title: Morphometric assessment of the murine ovarian toxicity of 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene.
abstract: 7,12-Dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA) is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and a component of cigarette smoke that has been identified as a murine reproductive toxicant. The morphometric parameters of total ovarian volume, individual corpus luteum volumes, and total corpora lutea volume were measured in C57BL/6N mice treated with DMBA. Each group received single intraperitoneal injections of 0, 0.1, 1.0, or 10 mg/kg and were sacrificed at 1, 2, 3, or 4 weeks after treatment. DMBA produced a dose-dependent decrease in ovarian volume and number of corpora lutea in each ovary. The observed reduction in total corpora lutea volume did not fully account for the loss in total ovarian volume. This is consistent with previous descriptions of a toxic effect on all ovarian components including growing and resting follicles. Growing follicles that escaped the toxic effects of DMBA and achieved ovulation resulted in a corpus luteum that appeared histologically normal. Morphometric analysis of this animal model further defines the dynamic changes in the mouse ovary in response to DMBA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock 72205.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Weitzman
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: London
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Mattison
mesh_terms: D015127:9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene / Q000633:toxicity*; D000818:Animals; D003338:Corpus Luteum / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology; D010053:Ovary / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D015127:9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene