青春期前的甲酸暴露会导致鼠脑中的基因病学变化,DNA甲基化和基因素乙化变化
Seyda Koc1, Ekin Erdogmus1, Ozlem Bozdemir2
1Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Lokman Hekim University, Ankara, Turkey.
Toxicology and industrial health
|January 28, 2025
概括
暴露于年轻大鼠中的二二甲基甲酸盐 (DEHP) 会导致大脑损伤和表观遗传变化. 高剂量的DEHP导致更严重的神经元损失,表明发育神经毒性和潜在的表观遗传机制.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 毒理学 毒理学 毒理学
- 表观遗传学 在表观遗传学中,表观遗传学是指表观遗传学.
背景情况:
- -2-乙烯甲酸 (DEHP) 是一种广泛使用的甲酸,在各种消费品中发现.
- 酸盐被怀疑通过各种机制影响大脑发育,包括表观遗传学.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究前青春期的Di-2-(乙烯基) 甲酸盐 (DEHP) 暴露对斯普拉格-道利大鼠大脑发育的影响.
- 为了评估DEHP暴露后大脑中的组织病理变化,表观遗传修饰和氧化应激标志物.
主要方法:
- 雄性Sprague-Dawley大鼠从断奶后暴露于低剂量 (30毫克/公斤/天) 和高剂量 (60毫克/公斤/天) 的DEHP,直到PND 60.
- 分析了大脑组织的组织病理学,DNA甲基化,基因素修饰和氧化应激参数 (脂质过氧化,谷氨).
主要成果:
- 组织病理学检查显示大脑组织恶化,在高剂量DEHP组中更为明显.
- 在低剂量 (CA1) 和高剂量 (CA1,CA2,CA3) 组中观察到海马体中的金字塔神经元损失.
- 暴露于DEHP导致总谷氨 (GSH) 的增加和DNA甲基化和基因组修饰的改变,这表明表观遗传变化和适应氧化应激的适应性反应.
结论:
- 早期暴露于二二乙甲酸盐 (DEHP) 可能会显著影响大脑发育.
- 表观遗传修饰,包括改变的DNA甲基化和基因组修饰,可能是DEHP诱导的神经毒性的关键机制.
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