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Exposure to PCB and p,p '-DDE in European and Inuit populations: impact on human sperm chromatin integrity

Spano, M ; Toft, G ; Hagmar, L ; Eleuteri, P ; Rescia, M ; Rignell-Hydbom, Anna LU ; Tyrkiel, E ; Zvyezday, V and Bonde, JP (2005) In Human Reproduction 20(12). p.3488-3499
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Persistent organochlorine pollutants ( POP), such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) and dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (p,p'-DDE), are widely found in the environment and considered potential endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDC). Their impact on male fertility is still unknown. METHODS: To explore the hypothesis that POP is associated with altered sperm chromatin integrity, a cross-sectional study involving 707 adult males ( 193 Inuits from Greenland, 178 Swedish fishermen, 141 men from Warsaw, Poland, and 195 men from Kharkiv, Ukraine) was carried out. Serum levels of 2,2', 4,4', 5,5'-hexachlorobiphenyl (CB-153), as a proxy of the total PCB burden, and of p,p'-DDE were determined. Sperm chromatin structure assay (SCSA) was... (More)
BACKGROUND: Persistent organochlorine pollutants ( POP), such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) and dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (p,p'-DDE), are widely found in the environment and considered potential endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDC). Their impact on male fertility is still unknown. METHODS: To explore the hypothesis that POP is associated with altered sperm chromatin integrity, a cross-sectional study involving 707 adult males ( 193 Inuits from Greenland, 178 Swedish fishermen, 141 men from Warsaw, Poland, and 195 men from Kharkiv, Ukraine) was carried out. Serum levels of 2,2', 4,4', 5,5'-hexachlorobiphenyl (CB-153), as a proxy of the total PCB burden, and of p,p'-DDE were determined. Sperm chromatin structure assay (SCSA) was used to assess sperm DNA/chromatin integrity. RESULTS: We found a strong and monotonically increasing DNA fragmentation index with increasing serum levels of CB-153 among European but not Inuit men, reaching a 60% higher average level in the highest exposure group. No significant associations were found between SCSA-derived parameters and p,p'-DDE serum concentrations. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that human dietary PCB exposure might have a negative impact on the sperm chromatin integrity of adult males but additional issues, including differences in the genetic background and lifestyle habits, still need to be elucidated. (Less)
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sperm chromatin, SCSA, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), DDT, DNA damage
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Human Reproduction
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20
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12
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3488 - 3499
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Oxford University Press
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0268-1161
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10.1093/humrep/dei297
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English
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  author       = {{Spano, M and Toft, G and Hagmar, L and Eleuteri, P and Rescia, M and Rignell-Hydbom, Anna and Tyrkiel, E and Zvyezday, V and Bonde, JP}},
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  pages        = {{3488--3499}},
  publisher    = {{Oxford University Press}},
  series       = {{Human Reproduction}},
  title        = {{Exposure to PCB and p,p '-DDE in European and Inuit populations: impact on human sperm chromatin integrity}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dei297}},
  doi          = {{10.1093/humrep/dei297}},
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