Evaluation of a hypothesized Sertoli cell-based adverse outcome pathway for effects of diisononyl phthalate on the developing testis.

ABSTRACT: Exposure of pregnant rats to some phthalates during the masculinization programming window (MPW) can lower fetal testis testosterone production and adversely affect development of the fetal male reproductive tract. Some of the effects in rats are androgen-dependent, while others also occur in mice without lower testosterone production. An adverse outcome pathway (AOP) network has been proposed for these developmental effects that includes both androgen-dependent and androgen-independent pathways, the latter of which includes a short list of putative molecular initiating events (MIEs) including peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR) activation, and effects on Sertoli cells in the developing testes as early key events (KEs) (PMID 34314370). Data from peer-reviewed literature, publ

SUBMITTER: Rogers JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11930220 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature