The effect of long-term exposure to bisphenol-A (BPA) on estrogen receptor-alpha (ER) immunoreactivity was studied in the medial preoptic area, arcuate nucleus and the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus of estrous cycling and lactating female rats. Pregnant/lactating or estrous cycling rats were exposed to BPA (40 mg/Kg/day) or peanut oil. Lactating females showed fewer ER-immunoreactive cells than non-lactating females in the medial preoptic area and ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus. BPA induced an increase in ER-immunoreactive cells in the medial preoptic nucleus irrespective of lactation. BPA only induced a decrease in ER-immunoreactive cells in the arcuate nucleus of the lactating group; oil induced an increase in ER-immunoreactive cells in the lactating with respect to non-lactating group. The results demonstrate that exposure of adult females to BPA modifies the number of ERs.
Aloisi, A.M., DELLA SETA, D., Ceccarelli, I., Farabollini, F. (2001). Bisphenol-A differently affects estrogen receptor-a in estrous-cycling and lactating female rats. NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS, 310(1), 49-52 [10.1016/S0304-3940(01)02092-4].
Bisphenol-A differently affects estrogen receptor-a in estrous-cycling and lactating female rats
ALOISI, ANNA MARIA;DELLA SETA, DANIELE;CECCARELLI, ILARIA;FARABOLLINI, FRANCESCA
2001-01-01
Abstract
The effect of long-term exposure to bisphenol-A (BPA) on estrogen receptor-alpha (ER) immunoreactivity was studied in the medial preoptic area, arcuate nucleus and the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus of estrous cycling and lactating female rats. Pregnant/lactating or estrous cycling rats were exposed to BPA (40 mg/Kg/day) or peanut oil. Lactating females showed fewer ER-immunoreactive cells than non-lactating females in the medial preoptic area and ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus. BPA induced an increase in ER-immunoreactive cells in the medial preoptic nucleus irrespective of lactation. BPA only induced a decrease in ER-immunoreactive cells in the arcuate nucleus of the lactating group; oil induced an increase in ER-immunoreactive cells in the lactating with respect to non-lactating group. The results demonstrate that exposure of adult females to BPA modifies the number of ERs.
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