PMID- 35278568 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220519 LR - 20220519 IS - 1879-1026 (Electronic) IS - 0048-9697 (Linking) VI - 829 DP - 2022 Jul 10 TI - Maternal DBP exposure promotes synaptic formation in offspring by activating astrocytes via the AKT/NF-kappaB/IL-6/JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway. PG - 154437 LID - S0048-9697(22)01530-3 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154437 [doi] AB - It has been demonstrated that activated astrocytes in the hypothalamus could disrupt GnRH secretion in offspring after maternal di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) exposure, indicating that the effect of DBP on astrocyte activation and crosstalk between astrocytes and neurons is still worthy of further investigation. In this study, pregnant mice were intragastrically administered DBP dissolved in corn oil from gestational days (GD) 12.5-21.5. Maternal DBP exposure resulted in hippocampal astrocyte activation, abnormal synaptic formation, and reduced autonomic and exploratory behavior in offspring on postnatal day (PND) 22. Further studies identified that mono-n-butyl phthalate (MBP) induced astrocyte activation and proliferation by activating the AKT/NF-kappaB/IL-6/JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway. Moreover, upregulated thrombospondin 1 (TSP1) in activated astrocytes regulated synaptic-related protein expression. This study highlights the neurotoxicity of maternal DBP exposure to offspring, which provides new insights into identifying potential molecular targets for the treatment of diseases related to neurological development disorders in children. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Xia, Yunhui AU - Xia Y AD - Immunology and Reproduction Biology Laboratory & State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China. FAU - Chen, Junhan AU - Chen J AD - Immunology and Reproduction Biology Laboratory & State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China. FAU - Ma, Tan AU - Ma T AD - Institute of Translational Medicine, Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225001, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Experimental & Translational Non-coding RNA Research, Yangzhou 225001, China. FAU - Meng, Xiannan AU - Meng X AD - Cancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China; Center of Clinical Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China. FAU - Han, Xiaodong AU - Han X AD - Immunology and Reproduction Biology Laboratory & State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China. FAU - Li, Dongmei AU - Li D AD - Immunology and Reproduction Biology Laboratory & State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China. Electronic address: lidm@nju.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220309 PL - Netherlands TA - Sci Total Environ JT - The Science of the total environment JID - 0330500 RN - 0 (Interleukin-6) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (STAT3 Transcription Factor) RN - 0 (STAT3 protein, human) RN - 2286E5R2KE (Dibutyl Phthalate) RN - EC 2.7.10.2 (JAK2 protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.10.2 (Janus Kinase 2) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - *Astrocytes MH - *Dibutyl Phthalate/toxicity MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Interleukin-6 MH - Janus Kinase 2 MH - Maternal Exposure MH - Mice MH - NF-kappa B MH - Pregnancy MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt MH - STAT3 Transcription Factor MH - Signal Transduction OTO - NOTNLM OT - Di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) astrocyte synaptic formation COIS- Declaration of competing interest The authors report no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2022/03/13 06:00 MHDA- 2022/05/20 06:00 CRDT- 2022/03/12 20:10 PHST- 2021/12/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/03/04 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/03/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/03/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/05/20 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/03/12 20:10 [entrez] AID - S0048-9697(22)01530-3 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154437 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Sci Total Environ. 2022 Jul 10;829:154437. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154437. Epub 2022 Mar 9.