There is considerable evidence that Bisphenol S (BPS) induces various toxicological effects and is an industrial health issue. However, little data are available on the in vivo effects of BPS on the liver, a major target of drug toxicity. In this study, we evaluated the potential harmfulness of low levels of BPS in the liver of male mice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBisphenol S (BP-S) is one of the most important substitutes of bisphenol A (BP-A), and its environmental occurrence is predicted to intensify in the future. Both BP-A and BP-S were tested for adverse effects on early life stages of Arbacia lixula sea urchins at 0.1 up to 100 µM test concentrations, by evaluating cytogenetic and developmental toxicity endpoints.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBisphenol S (BPS) is a common substitute of bisphenol A (BPA). Recent data suggest that BPS acts as an obesogenic endocrine disruptor with emerging implications in the physiopathology of metabolic syndrome. However, the effects of BPS on monocarboxylate transporters (acting as carriers for lactate, pyruvate, and ketone bodies) and the mitochondrial respiratory system in the liver remain limited.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA wide variety of environmental chemicals/xenobiotics including bisphenol A (BPA) has been shown to cause male reproductive dysfunctions and infertility. Recently, bisphenol S (BPS) replaces BPA, in several products, including foodstuffs, under the BPA-free label. However, several studies have raised inquietude about the potential adverse effects of BPS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBisphenol A has been restricted in a large variety of products. Bisphenol S (BPS) is its major substitute. Yet, the impacts of BPS on the central nervous system are unknown, especially in vulnerable populations like children.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnviron Sci Pollut Res Int
February 2019
Since 2010, Bisphenol A (BPA), an endocrine disruptor has been restricted and replaced by analogues like Bisphenol S (BPS). However, little is known about BPS effects and growing concern have suspected the "BPA-free" Label. Several recent studies suggest that BPS is associated with increased risk of diabetes and obesity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExposure to pesticides is suspected to cause human health problems. Our study aimed to evaluate preventive effects of caffeic acid (3,4-dihydroxycinnamic acid) in the hypothalamus against malathion-induced neuropeptides gene expression alterations. Malathion at 100 mg/kg was administered intragastrically to rats alone or in combination with caffeic acid at 100 mg/kg during 4 weeks.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBisphenol-A (BPA) is one of the highest volume chemicals produced worldwide, with over 6billion pounds produced and over 100t released into the atmosphere each year. Recent extensive literature has raised concerns about its possible implication in the etiology of some human chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity, reproductive disorders, cardiovascular diseases, birth defects, chronic respiratory and kidney diseases and breast cancer. In this review, we present the highlighted evidences on the relationship between BPA exposure and human chronic diseases and we discuss its eventual mechanisms of action, especially genetic, epigenetic and endocrine disruption mechanisms with the possible involvement of oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction and cell signaling.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNitric oxide (NO) is a short-lived radical that functions as a neurotransmitter in the central nervous system and plays a physiological role in the regulation of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and vasopressinergic axis. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the interaction between the generation of NO and vasopressin (AVP) and corticosterone release after 3 days of water deprivation in rats. Animals were previously treated with intraperitoneal (i.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExposure to organophosphate (OP) pesticides is virtually ubiquitous. These inevitable agents are neurotoxicants, but recent evidence also points to lasting effects on carbohydrate metabolism. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of 32 repeated treatment days with malathion, an OP insecticide, on some molecular and metabolic parameters.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of this study was the evaluation of the hepatic damages following a subchronic exposure to malathion, an organophosphorus (OP) insecticide. Malathion was administered intragastrically in 1 ml corn oil containing 100 mg/kg Body Weight daily for 32 days. Malondialdehyde (MDA) concentration superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activities were analysed using a non-denaturing electrophoresis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIt has been confirmed that organophosphorus compounds OP altered glucose homeostasis. Considerable experimental and clinical evidences have contributed the beneficial effects of polyphenol molecules on metabolic homeostasis. However, up to date limited studies have been performed on this topic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study investigates the effects of subchronic exposure to organophosphate insecticide Malathion (Fyfanon 50 EC 500 g/l) of commercial grade. It was administered intragastrically by stomach tube in the amount of 1 ml of corn oil containing 100 mg/kg body weight (BW) daily for 32 days. At the end of the experiment, acetylcholinesterase activity (AChE), haematocrit value, haemoglobin content, and blood glucose concentration were estimated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe involvement of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of alcoholic diseases in the liver has been repeatedly confirmed. Resveratrol, a natural phytoalexin present in grape skin and red wine possesses a variety of biological activities including antioxidant. This study was conducted to evaluate whether resveratrol has a preventive effect on the main indicators of hepatic oxidative status as an expression of the cellular damage caused by free radicals, and on antioxidant defence mechanism during chronic ethanol treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of this study was the evaluation of the effects of a subchronic exposure to malathion, an organophosphorus (OP) insecticide, on plasma glucose and hepatic enzymes of glycogenolysis and glycolysis in rats in vivo. Malathion was administered intragastrically by stomach tube in the amount of 1 ml corn oil containing 100mg/kg body weight (BW) daily for 32 days. At the end of the experiment, the liver was removed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMetabolic and endocrine effects of water and/or food deprivation in rats. We aim at studying the effect of water deprivation, food deprivation and their combination for three days on adrenal cortex, pituitary-thyroid axis and vasopressinergic system activity in rats. Corticosterone level was determined by fluorimetric method.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of our work was to study the developmental changes in plasma and hepatic concentrations of carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins in "Wistar" rats between prepartum day 1 (fetus considered J-1) and postpartum day 133 (adult considered j+133). In addition, the evolution of insulinemia has been examined. The 21 day aged fetus (j-1), as compared to the adult (j+133) showed a lower glycemia, a higher stock of hepatic glycogen, lower rates of lipids and proteins in the plasma and in the liver.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEffect of dehydration on nitric oxide, corticotropic and vasopressinergic axis in rat. The purpose of our work is to study, in the male 'Wistar' rat, the effects of a chronic dehydration, by deprivation of water for three days out of four, during four repeated cycles, on the evolution of certain blood variables, on the activities of both corticotropic and vasopressinergic axis and on the synthesis of nitric oxide. The chronic dehydration causes a considerable reduction of the body weight, an activation of the vasopressinergic axis and an increase in the circulating rates of the nitrates/nitrites, which represent the final metabolites of the reaction of oxidation of nitric oxide.
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