PMID- 35182797 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220315 LR - 20220315 IS - 1090-2414 (Electronic) IS - 0147-6513 (Linking) VI - 233 DP - 2022 Mar 15 TI - Gestational exposure to BDE-209 induces placental injury via the endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated PERK/ATF4/CHOP signaling pathway. PG - 113307 LID - S0147-6513(22)00147-6 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113307 [doi] AB - Several epidemiological studies have reported significant associations between prenatal polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) exposure and adverse birth outcomes. Placental injury is thought to mediate these associations. However, few study has investigated the adverse effects of PBDEs exposure on placental growth and development. We examined the impacts of gestational exposure to BDE-209, the most abundant PBDE conger detected in human samples, on placental structure and function, and its model of action in vivo and in vitro. Pregnant mice were exposed to 0, 2, 20, 200 mg/kg/day of BDE-209 by gavages from gestational day (GD) 0 to GD18. Results showed that gestational BDE-209 exposure significantly reduced placental weight, impaired placental vascular development and induced placental cell apoptosis. In addition, gestational BDE-209 exposure impaired placental transport and endocrine function as demonstrated by markedly downregulated expression of Glut1, Znt1, Pgf and Igf2 in BDE-209-treated placentas. Mechanistically, gestational exposure to BDE-209 upregulated the expression of GRP78, and 3 downstream proteins (p-eIF2alpha, ATF4 and CHOP) of the PERK signaling, suggesting the activation of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and PERK signaling pathway in mouse placentas. Further in vitro study showed that PERK siRNA pretreatment markedly reversed BDE-209-induced cell apoptosis in human JEG-3 cells. Collectively, our results suggest that the activation of the ER stress-mediated PERK/ATF4/CHOP signaling pathway played a role in BDE-209-induced placental injury. Our findings provide new insight into the mechanisms of BDE-209 induced reproductive and developmental toxicity. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Zhao, Yan AU - Zhao Y AD - Shanghai Key Laboratory of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Fan, Kechen AU - Fan K AD - Shanghai Key Laboratory of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Zhu, Yan AU - Zhu Y AD - Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Songjiang Maternal and Child Health-Care Hospital, Shanghai, China. FAU - Zhao, Yongbo AU - Zhao Y AD - Shanghai Key Laboratory of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Cai, Jing AU - Cai J AD - School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education and NHC Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Jin, Liping AU - Jin L AD - Shanghai Key Laboratory of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: jinlp01@163.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220216 PL - Netherlands TA - Ecotoxicol Environ Saf JT - Ecotoxicology and environmental safety JID - 7805381 RN - 0 (Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers) RN - 145891-90-3 (Activating Transcription Factor 4) RN - 147336-12-7 (Transcription Factor CHOP) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (eIF-2 Kinase) RN - N80BQ29A0H (decabromobiphenyl ether) SB - IM MH - Activating Transcription Factor 4/genetics/metabolism/pharmacology MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - *Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress MH - Female MH - *Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers/metabolism/toxicity MH - Mice MH - Placenta/metabolism MH - Pregnancy MH - Signal Transduction MH - Transcription Factor CHOP/genetics/metabolism MH - eIF-2 Kinase/metabolism/pharmacology OTO - NOTNLM OT - BDE-209 OT - Endoplasmic reticulum stress OT - Gestational exposure OT - PERK/ATF4/CHOP OT - Placental injury EDAT- 2022/02/20 06:00 MHDA- 2022/03/16 06:00 CRDT- 2022/02/19 20:10 PHST- 2021/11/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/02/09 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/02/10 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/02/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/03/16 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/02/19 20:10 [entrez] AID - S0147-6513(22)00147-6 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113307 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2022 Mar 15;233:113307. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113307. Epub 2022 Feb 16.