberty impaired testicular structure, steroid receptor distribution and increased oxidative stress; however, AA was able to ameliorate the impairment provoked by statin exposure.
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Envelhecimento/metabolismo , Ácido Ascórbico/farmacologia , Estresse Oxidativo/efeitos dos fármacos , Rosuvastatina Cálcica/toxicidade , Espermatozoides/efeitos dos fármacos , Testículo/efeitos dos fármacos , Testosterona/biossíntese , Animais , Animais Recém-Nascidos , Suplementos Nutricionais , Epididimo/efeitos dos fármacos , Epididimo/metabolismo , Masculino , Ratos , Ratos Wistar , Contagem de Espermatozoides , Motilidade dos Espermatozoides/efeitos dos fármacos , Testículo/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Testículo/metabolismoRESUMO
Spermatogenesis and steroidogenesis are not fully established during puberty. Especially during this period, children and adolescents may be chronically sleep deprived due to early school hours and constant exposure to artificial light and interactive activities. We have previously shown that sleep restriction (SR) during peripuberty impairs sperm motility and has consequences on epididymal development in rats. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of SR during peripuberty on sexual hormones and its impact on testicular tissue. Rats were subjected to 18 h of SR per day for 21 days or were maintained as controls (C) in the same room. The circulating luteinizing hormone levels were decreased in SR rats without changes in the follicle stimulating hormone levels. Plasma and intratesticular testosterone and corticosterone in the SR group were increased in relation to C group. These alterations impair testicular tissue, with decreased IL-1ß, IL-6, and TNFα levels in the testis and diminished seminiferous epithelium height and Sertoli cell number. SR also increased testicular lipid peroxidation with no alteration in antioxidant profiles. There were no significant changes in sperm parameters, seminiferous tubule diameter, histopathology, spermatogenesis kinetics, neutrophil and macrophage recruitment, and IL-10 concentration. Our results show that SR unbalances sexual hormones and testicular cytokines at a critical period of sexual maturation. These changes lead to lipid peroxidation in the testes and negatively influence the testicular tissue, as evidenced by diminished seminiferous epithelium height-with apoptosis of germinative cell-and Sertoli cell number.
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Citocinas/metabolismo , Hormônios Esteroides Gonadais/metabolismo , Maturidade Sexual/fisiologia , Privação do Sono/metabolismo , Privação do Sono/fisiopatologia , Testículo/metabolismo , Animais , Células Cultivadas , Hormônios Esteroides Gonadais/sangue , Inflamação/metabolismo , Masculino , Tamanho do Órgão , Estresse Oxidativo/fisiologia , Ratos , Ratos Wistar , Análise do Sêmen , Testículo/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Testículo/fisiopatologiaRESUMO
This study evaluated the protective effects of resveratrol on the prostate development of rats exposed to TCDD. Pregnant rats received TCDD (1⯵g/kg) at GD15 and/or RES (20â¯mg/kg/day) from GD10 to PND21. Newborn and adult males from Control, TCDD, TCDDâ¯+â¯RES and RES groups were euthanized and the prostate was excised. On PND1, there was a reduction in the number of prostatic buds, AR-positive mesenchymal cells and proliferation index in epithelial and mesenchymal cells in TCDD group, but restored by RES. AhR immunoreactivity was greater in TCDD group than the other groups. On PND90, there was higher frequency of functional hyperplasia in the distal area of the prostate acini in TCDD group, but restored by RES. AhRR expression was higher in the TCDD while NRF2 was higher in the TCDDâ¯+â¯RES compared to the other groups. Resveratrol was able to reduce the adverse effects of TCDD on prostate development and its long-term repercussions.
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Dibenzodioxinas Policloradas/toxicidade , Próstata/efeitos dos fármacos , Substâncias Protetoras/farmacologia , Resveratrol/farmacologia , Teratogênicos/toxicidade , Uretra/efeitos dos fármacos , Animais , Feminino , Masculino , Troca Materno-Fetal , Gravidez , Próstata/metabolismo , Próstata/patologia , Ratos Wistar , Receptores Androgênicos/metabolismo , Receptores de Hidrocarboneto Arílico/metabolismo , Uretra/metabolismo , Uretra/patologiaRESUMO
Triclosan (TCS) is a phenolic compound with antimicrobial action widely used in cosmetics and other personal care products and other industry segments. Its widespread use over the decades has made TCS one of the most commonly detected compounds in wastewater and effluent worldwide already being found in human urine, plasma and milk. In this study, the (anti)estrogenicity of TCS was evaluated in the uterotrophic assay in 18-day old female Wistar rats. In a second protocol, female rats were evaluated for the reproductive effects of TCS in a two-generation reproduction toxicity study. Female rats were daily treated by gavage with TCS at the doses of 0.8, 2.4 and 8.0 mg/kg/day or corn oil (control group) over 10 weeks (F0) and over 14 weeks (F1) prior to mating and then throughout mating, gestation and lactation until weaning of F1 and F2 generation respectively. TCS had no effect on the uterus weight in the uterotrophic assay. In the two-generation study, the TCS exposure compromised female sexual behavior, decreased maternal food consumption and increased pup grooming on TCS 2.4 group. The TCS chronic exposure also decreased the perimetrium thickness of F0 females from TCS 8.0 group and growing follicle number of TCS 2.4 females from F1 generation. Despite the some specific changes detected in the two-generation study, no impairment was observed in the uterotrophic assay and other important reproductive endpoints. In a weight of evidence evaluation, the results suggest that exposure to TCS at low doses did not act as an endocrine disruptor in the female rat reproductive system.
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Anti-Infecciosos Locais/toxicidade , Disruptores Endócrinos/toxicidade , Triclosan/toxicidade , Útero/patologia , Animais , Peso Corporal/efeitos dos fármacos , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Ingestão de Alimentos/efeitos dos fármacos , Ciclo Estral/efeitos dos fármacos , Feminino , Fertilidade/efeitos dos fármacos , Masculino , Comportamento Materno/efeitos dos fármacos , Gravidez , Ratos , Ratos Wistar , Reprodução/efeitos dos fármacos , Comportamento Sexual Animal/efeitos dos fármacos , Útero/efeitos dos fármacosRESUMO
Dyslipidemias are occurring earlier in different countries due to the increase of obesity, bad eating habits, and sedentary lifestyle. Rosuvastatin reduces serum cholesterol; however, several studies associated statin exposure with male reproduction impairment. Ascorbic acid (AA) is an antioxidant substance that plays a protective role in the male reproductive system. Male rats were randomly divided into 6 experimental groups (n = 10), which received saline solution 0.9%, 3 or 10 mg/kg/day of rosuvastatin, 150 mg/day of AA or 3 or 10 mg/kg/day of rosuvastatin associated with 150 mg/day of AA from post-natal day (PND) 23 until PND 53. On PND 100, males were mated with non-treated female rats to obtain the female pups. The day of vaginal opening and the first estrus were assessed in the offspring. Two sets of females were euthanized on the first estrus after PND 42 and PND 75 to evaluate the histology of reproductive organs and hormone levels. A third set was used for sexual behavior and fertility test around PND 75. Female offspring from males exposed or co-exposed to the higher dose of statin exhibited a lower number of corpora lutea during puberty. On sexual maturity, the experimental group from males that were exposed to 3 mg displayed lower uterine luminal epithelium area. Paternal exposure to rosuvastatin at pre-puberty diminished uterine luminal epithelium in female offspring suggesting epigenetic changes were initiated by statin. Ascorbic acid co-administered to pre-pubertal males was able to ameliorate the reproductive damage in rat female offspring in adulthood.
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Anticolesterolemiantes/administração & dosagem , Antioxidantes/administração & dosagem , Ácido Ascórbico/administração & dosagem , Exposição Paterna , Reprodução/efeitos dos fármacos , Rosuvastatina Cálcica/administração & dosagem , Ração Animal/análise , Animais , Dieta , Suplementos Nutricionais/análise , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Feminino , Masculino , Distribuição Aleatória , Ratos , Ratos WistarRESUMO
Children and adults with frequent and severe episodes of epilepsy that do not respond to standard treatments (such as carbamazepine, phenytoin and valproate) have long been prescribed cannabidiol (CBD) as an anticonvulsant drug. However, the safety of its chronic use in relation to reproduction has not been fully examined. This study aimed to assess the effects of chronic CBD exposure on the male reproductive system. CBD was orally administered to 21-day-old male Swiss mice at doses of 15 and 30 mg kg-1 daily (CBD 15 and 30 groups, respectively), with a control group receiving sunflower oil, for 34 consecutive days. After a 35 day recovery period, the following parameters were evaluated: weight of reproductive organs, testosterone concentration, spermatogenesis, histomorphometry, daily sperm production and its morphology. The CBD 30 group had a 76% decrease in total circulating testosterone, but it remained within the physiological normal range (240-1100 ng dl-1 ). CBD treatment induced a significant increase in the frequency of stages I-IV and V-VI of spermatogenesis, and a decrease in the frequency of stages VII-VIII and XII. A significant decrease in the number of Sertoli cells was observed only in the CBD 30 group. In both CBD groups the number of spermatozoa in the epididymis tail was reduced by 38%, sperm had head abnormalities, and cytoplasmic droplets were observed in the medial region of flagellum. These results indicated that chronic CBD exposure was associated with changes in the male reproductive system, suggesting its reproductive toxicity.
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Canabidiol/toxicidade , Epididimo/efeitos dos fármacos , Reprodução/efeitos dos fármacos , Espermatogênese/efeitos dos fármacos , Espermatozoides/efeitos dos fármacos , Testículo/efeitos dos fármacos , Animais , Epididimo/metabolismo , Epididimo/patologia , Masculino , Camundongos , Tamanho do Órgão/efeitos dos fármacos , Medição de Risco , Células de Sertoli/efeitos dos fármacos , Células de Sertoli/metabolismo , Células de Sertoli/patologia , Contagem de Espermatozoides , Espermatozoides/patologia , Testículo/metabolismo , Testículo/patologia , Testosterona/sangue , Fatores de Tempo , Testes de Toxicidade CrônicaRESUMO
Testosterone is often recommended in the treatment of several aging-related conditions. However, there are still questions about the consequences of this therapy in terms of hormonal and inflammatory parameters that are crucial for prostate homeostasis. Thus, we investigate if the testosterone therapy (TT) modulates the hormone receptors and inflammatory cytokines in the ventral prostate of adult rats. Wistar rats aging 150 days were divided into two experimental groups (n = 10/group): T: received subcutaneous injections of testosterone cypionate (5 mg/kg body weight) diluted in corn oil every other day for 4 weeks; and C: received corn oil as vehicle. Animals were euthanized at 180 days old by decapitation. Blood was collected to obtain hormone and cytokines concentrations. The ventral prostate was dissected and processed for light microscope and molecular analyses. Relative ventral prostate weight and epithelial compartment were increased after TT. The number of intact and degranulated mast cells was reduced in the T group. Plasma testosterone, DHT and intraprostatic testosterone concentrations were higher in the T group. TT leads to an increase in cell proliferation and up-regulation of AR, ERß, PAR-4, and NRF2. Importantly, plasma concentration and tissue expression of IL-10 and TNF-α were higher after TT. In summary, these results indicate that TT can regulate inflammatory response, with impacts in cytokines and mast cell population, and modulates steroids receptors, important parameters for prostatic homeostasis.
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Próstata/efeitos dos fármacos , Testosterona/análogos & derivados , Animais , Proteínas Reguladoras de Apoptose/análise , Proteínas Reguladoras de Apoptose/sangue , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Citocinas/análise , Citocinas/sangue , Receptor beta de Estrogênio/análise , Receptor beta de Estrogênio/sangue , Inflamação/metabolismo , Masculino , Fator 2 Relacionado a NF-E2/análise , Fator 2 Relacionado a NF-E2/sangue , Próstata/metabolismo , Ratos , Ratos Wistar , Receptores Androgênicos/metabolismo , Testosterona/metabolismo , Testosterona/farmacologiaRESUMO
The increase of obesity, bad eating habits and the lack of physical exercises are highly related to dyslipidemias. Rosuvastatin is a lipid-lowering drug and has been indicated to prevent cardiovascular diseases and to treat dyslipidemias due to its higher efficiency to reduce serum cholesterol concentrations. This study aimed to evaluate the reproductive adverse effects on sexual maturity due to rosuvastatin exposure in juvenile male rats during prepuberty. Three groups were randomly formed with newly weaned rats: control, whose rats received saline solution 0.9% and rosuvastatin at doses of 3 or 10 mg kg-1 day-1 , administered orally by gavage, from postnatal day 21 until preputial separation (average of 45 days for controls and 49 days for statin-treated animals), indicative of puberty onset. Male rats were maintained until sexual maturity and were killed on postnatal day 110. In the rosuvastatin-treated groups, the results showed diminished follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone and testosterone concentrations, increased estradiol and prolactin concentrations, histopathologic alterations on testis and epididymis and decreased sperm quality. Moreover, statin-exposed groups showed decreased expression of androgen receptor on testis and epididymis and lower expression of aquaporin-9 on epididymal epithelium. In conclusion, administration of rosuvastatin to prepubertal male rats provoked long-term hormonal deregulation and impaired reproduction at adulthood.