Trabecular bone parameters, TIMP-2, MMP-8, MMP-13, VEGF expression and immunolocalization in bone and cartilage in newborn offspring prenatally exposed to fumonisins

Abstrakt

Fumonisins are protein serine/threonine phosphatase inhibitors and potent inhibitors of sphingosine N-acyltransferase (ceramide synthase) disrupting de novo sphingolipid biosynthesis. The experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of fumonisins (FB) exposure from the 7th day of pregnancy to parturition on offspring bone development. The rats were randomly allocated to either a control group (n = 6), not treated with FBs, or to one of the two groups intoxicated with FBs (either at 60 mg FB/kg b.w. or at 90 mg FB/kg b.w. Numerous negative, offspring sex-dependent effects of maternal FB exposure were observed with regards to the histomorphometry of trabecular bone. These effects were due to FB-inducted alterations in bone metabolism, as indicated by changes in the expression of selected proteins involved in bone development: tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 2 (TIMP-2), matrix metalloproteinase 8 (MMP-8), matrix metalloproteinase 13 (MMP-13), and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). The immunolocalization of MMPs and TIMP-2 was performed in trabecular and compact bone, as well as articular and growth plate cartilages. Based on the results, it can be concluded that the exposure of pregnant dams to FB negatively affected the expression of certain proteins responsible for bone matrix degradation in newborns prenatally exposed to FB in a dose- and sex-dependent manner.

Autorzy

Halyna Rudyk
Halyna Rudyk
Monika Hułas-Stasiak
Monika Hułas-Stasiak
Janine Donaldson
Janine Donaldson
Piotr Dobrowolski
Piotr Dobrowolski
Maria Mielnik-Błaszczak
Maria Mielnik-Błaszczak
Volodymyr Kushnir
Volodymyr Kushnir
Oksana Brezvyn
Oksana Brezvyn
Viktor Muzyka
Viktor Muzyka
Ihor Kotsyumbas?
Ihor Kotsyumbas?
artykuł
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Angielski
2021
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12528
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