1. Assessment of prostate tissue remodeling in rats exposed to bisphenol A and the phytoestrogens genistein and indole-3-carbinol during the perinatal period
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Éricka Stéphanny Brandão Bueno, Carlos Domingos Vieira Neto, Alessandro Rodrigues, Thaina Cavalleri Sousa, Karianne Delalibera Hinokuma, Ariana Musa de Aquino, Wellerson Rodrigo Scarano, Joyce Zalotti Brandt, and Leonardo de Oliveira Mendes
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prostate ,environmental exposure ,phytonutrients ,endocrine disruptor ,Agriculture ,Agriculture (General) ,S1-972 - Abstract
ABSTRACT: Bisphenol A (BPA) is a compound known for its direct action on the prostate. Prostatic morphogenesis is a critical period when interference by any compound could permanently damage the organ. As such, the present study evaluated the morphological aspects resulting from gestational and lactational administration of BPA, indole-3-carbinol (I3C) and genistein (GEN) in prepubescent male rats. Pregnant Sprague Dawley females were allocated into 4 experimental groups and received the following: C: Control (no treatment); B: BPA (10 µg/Kg); BG: BPA+GEN (5 mg/Kg); BI: BPA+I3C (20 mg/Kg) from gestation day (GD) 17 to postnatal day (PND) 21. After euthanasia on PND22, the prostate was collected and processed. When administered alone, BPA reduced the stromal compartment when compared to group C (P = 0.039). This decline was reversed in the groups submitted to GEN (P = 0.019) or I3C (P = 0.017). The groups treated with BPA (P < 0.0001) and the phytoestrogens (P < 0.0001) exhibited decreased epithelial height in relation to the control group. These changes were observed in stereological and morphometric analyses, but not in fractal analysis (P = 0.569). The area occupied by collagen increased in groups treated with BPA (P < 0.0001) and phytoestrogens (P < 0.0001) in relation to controls, while collagen distribution values were higher in all the treated groups (P < 0.0001), according to fractal analysis. Thus, BPA induced prostrate stroma remodeling with no influence from the phytoestrogens, which may affect glandular development and cause histopathological changes in adulthood.
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- 2024
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