Monograph on the Potential Human Reproductive and ... - OEHHA
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• Tyl.et al..(41).reported.no.effect.of.bisphenol. days.earlier.than.c<strong>on</strong>trol.animals..In.<strong>the</strong>.Ryan.<br />
A.<strong>on</strong>.age.at.vaginal.opening.in.CD-1.mice. et al..study,.two.of.<strong>the</strong>.five.animals.in.<strong>the</strong>.0.200.<br />
using. a. multigenerati<strong>on</strong>al. study. design. at. mg/kg.bw/day.group.that.had.a.~4.5.day.statisti-<br />
dietary.doses.that.ranged.from.0.003.to.600. cally.significant.accelerati<strong>on</strong>.in.puberty.showed.<br />
mg/kg. bw/day.. The. positive. c<strong>on</strong>trol. group. a.much.greater.accelerati<strong>on</strong>.than.<strong>the</strong>.o<strong>the</strong>r.ani-<br />
used.in.<strong>the</strong>.bisphenol.A.study,.17β-estradiol. mals.in.that.group,.i.e.,.~.10.days.early.<strong>on</strong>set.of.(0.08.mg/kg.bw/day).caused.<strong>the</strong>.expected.ef-<br />
first.estrus.compared.to.<strong>the</strong>.mean.of.<strong>the</strong>.c<strong>on</strong>trol.<br />
fect.of.accelerated.vaginal.opening..However,. group.(public.comment.<strong>on</strong>.<strong>the</strong>.draft.NTP.Brief.<br />
<strong>the</strong>.experimental.model.used.in.this.study.did.<br />
not.appear.to.be.sensitive.in.detecting.estro-<br />
from.Dr..Earl.Gray,.received.May.23,.2008)..<br />
genic.effects.at.low.doses..In.a.separate.multi O<strong>the</strong>r Effects C<strong>on</strong>sidered<br />
generati<strong>on</strong>al. study. designed. to. characterize. A.variety.of.o<strong>the</strong>r.effects.in.laboratory.animals.<br />
<strong>the</strong>.resp<strong>on</strong>se.in.CD-1.mice.to.17β-estradiol. have.been.linked.to.“low”.dose.bisphenol.A.expo-<br />
(0.0002.–.0.1.mg/kg.bw/day),.<strong>the</strong>.authors.did. sure.during.development,.including.decreased.<br />
not.report.any.effect.<strong>on</strong>.vaginal.opening.at. sperm.quantity.or.quality,.obesity,.disrupti<strong>on</strong>.<br />
doses.below.~.0.03.mg/kg/day.(210)..In.ad- of.meiosis,.changes.in.reproductive.horm<strong>on</strong>e.<br />
diti<strong>on</strong>,. estrous. cycle. length. was. unaffected. levels,.or.cellular.effects.in.reproductive.tissues..<br />
at.all.doses..Thus,.detecting.an.estrogenic.ef- These.effects.had.less.impact.in.shaping.NTP’s.<br />
fect.of.a.weaker.estrogen.such.as.bisphenol.A. c<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong>s.<strong>on</strong>.potential.risks.to.humans.from.<br />
at.very.low.doses.(≤.~.0.03.mg/kg.bw/day). bisphenol.A.exposure.than.<strong>the</strong>.developmental.<br />
would.not.be.expected.in.this.animal.model.. effects.observed.at.“high”.doses.<strong>on</strong>.survival.<strong>and</strong>.<br />
growth.<strong>and</strong>.<strong>the</strong>.“low”.dose.effects.<strong>on</strong>.brain.<strong>and</strong>.<br />
behavior,.mammary.gl<strong>and</strong>,.prostate.gl<strong>and</strong>,.<strong>and</strong>.<br />
<strong>on</strong>set.of.puberty.in.females.described.above.<br />
Species Differences<br />
There.are.o<strong>the</strong>r.indicati<strong>on</strong>s.of.species.differences.between.rats.<strong>and</strong>.mice.that.may.c<strong>on</strong>tribute.to.<strong>the</strong>.inc<strong>on</strong>sistent.literature.for.bisphenol.<br />
A..Research.<strong>on</strong>.<strong>the</strong>.effects.of.pherom<strong>on</strong>es.in.<br />
regulating.puberty.suggests.that.puberty.may.<br />
be.more.easily.perturbed.in.mice.compared.to.<br />
rats..Puberty.in.female.mice.can.be.accelerated.<br />
when.<strong>the</strong>.mice.are.exposed.to.urine.from.a.male..<br />
This.effect.has.been.reported.more.often.<strong>and</strong>.<br />
more.c<strong>on</strong>sistently.for.mice.than.for.rats.(211,<br />
212)..In.additi<strong>on</strong>,.<strong>the</strong>.IUP.effect,.which.was.an.<br />
important.factor.in.<strong>the</strong>.Howdeshell.et al..study,.<br />
is.better.documented.in.mice.compared.to.rats.<br />
suggesting.that.this.effect.may.be.more.robust.<br />
in.mice.(209)..IUP.was.not.c<strong>on</strong>sidered.in.o<strong>the</strong>r.<br />
studies.in.<strong>the</strong>.bisphenol.A.literature,.but.it.is.<br />
worth.noting.that.<strong>the</strong>.studies.by.Markey.et al.<br />
(178).<strong>and</strong>.Ryan.et al. (48).also.show.indicati<strong>on</strong>s.of.a.subpopulati<strong>on</strong>.of.mice.that.may.be.<br />
more.resp<strong>on</strong>sive.to.bisphenol.A..As.discussed.<br />
earlier,.Markey.et al..commented.that.a.porti<strong>on</strong>.<br />
of.mice.exhibited.partial.vaginal.opening.~.4.<br />
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In. some. cases,. <strong>the</strong>. relati<strong>on</strong>ship. between. a.<br />
specific.cellular-.or.tissue-level.finding.<strong>and</strong>.a.<br />
potential.health.effect.in.<strong>the</strong>.whole.organism.is.<br />
unclear..This.is.because.<strong>the</strong>re.is.often.uncertainty.about.<strong>the</strong>.functi<strong>on</strong>al.impact.of.a.cellular.or.<br />
mechanistic.finding,.such.as.<strong>the</strong>.altered.level.of.<br />
a.receptor.protein.or.change.in.enzyme.activity..<br />
For.example,.<strong>the</strong>.potential.health.impact.that.<br />
may.result.from.uterine.changes.characterized.<br />
by.altered.ERα.<strong>and</strong>.ERβ.expressi<strong>on</strong>.<strong>and</strong>.from.<br />
an.increase.in.<strong>the</strong>.number.<strong>and</strong>.appearance.of.<br />
uterine.epi<strong>the</strong>lial.cells.is.unclear.(213)..<br />
In.o<strong>the</strong>r.cases,.<strong>the</strong>.literature.is.not.sufficiently.<br />
developed.. Newbold. et al. (214). recently.<br />
described.a.number.of.morphological.changes.<br />
in.<strong>the</strong>.ovaries.<strong>and</strong>.uteri.of.18-m<strong>on</strong>th.old.mice.<br />
that. had. received. subcutaneous. injecti<strong>on</strong>s. of.<br />
bisphenol.A.at.doses.of.10,.100,.or.1000.µg/kg.<br />
<strong>on</strong>.days.1.–.5.of.life..Increases.in.cystic.ovaries.