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miRNA-200c Mediates Mono-Butyl Phthalate-Disrupted Steroidogenesis by Targeting Vimentin in Leydig Tumor Cells and Murine Adrenocortical Tumor Cells

miRNA-200c Mediates Mono-Butyl Phthalate-Disrupted Steroidogenesis by Targeting Vimentin in Leydig Tumor Cells and Murine Adrenocortical Tumor Cells

Hongchao Lu, Chang Zhang, Yanhui Hu, Heng Qin, Aihua Gu, Yuan Li, Lulu Zhang, Zhong Li, Yubang Wang

Toxicol Lett. 2016 Jan 22;241:95-102.

PMID: 26581634

Abstract:

The reproductive toxicity of plasticizer di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) and its active metabolite monobutyl phthalate (MBP) has been demonstrated in rodents. The objective of this study was to explore roles of vimentin and miRNA-200c in steroidogenesis interfered by MBP. Mouse Leydig tumor cells (MLTC-1) and murine adrenocortical tumor cells (Y1) were employed and exposed to various levels of MBP (10(-7), 10(-6), 10(-5) and 10(-4)M). Steroid hormone production was increased significantly when MLTC-1 and Y1 cells were exposed to MBP at 10(-7)M. Additionally, vimentin and steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) expressions were upregulated at the same dose. It was found that MBP increased the steroidogenesis by facilitating the cholesterol transfer process by vimentin. In contrast, miRNA-200c expression was depressed at doses of MBP (10(-7)M) in both cells. Moreover, vimentin expression and progesterone production were increased in both MLTC-1 and Y1 cells after miRNA-200c expression was artificially inhibited. These results strongly suggested that MBP raised steroid hormone synthesis via upregulated vimentin by miRNA-200c.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP131704	mono-Butyl phthalate		131-70-4	Price

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