Bioaccumulation and behavioral effects of 2,2',4,4'-tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47) in perinatally exposed mice |
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Authors: | Ta Tram Anh Koenig Claire M Golub Mari S Pessah Isaac N Qi Lihong Aronov Pavel A Berman Robert F |
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Affiliation: | a Center for Children''s Environmental Health, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, United Statesb Mouse Biology Program, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, United Statesc Dept. Molecular Biosciences, School Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, United Statesd Dept. Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, United Statese Division of Biostatistics, Dept. Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, United Statesf Dept. Entomology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, United States |
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Abstract: | Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are widely used flame retardants that have become pervasive environmental contaminants and may contribute to adverse health outcomes. We evaluated in mice the developmental neurotoxicity of 2,2′,4,4′-tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47), one of the most abundant PBDE congeners detected in animal and human tissues. Female C57BL/6J mice were exposed to daily doses of 0, 0.03, 0.1 or 1 mg/kg beginning 4 weeks prior to conception, continuing through gestation and lactation, and ending at weaning on postnatal day (PND) 21. Levels of BDE-47 in blood, brain, liver and adipose tissues of dams were markedly increased after 4 weeks of exposure, around the time of mating, and continued to increase through the time of parturition. Blood levels of BDE-47 in the dosed dams were within the range reported in humans. BDE-47 tissue levels in the dams decreased between parturition and weaning, possibly reflecting mobilization during lactation. Brain BDE-47 levels in the offspring at PND 1 approached those of the dams at parturition. Perinatal exposure to BDE-47 resulted in significant dose dependent growth retardation, slower motor performance in several behavioral tests, and mice exposed to 1 mg/kg/day BDE-47 showed altered performance in the Morris water maze. There were no differences between groups in the numbers of pyramidal neurons in hippocampus CA1. These results document accumulation of BDE-47 in several organ systems following exposure to low-levels of BDE-47, and provide evidence that such exposure is associated with early behavioral deficits in exposed neonates. |
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Keywords: | Flame retardant BDE-47 Polybrominated diphenyl ether Neurotoxicity Behavior Hippocampus |
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