Abstract

Low doses of Bisphenol A (BPA) during development may affect reproduction. In this study, Fischer 344 rats were exposed to 0.5 or 50 mu g BPA/kg bw/day via drinking water from gestational day 3.5 to postnatal day 22. Anogenital distance, organ weight, histopathology of reproductive organs, hormone analysis and sperm morphology were evaluated in male offspring. In this study no major effects of BPA on male reproduction in mid-pubertal (postnatal day 35) or adult (12-month-old) rats were revealed, apart from a higher prevalence of mild inflammatory cell infiltrate in cauda epididymis in adult rats exposed to 50 mu g BPA/kg bw/day. No BPA-related effects on sexual development were seen but care should be taken when evaluating histopathology in midpuberty testis due to large morphological variation. Results from the present study show no major signs of altered male reproduction in rats exposed to low doses of BPA during gestation and lactation.

Keywords

Bisphenol A; Developmental exposure; Low dose; Male reproduction; Puberty; Aging; Histopathology; Endocrine disrupting chemical

Published in

Reproductive Toxicology
2018, Volume: 81, pages: 196-206
Publisher: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

SLU Authors

• Spörndly-Nees, Ellinor

  • Department of Animal Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Ekstedt, Elisabeth

  • Department of Animal Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Holm, Lena

  • Department of Animal Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Medical Bioscience


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reprotox.2018.08.007

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/97059