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In vitro embryotoxicity of petroleum creosote monitored via mouse preimplantation embryo culture. 1992

P Iyer, and J E Martin, and T R Irvin
Department of Veterinary Anatomy, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A & M University, College Station.

A mouse preimplantation embryo culture system was utilized to characterize the in vitro embryotoxicity of petroleum creosote (PC), a complex mixture of aliphatic and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. ICR mouse embryos, collected on d 3.5 of gestation (blastocyst stage), were exposed for 1 h to varying concentrations of petroleum creosote in serum-supplemented culture medium. Parallel embryo cultures were exposed to PC in medium supplemented with rodent hepatic S9 microsomal fractions to monitor the role of bioactivation in PC-induced embryotoxicity. Embryos were subsequently cultured in control medium for 72 h and observed for viability as well as specific, time-dependent developmental end points--hatching and attachment to the culture dish at 48 h, and trophoblastic outgrowth with a distinct inner cell mass at 72 h. Embryonic viability varied in inverse proportion to PC concentration. Petroleum creosote caused embryolethal effects at concentrations of 33 micrograms/ml of culture medium and 54 micrograms/ml. Embryotoxicity was not observed at 22 micrograms/ml. Culture supplementation with rodent hepatic S9 fractions did not modify, either qualitatively or quantitatively, the embryotoxicity of PC in vitro. These findings implicate PC as a prenatal toxicant and support environmental and human health concerns regarding PC exposure from PC-containing chemical waste sites.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008813 Mice, Inbred ICR An inbred strain of mouse that is used as a general purpose research strain, for therapeutic drug testing, and for the genetic analysis of CARCINOGEN-induced COLON CANCER. Mice, Inbred ICRC,Mice, ICR,Mouse, ICR,Mouse, Inbred ICR,Mouse, Inbred ICRC,ICR Mice,ICR Mice, Inbred,ICR Mouse,ICR Mouse, Inbred,ICRC Mice, Inbred,ICRC Mouse, Inbred,Inbred ICR Mice,Inbred ICR Mouse,Inbred ICRC Mice,Inbred ICRC Mouse
D008862 Microsomes, Liver Closed vesicles of fragmented endoplasmic reticulum created when liver cells or tissue are disrupted by homogenization. They may be smooth or rough. Liver Microsomes,Liver Microsome,Microsome, Liver
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D011897 Random Allocation A process involving chance used in therapeutic trials or other research endeavor for allocating experimental subjects, human or animal, between treatment and control groups, or among treatment groups. It may also apply to experiments on inanimate objects. Randomization,Allocation, Random
D001755 Blastocyst A post-MORULA preimplantation mammalian embryo that develops from a 32-cell stage into a fluid-filled hollow ball of over a hundred cells. A blastocyst has two distinctive tissues. The outer layer of trophoblasts gives rise to extra-embryonic tissues. The inner cell mass gives rise to the embryonic disc and eventual embryo proper. Embryo, Preimplantation,Blastocysts,Embryos, Preimplantation,Preimplantation Embryo,Preimplantation Embryos
D003407 Creosote A greasy substance with a smoky odor and burned taste created by high temperature treatment of BEECH and other WOOD; COAL TAR; or resin of the CREOSOTE BUSH. It contains CRESOLS and POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS which are CARCINOGENS. It has been widely used as wood preservative and in PESTICIDES and had former use medicinally in DISINFECTANTS; LAXATIVES; and DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS. Beechwood Creosote,Creosote, Beechwood
D003470 Culture Media Any liquid or solid preparation made specifically for the growth, storage, or transport of microorganisms or other types of cells. The variety of media that exist allow for the culturing of specific microorganisms and cell types, such as differential media, selective media, test media, and defined media. Solid media consist of liquid media that have been solidified with an agent such as AGAR or GELATIN. Media, Culture
D004305 Dose-Response Relationship, Drug The relationship between the dose of an administered drug and the response of the organism to the drug. Dose Response Relationship, Drug,Dose-Response Relationships, Drug,Drug Dose-Response Relationship,Drug Dose-Response Relationships,Relationship, Drug Dose-Response,Relationships, Drug Dose-Response
D005260 Female Females
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia

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