Rat two-generation reproductive toxicity study of bisphenol A

被引:140
作者
Ema, M
Fujii, S
Furukawa, M
Kiguchi, M
Ikka, T
Harazono, A
机构
[1] Natl Inst Hlth Sci, Osaka Branch, Chuo Ku, Osaka 5400006, Japan
[2] Safety Res Inst Chem Cpds Co Ltd, Kiyota Ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 0040839, Japan
关键词
bisphenol A; reproductive organs; fertility; developmental landmarks; two-generation; rat;
D O I
10.1016/S0890-6238(01)00160-5
中图分类号
Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
This study was conducted to determine the low-dose effects of bisphenol A (BPA) in a rat two-generation reproduction study. Groups of 25 male and 25 female Crj: CD (SD) IGS rats were given BPA at 0.2, 2, 20, or 200 mug/kg/day by gastric intubation throughout the study beginning at the onset of a 10- and 2-week premating period., in F0 males and females, respectively, and continuing through the mating, gestation, and lactation periods, for two generations. There were adult (F0, F1, F2) and postnatal day (PND) 22 (F1, F2) necropsies, the oldest F2 males and females being killed at postnatal weeks 7 and 14, respectively. No compound-related clinical signs or effects on body weight or food consumption were observed in any generation. There were no compound-related changes in surface righting reflex, negative geotaxis reflex, mid-air righting reflex, pinna detachment, incisor eruption, eye opening, testes descent, preputial separation, or vaginal opening in F1 and F2 generations, or behavior in the open field or water filled multiple T-maze in the F1 generation. No test compound-related changes in estrous cyclicity, copulation index, fertility index, number of implantations, gestation length, litter size, pup weight, pup sex ratio, pup viability, or other functional reproductive measures were noted in any generation. A few significant changes in the anogenital distance (AGD) per cube root of body weight ratio were found at 0.2 and 20 mug/kg in F1 males, at 2, 20, and 200 mug/kg in F1 females, and at 20 and 200 mug/kg in F2 females. However, the changes in the AGD were consistently small (within 5% of control values), and no continuous changes in the AGD or AGD/cube root of body weight ratio were detected. There were no compound-related changes in epididymal sperm counts or motility in F0 and F1 males. No compound-related necropsy findings or effects on organ weight including the reproductive organs were found in any generation. Histopathologic examinations revealed no evidence of compound-related changes in any organs including the reproductive organs of both sexes. The data indicate that oral doses of BPA of between 0.2 and 200 mug/kg over 2 generations did not cause significant compound-related changes in reproductive or developmental parameters in rats. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.
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页数:19
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