Glyphosate modifies the gene expression and migration of trophoblastic cells without altering the process of angiogenesis or the implantation of blastocysts in vitro.

Adverse pregnancy outcomes have been associated with the presence of glyphosate (G) in umbilical cord, serum, and urine samples from pregnant women. Our aim was to study the effect of G on blastocyst implantation using an in vitro mouse model, and the migration and acquisition of endothelial phenotype of the human trophoblastic HTR8/SVneo (H8) cells. In mouse blastocysts, no differences in attachment time and implantation outgrowth area were observed after G exposure.

Female offspring of mice perinatally exposed to benzophenone-3 showed early subfertility linked to a poor oocyte stockpile.

Previously, we found that the ultraviolet filter benzophenone-3 (BP3) causes fetal growth restriction in mice when is applied when implantation occurs (first week of gestation). However, whether BP3 can affect gestation and fertility after implantation period is unknown. We aimed to study the effects on reproductive physiology of the offspring caused by perinatal exposure to BP3.

In vitro blastocyst implantation and trophoblast migration are disrupted by the UV filter benzophenone-3 (BP3).

Benzophenone-3 (BP3) is a common ingredient in personal care products (PCPs) due to its well-established effectiveness in absorbing UV radiation. Sunscreen products are among the most widely used PCPs-containing BP3 applied to the skin, resulting in significant human exposure to BP3 primarily through a dermal application. In the present work, we have tested the action of three environmentally relevant concentrations of BP3 (2, 20 and 200 μg/L) on an in vitro model of implantation of murine blastocysts and on migration ability of the human trophoblast cell line Swan 71.

Culturing Rat Whole Ovary for UV Filter Benzophenone-3 Treatment.

We describe a detailed protocol to establish a newborn rat whole ovary culture, which enables the study of direct effects (independent of hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis) of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), such as benzophenone-3 (BP-3). This method is useful to understand changes in follicle formation, primordial to primary transition, and expression of regulatory molecules linked to these processes and also provides an alternative to animal models. © 2019 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

μ-Acetato-μ-aqua-μ-hydroxido-bis[(1,10-phenanthroline)copper(II)] dinitrate monohydrate.

The triply bridged title dinuclear copper(II) compound, [Cu(2)(C(2)H(3)O(2))(OH)(C(12)H(8)N(2))(2)(H(2)O)](NO(3))(2)·H(2)O, (I), consists of a [Cu(2)(μ(2)-CH(3)COO)(μ(2)-OH)(phen)(2)(μ(2)-OH(2))](2+) cation (phen is 1,10-phenanthroline), two uncoordinated nitrate anions and one water molecule. The title cation contains a distorted square-pyramidal arrangement around each metal centre with a CuN(2)O(3) chromophore. In the dinuclear unit, both Cu(II) ions are linked through a hydroxide bridge and a triatomic bridging carboxylate group, and at the axial positions through a water molecule.