Endocrine Disruption of the Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Receptor Signaling During the Human Antral Follicle Growth

Copyright © 2021 Roy, Mascolo, Lazzaretti, Paradiso, D’Alessandro, Zaręba, Simoni and Casarini..

An increasing number of pollutants with endocrine disrupting potential are accumulating in the environment, increasing the exposure risk for humans. Several of them are known or suspected to interfere with endocrine signals, impairing reproductive functions. Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) is a glycoprotein playing an essential role in supporting antral follicle maturation and may be a target of disrupting chemicals (EDs) likely impacting female fertility. EDs may interfere with FSH-mediated signals at different levels, since they may modulate the mRNA or protein levels of both the hormone and its receptor (FSHR), perturb the functioning of partner membrane molecules, modify intracellular signal transduction pathways and gene expression. In vitro studies and animal models provided results helpful to understand ED modes of action and suggest that they could effectively play a role as molecules interfering with the female reproductive system. However, most of these data are potentially subjected to experimental limitations and need to be confirmed by long-term observations in human.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in endocrinology - 12(2021) vom: 20., Seite 791763

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Roy, Neena [VerfasserIn]
Mascolo, Elisa [VerfasserIn]
Lazzaretti, Clara [VerfasserIn]
Paradiso, Elia [VerfasserIn]
D'Alessandro, Sara [VerfasserIn]
Zaręba, Kornelia [VerfasserIn]
Simoni, Manuela [VerfasserIn]
Casarini, Livio [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Endocrine Disruptors
Endocrine disruptors
FSH
FSHR
FSHR protein, human
GPER
Journal Article
LHCGR
Receptors, FSH
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

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Date Completed 18.02.2022

Date Revised 18.02.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fendo.2021.791763

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM334919932