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Intergenerational effects on mouse sperm quality after in utero exposure to acetaminophen and ibuprofen
- Source :
- FASEB Journal, FASEB Journal, Federation of American Society of Experimental Biology, 2019, 33 (1), pp.339-357. ⟨10.1096/fj.201800488RRR⟩, FASEB Journal, 2019, 33 (1), pp.339-357. ⟨10.1096/fj.201800488RRR⟩
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- International audience; Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs and analgesic drugs, such as N-acetyl- p-aminophenol (APAP; acetaminophen, paracetamol), are widely used by pregnant women. Accumulating evidence has indicated that these molecules can favor genital malformations in newborn boys and reproductive disorders in adults. However, the consequences on postnatal testis development and adult reproductive health after exposure during early embryogenesis are still unknown. Using the mouse model, we show that in utero exposure to therapeutic doses of the widely used APAP-ibuprofen combination during the sex determination period leads to early differentiation and decreased proliferation of male embryonic germ cells, and early 5-methylcytosine and extracellular matrix protein deposition in 13.5 d postcoitum exposed testes. Consequently, in postnatal testes, Sertoli-cell maturation is delayed, the Leydig-cell compartment is hyperplasic, and the spermatogonia A pool is decreased. This results in a reduced production of testosterone and in epididymal sperm parameter defects. We observed a reduced sperm count (19%) in utero-exposed (F0) adult males and also a reduced sperm motility (40%) in their offspring (F1) when both parents were exposed, which leads to subfertility among the 6 mo old F1 animals. Our study suggests that the use of these drugs during the critical period of sex determination affects the germ-line development and leads to adverse effects that could be passed to the offspring.-Rossitto, M., Marchive, C., Pruvost, A., Sellem, E., Ghettas, A., Badiou, S., Sutra, T., Poulat, F., Philibert, P., Boizet-Bonhoure, B. Intergenerational effects on mouse sperm quality after in utero exposure to acetaminophen and ibuprofen.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Male
Offspring
Analgesic
Ibuprofen
Embryonic Germ Cells
Biochemistry
Andrology
03 medical and health sciences
Mice
0302 clinical medicine
Pregnancy
sperm parameters
Testis
Genetics
Medicine
Animals
Adverse effect
Molecular Biology
Testosterone
Acetaminophen
[SDV.GEN]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Genetics
business.industry
Reproduction
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
differentiation
germ cell
analgesic
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Embryo, Mammalian
Sperm
Spermatozoa
NSAID
3. Good health
030104 developmental biology
medicine.anatomical_structure
In utero
Maternal Exposure
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
Sperm Motility
Female
business
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Germ cell
Biotechnology
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15306860 and 08926638
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....40f43e20c22713c768d6ee2644d66951