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Environ Sci Pollut Res Int

Title:		Effects of exposure to PM(2.5) during pregnancy on the multigenerational reproductive outcomes of male mouse offspring and the role of Sertoli cells
Author(s):		Huang J; Lu H; Du J; Zhang L; Wei J; Huang Q; Wu S; Zhou X; Ren L;
Address:		"School of Nursing, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China. Nursing Department, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, 518040, China. Department of Histology and Embryology, Binzhou Medical University, Yan Tai, 264003, China. Department of Epidemiology, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Centre for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100037, China. School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Centre, Xi'an, China. School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 10069, China. School of Nursing, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China. renlihua@bjmu.edu.cn"
Journal Title:		Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
Year:		2023
Volume:		20230911
Issue:
Page Number:		-
DOI:		10.1007/s11356-023-29751-8
ISSN/ISBN:		1614-7499 (Electronic) 0944-1344 (Linking)
Abstract:		"There is a paucity of studies on the multigenerational reproductive toxicity of fine particle matter (PM(2.5)) exposure during pregnancy on male offspring and the underlying mechanisms. This study explored the effects of PM(2.5) exposure during pregnancy on the spermatogenesis of three consecutive generations of male mouse offspring. We randomized pregnant C57BL/6 mice into the control group, the Quartz Fiber Membrane control group, and two experimental groups exposed to different concentrations of PM(2.5) (4.8 and 43.2 mg/kg B.Wt.). Pregnant mice from experimental groups received intratracheal instillation of PM(2.5) of different doses on a three-day basis until birth. F1 mature male offspring from PM(2.5)-exposed pregnant mice were mated with normal female C57BL/6 mice. Likewise, their F2 mature male followed the same to produce the F3 generation. The results showed that PM(2.5) exposure during pregnancy led to decreased body and tail length, body weight, and survival rates, decreased sperm concentration and sperm motility, and increased sperm abnormality rates significantly in F1 male offspring. We barely observed significant impacts of PM(2.5) on the birth number, survival rates, and index of testes in the F2 and F3 offspring. Further exploration showed that PM(2.5) exposure during pregnancy caused the morphological abnormality of Sertoli cells, downregulated androgen receptor (AR) and connexin43, upregulated anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH), cytokeratin-18 (CK-18), caspase-3, and cleaved caspase-3, decreased thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and testosterone (T), and increased triiodothyronine (T3) in F1 male mouse offspring. Overall, we hypothesize that PM(2.5) exposure during pregnancy mainly negatively impacts spermatogenesis in the F1 offspring. The possible mechanism could be that PM(2.5) exposure during pregnancy disrupts endocrine hormone release in the F1 generation, thereby influencing the maturation and proliferation of their Sertoli cells and hindering spermatogenesis. This study for the first time investigates the role of Sertoli cells in the reproductive toxicity of PM(2.5) on offspring"
Keywords:		Endocrine Male reproductive system Maternal exposure Pm2.5 Sertoli cell Sperm quality;
Notes:		"PublisherHuang, Jing Lu, Hong Du, Jiwei Zhang, Lianshuang Wei, Jialiu Huang, Qifang Wu, Shaowei Zhou, Xianqing Ren, Lihua eng 81803273/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ BMU2021YJ020/Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities/ 2021hjd101/Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology/ Germany 2023/09/12 Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Sep 11. doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-29751-8"