壬基酚对仔鼠雄性生殖系统的影响

目的探讨宫内及哺乳期暴露壬基酚对雄性仔鼠生殖系统的影响.方法对28只受孕母鼠从受孕第1天开始灌胃染毒壬基酚(分别为0、50、100和200mg/kg体重),直至仔鼠娩出21d断奶后停止染毒,仔鼠于70日龄剖杀,测定与仔鼠生殖功能相关的各项指标.结果随着壬基酚染毒剂量的增加,70日龄雄性仔鼠的睾丸和前列腺的重量降低,睾丸重分别为2.86、2.98、2.59和2.44g;前列腺重分别为0.26、0.23、0.20和0.19g.每克睾丸日产精子数和每克附睾精子计数也随壬基酚剂量的增加而降低,每克睾丸日产精子数分别为22.46×106、18.46×106、17.43×106和17.26×106;附睾尾精子计数分别为46.85×106、39.74×106、35.57×106和31.36×106.雄性仔鼠包皮分离时间在高剂量组(47.83d)大于对照组(46.31d).结论宫内及哺乳期暴露于壬基酚可使雄性仔鼠睾丸生精功能降低,但睾丸无形态学变化.

Adverse effects of exposure to p-nonylphenol on reproductive system of young male rats

OBJECTIVE: To study the adverse effects of exposure to p-nonylphenol (NP) during gestation and lactation on the reproductive system of young male rats. METHODS: Pregnant rats were administrated with p-nonylphenol, at doses of 0, 50, 100 symbol: see text] 200 mg/kg of body weight, respectively, by gavage from the first day of gestation to the day of weaning, i.e., the 21st day after birth. The young male rats were killed at the age of 70 days and some indices related to their reproductive system (i.e., weight of the gonad, sperm counts of the epididymis, histology of the testes, et al.) were analyzed. RESULT: Weights of the testes and prostate gland decreased with the increase doses of exposed NP, their weights of the testes of 2.86, 2.98, 2.59 and 2.44 g, and those of the prostrate gland of 0.26, 0.23, 0.20 and 0.19 g, respectively. The same trend existed in daily production of sperm in the testes and sperm counts of the epididymis, with 22.46, 18.46, 17.43 and 17.26 x 10(6) sperm per gram of the testis, with sperm counts of 46.85, 39.74, 35.57 and 31.36 x 10(6) per gram of the epididymis tail. Separation of prepuce occurred on the 47.83th days and 46.31th days in the rats exposed to 200 mg/kg of NP and in the control group, respectively. CONCLUSION: NP could decrease their ability of spermatogenesis in the rats without morphological changes of spermatogenic cells of the testes and epididymis.