Exposure to Endocrine Disrupters and Nuclear Receptor Gene Expression in Infertile and Fertile Women from Different Italian Areas

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Roberto Marci¹  Francesca Romana Mancini²  Sabrina Tait²  Alberto Mantovani²  Laura Stecca²  Luca Busani²  Bruno Bergamasco²  Cinzia La Rocca²  Giulia Bordi³  Francesca Ciardo³  Donatella Caserta³  Massimo Moscarini³  Cristiana Guerranti⁴  Guido Perra⁴  Silvano Focardi⁴ 

[1] Department of Biomedical Sciences and Advanced Therapies, Section of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara 44121, Italy;Department of Food Safety and Veterinary Public Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma 00161, Italy;Department of Obstetric and Gynecological Sciences and Urological Sciences, University of Roma Sapienza, S. Andrea Hospital, Roma 00189, Italy;Department of Physical, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Siena, Siena 53100, Italy;

关键词: human exposure;    women infertility;    PFOS;    PFOA;    BPA;    DEHP;    MEHP;    biomarkers;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph111010146

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Within the PREVIENI project, infertile and fertile women were enrolled from metropolitan, urban and rural Italian areas. Blood/serum levels of several endocrine disrupters (EDs) (perfluorooctane sulfonate, PFOS; perfluorooctanoic acid, PFOA;di-2-ethylhexyl-phthalate, DEHP; mono-(2-ethylhexyl)-phthalate, MEHP; bisphenol A, BPA) were evaluated concurrently with nuclear receptors (NRs) gene expression levels (ERa, ERb, AR, AhR, PPARg, PXR) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). Infertile women from the metropolitan area displayed significantly higher levels of: BPA compared to fertile women (14.9 vs. 0.5 ng/mL serum); BPA and MEHP compared to infertile women from urban and rural areas; enhanced expression levels of NRs, except PPARg. Infertile women from urban and rural areas had PFOA levels significantly higher than those from metropolitan areas. Our study indicates the relevance of the living environment when investigating the exposure to EDs and the modulation of the NR panel in PBMC as a suitable biomarker of the effect, to assess the EDs impact on reproductive health.

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