Preimplantation exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) affects embryo transport, preimplantation embryo development, and uterine receptivity in mice

Shuo Xiao, Honglu Diao, Mary Alice Smith, Xiao Song, Xiaoqin Ye

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Abstract

To investigate the effects of bisphenol A (BPA) on embryo and uterine factors in embryo implantation, timed pregnant C57BL6 females were treated subcutaneously with 0, 0.025, 0.5, 10, 40, and 100. mg/kg/day BPA from gestation days 0.5-3.5. In 100. mg/kg/day BPA-treated females, no implantation sites were detected on day 4.5 but retention of embryos in the oviduct and delayed embryo development were detected on day 3.5. When untreated healthy embryos were transferred to pseudopregnant females treated with 100. mg/kg/day BPA, no implantation sites were detected on day 4.5. In 40. mg/kg/day BPA-treated females, delayed implantation and increased perinatal lethality of their offspring were observed. Implantation seemed normal in the rest BPA-treated groups or the female offspring from 40. mg/kg/day BPA-treated group. These data demonstrate the adverse effects of high doses of BPA on processes critical for embryo implantation: embryo transport, preimplantation embryo development, and establishment of uterine receptivity.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)434-441
Number of pages8
JournalReproductive Toxicology
Volume32
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2011
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Toxicology

Keywords

  • Bisphenol A
  • Embryo implantation
  • Embryo transport
  • Preimplantation embryo development
  • Progesterone receptor
  • Uterine receptivity

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