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Gestational Exposure to Bisphenol A Produces Transgenerational Changes in Behaviors and Gene Expression

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Bisphenol A (BPA) is a plasticizer and an endocrine-disrupting chemical. It is present in a variety of products used daily including food containers, paper, and dental sealants and is now widely detected in human urine and blood. Exposure to BPA during development may affect brain organization and behavior, perhaps as a consequence of its actions as a steroid hormone agonist/antagonist and/or an epigenetic modifier. Here we show that BPA produces transgenerational alterations in genes and behavior. Female mice received phytoestrogen-free chow with or without BPA before mating and throughout gestation. Plasma levels of BPA in supplemented dams were in a range similar to those measured in humans. Juveniles in the first generation exposed to BPA in utero displayed fewer social interactions as compared with control mice, whereas in later generations (F2 and F4), the effect of BPA was to increase these social interactions. Brains from embryos (embryonic d 18.5) exposed to BPA had lower gene transcript levels for several estrogen receptors, oxytocin, and vasopressin as compared with controls; decreased vasopressin mRNA persisted into the F4 generation, at which time oxytocin was also reduced but only in males. Thus, exposure to a low dose of BPA, only during gestation, has immediate and long-lasting, transgenerational effects on mRNA in brain and social behaviors. Heritable effects of an endocrine-disrupting chemical have implications for complex neurological diseases and highlight the importance of considering gene-environment interactions in the etiology of complex disease.

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Authors
Wolstenholme, J. T., Edwards, M., Shetty, S. R. J., Gatewood, J. D., Taylor, J. A., Rissman, E. F., & Connelly, J. J.
Affiliations
  • Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics (J.T.W., M.E., S.R.J.S., J.D.G., E.F.R.)
  • University of Missouri (US)
  • University of Virginia (US)
Corresponding author
Rissman, Emilie F.
Venue
Endocrinology
Published
2012-06-15
Volume
153
Issue
8
Pages
3828-3838
ISSN
  • 0013-7227 (ISSN-L)
  • 1945-7170
OpenAlex
W2124958203
Cited by
319
References
79
Citations by year
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FWCI
22.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Endocrinology (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Autism Speaks (AS4802)
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH086711)
  • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (F32ES019404)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
Keywords
bisphenol A, endocrine disruptors, transgenerational effects, prenatal exposure, social behavior, estrogen receptor, oxytocin, vasopressin, brain gene expression, epigenetic modifications, gene-environment interaction, developmental neurotoxicity
MeSH terms
Bisphenol A Compounds, Animals, Benzhydryl Compounds, Female, Male, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Phenols, Pregnancy, Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects, Social Behavior, Gene Expression, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, Mice, Endocrine Disruptors, Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction

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