 The Cutting Edge of Endocrine Disrupter Research 3rd Annual Symposium on the Environment and Hormones October 18-20, 2001 Hosted by: Tulane/Xavier Center for Bioenvironmental Research
General Information
e.hormone 2001 was lengthened in response to feedback from last year's successful meeting. This gave us a full three days to address important issues and foster collegial interaction. Key social and scientific events were interspersed throughout the conference. Contact
Poster Abstracts
At The Cutting Edge 1. Effects of estrogens on growth and reproduction of reef-building corals, Ann M. Tarrant, M.J. Atkinson, S. Atkinson 2. Vitamin A insufficiency accelarates the effect of endocrine disruptors, Keiko Nakahashi, Manabu Matsuda, Takao Mori 3. Phytochemical signaling and symbiotic gene activation are interrupted by endocrine disrupting chemicals, Jennifer E. Fox, Marta Starcevic, Kelvin Y. Kow, Matthew E. Burow, John A. McLachlan 4. Indirubin and indigo are potent aryl hydrocarbon receptor ligands present in human urine, Tomonari Matsuda, Jun Adachi, Yoshitomo Mori, Saburo Matsui, Hidetaka Takigami, Junko Fujino, Hiroko Kitagawa, Charles A. Miller III, Takaaki Kato and Kenichi Saeki 5. Sticky windows: Chemical and biological characteristics of organic film on Toronto windows, Erin Hodge, Miriam Diamond, Brian McCarry, Gary Stern, Patricia Harper 6. Dramatic enhancement of steroid hormone responses by eleven xenoestrogens combined at sub-threshold levels, Nissanka Rajapakse, Elisabete Silva and Andreas Kortenkamp New Mechanisms - New Signals 7. Re-analysis of the mechanism of imposex induction: Integrating peptide hormones and steroid hormones, Eva Oberdörster and Patricia McClellan-Green 8. Xenobiotic regulation of the progesterone receptor in breast cancer cells, Lawanda Schief, Kathryn B. Horwitz and Thomas E. Wiese 9. Chaperones as regulators of aryl hydrocarbon (dioxin) receptor signaling, Charles Miller and Marc Cox 10. Crosstalk between phosphatidylinosital 3-Kinase/AKT and the estrogen receptor: A permissive role in cell survival, Bich N. Duong, Matthew E. Burow, Daniel E. Frigo, Steven Elliott, Christopher B. Weldon, Bridgette M. Collins-Burow, Jawed Alam, Barbara S. Beckman and John A. McLachlan 11. AKT and PTEN pathways are involved in the estrogen-dependent growth of primordial germ cells in vitro, Gerd H.G. Behrens, Francesca G. Klinger, Thomas Åbyholm & Massimo De Felici 12. The effects of DDT and its metabolites on AP-1 activity: mechanisms of environmental signaling, Daniel E. Frigo, Matthew E. Burow, Kamron A. Mitchell, Tung-Chin Chiang, and John A. McLachlan 13. Prevention of neonatal estrogen imprinting by vitamin A in the mouse vagina, Fujiko Masui, Manabu Matsuda, Yasuhisa Akazome, Takao Mori 14. Estrogen action and male fertility: roles of the sodium/hydrogen exchanger-3 and fluid reabsorption in reproductive tract function, Qing Zhou, Lane Clarke, Rong Nie, Kay Carnes, Li-Wen Lai, Yeong-Hau H. Lien, Alan Verkman, Dennis Lubahn, Jane S. Fisher, Benita S. Katzenellenbogen and Rex A. Hess 15. Xenohormones and prenatal androgen surge in male rats, T.Haavisto, J.Toppari, A. Adamsson, and J.Paranko 16. Treatment with aromatase inhibitor reverses the developmentally induced urethral dyssynergia in adult males, Tomi Streng, Mari Lehtoranta, Antti Talo, Risto Lammintausta and Risto Santti 17 Molecular analysis of murine external genitalia formation: Control of morphogenesis of genital tubercle by Shh and FGF system, G Yamada, K Suzuki, C.C. Hui, Y.Sato, M. Kamikawa, Y. Ogino , H Ogi and R Haraguchi 18. Effects of transgenerational exposure to estrogenic endocrine disrupters on maternal behavior and offspring development in mice, K.L. Howdeshell, P. Palanza, S. Parmigiani, F.S. vom Saal 19. Induction of CYP 1A1 and 1B1 in preimplantation rabbit blastocysts after exposure with defined PCB mixtures, Ina Meinicke and Bernd Fischer 20. Effects of Aroclor 1254 on the maturation and developmental competence of bovine oocytes in vitro, P. Pocar, T.A.L. Brevini, B. Fischer & F. Gandolfi 21. Antiandrogenic effects in vitro and in vivo of the fungicide prochloraz, Anne Marie Vinggaard, Christine Nellemann, Majken Dalgaard and Helle Raun Andersen 22. Bisphenol A distribution and metabolism in pregnant CD1 mice, Daniel Zalko, Ana M. Soto, Laurence Dolo, Céline Dorio, Estelle Rathahao, Laurent Debrauwer and Jean-Pierre Cravedi 23. The interaction of air pollutants with the aryl hydrocarbon receptor and the estrogen receptor, Gail Klein, Patricia Harper, Tom Harner, Brian McCarry, Tom Dann, Terry Bidleman and Miriam Diamond 24. Estradiol dynamics: free in solution and bound to the estrogen receptor, Thomas C. Bishop, Kirk Williams, and Andrew Hall Phytoestrogens
26. Genistein effects in mouse uterus and vagina, T. Sato, S. Yellayi, A. Naaz, M.A. Szewczykowski, J.S. Chang, W.G. Helferich and P.S. Cooke 27. Soy and reproductive development, Catherine Sandner, Rachel Ruhlen, Kembra Howdeshell, Julia Taylor, Fred vom Saal 28. Coumestrol inhibits the conversion of 5alpha -dihydrotestosterone to 5alpha -androstane-3alpha, 17beta-diol by 3alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3alpha-HSD) of human lung microsomes, Charles H. Blomquist, Paul H. Lima, Terrence P. Horrigan, and John R. Hotchkiss 29. The effect of phytoestrogens on the rat uterus, Y. Arao, A. Kikuchi, and F. Kayama 30. The effects of soy on obesity and related health issues, Rachel L. Ruhlen, Catherine M. Sandner, Kembra L. Howdeshell, Julia A. Taylor, Jeff Brose, S. Beckwith, F.H. Bronson, F.S. vom Saal 31. Phytoestrogens enhance working memory in a 90-minute delayed matching-to-place watermaze task, M. M. Martin, C.C. Gulledge, G. Dohanich, J.A. McLachlan 32. Dual effects of phytoestrogens result in U-shaped dose-response curves, Kristian Almstrup, Mariana F. Fernández, Jørgen H. Petersen, Nicolas Olea, Niels E. Skakkebæk and Henrik Leffers Detection - Characterization 33. Evaluation of endocrine disruptors by DNA microarray, Hajime Watanabe, Atsuko Suzuki, Takeshi Mizutani, Hiroshi Handa, Taisen Iguchi 34. Endogenous estrogen-regulated genes as potential biomarkers for estrogenicity, Marianne Jørgensen, Niels-Erik Skakkebæk and Henrik Leffers 35. Data from an estrogen receptor-based biosensor demonstrates a differential response of hER to beneficial and harmful estrogenic compounds, Judith L. Erb, Eric A.E. Garber, James G. Downward IV, Eric M. Priuska, and James L. Wittliff 36. Foci formation of MCF7 human breast cancer cells as an in vitro screen for estrogenic chemicals, Enmin Zou 37. In vivo and in vitro bioassays for androgenicity in pulp and paper wastewater, van den Heuvel, M.R., Ellis, R.J., Bandelj, E., Stuthridge, T.R. 38. Evaluation of antiandrogenic activity of flutamide, vinclozolin, and procymidone in rodent 10-day Hershberger assay using immature rats, Soon Young Han, Hyung Sik Kim, Jae-Ho Shin, Hyun Ju Moon, Il Hyun Kang, Tae Sung Kim, In Young Kim, Ji-Hyun Seok, Hae Yeun Kil and Kwang Sik Choi 39. The use of stereology-based methods in order to estimate the number of Sertoli cells and diameter and length of the seminiferous tubules, Majken Dalgaard, Kirsten Pilegaard and Ole Ladefoged 40. Root extracts of panax ginseng and panax quinquefolias bind to estrogen alpha and beta receptors, SL Gray, BR Lackey, ND Camper 41. Effects of xenobiotic compounds on the expression of an estrogen regulated gene in tropical lizard anolis pulchellus, Jose A. Carde-Serrano, Lorena Saavedra, and M.H. Morales 42. Identification of differentially expressed genes during testosterone-induced sex-reversal in rana rugosa tadpoles, Minoru Takase, Taisen Iguchi, John Nielsen, Niels E. Skakkebaek and Henrik Leffers 43. Something from “nothing” – eight weak estrogenic chemicals combined at low ineffective levels produce significant mixture effects, Elisabete Silva, Nissanka Rajapakse and Andreas Kortenkamp Wildlife
45. Environmental antiecdysteroids alter embryo development in the crustacean daphnia magna, Xueyan Mu and Gerald A. LeBlanc 46. Effects of salt marsh methoprene exposure on female growth and reproduction in the Gulf sand fiddler crab, Uca panacea (Novak and Salmon, 1974) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura), Shea R. Tuberty, Sergio F. Nates, He Zhong, and Charles L. McKenney, Jr 47. The effect of 17-a-estradiol, diethylstilbestrol (DES), and genistein on xenopus laevis and rana pipiens tadpole development, Eric A.E. Garber , Amy M. McGarvey , Gerald L. Larsen , Judith L. Erb , and Heather Kirkpatrick 48. Spatial variation in phallus size, sex steroids, and vitellogenin in juvenile alligators collected from Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades, Mark P. Gunderson, Tom S. Breza, Matthew Milnes, Stefan A. E. Kools, and Louis J. Guillette Jr. 49. Effect of cadmium chloride on early stages of the germ cell lineage in Trachemys scripta embryos, Noppadon Kitana and Ian P. Callard 50. Effects of temperature on vitellogenin production in male western mosquitofish Gambusia affinis), Weaver, S.A., R.A. Angus, and R.D. Watson 51. Effects of exposure to a bioactive constituent of pulp mill effluent on the reproductive physiology of female mosquitofish gambusia affinis, Stanko, J.P., Dean, J., and Angus, R.A 52. Impaired sperm counts and testosterone dependent behavior in mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) collected in or exposed to Lake Apopka water, Gunnar Toft, Thea Edwards, Erik Baatrup and Louis J Guillette Jr. 53. Endocrine disrupting effects of cattle feedlot effluenon the fathead minnow, pimephales promela, EF Orlando, G Binczik, J Gates, LE Gray, M Horton, A Kolak, C Lambright, and LJ Guillette, Jr. 54. Endocrine effects of paper mill effluent in longear sunfish, Jennifer A. Fentress, Henry L. Bart, Jr., Ann O. Cheek 55. Abnormal excess fat deposition in bluegill sunfish: an indication of impingement upon successful life history completion from exposure to treated waste effluents?, William P. Davis, Charles L. McKenney, Geraldine M. Cripe, Wallace T. Gilliam, Shea Tuberty and Sergio Nates 56. Altered metallothionein concentrations in liver and kidney of lake trout exposed to waterborne ethynylestradiol, J. Werner, R.E. Evans, K. Wautier, C. Baron and V. Palace 57. Disruption of the signalling pathway leading to cortisol synthesis in adrenal cells of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss): effects of acute in vitro exposures to o,p¢-DDD and atrazine, Martin Lacroix & Alice Hontela Populations 58. Health related research in the yukon river watershed: a bibliography and overview of research & research needs, Anna Godduhn and Lawrence Duffy 59. Potential health-impact of the Belgian PCB and Dioxin Incident in 1999, Jim Lafère, Jan Bernheim, Luc Hens, Paul Schepens, Nik Van Larebeke 60. Ethical challenges for xenoestrogen research: obstacles for epidemiological studies linking breast cancer and the environment, Lori Gruen and Claire Lutgendorf 61. Endocrine disruption in atlantic croaker: predicting population level response from laboratory studies, Murphy, C.A., Rose, K.A., Diamond, S.L ., Fuiman, L., McCarthy, I. , Alvarez, M. , Thomas P., Khan, I. , Ford, L. 62. A whole-lake estrogen addition experiment to assess relationships between organism- and population-level effects, K. Kidd, V. Palace, R. Evans, K. Mills, P. Blanchfield, M. McMaster, S. Brown, G. Van Der Kraak, D. Lattier and J. Lazorchak Conference Program
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