In utero and lactational exposure of male rats to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin. 1. Effects on androgenic status - PubMed (original) (raw)
In utero and lactational exposure of male rats to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin. 1. Effects on androgenic status
T A Mably et al. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 1992 May.
Abstract
When administered in overtly toxic doses to postpubescent rats, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) produces a variety of adverse effects on the male reproductive system including a decrease in plasma androgen concentrations. If such an androgenic deficiency were produced prenatally and/or early postnatally it could potentially impair male reproductive function by disrupting the development of sex organs and/or causing incomplete sexual differentiation of the central nervous system. To determine whether TCDD can reduce androgen concentrations perinatally and/or impair androgen-dependent perinatal development, pregnant Holtzman rats were treated with 1.0 micrograms TCDD/kg or vehicle on Day 15 of gestation. Plasma testosterone concentrations in fetal males were significantly reduced by TCDD on Gestation Days 18 through 21. The surge in plasma testosterone concentrations shortly after birth was also significantly reduced, as was anogenital distance, an androgen-dependent parameter. To further investigate the effects of perinatal TCDD exposure on the male reproductive system, rats born to dams given TCDD (0.064, 0.16, 0.40, or 1.0 micrograms/kg, po) or vehicle on Day 15 of gestation were evaluated from birth through sexual maturation. This report describes their growth, physical development, and androgenic status (i.e., androgen concentrations and androgen-dependent structures and functions); effects on spermatogenesis, testicular histology, sexual behavior, and fertility are reported separately. There was little evidence that TCDD caused maternal toxicity. Signs of overt toxicity in offspring were limited to an 8% reduction in live births (highest dose only) and to decreases in body weight gain and feed consumption (two highest doses only) which disappeared by early adulthood. With respect to androgenic status, maternal TCDD doses as low as 0.16 micrograms/kg produced significant dose-related decreases in the anogenital distance of 1- and 4-day-old males, delays in testicular descent, and decreases in seminal vesicle and ventral prostate weights. The reductions in organ weights were observed when rats were at the juvenile, pubertal, postpubertal, and mature stages of sexual development. Plasma testosterone and 5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone concentrations tended to be reduced at these times (though not significantly), while plasma luteinizing hormone concentrations were generally unaffected. Collectively, these results demonstrate that perinatal TCDD exposure alters the androgenic status of male rats from the fetal stage into adulthood, and that TCDD can affect androgenic status without causing overt toxicity. In rats, the male reproductive system appears to be more sensitive to the toxic effects of in utero and lactational TCDD exposure than any other organ or organ system studied thus far.
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