title: Molecular mechanisms mediating the effect of mono-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate on hormone-stimulated steroidogenesis in MA-10 mouse tumor Leydig cells.
abstract: Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, a widely used plasticizer, and its active metabolite, mono-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP), have been shown to exert adverse effects on the reproductive tract in developing and adult animals. As yet, however, the molecular mechanisms by which they act are uncertain. In the present study, we address the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the effects of MEHP on basal and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)-stimulated steroid production by MA-10 Leydig cells, using a systems biology approach. MEHP induced dose-dependent decreases in hCG-stimulated steroid formation. Changes in mRNA and protein expression in cells treated with increasing concentrations of MEHP in the presence or absence of hCG were measured by gene microarray and protein high-throughput immunoblotting analyses, respectively. Expression profiling indicated that low concentrations of MEHP induced the expression of a number of genes that also were expressed after hCG stimulation. Cross-comparisons between the hCG and MEHP treatments revealed two genes, Anxa1 and AR1. We suggest that these genes may be involved in a new self-regulatory mechanism of steroidogenesis. The MEHP-induced decreases in hCG-stimulated steroid formation were paralleled by increases in reactive oxygen species generation, with the latter mediated by the Cyp1a1 gene and its network. A model for the mechanism of MEHP action on MA-10 Leydig cell steroidogenesis is proposed.
authors.affiliation: The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal General Hospital, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Room C10-148, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1A4.
authors.forename: Jinjiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Kassim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Traore
authors.forename: Wenping
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hakima
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Amri
authors.forename: Hongzhan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Haolin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Barry
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zirkin
authors.forename: Vassilios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Papadopoulos
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019363:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004051:Diethylhexyl Phthalate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D053263:Gene Regulatory Networks / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D015151:Immunoblotting; D007984:Leydig Cell Tumor / Q000378:metabolism*; D007985:Leydig Cells / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011374:Progesterone / Q000096:biosynthesis; D051381:Rats; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D013256:Steroids / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D013739:Testosterone / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D013256:Steroids; D013739:Testosterone; D011374:Progesterone; D004051:Diethylhexyl Phthalate; D019363:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1; C016599:mono-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate
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