Effects of electromagnetic field (EMF) radiation on androgen synthesis and release from the pig endometrium during the fetal peri-implantation period

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An electromagnetic field (EMF) may have effects on female reproduction. This study was conducted to determine whether EMF [50 and 120 Hz, 2 and 4 h of incubation in the presence or absence of progesterone (P4, 10-5 M)] affects androgen synthesis and release from the pig endometrium. Endometrial slices were collected from pigs (n = 5) during the fetal peri-implantation period (i.e., days 15-16 of gestation) and treated in vitro with EMF. The selected endometrial slices were treated with P4 to determine whether this hormone has effects on protection of the tissue from EMF radiation. The CYP17A1 and HSD3B1 mRNA transcript abundance, steroid 17αhydroxylase/17, 20-lyase (cytochrome P450c17) and hydroxyΔ5steroid dehydrogenase/3β and steroidΔisomerase (3βHSD) protein abundance were examined using Real-Time PCR and Western Blot procedures, respectively. In media collected after incubation, the concentrations of androstenedione (A4) and testosterone (T) were quantified used a RIA. When P4 was added to the culture medium, EMF radiation had suppressive effects on endometrial T release after 2 and 4 h of incubation when the EMF treatment was occurring and increased A4 release after 4 h of incubation with EMF at 120 Hz. When there was no inclusion of P4, release of A4 was decreased after 2 h of EMF treatment at 120 Hz and after 4 h of EMF treatment at 50 and 120 Hz. Progesterone did not have functions that protected the pig endometrium against EMF radiation during the fetal peri-implantation period.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:226

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Animal reproduction science - 226(2021) vom: 01. März, Seite 106694

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kozlowska, Wiktoria [VerfasserIn]
Drzewiecka, Ewa Monika [VerfasserIn]
Zmijewska, Agata [VerfasserIn]
Koziorowska, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Franczak, Anita [VerfasserIn]

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Androgens
EC 1.1.1.145
EC 1.14.14.19
EC 5.3.3.-
Electromagnetic field
Endometrium
Journal Article
Pigs
Pregnancy
Progesterone
Progesterone Reductase
Steroid 17-alpha-Hydroxylase
Steroid Isomerases
Testosterone

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Date Completed 27.10.2021

Date Revised 27.10.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.anireprosci.2021.106694

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NLM320482979