Shen Cha, He Junlin, Liu Xueqing, et al. Effect of Benzo(a)pyrene on embryo implantation in mice during early pregnancy[J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University, 2016,41(7):675-679.
Shen Cha, He Junlin, Liu Xueqing, et al. Effect of Benzo(a)pyrene on embryo implantation in mice during early pregnancy[J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University, 2016,41(7):675-679. DOI: 10.13406/j.cnki.cyxb.000954.
Objective:To illuminate the effects of benzo(a)pyrene(Ba P)on embryo implantation during the early pregnancy. Methods:Totally 60 pregnant mice were randomly divided into two groups. The control group was administered corn oil only
and the treated groups were exposed to Ba P at 0.2 mg/kg body weight by oral gavage once a day. Pregnant mice were killed on days 4-6 by cervical dislocation
10 mice each day. The uteri tissues were collected. The numbers of the implantation sites were calculated. The levels of estradiol(E2)and progesterone(P4)in plasma were determined by ELISA. q RT-PCR and Western blot were employed to detect the expression of the estrogen receptor-α(ERα)and the expression of progesterone receptor(PR). Results:Compared with those of control group
the numbers of embryo implantation sites were decreased in the Ba P groups(P<0.05). The result of ELISA indicated that the levels of E2 and P4 in plasma were elevated in Ba P treatment groups(P<0.05). q RT-PCR showed that the m RNA level of ERαwas up-regulated(P<0.05)and m RNA level of PR was down-regulated in the Ba P treatment groups(P<0.05). Western blot and IHC showed that expression of ERα was up-regulated while the expression of PR was down-regulated after Ba P exposure. Conclusion:Ba P can cause the disorder of ERα and PR in the process of embryo implantation in mice
which will affect the expression pattern of ERα and PR and lead to the decrease in the number of embryo implantation.
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苯并(a)芘雌孕激素胚胎着床小鼠
Keywords
benzo(a)pyreneestradiol and progesteroneembryo implantationmice