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MEHP exposure damages the basement membrane by suppressing the expression of its constituent proteins in peritubular myoid cells of the rat testis

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Narayan Acharya
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John H Richburg *
DOI:10.1093/toxsci/kfag070delete
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The basement membrane (BM) is a crucial support structure of the seminiferous epithelium, mainly made up of collagens, fibronectin, laminins, and proteoglycans. Along with the collagen fiber network, the peritubular myoid cell (PTMC) forms the tunica propria, which acts as a protective barrier for the blood-testis barrier (BTB). Here, we examined how PTMCs respond to mono-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP) exposure by altering the transcriptomic and proteomic profiles of extracellular matrix proteins, which are essential structural components of the BM.

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Toxicological Sciences cover
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