Hepatic and renal functions in growing male rats after bisphenol A and octylphenol exposure


Yildiz N., BARLAS N.

HUMAN & EXPERIMENTAL TOXICOLOGY, cilt.32, sa.7, ss.675-686, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/0960327112464796
  • Dergi Adı: HUMAN & EXPERIMENTAL TOXICOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.675-686
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Endocrine disruptors, bisphenol A, octylphenol, toxicity, liver, IN-VIVO, GLOMERULAR HYPERFILTRATION, CULTURED RAT, NONYLPHENOL, 4-TERT-OCTYLPHENOL, EXPRESSION, APOPTOSIS, ESTROGENS, LIVER, METABOLISM
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study aimed to determine the effects of 13-week bisphenol A (BPA) and octylphenol (OP) exposure on the liver, kidney, and spleen of growing male rats. A total of 29 male Wistar rats aged 4-5 weeks were divided into five groups. The treatment groups were given low-dose (125 mg/kg bw/day) or high-dose (250 mg/kg bw/day) BPA or OP. These compounds were dissolved in corn oil and given via oral route for 13 weeks. Rats in the control group received corn oil for 13 weeks, as well. After 13 weeks of treatment, blood samples were analyzed for biochemical parameters. Tissue samples from the liver, kidney, and spleen were histopathologically and histomorphometrically examined. Liver tissue specimens were also stained by immunohistochemically; the number of apoptotic cells was counted, and the apoptotic indices were calculated. There were significant differences between the control and treatment groups with respect to the following parameters: body weight, relative left kidney weight, and total protein, glucose, and alkaline phosphatase levels. Edema and parenchymal degeneration in the liver and tubular degeneration in the kidney were more frequent in the treatment groups. The control and treatment groups were comparable with respect to the frequency of histopathological lesions in the spleen. Glomerular histomorphometry revealed no significant differences between the control and treatment groups. No significant differences existed between the control and treatment groups with respect to the number of apoptotic cells and apoptotic indices. Subchronic exposure to BPA and OP induced functional and structural changes in the liver, kidney, and spleen of growing male rats.

This study aimed to determine the effects of 13-week bisphenol A (BPA) and octylphenol (OP) exposure on

the liver, kidney, and spleen of growing male rats. A total of 29 male Wistar rats aged 4–5 weeks were divided

into five groups. The treatment groups were given low-dose (125 mg/kg bw/day) or high-dose (250 mg/kg bw/

day) BPA or OP. These compounds were dissolved in corn oil and given via oral route for 13 weeks. Rats in the

control group received corn oil for 13 weeks, as well. After 13 weeks of treatment, blood samples were analyzed

for biochemical parameters. Tissue samples from the liver, kidney, and spleen were histopathologically

and histomorphometrically examined. Liver tissue specimens were also stained by immunohistochemically; the

number of apoptotic cells was counted, and the apoptotic indices were calculated. There were significant

differences between the control and treatment groups with respect to the following parameters: body weight,

relative left kidney weight, and total protein, glucose, and alkaline phosphatase levels. Edema and parenchymal

degeneration in the liver and tubular degeneration in the kidney were more frequent in the treatment groups.

The control and treatment groups were comparable with respect to the frequency of histopathological lesions

in the spleen. Glomerular histomorphometry revealed no significant differences between the control and treatment

groups. No significant differences existed between the control and treatment groups with respect to the

number of apoptotic cells and apoptotic indices. Subchronic exposure to BPA and OP induced functional and

structural changes in the liver, kidney, and spleen of growing male rats.