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Effects of Perinatal Exposure to Bisphenol A on Play Behavior of Female and Male Juvenile Rats
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In higher vertebrates, estrogen can exert an organizational effect on sexually dimorphic areas of the central nervous system (CNS) during the perinatal phase of development. The possibility that estrogenic pollutants may mimic estrogen action on the CNS during development and produce long-lasting or irreversible effects is an issue of great concern. Bisphenol A (BPA), a compound widely used in the food industry and in dentistry, has proven estrogenic actions. To study its potential developmental effects on behavior, we gave female Sprague-Dawley rats 40 microg/kg/day BPA from conception to weaning postnatal day 21 and 400 microg/kg/day BPA from gestation day 14 to postnatal day 6. After exposure, we studied social behavior in a play situation in juvenile male and female offspring. The attempt to use play behavior to study the effects of BPA yielded some interesting results. We observed an early action of BPA on several behavioral categories in both males and females. In particular we observed a masculinization of female behavior in two behavioral categories (play with females and sociosexual exploration), an effect probably mediated by the estrogenic activity of BPA in the CNS. These long-lasting effects of BPA could have important consequences at individual and population levels.
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“Perinatal exposure to bisphenol A, an environmental estrogen, or diethylstilbestrol dipropionate, a synthetic estrogen, also increases play in female rats and rhesus macaques, respectively (Dessi-Fulgheri et al., 2002; Goy & Deputte, 1996).”
From Developmental origins of sex differences in the neural circuitry of play (2020) · cites this paper as Dessi-Fulgheri et al., 2002
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“BPA can also influence social interactions and anxiety in rodents [7], [15], [16], [17].”
From Gestational Exposure to Low Dose Bisphenol A Alters Social Behavior in Juvenile Mice (2011) · cites this paper as [15]
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“In juvenile females, BPA increased both non-social and social investigation [15].”
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“When tested with males, juvenile females exposed to BPA exhibited reduced play and social grooming.”
From Gestational Exposure to Low Dose Bisphenol A Alters Social Behavior in Juvenile Mice (2011) · cites this paper as [15]
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“However, in none of those three studies was the litter statistically controlled.”
From Developmental Treatment with Ethinyl Estradiol, but Not Bisphenol A, Causes Alterations in Sexually Dimorphic Behaviors in Male and Female Sprague Dawley Rats (2014) · cites this paper as Dessi-Fulgheri et al., 2002
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“However, recent research showed that estrogens or estrogenic EDCs are also involved in the development of play behavior in rats [15–19].”
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“and it is associated with cognitive and social impairments in rodents [ 48 , 133–135 ].”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Dessì-Fulgheri, F., Porrini, S., & Farabollini, F.
- Affiliations
- University of Florence (IT)
- Venue
- Environmental Health Perspectives
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Published
- 2002-03-27
- Volume
- 110
- Issue
- s3
- Pages
- 403-407
- ISSN
- 0091-6765 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC1241190
- OpenAlex
- W1983073558
- Cited by
- 146
- References
- 18
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 11 · 2012: 7
- FWCI
- 5.63
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- Environmental Health Perspectives (publishedVersion)
- Environmental Health Perspectives (publishedVersion, public-domain)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Florence Research (University of Florence) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Endocrinology › Estrogen and related hormone effects
- Keywords
- bisphenol A, perinatal exposure, xenoestrogens, social play, sex differences in behavior, endocrine disruptors, young rats
- MeSH terms
- Bisphenol A Compounds, Administration, Oral, Animals, Animals, Newborn, Behavior, Animal, Benzhydryl Compounds, Central Nervous System, Endocrine System, Environmental Exposure, Estrogens, Non-Steroidal, Female, Male, Phenols, Play and Playthings, Pregnancy, Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects, Sex Characteristics, Social Behavior, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Rats
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