Gestational 1-nitropyrene exposure causes gender-specific impairments on postnatal growth and neurobehavioral development in mice. 2019

Ran Li, and Xilu Wang, and Bo Wang, and Jian Li, and Yaping Song, and Biao Luo, and Yuanhua Chen, and Cheng Zhang, and Hua Wang, and Dexiang Xu
Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Department of Toxicology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China; Basic Medical College, School of Public Health, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310053, China.

1-Nitropyrene (1-NP), a typical nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, is widely distributed in the environment and is well known for its mutagenic effects. Recently, we found that gestational 1-NP exposure induced fetal growth restriction. In this study, we further evaluated the effect of in utero 1-NP exposure on postnatal growth and neurobehavioral development in the offspring. Pregnant mice were administered with 1-NP (10 μg/kg) by gavage daily in late pregnancy (GD13-GD17). The body weight of each offspring was measured from PND1 to 12 weeks postpartum. Exploration and anxiety related activities were detected by open-field test at 6 weeks postpartum. Learning and memory were assessed by Morris Water Maze at 7 weeks postpartum. And depressive-like behaviors were estimated by sucrose preference test at 10 weeks postpartum. Significant body weight reduction was observed in 1-NP-exposed female offspring at PND1, PND14 and PND21 while the lower body weight was only found at PND1 for 1-NP-exposed male offspring. Exploration and anxiety activities at puberty, and depressive-like behavior in adulthood were not disturbed in offspring prenatally exposed to 1-NP. Interestingly, spatial learning and memory ability at puberty was impaired in females but not in males prenatally exposed to 1-NP. These findings suggest that gestational 1-NP exposure delays postnatal growth and impaired neurobehavioral development in a gender-dependent manner.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008568 Memory Complex mental function having four distinct phases: (1) memorizing or learning, (2) retention, (3) recall, and (4) recognition. Clinically, it is usually subdivided into immediate, recent, and remote memory.
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
D009153 Mutagens Chemical agents that increase the rate of genetic mutation by interfering with the function of nucleic acids. A clastogen is a specific mutagen that causes breaks in chromosomes. Clastogen,Clastogens,Genotoxin,Genotoxins,Mutagen
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
D011297 Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects The consequences of exposing the FETUS in utero to certain factors, such as NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; DRUGS; RADIATION; and other physical or chemical factors. These consequences are observed later in the offspring after BIRTH. Delayed Effects, Prenatal Exposure,Late Effects, Prenatal Exposure
D011721 Pyrenes A group of condensed ring hydrocarbons.
D004785 Environmental Pollutants Substances or energies, for example heat or light, which when introduced into the air, water, or land threaten life or health of individuals or ECOSYSTEMS. Environmental Pollutant,Pollutant,Pollutants,Pollutants, Environmental,Pollutant, Environmental
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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