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Article Dans Une Revue Neuroendocrinology Année : 2023

Exposure to Low Doses of Phthalates in Male Rodents: Effects on Reproductive and Cognitive Behaviors

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The nervous system is a sensitive target for exposure to environmental endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDC). This vulnerability is particularly important during the critical windows of development and puberty and lasts even at later stages of life. Among these environmental EDC, phthalates have largely been described for their neurotoxic effects. These effects have been reported for a large majority of studies using high to very high doses of these substances, which are not relevant for environmental exposure. Summary: The aim of this review was to analyze specifically the male rodent studies using low doses of phthalates. This analysis focuses on reproductive and cognitive behaviors, given the described antiandrogenic effects of phthalates and the known regulation of these behaviors by sex steroids. We also analyze the other neural effects in the hypothalamus and hippocampus/cortex, the brain regions governing these behaviors. A particular focus is on the neurovascular unit, which is newly investigated in the field of endocrine disruption. Key Messages: Exposure to low doses of phthalates can induce modifications in reproductive and cognitive behaviors. Whether these changes are triggered by common initiating cellular and molecular mechanisms in the brain areas controlling these behaviors still needs to be extensively investigated. In this context, given the high sensitivity of the neurovascular unit to sex steroid regulation and its impairment by low doses of phthalates, it could represent a possible initiating trigger for behavioral alterations to assess for phthalate exposure.
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Suzanne Ducroq, Valerie Grange-Messent, Sakina Mhaouty-Kodja. Exposure to Low Doses of Phthalates in Male Rodents: Effects on Reproductive and Cognitive Behaviors. Neuroendocrinology, 2023, 113 (12), pp.1-17. ⟨10.1159/000534836⟩. ⟨hal-04303743⟩
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