TY - JOUR
T1 - Perfluorooctanoic Acid Disrupts Ovarian Steroidogenesis and Folliculogenesis in Adult Mice
AU - Yang, May
AU - Lee, Yuna
AU - Gao, Liying
AU - Chiu, Karen
AU - Meling, Daryl D.
AU - Flaws, Jodi A.
AU - Warner, Genoa R.
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PY - 2022/4/1
Y1 - 2022/4/1
N2 - Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is a synthetic fluorosurfactant used in the manufacturing of fluorotelomers. Although PFOA is no longer produced in the United States, it is environmentally persistent and found in imported food packaging, cookware, and textiles. Previous studies have identified developmental toxicity of PFOA, but little is known about the effects of PFOA on the adult ovary. Thus, this study examined the effects of PFOA on hormone levels, ovarian steroidogenic gene expression, and folliculogenesis in mice in vitro and in vivo. For the in vitro studies, antral follicles from adult female mice were cultured with vehicle control or 1, 10, or 100 μg/ml PFOA for 96 h. For the in vivo studies, adult CD-1 female mice were orally dosed with vehicle control or 1, 5, 10, or 20 mg/kg/day PFOA for 10 days. Gene expression of steroidogenic enzymes, levels of sex steroid hormones, and follicle counts were analyzed. In vitro, PFOA (100 μg/ml) significantly decreased follicle growth, estradiol and estrone levels, and gene expression of StaR, Cyp11a1, and Hsd3b1 compared with controls. In vivo, exposure to PFOA significantly decreased progesterone and pregnenolone levels (5 mg/kg), increased testosterone levels (1 mg/kg), and increased gene expression of Cyp19a1 (1 mg/kg) compared with controls. Exposure to PFOA also significantly altered follicle counts by decreasing primordial follicles and increasing preantral and antral follicles (5 and 10 mg/kg) compared with controls. Collectively, these data show that PFOA disrupts adult ovarian function in a nonmonotonic matter and may pose a risk for premature ovarian failure.
AB - Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is a synthetic fluorosurfactant used in the manufacturing of fluorotelomers. Although PFOA is no longer produced in the United States, it is environmentally persistent and found in imported food packaging, cookware, and textiles. Previous studies have identified developmental toxicity of PFOA, but little is known about the effects of PFOA on the adult ovary. Thus, this study examined the effects of PFOA on hormone levels, ovarian steroidogenic gene expression, and folliculogenesis in mice in vitro and in vivo. For the in vitro studies, antral follicles from adult female mice were cultured with vehicle control or 1, 10, or 100 μg/ml PFOA for 96 h. For the in vivo studies, adult CD-1 female mice were orally dosed with vehicle control or 1, 5, 10, or 20 mg/kg/day PFOA for 10 days. Gene expression of steroidogenic enzymes, levels of sex steroid hormones, and follicle counts were analyzed. In vitro, PFOA (100 μg/ml) significantly decreased follicle growth, estradiol and estrone levels, and gene expression of StaR, Cyp11a1, and Hsd3b1 compared with controls. In vivo, exposure to PFOA significantly decreased progesterone and pregnenolone levels (5 mg/kg), increased testosterone levels (1 mg/kg), and increased gene expression of Cyp19a1 (1 mg/kg) compared with controls. Exposure to PFOA also significantly altered follicle counts by decreasing primordial follicles and increasing preantral and antral follicles (5 and 10 mg/kg) compared with controls. Collectively, these data show that PFOA disrupts adult ovarian function in a nonmonotonic matter and may pose a risk for premature ovarian failure.
KW - PFOA
KW - endocrine disruption
KW - folliculogenesis
KW - ovary
KW - perfluorinated compounds
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U2 - 10.1093/toxsci/kfac005
DO - 10.1093/toxsci/kfac005
M3 - Article
C2 - 35104888
AN - SCOPUS:85128160069
SN - 1096-6080
VL - 186
SP - 260
EP - 268
JO - Toxicological Sciences
JF - Toxicological Sciences
IS - 2
ER -