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Tyl RW. Basic exploratory research versus guideline-compliant studies used for hazard evaluation and risk assessment: bisphenol A as a case study. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2009; 117:1644-51. [PMID: 20049112 PMCID: PMC2801172 DOI: 10.1289/ehp.0900893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2009] [Accepted: 06/29/2009] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Myers et al. [Environ Health Perspect 117:309-315 (2009)] argued that Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs) cannot be used as a criterion for selecting data for risk assessment, using bisphenol A (BPA) as a case study. They did not discuss the role(s) of guideline-compliant studies versus basic/exploratory research studies, and they criticized both GLPs and guideline-compliant studies and their roles in formal hazard evaluation and risk assessment. They also specifically criticized our published guideline-compliant dietary studies on BPA in rats and mice and 17beta-estradiol (E(2)) in mice. OBJECTIVES As the study director/first author of the criticized E(2) and BPA studies, I discuss the uses of basic research versus guideline-compliant studies, how testing guidelines are developed and revised, how new end points are validated, and the role of GLPs. I also provide an overview of the BPA guideline-compliant and exploratory research animal studies and describe BPA pharmacokinetics in rats and humans. I present responses to specific criticisms by Myers et al. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS Weight-of-evidence evaluations have consistently concluded that low-level BPA oral exposures do not adversely affect human developmental or reproductive health, and I encourage increased validation efforts for "new" end points for inclusion in guideline studies, as well as performance of robust long-term studies to follow early effects (observed in small exploratory studies) to any adverse consequences.
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- Rochelle W Tyl
- RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709-2194, USA.
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Linkov I, Loney D, Cormier S, Satterstrom FK, Bridges T. Weight-of-evidence evaluation in environmental assessment: review of qualitative and quantitative approaches. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2009; 407:5199-205. [PMID: 19619890 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2008] [Revised: 04/27/2009] [Accepted: 05/04/2009] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Assessments of human health and ecological risk draw upon multiple types and sources of information, requiring the integration of multiple lines of evidence before conclusions may be reached. Risk assessors often make use of weight-of-evidence (WOE) approaches to perform the integration, whether integrating evidence concerning potential carcinogenicity, toxicity, and exposure from chemicals at a contaminated site, or evaluating processes concerned with habitat loss or modification when managing a natural resource. Historically, assessors have relied upon qualitative WOE approaches, such as professional judgment, or limited quantitative methods, such as direct scoring, to develop conclusions from multiple lines of evidence. Current practice often lacks transparency resulting in risk estimates lacking quantified uncertainty. This paper reviews recent applications of weight of evidence used in human health and ecological risk assessment. Applications are sorted based on whether the approach relies on qualitative and quantitative methods in order to reveal trends in the use of the term weight of evidence, especially as a means to facilitate structured and transparent development of risk conclusions from multiple lines of evidence.
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- Igor Linkov
- US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS 39180, United States.
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Carwile JL, Luu HT, Bassett LS, Driscoll DA, Yuan C, Chang JY, Ye X, Calafat AM, Michels KB. Polycarbonate bottle use and urinary bisphenol A concentrations. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2009; 117:1368-72. [PMID: 19750099 PMCID: PMC2737011 DOI: 10.1289/ehp.0900604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2009] [Accepted: 05/12/2009] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Bisphenol A (BPA) is a high-production-volume chemical commonly used in the manufacture of polycarbonate plastic. Low-level concentrations of BPA in animals and possibly in humans may cause endocrine disruption. Whether ingestion of food or beverages from polycarbonate containers increases BPA concentrations in humans has not been studied. OBJECTIVES We examined the association between use of polycarbonate beverage containers and urinary BPA concentrations in humans. METHODS We conducted a nonrandomized intervention of 77 Harvard College students to compare urinary BPA concentrations collected after a washout phase of 1 week to those taken after an intervention week during which most cold beverages were consumed from polycarbonate drinking bottles. Paired t-tests were used to assess the difference in urinary BPA concentrations before and after polycarbonate bottle use. RESULTS The geometric mean urinary BPA concentration at the end of the washout phase was 1.2 microg/g creatinine, increasing to 2.0 microg/g creatinine after 1 week of polycarbonate bottle use. Urinary BPA concentrations increased by 69% after use of polycarbonate bottles (p < 0.0001). The association was stronger among participants who reported > or = 90% compliance (77% increase; p < 0.0001) than among those reporting < 90% compliance (55% increase; p = 0.03), but this difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.54). CONCLUSIONS One week of polycarbonate bottle use increased urinary BPA concentrations by two-thirds. Regular consumption of cold beverages from polycarbonate bottles is associated with a substantial increase in urinary BPA concentrations irrespective of exposure to BPA from other sources.
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- Harvard College, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Harvard College, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Harvard College, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Harvard College, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Harvard College, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health and
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Epidemiology Center, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts USA
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Zafra-Gómez A, Morales J, Ballesteros O, Navalón A. Sensitive gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric (GC-MS) method for the determination of bisphenol A in rice-prepared dishes. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/02652030902939663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Koch HM, Calafat AM. Human body burdens of chemicals used in plastic manufacture. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2009; 364:2063-78. [PMID: 19528056 PMCID: PMC2873011 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2008.0208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 420] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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In the last decades, the availability of sophisticated analytical chemistry techniques has facilitated measuring trace levels of multiple environmental chemicals in human biological matrices (i.e. biomonitoring) with a high degree of accuracy and precision. As biomonitoring data have become readily available, interest in their interpretation has increased. We present an overview on the use of biomonitoring in exposure and risk assessment using phthalates and bisphenol A as examples of chemicals used in the manufacture of plastic goods. We present and review the most relevant research on biomarkers of exposure for phthalates and bisphenol A, including novel and most comprehensive biomonitoring data from Germany and the United States. We discuss several factors relevant for interpreting and understanding biomonitoring data, including selection of both biomarkers of exposure and human matrices, and toxicokinetic information.
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- Holger M Koch
- BGFA-Research Institute of Occupational Medicine, German Social Accident Insurance, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
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Bracken MB. Why are so many epidemiology associations inflated or wrong? Does poorly conducted animal research suggest implausible hypotheses? Ann Epidemiol 2009; 19:220-4. [PMID: 19217006 DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2008.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2008] [Accepted: 11/29/2008] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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There is growing concern among epidemiologists that most discovered associations are either inflated or false. The reasons for this concern have focused on methodological issues in the conduct and publication of epidemiologic research. This commentary suggests that another reason for discrepant findings may be that animal research is producing implausible hypotheses. Many animal studies are methodologically weak, and the animal literature is not systematically reviewed and synthesized. Moreover, most bodies of animal literature may be so heterogeneous that they can be used selectively to support the plausibility of almost any epidemiology study result. Epidemiologists themselves also do not consistently conduct systematic reviews of bodies of biological evidence which might point to sources of bias in an evidence base. Animal research will likely continue to provide the biological basis for epidemiological investigation, but substantial improvement is needed in how it is conducted and synthesized to improve the predictability of animal studies for the human condition.
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- Michael B Bracken
- School of Public Health and Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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Li YJ, Song TB, Cai YY, Zhou JS, Song X, Zhao X, Wu XL. Bisphenol A Exposure Induces Apoptosis and Upregulation of Fas/FasL and Caspase-3 Expression in the Testes of Mice. Toxicol Sci 2009; 108:427-36. [DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfp024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Goodman JE, Witorsch RJ, McConnell EE, Sipes IG, Slayton TM, Yu CJ, Franz AM, Rhomberg LR. Weight-of-Evidence Evaluation of Reproductive and Developmental Effects of Low Doses of Bisphenol A. Crit Rev Toxicol 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/10408440802157839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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García-Prieto A, Lunar ML, Rubio S, Pérez-Bendito D. Determination of urinary bisphenol A by coacervative microextraction and liquid chromatography–fluorescence detection. Anal Chim Acta 2008; 630:19-27. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2008.09.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2008] [Revised: 09/19/2008] [Accepted: 09/22/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Kang JH, Asai D, Aasi D, Katayama Y. Bisphenol A in the Aquatic Environment and Its Endocrine-Disruptive Effects on Aquatic Organisms. Crit Rev Toxicol 2008; 37:607-25. [PMID: 17674214 DOI: 10.1080/10408440701493103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 193] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Bisphenol A [BPA; 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane], which is mainly used in the production of epoxy resins and polycarbonate plastics, is a known endocrine disruptor and is acutely toxic to aquatic organisms. Due to intensified usage of these products, exposure of organisms to BPA via several routes, such as the environment and food, has increased. The aquatic environment is an important area for the study of BPA. This report reviews the literature concerning contamination routes and degradation of BPA in the aquatic environment and its endocrine-disruptive effects on aquatic organisms.
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- Jeong-Hun Kang
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka City, Japan.
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Chapin RE, Adams J, Boekelheide K, Gray LE, Hayward SW, Lees PSJ, McIntyre BS, Portier KM, Schnorr TM, Selevan SG, Vandenbergh JG, Woskie SR. NTP-CERHR expert panel report on the reproductive and developmental toxicity of bisphenol A. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 83:157-395. [PMID: 18613034 DOI: 10.1002/bdrb.20147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 301] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Cabaton N, Zalko D, Rathahao E, Canlet C, Delous G, Chagnon MC, Cravedi JP, Perdu E. Biotransformation of bisphenol F by human and rat liver subcellular fractions. Toxicol In Vitro 2008; 22:1697-704. [PMID: 18672047 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2008.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2008] [Revised: 06/09/2008] [Accepted: 07/04/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Bisphenol F [4,4'-dihydroxydiphenyl-methane] (BPF) has a broad range of applications in industry (liners lacquers, adhesives, plastics, coating of drinks and food cans). Free monomers of this bisphenol can be released into the environment and enter the food chain, very likely resulting in the exposure of humans to low doses of BPF. This synthetic compound has been reported to be estrogenic. A study of BPF distribution and metabolism in rats has demonstrated the formation of many metabolites, with multiple biotransformation pathways. In the present work we investigated the in vitro biotransformation of radio-labelled BPF using rat and human liver subcellular fractions. BPF metabolites were separated, isolated by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and analysed by mass spectrometry (MS), MS(n), and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). Many of these metabolites were characterized for the first time in mammals and in humans. BPF is metabolised into the corresponding glucuronide and sulfate (liver S9 fractions). In addition to these phase II biotransformation products, various hydroxylated metabolites are formed, as well as structurally related apolar metabolites. These phase I metabolic pathways are dominant for incubations carried out with liver microsomes and also present for incubations carried out with liver S9 fractions. The formation of the main metabolites, namely meta-hydroxylated BPF and ortho-hydroxylated BPF (catechol BPF) is P450 dependent, as is the formation of the less polar metabolites characterized as BPF dimers. Both the formation of a catechol and of dimeric metabolites correspond to biotransformation pathways shared by BPF, other bisphenols and estradiol.
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Berger RG, Shaw J, deCatanzaro D. Impact of acute bisphenol-A exposure upon intrauterine implantation of fertilized ova and urinary levels of progesterone and 17beta-estradiol. Reprod Toxicol 2008; 26:94-9. [PMID: 18638542 DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2008.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2008] [Revised: 05/22/2008] [Accepted: 06/18/2008] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Bisphenol-A (BPA), a monomer used in production of polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins, has established estrogenic properties. We assessed the impact of acute and repeated subcutaneous BPA administration upon intrauterine implantation of fertilized ova and urinary levels of 17beta-estradiol and progesterone in inseminated female mice. In Experiment 1, females received varied doses of BPA on days 1-4 of gestation. Daily doses of 6.75 and 10.125mg/animal significantly reduced the number of implantation sites. Urinary progesterone was significantly reduced by the higher dose, but no other dose had an effect on progesterone levels and no dose altered estradiol levels. In Experiment 2, inseminated females received a single dose of BPA on days 0, 1, or 2 of gestation. A single dose of 10.125mg reduced the number of implantation sites when given on day 0 or day 1, and 6.75mg on day 1 also produced fewer implantation sites, but there was no such effect of any dose when administered on day 2. These data show a lower threshold for BPA-induced pregnancy disruption than previously reported, also indicating effects of just one exposure. They confirm that this disruption is due to the actions of BPA upon implantation sites, and show that higher doses can influence systemic progesterone levels.
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- Robert G Berger
- Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Rhomberg LR, Goodman JE. CERHR conclusions would have been strengthened by a more explicit weight‐of‐evidence analysis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 83:155-6. [DOI: 10.1002/bdrb.20161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Tyl RW, Myers CB, Marr MC, Sloan CS, Castillo NP, Veselica MM, Seely JC, Dimond SS, Van Miller JP, Shiotsuka RN, Beyer D, Hentges SG, Waechter JM. Two-Generation Reproductive Toxicity Study of Dietary Bisphenol A in CD-1 (Swiss) Mice. Toxicol Sci 2008; 104:362-84. [DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfn084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 264] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Patisaul HB, Bateman HL. Neonatal exposure to endocrine active compounds or an ERbeta agonist increases adult anxiety and aggression in gonadally intact male rats. Horm Behav 2008; 53:580-8. [PMID: 18308321 DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2008.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2007] [Revised: 01/18/2008] [Accepted: 01/19/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Endocrine active compounds (EACs) have been shown to influence a number of reproductive endpoints but less is known about how they might affect other hormone dependent behaviors including anxiety and aggression. Recent evidence suggests that these effects may be mediated through the beta form of the estrogen receptor (ERbeta). Using male Long Evans rats, we sought to determine how neonatal exposure to EACs affects anxiety and aggression in adulthood. Anxiety was assessed using the elevated plus maze and aggression was assessed 8 weeks later using the resident intruder test. To gain insight into which ER subtype (ERalpha vs ERbeta) might be mediating these effects we used agonists specific for ERalpha (1,3,5-tris(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-4-propyl-1H-pyrazole (PPT)) or ERbeta (Diarylpropionitrile (DPN)) as additional treatment groups. For these experiments the synthetic EAC bisphenol-A (BPA) and the phytoestrogen metabolite equol (EQ) were used. Male neonates were injected with either 0.05 ml sesame oil (control), 50 microg estradiol benzoate (EB), 1 mg/kg DPN, 1 mg/kg PPT, 50 microg/kg BPA, or 10 mg/kg EQ daily for 4 days beginning on the day of birth (PND 0). Compared to the oil treated controls, significantly fewer open arm entries were made by the males neonatally treated with DPN, EQ, or BPA. The DPN and EQ treated males were also more aggressive compared to the controls. These findings suggest that neonatal exposure to EACs with agonistic activity on ERbeta may influence affective behavior in adulthood, including anxiety and aggression.
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- Heather B Patisaul
- Department of Zoology, North Carolina State University, 127 David Clark Labs, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA.
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Dekant W, Völkel W. Human exposure to bisphenol A by biomonitoring: Methods, results and assessment of environmental exposures. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2008; 228:114-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2007.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 346] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2007] [Revised: 11/27/2007] [Accepted: 12/02/2007] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective was to determine whether bisphenol-A (BPA) is found in maternal circulation of pregnant women in the US population and is related to gestational length and birth weight. METHOD Circulating levels of BPA were quantified by high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry at delivery in 40 southeastern Michigan mothers and correlated with gestational length and birth weight of offspring. RESULT Maternal levels of unconjugated BPA ranged between 0.5 and 22.3 ng ml(-1) in southeastern Michigan mothers. There was no correlation between BPA concentrations and gestational length or birth weight of offspring. CONCLUSION This is the first study to document measurable levels of BPA in maternal blood of the US population. Long-term follow-up studies of offspring are needed to validate or refute concerns over human fetal exposure to synthetic exogenous steroids.
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Maragou NC, Makri A, Lampi EN, Thomaidis NS, Koupparis MA. Migration of bisphenol A from polycarbonate baby bottles under real use conditions. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2008; 25:373-83. [DOI: 10.1080/02652030701509998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Willhite CC, Ball GL, McLellan CJ. Derivation of a bisphenol A oral reference dose (RfD) and drinking-water equivalent concentration. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART B, CRITICAL REVIEWS 2008; 11:69-146. [PMID: 18188738 DOI: 10.1080/10937400701724303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Human exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) is due to that found in the diet, and BPA and its metabolites were detected at parts per billion (or less) concentrations in human urine, milk, saliva, serum, plasma, ovarian follicular fluid, and amniotic fluid. Adverse health effects in mice and rats may be induced after parenteral injection or after massive oral doses. Controlled ingestion trials in healthy adult volunteers with 5 mg d16-BPA were unable to detect parent BPA in plasma despite exquisitely sensitive (limit of detection = 6 nM) methods, but by 96 h 100% of the administered dose was recovered in urine as the glucuronide. The extensive BPA glucuronidation following ingestion is not seen after parenteral injection; only the parent BPA binds plasma proteins and estrogen receptors (ER). The hypothesis that BPA dose-response may be described by a J- or U-shape curve was not supported by toxicogenomic data collected in fetal rat testes and epididymes (after repeated parenteral exposure at 2-400,000 microg/kg-d), where a clear monotonic dose-response both in the numbers of genes and magnitude of individual gene expression was evident. There is no clear indication from available data that the BPA doses normally consumed by humans pose an increased risk for immunologic or neurologic disease. There is no evidence that BPA poses a genotoxic or carcinogenic risk and clinical evaluations of 205 men and women with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)-verified serum or urinary BPA conjugates showed (1) no objective signs, (2) no changes in reproductive hormones or clinical chemistry parameters, and (3) no alterations in the number of children or sons:daughters ratio. Results of benchmark dose (BMD10 and BMDL10) calculations and no-observed-adverse-effect level (NOAEL) inspections of all available and reproducible rodent studies with oral BPA found BMD and NOAEL values all greater than the 5 mg/kg-d NOAELs from mouse and rat multigeneration reproduction toxicity studies. While allometric and physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) models were constructed for interspecies scaling of BPA and its interaction with ER, multigeneration feeding studies with BPA at doses spanning 5 orders of magnitude failed to identify signs of developmental toxicity or adverse changes in reproductive tract tissues; the 5-mg/kg-d NOAELs identified for systemic toxicity in rats and mice were less than the oral NOAELs for reproductive toxicity. Thus, it is the generalized systemic toxicity of ingested BPA rather than reproductive, immunologic, neurobehavioral, or genotoxic hazard that represents the point of departure. Using U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) uncertainty factor guidance and application of a threefold database uncertainty factor (to account for the fact that the carcinogenic potential of transplacental BPA exposure has yet to be fully defined and comprehensive neurobehavioral and immunotoxicologic evaluations of BPA by relevant routes and at relevant doses have yet to be completed) to the administered dose NOAEL results in an oral RfD of 0.016 mg/kg-d. Assuming the 70-kg adult consumes 2 L of water each day and adopting the default 20% U.S. EPA drinking water relative source contribution yields a 100 microg/L BPA total allowable concentration (TAC).
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- Calvin C Willhite
- Department of Toxic Substances Control, State of California, Berkeley, California, USA
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Calafat AM, Ye X, Wong LY, Reidy JA, Needham LL. Exposure of the U.S. Population to Bisphenol A and 4-
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-Octylphenol: 2003–2004. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2008; 116:39-44. [PMID: 18197297 PMCID: PMC2199288 DOI: 10.1289/ehp.10753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1294] [Impact Index Per Article: 80.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2007] [Accepted: 10/22/2007] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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- Antonia M. Calafat
- Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Asai D, Tokunaga T, Kondo K, Kawaguchi T, Takayanagi S, Shinmyozu T, Nakai M, Yakabe Y, Shimohigashi Y. Direct Measure of Fluorescence Intensity for Efficient Receptor-binding Assay: Conjugates of Ethinylcarboxyestradiol and 5(and 6)-Carboxyfluorescein via , -Diaminoalkanes as a Tracer for Estrogen Receptor. J Biochem 2007; 143:781-92. [DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvn031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Patisaul HB, Polston EK. Influence of endocrine active compounds on the developing rodent brain. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 57:352-62. [PMID: 17822772 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresrev.2007.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2007] [Revised: 06/11/2007] [Accepted: 06/12/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Changes in the volumes of sexually dimorphic brain nuclei are often used as a biomarker for developmental disruption by endocrine-active compounds (EACs). However, these gross, morphological analyses do not reliably predict disruption of cell phenotype or neuronal function. Therefore, an experimental approach that simultaneously assesses anatomical, physiological and behavioral endpoints is required when developing risk assessment models for EAC exposure. Using this more comprehensive approach we have demonstrated that the disruption of nuclear volume does not necessarily coincide with disruption of cellular phenotype or neuroendocrine function in two sexually dimorphic brain nuclei: the anteroventral periventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (AVPV) and the sexually dimorphic nucleus of the preoptic area (SDN). These results demonstrate that nuclear volume is likely not an appropriate biomarker for EAC exposure. We further demonstrated that neonatal exposure to the EACs genistein (GEN) and Bisphenol-A (BPA) can affect sexually dimorphic brain morphology and neuronal phenotypes in adulthood with regional and cellular specificity suggesting that effects observed in one brain region may not be predictive of effects within neighboring regions. Finally, developmental EAC exposure has been shown to affect a variety of sexually dimorphic behaviors including reproductive behavior. These effects are likely to have a broad impact as maladaptive behavior could translate to decreased fitness of entire populations. Collectively, these findings emphasize the need to employ a comprehensive approach that addresses anatomical, functional and behavioral endpoints when evaluating the potential effects of EAC exposure.
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- Heather B Patisaul
- Department of Zoology, North Carolina State University, 127 David Clark Labs, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA.
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Crain DA, Eriksen M, Iguchi T, Jobling S, Laufer H, LeBlanc GA, Guillette LJ. An ecological assessment of bisphenol-A: Evidence from comparative biology. Reprod Toxicol 2007; 24:225-39. [PMID: 17604601 DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2007.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 344] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2007] [Revised: 05/09/2007] [Accepted: 05/11/2007] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This review assesses the effects of environmental concentrations of bisphenol-A (BPA) on wildlife. Water concentrations of BPA vary tremendously due to proximity to point and non-point sources, but reported concentrations in stream/river water samples are less than 21 microg/L, and concentrations in landfill leacheate are less than 17.2mg/L. Extensive evidence indicates that BPA induces feminization during gonadal ontogeny of fishes, reptiles, and birds, but in all cases the amount of BPA necessary to cause such ontogenetic disruption exceeds concentrations in the environment. Extensive evidence also exists that adult exposure to environmental concentrations of BPA is detrimental to spermatogenetic endpoints and stimulates vitellogenin synthesis in model species of fish. Most of the reported effects of BPA on vertebrate wildlife species can be attributed to BPA acting as an estrogen receptor agonist, but mechanisms of disruption in invertebrates are less certain. A comparison of measured BPA environmental concentrations with chronic values suggests that no significant margin of safety exists for the protection of aquatic communities against the toxicity of BPA. Further studies should examine the most vulnerable vertebrate and invertebrate species.
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- D Andrew Crain
- Department of Biology, Maryville College, 502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, TN 37804-5907, USA.
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Researchers say that endocrine-disrupting chemicals can permanently damage the developing organism and may even promote obesity. But the chemical industry doesn't want you to believe them.
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Forbes VE, Selck H, Palmqvist A, Aufderheide J, Warbritton R, Pounds N, Thompson R, van der Hoeven N, Caspers N. Does bisphenol A induce superfeminization in Marisa cornuarietis? Part I: intra- and inter-laboratory variability in test endpoints. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2007; 66:309-18. [PMID: 17157909 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2006.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2006] [Revised: 10/20/2006] [Accepted: 10/25/2006] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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It has been claimed that bisphenol A (BPA) induces superfeminization in the freshwater gastropod, Marisa cornuarietis. To explore the reproducibility of prior work, here we present results from a three-laboratory study, the objectives of which were to determine the mean and variability in test endpoints (i.e., adult fecundity, egg hatchability, and juvenile growth) under baseline conditions and to identify the sources of variability. A major source of variability for all of the measured endpoints was due to differences within and among individuals. With few exceptions, variability among laboratories and among replicate tanks within laboratories contributed little to the observed variability in endpoints. The results highlight the importance of obtaining basic knowledge of husbandry requirements and baseline information on life-history traits of potential test species prior to designing toxicity test protocols. Understanding of the levels and sources of endpoint variability is essential so that statistically robust and ecologically relevant tests of chemicals can be conducted.
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- Valery E Forbes
- Department of Environmental, Social and Spatial Change, Roskilde University, Universitetsvej 1, PO Box 260, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark.
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