| Endocrine disruption by di-(2-ethylhexyl)-phthalate in Chinese rare minnow (Gobiocypris rarus) | |
| Wang, Xiaofang1,2; Yang, Yuanjin3; Zhang, Liping1; Ma, Yanbo1; Han, Jian1; Yang, Lihua1; Zhou, Bingsheng1; Zhou, BS (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Hydrobiol, State Key Lab Freshwater Ecol & Biotechnol, Wuhan, Peoples R China. | |
| 2013-08-01 | |
| Source Publication | ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY
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| ISSN | 0730-7268 |
| Volume | 32Issue:8Pages:1846-1854 |
| Abstract | Great concern has been raised over the potential impact of environmental contaminants on fish populations that inhabit the Three Gorge Reservoir. The present study investigated the endocrine-disrupting effects of di-(2-ethylhexyl)-phthalate (DEHP) on the Chinese rare minnow (Gobiocypris rarus), an endemic fish distributed in upstream waters in the Yangtze River. Adult rare minnow were exposed to environmentally relevant concentrations of DEHP (0 mu g/L, 3.6 mu g/L, 12.8 mu g/L, 39.4 mu g/L, and 117.6 mu g/L) for a 21-d period. Then, concentrations of sex hormones in the plasma and relative transcription of various associated genes were measured in the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis and liver of the fish. Exposure to DEHP resulted in greater circulating concentrations of testosterone (T) and lower concentrations of estradiol (E2), which were accompanied by upregulation of Cyp17 mRNA and downregulation of Cyp19a mRNA in the gonads of females. In males, increases of T and E2 levels were consistent with upregulation of Cyp17 and Cyp19a in the gonads. Furthermore, the T/E2 ratio was increased in females but reduced in males. A significant increase in the levels of hepatic vitellogenin (VTG) gene transcription was observed in both females and males. The present study showed that waterborne exposure to DEHP altered plasma sex hormone levels and modulated gene transcription profiles of associated genes in the HPG axis and liver, occurring mostly at higher concentrations (>39.4 mu g/L), which suggests that environmental concentration of DEHP (5.4 mu g/L) alone might not disturb the endocrine system of the rare minnow in the TGR. Environ Toxicol Chem 2013;32:1846-1854. (c) 2013 SETAC; Great concern has been raised over the potential impact of environmental contaminants on fish populations that inhabit the Three Gorge Reservoir. The present study investigated the endocrine-disrupting effects of di-(2-ethylhexyl)-phthalate (DEHP) on the Chinese rare minnow (Gobiocypris rarus), an endemic fish distributed in upstream waters in the Yangtze River. Adult rare minnow were exposed to environmentally relevant concentrations of DEHP (0 mu g/L, 3.6 mu g/L, 12.8 mu g/L, 39.4 mu g/L, and 117.6 mu g/L) for a 21-d period. Then, concentrations of sex hormones in the plasma and relative transcription of various associated genes were measured in the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis and liver of the fish. Exposure to DEHP resulted in greater circulating concentrations of testosterone (T) and lower concentrations of estradiol (E2), which were accompanied by upregulation of Cyp17 mRNA and downregulation of Cyp19a mRNA in the gonads of females. In males, increases of T and E2 levels were consistent with upregulation of Cyp17 and Cyp19a in the gonads. Furthermore, the T/E2 ratio was increased in females but reduced in males. A significant increase in the levels of hepatic vitellogenin (VTG) gene transcription was observed in both females and males. The present study showed that waterborne exposure to DEHP altered plasma sex hormone levels and modulated gene transcription profiles of associated genes in the HPG axis and liver, occurring mostly at higher concentrations (>39.4 mu g/L), which suggests that environmental concentration of DEHP (5.4 mu g/L) alone might not disturb the endocrine system of the rare minnow in the TGR. Environ Toxicol Chem 2013;32:1846-1854. (c) 2013 SETAC |
| Subtype | Article |
| Keyword | Di-(2-ethylhexyl)-phthalate (Dehp) Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (Hpg) Axis Sex Hormones Endocrine Disruption Chinese Rare Minnow |
| Department | [Wang, Xiaofang ; Zhang, Liping ; Ma, Yanbo ; Han, Jian ; Yang, Lihua ; Zhou, Bingsheng] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Hydrobiol, State Key Lab Freshwater Ecol & Biotechnol, Wuhan, Peoples R China ; [Wang, Xiaofang] Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China ; [Yang, Yuanjin] China Three Gorges Corp, Inst Chinese Sturgeon Res, Yichang, Hubei, Peoples R China |
| DOI | 10.1002/etc.2261 |
| WOS Headings | Science & Technology ; Life Sciences & Biomedicine |
| Funding Organization | Science and Technology Research Project of China Three Gorges Corporation [07011034] ; Science and Technology Research Project of China Three Gorges Corporation [07011034] ; Science and Technology Research Project of China Three Gorges Corporation [07011034] ; Science and Technology Research Project of China Three Gorges Corporation [07011034] |
| Indexed By | SCI |
| Language | 英语 |
| WOS Research Area | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Toxicology |
| WOS Subject | Environmental Sciences ; Toxicology |
| WOS ID | WOS:000321549200022 |
| WOS Keyword | PHTHALIC-ACID ESTERS ; PITUITARY-GONADAL AXIS ; GENE-EXPRESSION ; PIMEPHALES-PROMELAS ; CYPRINUS-CARPIO ; FATHEAD MINNOWS ; BISPHENOL-A ; TOXICITY ; RECEPTOR ; RATS |
| Funding Organization | Science and Technology Research Project of China Three Gorges Corporation [07011034] ; Science and Technology Research Project of China Three Gorges Corporation [07011034] ; Science and Technology Research Project of China Three Gorges Corporation [07011034] ; Science and Technology Research Project of China Three Gorges Corporation [07011034] |
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| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | http://ir.ihb.ac.cn/handle/342005/19595 |
| Collection | 水环境工程研究中心_期刊论文 |
| Corresponding Author | Zhou, BS (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Hydrobiol, State Key Lab Freshwater Ecol & Biotechnol, Wuhan, Peoples R China. |
| Affiliation | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Hydrobiol, State Key Lab Freshwater Ecol & Biotechnol, Wuhan, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China 3.China Three Gorges Corp, Inst Chinese Sturgeon Res, Yichang, Hubei, Peoples R China |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Wang, Xiaofang,Yang, Yuanjin,Zhang, Liping,et al. Endocrine disruption by di-(2-ethylhexyl)-phthalate in Chinese rare minnow (Gobiocypris rarus)[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY,2013,32(8):1846-1854. |
| APA | Wang, Xiaofang.,Yang, Yuanjin.,Zhang, Liping.,Ma, Yanbo.,Han, Jian.,...&Zhou, BS .(2013).Endocrine disruption by di-(2-ethylhexyl)-phthalate in Chinese rare minnow (Gobiocypris rarus).ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY,32(8),1846-1854. |
| MLA | Wang, Xiaofang,et al."Endocrine disruption by di-(2-ethylhexyl)-phthalate in Chinese rare minnow (Gobiocypris rarus)".ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 32.8(2013):1846-1854. |
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