PMID- 32234510 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210219 LR - 20210219 IS - 1873-6351 (Electronic) IS - 0278-6915 (Linking) VI - 140 DP - 2020 Jun TI - Multigenerational and transgenerational effects of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin exposure on ovarian reserve and follicular development through AMH/AMHR2 pathway in adult female rats. PG - 111309 LID - S0278-6915(20)30197-6 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.fct.2020.111309 [doi] AB - 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorobenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), one of the key endocrine disruptors, has been shown to cause reproductive and developmental disorders. Our previous studies have primarily focused on TCDD induced impairment of ovarian follicular development in female F1 rats. It is unknown whether TCDD exposure will interfere with follicular development by altering mRNA expression of anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) and AMH receptor type II (AMHR2) in the ovary. In the present study, pregnant Sprague Dawley rats were treated with TCDD (100 or 500 ng/kg body weight) dissolved in a corn oil vehicle by gavage from gavage from gestational days (GD) 8-14, while the control group received solely corn oil. The F1 rats were mated with unexposed males for the F2 generation, while another portion of the female offspring (F2) were mated for the F3 generation. Serum AMH levels and ovarian AMH/AMHR2 mRNA expression in the adult female offspring (F1, F2 and F3 generations) were measured. Follicle count and granulosa cell apoptosis were evaluated in the F2 and F3 generations. The results showed that in the F2 generation, TCDD exposure affected the number of primordial follicles, secondary follicles, and corpora lutea. It also increased serum AMH concentration and the apoptosis rate of granulosa cells. These results might be associated with the upregulation of AMH/AMHR2 mRNA expression in the ovary. In conclusion, TCDD exposure reduced the ovarian reserve in rats and inhibited follicular development in adult female offspring, an effect that persisted for multiple generations. The altered AMH and AMHR2 mRNA expression may contribute to the observed adverse effects. CI - Copyright (c) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Yu, Kailun AU - Yu K AD - Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Public Health College of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China. FAU - Zhang, Xiuli AU - Zhang X AD - Department of Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China. FAU - Tan, Xuemei AU - Tan X AD - Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Public Health College of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China. FAU - Ji, Mengmeng AU - Ji M AD - Department of Epidemiology, Public Health College of Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, China. FAU - Chen, Yao AU - Chen Y AD - Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Public Health College of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China. FAU - Wan, Zhongxiao AU - Wan Z AD - Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Public Health College of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China. Electronic address: zhxwan@suda.edu.cn. FAU - Yu, Zengli AU - Yu Z AD - Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Public Health College of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China. Electronic address: zly@zzu.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200329 PL - England TA - Food Chem Toxicol JT - Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association JID - 8207483 RN - 0 (Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Receptors, Peptide) RN - 0 (Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta) RN - 0 (anti-Mullerian hormone receptor) RN - 80497-65-0 (Anti-Mullerian Hormone) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Anti-Mullerian Hormone/genetics/*metabolism MH - Female MH - Male MH - Ovarian Follicle/*drug effects/growth & development MH - Ovarian Reserve/*drug effects MH - Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins/*toxicity MH - Pregnancy MH - RNA, Messenger/genetics MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Receptors, Peptide/genetics/*metabolism MH - Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta/genetics/*metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin OT - Anti-Mullerian hormone OT - Multigenerational OT - Ovarian impairment OT - Transgenerational 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- 2020/04/03 06:00 MHDA- 2021/02/20 06:00 CRDT- 2020/04/03 06:00 PHST- 2019/09/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/03/20 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/03/25 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/04/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/02/20 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/04/03 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0278-6915(20)30197-6 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.fct.2020.111309 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Food Chem Toxicol. 2020 Jun;140:111309. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2020.111309. Epub 2020 Mar 29.