Bisphenol‐A Affects Spermatogenesis in the Adult Rat Even at a Low Dose: MotoharuSakaue,et al.Environmental Health Sciences Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies—Bisphenol‐A (BPA), a xenobiotic estrogenic compound widely used as a plastics monomer, has been suspected to have a so‐called low dose effect on the reproductive system when administered transplacentally. In the present study, we investigated possible low‐dose effects of BPA on spermatogenesis in adult rats. Male rats (13 weeks old; W13) were administrated a daily oral dose of BPA, ranging from 2 ng to 200 mg/kg, for 6 days and examined for testicular weight (TW) and daily sperm production (DSP) at W14 and W18. A BPA dose as low as 20 jug/kg tended to decrease TW and significantly reduced both DSP and the efficiency of spermatogenesis (DSP per gram testis) at W18, showing that BPA suppressed a normal increase in DSP and TW from W13 to W18. A single administration of 20figBPA/kg to W13 rats affected the intensity or mobility of several protein spots in the testicular cytosol fraction as shown by two‐dimensional gel electrophoresis analysis. The present study showed that BPA at a low dose affects spermatogenesis in the adult rat.
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