Reproductive and neurobehavioral effects of maternal exposure to dinotefuran in the F1 -generation mice. 2022

Toyohito Tanaka, and Yukie Tada, and Jin Suzuki
Division of Toxicology, Department of Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, Tokyo, Japan.

Few studies were found on the neurobehavioral toxicity of dinotefuran in mammals. This study was designed to evaluate the reproductive and neurobehavioral effects of maternal exposure to dinotefuran in mice. Dinotefuran was given in the diet at levels of 0% (control), 0.012% (18.2-50.6 mg/kg body weight [bw]/day), 0.03% (44.2-125.8 mg/kg bw/day), and 0.075% (111.3-311.0 mg/kg bw/day) in females (10/group) during the gestation (gestation day 1-5 to 15-19) and lactation periods (lactation day 0 to 24-28). Selected reproductive and neurobehavioral parameters were measured in the F1 generation. Litter size and litter weight significantly increased in the high-dose group. The average body weight of male and female offspring increased in treatment groups at postnatal day (PND) 21. In female offspring, surface righting on PND 4 was delayed in higher-dose groups. Cliff avoidance on PND 7 was delayed in a dose-related trend. The route of olfactory orientation on PND 14 was delayed in the high-dose group. For exploratory behavior of the F1 generation, the frequencies of mice with urination increased in a dose-related trend in male offspring. In female offspring, the related variables of rearing increased in dose-related manners. The average rearing time lengthened and the number of defecations increased in the high-dose group in adult males. In adult females, the rearing time shortened in the high-dose group. Several variables differed in the high-dose group for spontaneous behavior in adult females. The dose levels of dinotefuran produced several adverse effects on neurobehavioral parameters in mice.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008322 Mammals Warm-blooded vertebrate animals belonging to the class Mammalia, including all that possess hair and suckle their young. Mammalia,Mammal
D012098 Reproduction The total process by which organisms produce offspring. (Stedman, 25th ed) Human Reproductive Index,Human Reproductive Indexes,Reproductive Period,Human Reproductive Indices,Index, Human Reproductive,Indexes, Human Reproductive,Indices, Human Reproductive,Period, Reproductive,Periods, Reproductive,Reproductive Index, Human,Reproductive Indices, Human,Reproductive Periods
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
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
D001522 Behavior, Animal The observable response an animal makes to any situation. Autotomy Animal,Animal Behavior,Animal Behaviors
D051379 Mice The common name for the genus Mus. Mice, House,Mus,Mus musculus,Mice, Laboratory,Mouse,Mouse, House,Mouse, Laboratory,Mouse, Swiss,Mus domesticus,Mus musculus domesticus,Swiss Mice,House Mice,House Mouse,Laboratory Mice,Laboratory Mouse,Mice, Swiss,Swiss Mouse,domesticus, Mus musculus
D018811 Maternal Exposure Exposure of the female parent, human or animal, to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents in the environment or to environmental factors that may include ionizing radiation, pathogenic organisms, or toxic chemicals that may affect offspring. It includes pre-conception maternal exposure. Exposure, Maternal,Exposures, Maternal,Maternal Exposures

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