title: Impact of oral bisphenol A at reference doses on intestinal barrier function and sex differences after perinatal exposure in rats.
abstract: Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical estrogen widely used in the food-packaging industry and baby bottles, is recovered in human fluids (0.1-10 nM). Recent studies have reported that BPA is hormonally active at low doses, emphasizing the debate of a risk for human health. Estrogen receptors are expressed in the colon, and although the major route of BPA exposure is food, the effects on gut have received no attention. We first examined the endocrine disrupting potency of BPA on colonic paracellular permeability (CPP), experimental colitis, and visceral sensitivity in ovariectomized rats orally exposed to 5 mg/kg/d BPA (i.e., the no observed adverse effect level), 50 microg/kg/d BPA (i.e., tolerable daily intake), or lower doses. BPA dose-dependently decreased basal CPP, with a half-maximal inhibitory dose of 5.2 microg/kg/d, 10-fold below the tolerable daily intake. This correlated with an increase in epithelial tight junction sealing, also observed in Caco-2 cells exposed to 10 nM BPA. When ovariectomized rats were fed with BPA at the no observed adverse effect level, the severity of colitis was reduced, whereas the same dose increased pain sensitivity to colorectal stimuli. We then examined the impact of perinatal exposure to BPA on intestinal permeability and inflammatory response in the offspring. In female rats, but not in male rats, perinatal BPA evoked a decrease of CPP in adulthood, whereas the proinflammatory response of colonic mucosa was strengthened. This study first demonstrates that the xenoestrogen BPA at reference doses influences intestinal barrier function and gut nociception. Moreover, perinatal exposure promotes the development of severe inflammation in adult female offspring only.
authors.affiliation: Neuro-Gastroenterology and Nutrition Unit, Unité Mixte de Recherche 1054, ToxAlim Research Center, Institut National de Recherche Agronomique, Toulouse 31027 cedex 3, France.
authors.forename: Viorica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Braniste
authors.forename: Aurore
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jouault
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gaultier
authors.forename: Arnaud
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Polizzi
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Buisson-Brenac
authors.forename: Mathilde
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leveque
authors.forename: Pascal G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Vassilia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Theodorou
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fioramonti
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Houdeau
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds; D018938:Caco-2 Cells; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000378:metabolism; D003092:Colitis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000378:metabolism; D003106:Colon / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004958:Estradiol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D004968:Estrogens, Non-Steroidal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000378:metabolism; D007408:Intestinal Absorption / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D019055:No-Observed-Adverse-Effect Level; D062793:Occludin; D010052:Ovariectomy; D010539:Permeability; D010636:Phenols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000378:metabolism; D012737:Sex Factors; D019108:Tight Junctions / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D000098826:Bisphenol A Compounds
chemical_list: D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D004958:Estradiol; D004968:Estrogens, Non-Steroidal; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D062793:Occludin; D010636:Phenols; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen; C520495:F11r protein, rat; C568985:OCLN protein, human; C568987:Ocln protein, rat; C074283:estradiol 3-benzoate; C006780:bisphenol A; D000098826:Bisphenol A Compounds