Publication Cover
Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A
Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering
Volume 40, 2005 - Issue 10
91
Views
5
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Establishment of a Germ-Somatic Cell Coculture Model for Toxicity Assessment of Environmental Endocrine Disrupters

, , &
Pages 1917-1928 | Published online: 06 Feb 2007

REFERENCES

  • Pan , X. , Inouye , K. , Ito , T. , Nagai , H. , Takeuchi , Y. , Miyabara , Y. , Tohyama , C. and Nohara , K. 2004 . Evaluation of relative potencies of PCB126 and PCB169 for the immunotoxicities in ovalbumin (OVA)-immunized mice . Toxicology , 204 : 51 – 60 . [PUBMED] [INFOTRIEVE] [CSA]
  • Tilson , H. A. and Kodavanti , P. R.S. 1998 . The neurotoxicity of polychlorinated biphenyls . Neurotoxicology , 19 : 517 – 526 . [PUBMED] [INFOTRIEVE] [CSA]
  • Hany , J. , Lilienthal , H. , Sarasin , A. , Roth-Härer , A. , Fastabend , A. , Dunemann , L. , Lichtensteiger , W. and Winneke , G. 1999 . Developmental exposure of rats to a reconstituted PCB mixture or Aroclor 1254: effects on organ weights, aromatase activity, sex hormone levels, and sweet preference behavior . Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol. , 158 : 231 – 243 . [PUBMED] [INFOTRIEVE] [CROSSREF] [CSA]
  • Faqi , A. S. , Dalsenter , P. R. , Mathar , W. , Heinrich-Hirsch , B. and Chahoud , I. 1998 . Reproductive toxicity and tissue concentrations of 3,3′,4,4′-tetrachlorobiphenyl (PCB 77) in male adult rats . Hum. Exp. Toxicol. , 17 : 151 – 156 . [PUBMED] [INFOTRIEVE] [CROSSREF] [CSA]
  • Khan , I. A. and Thomas , P. 1996 . Disruption of neuroendocrine function in Atlantic Croaker exposed to Aroclor 1254 . Mar. Environ. Res. , 42 : 145 – 149 . [CROSSREF] [CSA]
  • Kuchenhoff , A. , Eckard , R. , Buff , K. and Fischer , B. 1999 . Stage-specific effects of defined mixtures of polychlorinated biphenlys on in vitro development of rabbit preimplantation embryos . Mol. Reprod. Dev. , 54 : 126 – 134 . [PUBMED] [INFOTRIEVE] [CROSSREF] [CSA]
  • Pflieger-Bruss , S. , Hanf , V. , Behnisch , P. , Hagenmaier , H. and Rune , G. M. 1999 . Effects of single polychlorinated biphenyls on the morphology of cultured rat tubuli seminiferi . Andrologia , 31 : 77 – 82 . [PUBMED] [INFOTRIEVE] [CROSSREF] [CSA]
  • Njiwa , J. R.K. , Müller , P. and Klein , R. 2004 . Binary mixture of DDT and Arochlor1254: effects on sperm release by Danio rerio . Ecotoxicol. Environ. Safety , 58 : 211 – 219 . [PUBMED] [INFOTRIEVE] [CROSSREF] [CSA]
  • Zhang , C. , Fang , C. , Liu , L. , Xia , G. and Qiao , H. 2002 . Disrupting effects of polychlorinated biphenyls on gonadal development and reproductive functions in chickens . J. Environ. Sci. Health , A37 : 509 – 519 .
  • Zhang , C. and Qiao , H. 2004 . Effect of polychlorinated biphenyls on spermatogenesis and testosterone secretion in adult cocks . J. Zhejiang. Univ. (Science) , 5 : 193 – 197 .
  • Gierthy , J. F. , Arcaro , K. F. and Floyd , M. 1997 . Assessment of PCB estrogenicity in a human breast cancer cell line . Chemosphere , 34 : 1495 – 1505 . [PUBMED] [INFOTRIEVE] [CROSSREF]
  • Pedernera , E. , Solis , L. , Peralta , I. and Velázquez , P. N. 1999 . Proliferative and steroidogenic effects of follicle-stimulating hormone during chick embryo gonadal development . Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. , 116 : 213 – 220 . [PUBMED] [INFOTRIEVE] [CROSSREF] [CSA]
  • Pineau , C. , Dupaix , A. and Jégou , B. 1999 . The co-culture of Sertoli cells and germ cells: applications in toxicology . Toxicol. In Vitro , 13 : 513 – 520 . [CROSSREF] [CSA]
  • Sinha , N. , Adhikari , N. , Narayan , R. and Saxena , D. K. 1999 . Cytotoxic effect of endosulfan on rat Sertoli-germ cell coculture . Reprod. Toxicol. , 13 : 291 – 294 . [PUBMED] [INFOTRIEVE] [CROSSREF] [CSA]
  • Takahashi , K. L. , Aoyama , H. , Kawashima , K. and Teramoto , S. 2003 . Effects of dinoseb, 4,6-dinitro-o-cresol, and 2,4-dinitrophenol on rat Sertoli-germ cell co-cultures . Reprod. Toxicol. , 17 : 247 – 252 . [PUBMED] [INFOTRIEVE] [CROSSREF] [CSA]
  • Crain , D. A. , Spiteri , I. D. and Guillette , L. J. Jr. 1999 . The functional and structural observations of the neonatal reproductive system of alligators exposed in ovo to atrazine, 2,4-D, or estradiol . Toxicol. Ind. Health , 15 : 180 – 185 . [PUBMED] [INFOTRIEVE] [CROSSREF] [CSA]
  • Bucci , L. R and Meistrich , M. L. 1987 . Effects of busulfan on murine spermatogenesis: cytotoxicity, sterility, sperm abnormalities, and dominant lethal mutations . Mutat. Res. , 176 : 259 – 268 . [PUBMED] [INFOTRIEVE]
  • van Keulen , C. J.G. and de Rooij , D. G. 1974 . The recovery from various gradations of cell loss in the mouse seminiferous epithelium and its implications for the spermatogonial stem cell renewal theory . Cell Tissue Kinet. , 7 : 549 – 558 . [PUBMED] [INFOTRIEVE]
  • Xie , M. and Zhang , C. 2004 . Estrogenic and toxic effects of polychlorinated biphenyls on cultured ovarian germ cells of embryonic chickens . Reprod. Toxicol. , 19 : 79 – 86 . [PUBMED] [INFOTRIEVE] [CROSSREF] [CSA]
  • Mi , Y. , Zhang , C. , Xie , M. and Zeng , W. 2004 . Effects of follicle-stimulating hormone and androgen on proliferation of cultured testicular germ cells of embryonic chickens . Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. , 138 : 237 – 246 . [PUBMED] [INFOTRIEVE] [CROSSREF] [CSA]
  • Iguchi , T. 1992 . Cellular effects of early exposure to sex hormones and antihormones . Int. Rev. Cytol. , 139 : 1 – 57 . [PUBMED] [INFOTRIEVE]
  • Horii , T. , Nagao , Y. , Tokunaga , T. and Imai , H. 2003 . Serum-free culture of murine primordial germ cells and embryonic germ cells . Theriogenology , 59 : 1257 – 1264 . [PUBMED] [INFOTRIEVE] [CROSSREF] [CSA]
  • Crews , C. M. and Erikson , R. L. 1993 . Extracellular signals reversible protein phosphorylation: what to mek of it all . Cell , 74 : 215 – 217 . [PUBMED] [INFOTRIEVE] [CROSSREF]
  • Oka , H. , Chatani , Y. , Hoshino , R. , Ogawa , O. , Kakehi , Y. , Terachi , T. , Okada , Y. , Kawaichi , M. , Kohno , M. and Yashida , O. 1995 . Constitutive activation of mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases in humen renal cell carcinoma . Cancer Res. , 55 : 4182 – 4187 . [PUBMED] [INFOTRIEVE]
  • Chaudhary , J. and Skinner , M. K. 1998 . Comparative sequence analysis of the mouse and human transferrin promoters: hormonal regulation of the transferrin promoter in Sertoli cells . Mol. Reprod. Dev. , 50 : 273 – 283 . [PUBMED] [INFOTRIEVE] [CROSSREF] [CSA]
  • Cooke , P. S. , Zhao , Y. D. and Hansen , L. G. 1996 . Neonatal polychlorinated biphenyl treatment increases adult testis size and sperm production in the rat . Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol. , 136 : 112 – 117 . [PUBMED] [INFOTRIEVE] [CROSSREF] [CSA]
  • Shiraishi , F. , Okumura , T. , Nomachi , M. , Serizawa , S. , Nishikawa , J. , Edmonds , J. S. , Shiraishi , H. and Morita , M. 2003 . Estrogenic and thyroid hormone activity of a series of hydroxy-polychlorinated biphenyls . Chemosphere , 52 : 33 – 42 . [PUBMED] [INFOTRIEVE] [CROSSREF]
  • Andersson , P. L. , Blom , A. , Johannisson , A. , Pesonen , M. , Tysklind , M. , Berg , A. H. , Olsson , P. E. and Norrgren , L. 1999 . Assessment of PCBs and hydroxylated PCBs as potential xenoestrogens: In vitro studies based on MCF-7 cell proliferation and induction of vitellogenin in primary culture of rainbow trout hepatocytes . Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. , 37 : 145 – 150 . [PUBMED] [INFOTRIEVE] [CROSSREF] [CSA]
  • Mi , Y. and Zhang , C. 2005 . Toxic and hormonal effects of polychlorinated biphenyls on cultured testicular germ cells of embryonic chickens . Toxicol. Lett. , 155 : 297 – 305 . [PUBMED] [INFOTRIEVE] [CROSSREF] [CSA]
  • Schrader , T. J. and Cooke , G. M. 2003 . Effects of Aroclors and individual PCB congeners on activation of the human androgen receptor in vitro . Reprod. Toxicol. , 17 : 15 – 23 . [PUBMED] [INFOTRIEVE] [CROSSREF] [CSA]
  • Oruc , E. O. , Sevgiler , Y. and Uner , N. 2004 . Tissue-specific oxidative stress responses in fish exposed to 2,4-D and azinphosmethyl . Comp. Biochem. Physiol. Part C , 137 : 43 – 51 . [CROSSREF]
  • Stebbins-Boaz , B. , Fortner , K. , Frazier , J. , Piluso , S. , Pullen , S. , Rasar , M. , Reid , W. , Sinclair , K. and Winger , E. 2004 . Oocyte maturation in Xenopus laevis is blocked by the hormonal herbicide, 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid . Mol. Reprod. Dev. , 67 : 233 – 242 . [PUBMED] [INFOTRIEVE] [CROSSREF] [CSA]
  • Johnson , J. , Canning , J. , Kaneko , T. , Pru , J. K. and Tilly , J. L. 2004 . Germline stem cells and follicular renewal in the postnatal mammalian ovary . Nature , 428 : 145 – 150 . [PUBMED] [INFOTRIEVE] [CROSSREF]

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.