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mRNA expression levels. Collectively, these data indicate that BPA causes atresia<br />

and alters some antioxidant factors in antral follicles. Support: NIHR01<br />

ES019178, P20ES018163.<br />

1034 EVALUATION OF A COMBINED DERMAL<br />

DEVELOPMENTAL AND PERINATAL/POSTNATAL<br />

REPRODUCTION TOXICITY STUDY OF PEA<br />

(PHENETHYL ALCOHOL) IN RATS—INCLUDING AN<br />

EXAMINATION SKELETAL VARIANTS POSTNATALLY.<br />

V. T. Politano 1 , E. M. Lewis 2 , A. M. Hoberman 2 , R. M. Diener 3 and A. Api 1 .<br />

1 Research Institute for Fragrance Materials, Inc., Woodcliff Lake, NJ, 2 Charles River<br />

Laboratories Preclinical Services, Horsham, PA and 3 Argus International, Inc.,<br />

Horsham, PA.<br />

<strong>The</strong> purpose <strong>of</strong> this study was to determine the reversibility <strong>of</strong> fetal skeletal alterations<br />

and delays in skeletal ossification following percutaneous, occluded application<br />

<strong>of</strong> neat doses <strong>of</strong> 140, 430 or 1400 mg/kg/day Phenethyl Alcohol (PEA) to four<br />

groups <strong>of</strong> 40 Crl:CD(SD) female rats on Gestation Days 7 through 20 (GDs 7<br />

through 20). Twenty rats in each group were Caesarean-sectioned, while the remaining<br />

20 rats in each group were allowed to deliver their litters. <strong>The</strong> highest<br />

dosage, 1400 mg/kg/day, was maternally and developmentally toxic. <strong>The</strong> developmental<br />

No-Observable-Effect-Level (NOEL) for Caesarean-delivered fetuses on<br />

GD 21 was 140 mg/kg/day. Higher dosages caused reductions in fetal weight and<br />

delays in skeletal ossification. <strong>The</strong> No-Observable-Adverse-Effect-Level (NOAEL)<br />

in the naturally delivered pups at Postpartum Day 21 (PPD 21) was 430<br />

mg/kg/day. All delays in ossification and increased incidences <strong>of</strong> cervical ribs at the<br />

7th cervical vertebrae observed on GD 21 in the Caesarean-delivered fetuses at 430<br />

mg/kg/day were resolved by PPD 21 in the naturally delivered pups at 430<br />

mg/kg/day.<br />

1035 PREGNENOLONE CO-TREATMENT DOES NOT<br />

RESTORE GROWTH OF MOUSE ANTRAL FOLLICLES<br />

TREATED IN VITRO WITH THE MONO-<br />

HYDROXYLATED METABOLITE OF METHOXYCHLOR.<br />

Z. R. Craig, P. R. Hannon and J. A. Flaws. Comparative Biosciences, University <strong>of</strong><br />

Illinois, Urbana, IL.<br />

Antral follicles are the functional units <strong>of</strong> the ovary and are responsible for ovarian<br />

steroidogenesis and ovulation <strong>of</strong> oocytes for fertilization. Chemicals that disrupt<br />

antral follicle function have the potential to lead to infertility. Mono-OH methoxychlor<br />

(mono-OH) is a metabolite <strong>of</strong> the model endocrine disruptor, methoxychlor<br />

(MXC). Mono-OH has been shown to inhibit growth, increase follicular death,<br />

and decrease steroidogenesis by cultured mouse antral follicles. Because synthesis <strong>of</strong><br />

pregnenolone is considered the rate-limiting step in ovarian steroidogenesis, we hypothesized<br />

that co-treating antral follicles with pregnenolone would prevent mono-<br />

OH induced inhibition <strong>of</strong> follicle growth. To test this hypothesis, antral follicles<br />

isolated from female CD-1 mice (32-35 days old) were either untreated or exposed<br />

in vitro to dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO, vehicle control), or mono-OH (10 μg/mL)<br />

with and without pregnenolone (1 μg/mL) for 96 hours. Follicle diameters were<br />

monitored every 24 h and used to measure the rate <strong>of</strong> follicular growth (% change)<br />

over the 96-h culture period. In agreement with previous reports, antral follicles<br />

treated with mono-OH did not grow during the 96-h culture period when compared<br />

to DMSO-treated follicles (DMSO: 36.24 ± 6.7 % change; mono-OH: 6.10<br />

± 1.8 % change; P≤0.05, n=3). Co-treatment <strong>of</strong> antral follicles with pregnenolone<br />

did not prevent inhibition <strong>of</strong> growth in antral follicles treated with mono-OH (-<br />

6.84 ± 1.8 % change; P>0.05; n=3). Finally, pregnenolone treatment did not affect<br />

growth <strong>of</strong> follicles treated with DMSO vehicle (30.93 ± 2.7 % change; P>0.05).<br />

Collectively, these results suggest that mono-OH potentially inhibits follicular<br />

growth by a mechanism independent <strong>of</strong> availability <strong>of</strong> pregnenolone for steroidogenesis.<br />

Funded by NIH R01 ES012893, ES019178 and Billie A. Field Fellowship in<br />

Reproductive Physiology.<br />

1036 DI-(2-ETHYLHEXYL) PHTHALATE AND MONO-(2-<br />

ETHYLHEXYL) PHTHALATE INHIBIT GROWTH OF<br />

OVARIAN ANTRAL FOLLICLES THROUGH AN<br />

OXIDATIVE STRESS PATHWAY.<br />

W. Wang, Z. R. Craig, M. S. Basavarajappa, R. K. Gupta and J. A. Flaws.<br />

Comparative Bioscience, University <strong>of</strong> Illinois, Urbana, Urbana, IL.<br />

Phthalates are synthetic plasticizers used widely in plastics and many other common<br />

consumer products. Exposure to these chemicals can cause developmental and<br />

reproductive toxicity. Our previous studies show that di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate<br />

(DEHP) and its active metabolite, mono-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP), can<br />

inhibit follicle growth and cause atresia <strong>of</strong> antral follicles. However, the mechanisms<br />

by which DEHP and MEHP inhibit growth and cause atresia are not fully understood.<br />

Oxidative stress has been linked to phthalate-induced toxicity in non-reproductive<br />

tissues. Thus, we tested the hypothesis that DEHP and MEHP inhibit the<br />

growth <strong>of</strong> antral follicles through an oxidative stress pathway. Antral follicles were<br />

isolated from ovaries <strong>of</strong> adult CD-1 mice (age 30-35 days) and cultured with vehicle<br />

control (dimethylsulfoxide [DMSO]), DEHP (1-100μg/ml) or MEHP (0.1-<br />

10μg/ml) ± N-acetyl cysteine (NAC, an antioxidant) (0.5-2mM) for 96h. During<br />

culture, follicle size was evaluated daily as a measurement <strong>of</strong> follicle growth. At the<br />

end <strong>of</strong> culture, follicles were subjected to measurement <strong>of</strong> the expression <strong>of</strong> various<br />

key antioxidant enzymes: Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1), glutathione peroxidase<br />

(GPX), and catalase (CAT) by quantitative real-time PCR. <strong>The</strong> results indicate<br />

that DEHP (1-100μg/ml) and MEHP (1-10μg/ml) inhibited the growth <strong>of</strong><br />

follicles compared to DMSO controls and that NAC (0.5-2mM) blocked the ability<br />

<strong>of</strong> DEHP and MEHP to inhibit follicle growth. DEHP and MEHP reduced the<br />

expression <strong>of</strong> SOD1, whereas NAC blocked the effects <strong>of</strong> DEHP and MEHP on<br />

SOD1 expression. However, the expression <strong>of</strong> GPX and CAT were not affected by<br />

the treatments. Collectively, these data suggest that DEHP and its active metabolite,<br />

MEHP, inhibit follicle growth by inducing oxidative stress. (Supported by R01<br />

ES 019178)<br />

1037 METHOXYCHLOR ALTERS STEROIDOGENIC<br />

ENZYMES IN CULTURED MOUSE ANTRAL<br />

FOLLICLES.<br />

M. Basavarajappa, Z. Craig, B. Karman, W. Wang and J. Flaws. Comparative<br />

Biosciences, University <strong>of</strong> Illinois, Urbana, IL.<br />

<strong>The</strong> organochlorine pesticide methoxychlor (MXC) is a known endocrine disruptor<br />

that affects adult female rodents by causing reduced fertility, persistent estrus,<br />

and ovarian atrophy. MXC is widely used in many countries to prevent and kill the<br />

various species <strong>of</strong> insects that attack crops, vegetables, fruits, and animals.<br />

Previously, we demonstrated that MXC reduces estradiol, testosterone, and androstenedione<br />

levels in antral follicles. <strong>The</strong> goal <strong>of</strong> the present study was to determine<br />

whether MXC reduces estradiol and its biosynthetic hormone intermediates<br />

by altering steroidogenic enzymes present in the antral follicles <strong>of</strong> the ovary. To accomplish<br />

this goal, antral follicles were mechanically isolated from ovaries <strong>of</strong> CD1<br />

female mice aged 35-40 days. <strong>The</strong> isolated antral follicles (10-15 per treatment)<br />

were cultured in supplemented α-minimum essential media in the presence <strong>of</strong> dimethylsulfoxide<br />

(control; DMSO) or MXC (1, 10, 100 μg/ml) for 96 h at 37°C<br />

and 5%CO2. At the end <strong>of</strong> the culture, follicles were snap frozen, RNA was isolated,<br />

cDNA was synthesized, and quantitative real time PCR was performed to<br />

measure the levels <strong>of</strong> steroidogenic enzymes present in antral follicles. Results were<br />

expressed as a ratio <strong>of</strong> starting quantity (SQ) <strong>of</strong> each gene mRNA to β-actin (Actn).<br />

<strong>The</strong> data indicate that MXC significantly decreases the expression <strong>of</strong> steroid acute<br />

regulatory protein (Star; DMSO=1.57±0.32, MXC10=0.31±0.03,<br />

MXC100=0.70±0.12 SQ; p

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