Protective Effects of Genistein against Mono-(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate-Induced Oxidative Damage in Prepubertal Sertoli Cells

Biomed Res Int. 2017:2017:2032697. doi: 10.1155/2017/2032697. Epub 2017 Nov 13.

Abstract

Mono-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP) and genistein are two of the most prevalent endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that present in the environment and food. However, how these two EDCs would affect prepubertal Sertoli cells development was rarely studied. In this study, primary prepubertal Sertoli cells were isolated from 22-day-old Sprague Dawley rats and exposed to MEHP at 1 μmol/L, 10 μmol/L, and 100 μmol/L (M1, M10, and M100), genistein at 10 μmol/L (G), and their combination (G + M1, G + M10, and G + M100). Cell proliferation inhibition rate, apoptosis and necrosis rate, and cellular redox state were evaluated. Our results revealed that MEHP could significantly increase cell proliferation inhibition rate, apoptosis rate, necrosis rate, and intracellular reactive oxidative species level. However, coadministration of genistein could partially alleviate MEHP-induced prepubertal Sertoli cells oxidative injuries via enhancement of testicular antioxidative enzymes activities and upregulation of Nrf2 and HO-1, indicating that genistein could partially attenuate MEHP-induced prepubertal Sertoli cells damage through antioxidative action and may have promising future on its curative role for attenuating other EDCs-induced reproductive disorders.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Apoptosis / drug effects
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Diethylhexyl Phthalate / administration & dosage
  • Diethylhexyl Phthalate / analogs & derivatives*
  • Diethylhexyl Phthalate / toxicity
  • Endocrine Disruptors / toxicity*
  • Gene Expression Regulation / genetics
  • Genistein / administration & dosage*
  • Genistein / toxicity
  • Heme Oxygenase-1 / genetics
  • Male
  • NF-E2-Related Factor 2
  • Necrosis / chemically induced
  • Necrosis / genetics
  • Necrosis / pathology
  • Oxidative Stress / drug effects
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism
  • Sertoli Cells / drug effects*
  • Sertoli Cells / metabolism
  • Sertoli Cells / pathology
  • Testis / drug effects
  • Testis / metabolism
  • Testis / pathology

Substances

  • Endocrine Disruptors
  • NF-E2-Related Factor 2
  • Nfe2l2 protein, rat
  • Reactive Oxygen Species
  • Diethylhexyl Phthalate
  • Genistein
  • Heme Oxygenase-1
  • mono-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate