Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-5-9
pubmed:abstractText
A number of fish species have been used for studies on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). However, despite the widespread use of oviparous fish, relatively little attention has been given to viviparous species. This study investigated the effects of EDCs in a viviparous fish and examined the possible usefulness of the fish as an alternative model for the studies on EDCs. Swordtails (Xiphophorus helleri) were exposed to nonylphenol (NP), bisphenol A (BPA), and their mixture. Both short-term (3-d) and relatively long-term (60-d) exposures were carried out using adult male and 30-d-old juvenile fish, respectively. Following the short-term exposure, both NP and BPA caused vitellogenin mRNA expression. Flow cytometric analysis and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase assay on the testes of treated fish indicated reproductive damage. Histopathological analysis found degenerative and necrotic cells in seminiferous tubules following the exposure to 100 ppb NP. The testes with lesions were also associated with highly suppressed spermatogenesis. Following the long-term exposure, both NP and BPA exposures significantly affected the growth of swordtails. In all cases, the results showed that the mixture was always more potent than a single chemical and that swordtail fish can be a useful model for the study of endocrine disruptors.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0730-7268
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
787-95
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11345455-Air Pollutants, Occupational, pubmed-meshheading:11345455-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11345455-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:11345455-Cyprinodontiformes, pubmed-meshheading:11345455-Drug Interactions, pubmed-meshheading:11345455-Flow Cytometry, pubmed-meshheading:11345455-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:11345455-In Situ Nick-End Labeling, pubmed-meshheading:11345455-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11345455-Models, Biological, pubmed-meshheading:11345455-Necrosis, pubmed-meshheading:11345455-Phenols, pubmed-meshheading:11345455-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:11345455-Reproduction, pubmed-meshheading:11345455-Seminiferous Tubules, pubmed-meshheading:11345455-Testis, pubmed-meshheading:11345455-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:11345455-Vitellogenins, pubmed-meshheading:11345455-Water Pollutants, Chemical
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of nonylphenol, bisphenol A, and their mixture on the viviparous swordtail fish (Xiphophorus helleri).
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Toxicology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Suwon, Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't