Dose-dependent effects of sertoli cell toxicants 2,5-hexanedione, carbendazim, and mono-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate in adult rat testis. 2007

Jeffrey S Moffit, and Bronwyn H Bryant, and Susan J Hall, and Kim Boekelheide
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA.

Sertoli cells are the primary cellular target for a number of pharmaceutical and environmental testicular toxicants, including 2,5-hexanedione, carbendazim, and mono-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate. Exposure to these individual compounds can result in impaired Sertoli cell function and subsequent germ cell loss. The loss of testicular function is marked by histopathological changes in seminiferous tubule diameter, seminiferous epithelial sloughing, vacuolization, spermatid head retention, germ cell apoptosis, and altered microtubule assembly. The present study investigates dose-response relationships for these classic Sertoli cell toxicants using histopathology endpoints. Understanding the relationship between the Sertoli cell toxicant dose and its histopathologic manifestations will help establish the sensitivity of these endpoints as markers of testicular injury. The results indicate that no single histopathology endpoint was sensitive on its own in identifying altered testicular morphology resulting from toxicant exposure. However, when multiple endpoints were combined dose-response relationships could be associated with incremental alterations in histopathology. The data generated from these experiments will be useful in further investigating the effects of Sertoli cell toxicant exposure in animal toxicity studies. In addition, this work is fundamental to a planned investigation of the histopathologic and gene expression changes associated with testicular toxicant co-exposures, which may occur both occupationally and environmentally.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D009929 Organ Size The measurement of an organ in volume, mass, or heaviness. Organ Volume,Organ Weight,Size, Organ,Weight, Organ
D011916 Rats, Inbred F344 An inbred strain of rat that is used for general BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH purposes. Fischer Rats,Rats, Inbred CDF,Rats, Inbred Fischer 344,Rats, F344,Rats, Inbred Fisher 344,CDF Rat, Inbred,CDF Rats, Inbred,F344 Rat,F344 Rat, Inbred,F344 Rats,F344 Rats, Inbred,Inbred CDF Rat,Inbred CDF Rats,Inbred F344 Rat,Inbred F344 Rats,Rat, F344,Rat, Inbred CDF,Rat, Inbred F344,Rats, Fischer
D001835 Body Weight The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms. Body Weights,Weight, Body,Weights, Body
D002219 Carbamates Derivatives of carbamic acid, H2NC( Carbamate,Aminoformic Acids,Carbamic Acids,Acids, Aminoformic,Acids, Carbamic
D004051 Diethylhexyl Phthalate An ester of phthalic acid. It appears as a light-colored, odorless liquid and is used as a plasticizer for many resins and elastomers. Dioctyl Phthalate,Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate,DEHP,Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate,Di-2-Ethylhexylphthalate,Di 2 Ethylhexylphthalate,Phthalate, Diethylhexyl,Phthalate, Dioctyl
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
D006588 Hexanones 6-carbon straight-chain or branched ketones. Butyl Methyl Ketones,Ethyl Propyl Ketones,Ketones, Butyl Methyl,Ketones, Ethyl Propyl,Methyl Ketones, Butyl,Propyl Ketones, Ethyl
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
D001562 Benzimidazoles Compounds with a BENZENE fused to IMIDAZOLES.

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