PMID- 32203809 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20201120 LR - 20201120 IS - 1873-6750 (Electronic) IS - 0160-4120 (Linking) VI - 138 DP - 2020 May TI - Estrogenic action by tris(2,6-dimethylphenyl) phosphate impairs the development of female reproductive functions. PG - 105662 LID - S0160-4120(19)34916-5 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105662 [doi] AB - Developmental exposure to environmental chemicals with estrogen-like activity is suspected to permanently impair women's health. In this study, a mouse model was used to evaluate whether tris(2,6-dimethylphenyl) phosphate (TDMPP), a chemical with a putative estrogen-like action, impairs sexual differentiation of the brain. Either TDMPP and 17beta-estradiol (E(2)) as positive controls or sesame oil as a negative control were administered subcutaneously to dams from gestational day (GD) 14 to parturition, and to pups from postnatal day (PND) 0 to 9. Precocious puberty, irregular estrous cycles, and a lowered lordosis response were found in the TDMPP- and E(2)-treated groups. A certain amount of TDMPP and its metabolites in the perinatal brain and the masculinization of sexual dimorphic nuclei in the hypothalamus of female mice after treatment were also detected. The experimental evidence demonstrates that TDMPP directly enters the fetal and neonatal brain, thereby inducing changes of sex-related brain structures and impairing female reproductive functions. CI - Copyright (c) 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved. FAU - Sano, Kazuhiro AU - Sano K AD - Center for Health and Environmental Risk Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan (NIES), 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba 305-8506, Japan. FAU - Matsukami, Hidenori AU - Matsukami H AD - Center for Material Cycles and Waste Management Research, NIES, Japan. FAU - Suzuki, Go AU - Suzuki G AD - Center for Material Cycles and Waste Management Research, NIES, Japan. FAU - Htike, Nang Thinn Thinn AU - Htike NTT AD - Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Japan. FAU - Morishita, Masahiro AU - Morishita M AD - Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Japan. FAU - Win-Shwe, Tin-Tin AU - Win-Shwe TT AD - Center for Health and Environmental Risk Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan (NIES), 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba 305-8506, Japan. FAU - Hashimoto, Shunji AU - Hashimoto S AD - Center for Environmental Measurement and Analysis, NIES, Japan. FAU - Kawashima, Takaharu AU - Kawashima T AD - Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies, NIES, Japan. FAU - Isobe, Tomohiko AU - Isobe T AD - Center for Health and Environmental Risk Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan (NIES), 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba 305-8506, Japan. FAU - Nakayama, Shoji F AU - Nakayama SF AD - Center for Health and Environmental Risk Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan (NIES), 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba 305-8506, Japan. FAU - Tsukahara, Shinji AU - Tsukahara S AD - Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Japan. FAU - Maekawa, Fumihiko AU - Maekawa F AD - Center for Health and Environmental Risk Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan (NIES), 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba 305-8506, Japan. Electronic address: fmaekawa@nies.go.jp. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20200320 PL - Netherlands TA - Environ Int JT - Environment international JID - 7807270 RN - 0 (Phosphates) RN - 2DI9HA706A (Estrone) RN - 4TI98Z838E (Estradiol) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - *Estradiol MH - Estrone MH - Female MH - Fetal Development MH - Mice MH - *Phosphates MH - Pregnancy OTO - NOTNLM OT - Environmental chemicals OT - Estrogen-like activity OT - Sexual differentiation OT - Tris(2,6-dimethylphenyl) phosphate COIS- Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. EDAT- 2020/03/24 06:00 MHDA- 2020/11/21 06:00 CRDT- 2020/03/24 06:00 PHST- 2019/12/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/03/11 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/03/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/03/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/11/21 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/03/24 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0160-4120(19)34916-5 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105662 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Environ Int. 2020 May;138:105662. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105662. Epub 2020 Mar 20.