Sohn, JuhaeKim, SujinKho, YounglimKoschorreck, JanChoi, Kyungho2024-06-162024-06-162016https://doi.org/10.60810/openumwelt-1340https://openumwelt.de/handle/123456789/7490Low molecular weight phthalates, such as diethyl phthalate (DEP), benzyl butyl phthalate (BBzP), or diisobutyl phthalate (DiBP), are suspected to disrupt endocrine system. However, their adverse effects on sex steroid hormones and underlying mechanisms are not well-documented. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of major low molecular weight phthalates (LMWPs), i.e., DEP, BBzP, and DiBP, and their hydrolytic metabolites, on sex steroid hormone system, employing male zebrafish and/or a human adrenocortical carcinoma (H295R) cell. In male zebrafish, 14-day exposure to DEP, BBzP, or DiBP significantly decreased testosterone (T) concentrations. All test compounds significantly up-regulated cyp19agene expression, and down-regulated starand 3âhsd genes in the male fish. In H295R cell, all test compounds except monoisobutyl phthalate (MiBP) reduced T concentrations and increased E2/T ratio. Gene expression changes in H295R cell, e.g., significant down-regulation of StARgene and up-regulation of CYP19A gene, supported depressed synthesis of sex hormones in the adrenal cell. Our results show that not only DEP, BBzP, and DiBP, but also their hydrolytic metabolites disrupt sex hormone balances through modulating key steroidogenic genes in the human adrenal cells and in zebrafish.Quelle: http://www.sciencedirect.com/1 Onlineressource (Seiten 45-54)online resourceenghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/FischWissenschaftlicher Artikel