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Bullert A, Li X, Gautam B, Wang H, Adamcakova-Dodd A, Wang K, Thorne PS, Lehmler HJ. Distribution of 2,2',5,5'-Tetrachlorobiphenyl (PCB52) Metabolites in Adolescent Rats after Acute Nose-Only Inhalation Exposure. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:6105-6116. [PMID: 38547313 PMCID: PMC11008251 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c09527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 03/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
Abstract
Inhalation of PCB-contaminated air is increasingly recognized as a route for PCB exposure. Because limited information about the disposition of PCBs following inhalation exposure is available, this study investigated the disposition of 2,2',5,5'-tetrachlorobiphenyl (PCB52) and its metabolites in rats following acute, nose-only inhalation of PCB52. Male and female Sprague-Dawley rats (50-58 days of age, 210 ± 27 g; n = 6) were exposed for 4 h by inhalation to approximately 14 or 23 μg/kg body weight of PCB52 using a nose-only exposure system. Sham animals (n = 6) were exposed to filtered lab air. Based on gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS), PCB52 was present in adipose, brain, intestinal content, lung, liver, and serum. 2,2',5,5'-Tetrachlorobiphenyl-4-ol (4-OH-PCB52) and one unknown monohydroxylated metabolite were detected in these compartments except for the brain. Liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS) analysis identified several metabolites, including sulfated, methoxylated, and dechlorinated PCB52 metabolites. These metabolites were primarily found in the liver (7 metabolites), lung (9 metabolites), and serum (9 metabolites) due to the short exposure time. These results demonstrate for the first time that complex mixtures of sulfated, methoxylated, and dechlorinated PCB52 metabolites are formed in adolescent rats following PCB52 inhalation, laying the groundwork for future animal studies of the adverse effects of inhaled PCB52.
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- Amanda
J. Bullert
- Department
of Occupational and Environmental Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
- Interdisciplinary
Graduate Program in Neuroscience, The University
of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Department
of Occupational and Environmental Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Department
of Occupational and Environmental Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Department
of Occupational and Environmental Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Department
of Occupational and Environmental Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Department
of Biostatistics, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Department
of Occupational and Environmental Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
- Interdisciplinary
Graduate Program in Neuroscience, The University
of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Department
of Occupational and Environmental Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
- Interdisciplinary
Graduate Program in Neuroscience, The University
of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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Sasaki N, Morse G, Jones L, Carpenter DO. Effects of mixtures of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and three organochlorine pesticides on cognitive function differ between older Mohawks at Akwesasne and older adults in NHANES. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 236:116861. [PMID: 37562737 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Revised: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Akwesasne Mohawks has been exposed to high concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and background levels of organochlorine pesticides, hexachlorobenzene (HCB), dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethylene (DDE), and mirex. We have previously reported relative contributions to the mixture of low- and high-chlorinated PCBs, HCB, and DDE on cognitive decrements in Mohawks of various ages. OBJECTIVE This study examines differences in the mixture effects of PCB congener groups, HCB, DDE, and mirex on cognitive function in older Mohawks and less PCB-exposed older adults from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2002 cycles. METHODS We used Bayesian kernel machine regression (BKMR) to evaluate the mixture effects of different PCB congener groups, HCB, DDE, and mirex on cognitive function in both populations. Models were adjusted for age, sex, education levels, and race/ethnicity focusing on individuals 60 years and older. RESULTS Older Mohawks had 3-fold higher mean total PCB concentrations and 1.8-fold higher mirex, but slightly lower mean DDE and HCB levels than NHANES older adults. Higher mixture concentrations were significantly associated with greater cognitive decline. In older Mohawks, low- and high-chlorinated PCBs, HCB, and DDE contributed to the cognitive score decline. In contrast, score decline in older NHANES adults were primarily from high-chlorinated PCBs and DDE with a threshold dose of approximately 2.08-2.27 ng/g and 2.02-2.40 ng/g, respectively. CONCLUSION Mixtures of PCBs and organochlorine pesticides increase the risk of cognitive decline in both older Mohawks and NHANES older adults. However, contributions to these mixture effects show significant differences. In older Mohawks, high- and low-chlorinated PCBs, DDE, and HCB are the primary contributors, while high-chlorinated PCBs and DDE are important contributors in NHANES older adults. Due to chronic heavy exposures to PCBs, older Mohawks had a significantly increased risk of cognitive decline compared to general older adults from NHANES.
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- Nozomi Sasaki
- Institute for Health and the Environment, University at Albany, Rensselaer, NY, 12144, USA.
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- Institute for Health and the Environment, University at Albany, Rensselaer, NY, 12144, USA; Department of Psychology, School of Health Sciences, Russell Sage College, Troy, NY, 12180, USA
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- Center for Biostatistics, Bassett Research Institute, Bassett Health, Cooperstown, NY, 13326, USA; Epidemiology and Biostatistics, SUNY Albany School of Public Health, Rensselaer, NY 12144, USA
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- Institute for Health and the Environment, University at Albany, Rensselaer, NY, 12144, USA
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Buha Djordjevic A, Milovanovic V, Curcic M, Antonijevic Miljakovic E, Bulat Z, Djukic-Cosic D, Jankovic S, Vučinić S, Hayes AW, Antonijevic B. New insight into the perplexing toxic features of PCBs: A study of nephrotoxicity in an animal model. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 217:114829. [PMID: 36410460 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Revised: 11/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The present study investigated the effects of PCBs on the rat kidneys with attention given to the determination critical effect dose (CED) using the Benchmark dose (BMD) approach. Male albino Wistar rats (7 animals per group) were given by oral gavage Aroclor 1254 dissolved in corn oil at doses of 0.0, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, or 16 mg/kg b.w./day for 28 days. The PCB nephrotoxicity was manifested by a dose-dependent changes in serum urea levels. The study has also revealed PCB-induced oxidative stress induction in kidneys. The observed nephrotoxic effects can be partly explained by oxidative damage of lipids and proteins in the kidneys due to observed reduced CuZnSOD activity and disturbances in antioxidant protection. Аll the renal oxidative stress parameters showed dependence on PCB oral doses as well as internal, measure kidney PCB levels. Calculated BMDL values were lower than estimated no observed adverse effect levels (NOAEL) based on the study, suggesting the importance of BMD approach use in future risk assessment.
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- Aleksandra Buha Djordjevic
- Department of Toxicology "Akademik Danilo Soldatović," University of Belgrade - Faculty of Pharmacy, Serbia.
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- Department of Toxicology "Akademik Danilo Soldatović," University of Belgrade - Faculty of Pharmacy, Serbia
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- Department of Toxicology "Akademik Danilo Soldatović," University of Belgrade - Faculty of Pharmacy, Serbia
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- Department of Toxicology "Akademik Danilo Soldatović," University of Belgrade - Faculty of Pharmacy, Serbia
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- Department of Toxicology "Akademik Danilo Soldatović," University of Belgrade - Faculty of Pharmacy, Serbia
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- Institute of Meat Hygiene and Technology, Belgrade, Serbia
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- National Poison Contol Centre, Military Medical Academy, USA
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- College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 33620, USA
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- Department of Toxicology "Akademik Danilo Soldatović," University of Belgrade - Faculty of Pharmacy, Serbia
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Li X, Hefti MM, Marek RF, Hornbuckle KC, Wang K, Lehmler HJ. Assessment of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Their Hydroxylated Metabolites in Postmortem Human Brain Samples: Age and Brain Region Differences. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:9515-9526. [PMID: 35658127 PMCID: PMC9260965 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c00581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and their hydroxylated metabolites (OH-PCBs) has been implicated in neurodevelopmental disorders. However, the distribution of PCBs and OH-PCBs in the human brain has not been characterized. This study investigated the age-, sex-, and brain region-specific distribution of all 209 PCBs using gaschromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) in neonatal (N = 7) and adult (N = 7) postmortem brain samples. OH-PCB analyses were performed by GC-MS/MS (as methylated derivatives) and, in a subset of samples, by nontarget liquid chromatography high-resolution mass spectrometry (Nt-LCMS). Fourteen higher chlorinated PCB congeners were observed with a detection frequency >50%. Six lower chlorinated PCBs were detected with a detection frequency >10%. Higher chlorinated PCBs were observed with higher levels in samples from adult versus younger donors. PCB congener profiles from adult donors showed more similarities across brain regions and donors than younger donors. We also assess the potential neurotoxicity of the PCB residues in the human brain with neurotoxic equivalency (NEQ) approaches. The median ΣNEQs, calculated for the PCB homologues, were 40-fold higher in older versus younger donors. Importantly, lower chlorinated PCBs made considerable contributions to the neurotoxic potential of PCB residues in some donors. OH-PCBs were identified for the first time in a small number of human brain samples by GC-MS/MS and Nt-LCMS analyses, and all contained four or fewer chlorine.
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- Xueshu Li
- Department
of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Department
of Pathology, University of Iowa Hospital
and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United
States
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- IIHR-Hydroscience
and Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
- Department
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- IIHR-Hydroscience
and Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
- Department
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Department
of Biostatistics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Department
of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
- IIHR-Hydroscience
and Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
- . Phone: (319) 335-4310. Fax: (319) 335-4290
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Li X, Lim JJ, Wang K, Prasad B, Bhatt DK, Cui JY, Lehmler HJ. The disposition of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) differs between germ-free and conventional mice. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2022; 92:103854. [PMID: 35331926 PMCID: PMC9090986 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2022.103854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Revised: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The disposition of toxicants, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), in germ-free (GF) vs. conventional (CV) mice has received little attention to date. Here, we investigate PCB levels in three-month-old female CV and GF mice exposed orally daily for 3 days to 0, 6, or 30 mg/kg body weight of the Fox River Mixture (FRM), an environmental PCB mixture. We euthanized animals 24 h after the final dose. PCB profiles in tissues differed from the FRM profile but were similar in tissues across all 4 PCB exposure groups. PCB levels in CV but not GF mice followed the difference in PCB dose. Importantly, PCB levels were higher in CV than GF mice exposed to the same dose. Hepatic cytochrome P450 enzyme or lipid levels did not explain these trends in PCB tissue levels. Thus, toxicity studies with CV and GF animals need to assess the toxicokinetics of the toxicant investigated. CAPSULE: PCB levels are typically higher in conventional than germ-free mice exposed to the same dose of PCBs.
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- Xueshu Li
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
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Casey A, Bush B, Carpenter DO. PCBs in indoor air and human blood in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 293:133551. [PMID: 35033515 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Revised: 12/31/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and three chlorinated pesticides were determined in serum from 21 residents of Pittsfield, MA and in the basement, living room and outdoor air of the 10 homes in which they lived. Median serum PCB levels were 4.2 ng/g, which are at least four times the average level in the US population, and consisted primarily of more highly chlorinated, persistent congeners. This reflects contamination with PCBs coming from the local General Electric facility. Median basement air concentration was 20.3 ng/m3, while the median living room air was 11.4 ng/m3 and median outdoor air concentration was 3.0 ng/m3. The PCB congeners detected in air were primarily low chlorinated (four and fewer) congeners, reflecting the greater volatility of PCBs with fewer chlorines. The congener pattern between basement and living room air showed a 95% correlation, while correlation with outdoor air was much less. While the congener pattern in air is very different from that of the PCB products used in Pittsfield (Aroclors 1254 and 1260), low chlorinated PCBs are detected in the vapor phase after air is blown across the commercial mixtures. The human serum samples did not show detectible levels of many of the congeners seen in the basement air samples, reflecting rapid metabolism of lower chlorinated PCBs by the human body. However, with continuous inhalation of indoor air, especially in the living room, the exposure to these non-persistent congeners may still have adverse health effects. Cellular studies of some of these non-persistent, low chlorinated congeners indicate that they are neurotoxic, mutagenic and cytotoxic. These results demonstrate the importance of consideration of inhalation of PCBs as a route of exposure, especially in indoor sites, and suggest that monitoring serum PCB concentration may not always provide a good measurement of exposure, especially to congeners that are relatively rapidly metabolized but have significant toxicity.
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- Ann Casey
- Institute for Health and the Environment, University at Albany, Rensselaer, NY, 12144, USA
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- Institute for Health and the Environment, University at Albany, Rensselaer, NY, 12144, USA
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- Institute for Health and the Environment, University at Albany, Rensselaer, NY, 12144, USA.
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Kofoed AB, Deen L, Hougaard KS, Petersen KU, Meyer HW, Pedersen EB, Ebbehøj NE, Heitmann BL, Bonde JP, Tøttenborg SS. Maternal exposure to airborne polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and risk of adverse birth outcomes. Eur J Epidemiol 2021; 36:861-872. [PMID: 34420151 PMCID: PMC8416822 DOI: 10.1007/s10654-021-00793-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Human health effects of airborne lower-chlorinated polychlorinated biphenyls (LC-PCBs) are largely unexplored. Since PCBs may cross the placenta, maternal exposure could potentially have negative consequences for fetal development. We aimed to determine if exposure to airborne PCB during pregnancy was associated with adverse birth outcomes. In this cohort study, exposed women had lived in PCB contaminated apartments at least one year during the 3.6 years before conception or the entire first trimester of pregnancy. The women and their children were followed for birth outcomes in Danish health registers. Logistic regression was performed to estimate odds ratios (OR) for changes in secondary sex ratio, preterm birth, major congenital malformations, cryptorchidism, and being born small for gestational age. We performed linear regression to estimate difference in birth weight among children of exposed and unexposed mothers. All models were adjusted for maternal age, educational level, ethnicity, and calendar time. We identified 885 exposed pregnancies and 3327 unexposed pregnancies. Relative to unexposed women, exposed women had OR 0.97 (95% CI 0.82, 1.15) for secondary sex ratio, OR 1.13 (95% CI 0.76, 1.67) for preterm birth, OR 1.28 (95% CI 0.81, 2.01) for having a child with major malformations, OR 1.73 (95% CI 1.01, 2.95) for cryptorchidism and OR 1.23 (95% CI 0.88, 1.72) for giving birth to a child born small for gestational age. The difference in birth weight for children of exposed compared to unexposed women was − 32 g (95% CI—79, 14). We observed an increased risk of cryptorchidism among boys after maternal airborne LC-PCB exposure, but due to the proxy measure of exposure, inability to perform dose–response analyses, and the lack of comparable literature, larger cohort studies with direct measures of exposure are needed to investigate the safety of airborne LC-PCB exposure during pregnancy
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- Ane Bungum Kofoed
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, Building 20F, 2400, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, Building 20F, 2400, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, Building 20F, 2400, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, Building 20F, 2400, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, Building 20F, 2400, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, Building 20F, 2400, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Research Unit for Dietary Studies, The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Section for General Practice, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, Building 20F, 2400, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, Building 20F, 2400, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Wang H, Adamcakova-Dodd A, Flor S, Gosse L, Klenov VE, Stolwijk JM, Lehmler HJ, Hornbuckle KC, Ludewig G, Robertson LW, Thorne PS. Comprehensive Subchronic Inhalation Toxicity Assessment of an Indoor School Air Mixture of PCBs. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2020; 54:15976-15985. [PMID: 33256405 PMCID: PMC7879961 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c04470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
Abstract
Few in vivo inhalation studies have explored the toxicity of environmentally relevant mixtures of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The manufacture of industrial PCBs was banned in 1978, but PCBs continue to be formed in industrial and consumer products. Schools represent a significant source of airborne exposures to legacy and nonlegacy PCBs, placing children at risk. To evaluate the impact of these exposures, we generated an airborne mixture of PCBs, called the School Air Mixture (SAM), to match the profile of an older school from our adolescent cohort study. Female Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed either to SAM or filtered air in nose-only exposure systems, 4 h/day for 4 weeks. Congener-specific air and tissue PCB profiles were assessed using gas chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS). PCB exposures recapitulated the target school air profile with a similarity coefficient, cos θ of 0.83. PCB inhalation yielded μg/g ∑209 PCB levels in tissues. Neurobehavioral testing demonstrated a modest effect on spatial learning and memory in SAM-exposed rats. PCB exposure induced oxidative stress in the liver and lungs, affected the maturational stages of hematopoietic stem cells, reduced telomerase activity in bone marrow cells, and altered the gut microbiota. This is the first study to emulate PCB exposures in a school and comprehensively evaluate toxicity.
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- Hui Wang
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Human Toxicology, the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Human Toxicology, the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Human Toxicology, the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Human Toxicology, the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Human Toxicology, the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Human Toxicology, the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Human Toxicology, the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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Li X, Zhang C, Wang K, Lehmler HJ. Fatty liver and impaired hepatic metabolism alter the congener-specific distribution of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in mice with a liver-specific deletion of cytochrome P450 reductase. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 266:115233. [PMID: 32712482 PMCID: PMC7492420 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2020] [Revised: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are persistent organic pollutants that are linked to adverse health outcomes. PCB tissue levels are determinants of PCB toxicity; however, it is unclear how factors, such as an altered metabolism and/or a fatty liver, affect PCB distribution in vivo. We determined the congener-specific disposition of PCBs in mice with a liver-specific deletion of cytochrome P450 reductase (KO), a model of fatty liver with impaired hepatic metabolism, and wild-type (WT) mice. Eight-week-old male WT (MWT, n = 3), male KO (MKO, n = 5), female WT (FWT, n = 4), and female KO mice (FKO, n = 4) were exposed orally to Aroclor 1254. PCBs were quantified in adipose, blood, brain, and liver tissues by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The ΣPCB levels followed the rank order adipose > liver ∼ brain > blood in WT and adipose ∼ liver > brain > blood in KO mice. PCB levels were much higher in the liver of KO than WT mice, irrespective of the sex. A comparison across exposure groups revealed minor genotype and sex-dependent differences in the PCB congener profiles (cos Θ > 0.92). Within each exposure group, tissue profiles showed small differences between tissues (cos Θ = 0.85 to 0.98). These differences were due to a decrease in metabolically more labile PCB congeners and an increase in congeners resistant to metabolism. The tissue-to-blood ratio of PCBs decreased for adipose, increased for the brain, and remained constant for the liver with an increase in chlorination. While these ratios did not follow the trends predicted using a composition-based model, the agreement between experimental and calculated partition coefficients was reasonable. Although the distribution of PCBs differs between KO and WT mice, the magnitude of the partitioning of PCBs from the blood into tissues can be approximated using composition-based models.
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- Xueshu Li
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.
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Li X, Zhang C, Wang K, Lehmler HJ. Fatty liver and impaired hepatic metabolism alter the congener-specific distribution of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in mice with a liver-specific deletion of cytochrome P450 reductase. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020. [PMID: 32712482 DOI: 10.25820/data.006117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are persistent organic pollutants that are linked to adverse health outcomes. PCB tissue levels are determinants of PCB toxicity; however, it is unclear how factors, such as an altered metabolism and/or a fatty liver, affect PCB distribution in vivo. We determined the congener-specific disposition of PCBs in mice with a liver-specific deletion of cytochrome P450 reductase (KO), a model of fatty liver with impaired hepatic metabolism, and wild-type (WT) mice. Eight-week-old male WT (MWT, n = 3), male KO (MKO, n = 5), female WT (FWT, n = 4), and female KO mice (FKO, n = 4) were exposed orally to Aroclor 1254. PCBs were quantified in adipose, blood, brain, and liver tissues by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The ΣPCB levels followed the rank order adipose > liver ∼ brain > blood in WT and adipose ∼ liver > brain > blood in KO mice. PCB levels were much higher in the liver of KO than WT mice, irrespective of the sex. A comparison across exposure groups revealed minor genotype and sex-dependent differences in the PCB congener profiles (cos Θ > 0.92). Within each exposure group, tissue profiles showed small differences between tissues (cos Θ = 0.85 to 0.98). These differences were due to a decrease in metabolically more labile PCB congeners and an increase in congeners resistant to metabolism. The tissue-to-blood ratio of PCBs decreased for adipose, increased for the brain, and remained constant for the liver with an increase in chlorination. While these ratios did not follow the trends predicted using a composition-based model, the agreement between experimental and calculated partition coefficients was reasonable. Although the distribution of PCBs differs between KO and WT mice, the magnitude of the partitioning of PCBs from the blood into tissues can be approximated using composition-based models.
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- Xueshu Li
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.
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Heiger-Bernays WJ, Tomsho KS, Basra K, Petropoulos ZE, Crawford K, Martinez A, Hornbuckle KC, Scammell MK. Human health risks due to airborne polychlorinated biphenyls are highest in New Bedford Harbor communities living closest to the harbor. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 710:135576. [PMID: 31785914 PMCID: PMC7015809 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Revised: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 11/15/2019] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
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In response to concerns raised by communities surrounding the New Bedford Harbor Superfund site, we completed a field and modeling study that concluded the harbor is the primary source of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in air around the harbor. The follow-up question from residents was whether the PCBs measured in air pose a risk to their health. The US Environmental Protection Agency focuses their site-specific, risk-based decisions for site clean-up on cancers. We focused our assessment on the non-cancer effects on the thyroid based on the congener specific patterns and concentrations of PCBs measured in air near and distant to the harbor. Human and animal studies of PCB-induced effects on the thyroid provide evidence to support our analysis. Drawing from the published toxicological data, we used a Margin of Exposure (MOE) approach to derive a human-equivalent concentration in air associated with human health effects on the thyroid. Based on the MOEs calculated herein, evaluation of the MOE indicates that changes in thyroid hormone levels are possible among people living adjacent to the Harbor. Changes in thyroid hormone levels are more likely among people who live near the harbor compared to residents living in areas distant from the harbor. This risk assessment documents potential health risks associated with proximity to a marine Superfund Site using site-specific ambient air PCB congener data.
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- Wendy J Heiger-Bernays
- Boston University School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health, 715 Albany St., Talbot Building, Boston, MA 02118, United States.
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- Boston University School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health, 715 Albany St., Talbot Building, Boston, MA 02118, United States
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- Boston University School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health, 715 Albany St., Talbot Building, Boston, MA 02118, United States
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- Boston University School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health, 715 Albany St., Talbot Building, Boston, MA 02118, United States
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- Boston University School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health, 715 Albany St., Talbot Building, Boston, MA 02118, United States
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering, 4105 Seamans Center for the Engineering Arts and Sciences, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering, 4105 Seamans Center for the Engineering Arts and Sciences, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States
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- Boston University School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health, 715 Albany St., Talbot Building, Boston, MA 02118, United States
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Gallo MV, Ravenscroft J, Carpenter DO, Schell LM. Persistent organic pollutants as predictors of increased FSH:LH ratio in naturally cycling, reproductive age women. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2018; 164:556-564. [PMID: 29621723 PMCID: PMC5983370 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2017] [Revised: 02/06/2018] [Accepted: 03/12/2018] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Although several recent studies suggest endocrine disrupting compounds, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (p,p', DDE), and hexachlorobenzene (HCB), target different organs and systems in the body, their impact on female reproductive function in humans is not well characterized. We seek to determine the relationship between several known endocrine disrupting compounds and a marker of ovarian responsivity, the FSH:LH ratio (higher ratio indicates less ovarian responsivity). For this analysis, 169 naturally cycling women between 21 and 38 years of age completed interviews and had their blood drawn on day 3 of their menstrual cycle for analyses of toxicants, gonadal sex hormones (E2 and P4), and gonadotropins (FSH and LH). PCB congeners were classified into five groups based on their environmental persistence, distribution in human tissue, and toxicological action, reflecting the structure, mechanism, and known biological activity of individual PCB congeners. For every unit (ppb) increase in the level of the estrogenic PCB group, there was a 5-fold greater risk of a FSH:LH ratio ≥ 2, controlling for individual differences in age, percent body fat, cycle day 3 estradiol levels, parity, alcohol use and cigarette smoking in the past year (exp[ß] = 5; p = ≤0.01). PCB congeners identified as estrogenic were analyzed individually, and, of the 19 potentially estrogenic congeners, five were significantly, and positively related to an increased FSH:LH ratio. Four of these congeners are non-persistent, easily volatilize in the environment, and are easily metabolized, and hence, are indicative of very recent or current exposure. p,p'-DDE and HCB were not associated with FSH:LH ratio. We find a clinical indicator of ovarian responsivity, FSH:LH ratio, is associated with a specific group of estrogenic PCBs. These congeners may become airborne when they volatilize from dredged PCB-contaminated soil or from indoor PCB-containing window caulk and sealants in older buildings leading to inhalation exposure. PCB exposure, particularly to non-persistent, estrogenic congeners, may pose an unrecognized threat to female fecundity within the general population.
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- Mia V Gallo
- University at Albany, Department of Anthropology, A&S 237, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY, USA; Center for the Elimination of Minority Health Disparities, University at Albany-SUNY, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY, USA; Institute for Health and the Environment, University at Albany, 5 University Place, Rensselaer, NY, USA.
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- University at Albany, Department of Anthropology, A&S 237, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY, USA
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- Center for the Elimination of Minority Health Disparities, University at Albany-SUNY, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY, USA; Institute for Health and the Environment, University at Albany, 5 University Place, Rensselaer, NY, USA
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- University at Albany, Department of Anthropology, A&S 237, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY, USA; Center for the Elimination of Minority Health Disparities, University at Albany-SUNY, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY, USA; Institute for Health and the Environment, University at Albany, 5 University Place, Rensselaer, NY, USA; University at Albany, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, One University Place, Room 131, Rensselaer, NY, USA
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Lee K, Kim YJ, Cho YY, Chung S, Jo SH, Choi SY. Polychlorinated biphenyl 19 blocks the most common form of store-operated Ca2+ entry through Orai. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2017; 390:1221-1228. [DOI: 10.1007/s00210-017-1420-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2016] [Accepted: 08/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Shimada T, Kakimoto K, Takenaka S, Koga N, Uehara S, Murayama N, Yamazaki H, Kim D, Guengerich FP, Komori M. Roles of Human CYP2A6 and Monkey CYP2A24 and 2A26 Cytochrome P450 Enzymes in the Oxidation of 2,5,2',5'-Tetrachlorobiphenyl. Drug Metab Dispos 2016; 44:1899-1909. [PMID: 27625140 PMCID: PMC6047209 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.116.072991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 09/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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2,5,2',5'-Tetrachlorobiphenyl (TCB) induced type I binding spectra with cytochrome P450 (P450) 2A6 and 2A13, with Ks values of 9.4 and 0.51 µM, respectively. However, CYP2A6 oxidized 2,5,2',5'-TCB to form 4-hydroxylated products at a much higher rate (∼1.0 minute-1) than CYP2A13 (∼0.02 minute-1) based on analysis by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Formation of 4-hydroxy-2,5,2',5'-TCB by CYP2A6 was greater than that of 3-hydroxy-2,5,2',5'-TCB and three other hydroxylated products. Several human P450 enzymes, including CYP1A1, 1A2, 1B1, 2B6, 2D6, 2E1, 2C9, and 3A4, did not show any detectable activities in oxidizing 2,5,2',5'-TCB. Cynomolgus monkey CYP2A24, which shows 95% amino acid identity to human CYP2A6, catalyzed 4-hydroxylation of 2,5,2',5'-TCB at a higher rate (∼0.3 minute-1) than CYP2A26 (93% identity to CYP2A6, ∼0.13 minute-1) and CYP2A23 (94% identity to CYP2A13, ∼0.008 minute-1). None of these human and monkey CYP2A enzymes were catalytically active in oxidizing other TCB congeners, such as 2,4,3',4'-, 3,4,3',4'-, and 3,5,3',5'-TCB. Molecular docking analysis suggested that there are different orientations of interaction of 2,5,2',5'-TCB with the active sites (over the heme) of human and monkey CYP2A enzymes, and that ligand interaction energies (U values) of bound protein-ligand complexes show structural relationships of interaction of TCBs and other ligands with active sites of CYP2A enzymes. Catalytic differences in human and monkey CYP2A enzymes in the oxidation of 2,5,2',5'-TCB are suggested to be due to amino acid changes at substrate recognition sites, i.e., V110L, I209S, I300F, V365M, S369G, and R372H, based on the comparison of primary sequences.
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- Tsutomu Shimada
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Osaka Prefecture University, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan (T.S., S.T., M.K.); Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Higashinari-ku, Osaka, Japan (K.K.); Faculty of Nutritional Sciences, Nakamura Gakuen University, Johnan-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (N.K.); Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida, Tokyo, Japan (S.U., N.M., H.Y.); Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea (D.K.); and Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee (F.P.G.)
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Osaka Prefecture University, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan (T.S., S.T., M.K.); Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Higashinari-ku, Osaka, Japan (K.K.); Faculty of Nutritional Sciences, Nakamura Gakuen University, Johnan-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (N.K.); Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida, Tokyo, Japan (S.U., N.M., H.Y.); Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea (D.K.); and Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee (F.P.G.)
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Osaka Prefecture University, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan (T.S., S.T., M.K.); Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Higashinari-ku, Osaka, Japan (K.K.); Faculty of Nutritional Sciences, Nakamura Gakuen University, Johnan-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (N.K.); Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida, Tokyo, Japan (S.U., N.M., H.Y.); Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea (D.K.); and Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee (F.P.G.)
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Osaka Prefecture University, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan (T.S., S.T., M.K.); Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Higashinari-ku, Osaka, Japan (K.K.); Faculty of Nutritional Sciences, Nakamura Gakuen University, Johnan-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (N.K.); Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida, Tokyo, Japan (S.U., N.M., H.Y.); Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea (D.K.); and Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee (F.P.G.)
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Osaka Prefecture University, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan (T.S., S.T., M.K.); Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Higashinari-ku, Osaka, Japan (K.K.); Faculty of Nutritional Sciences, Nakamura Gakuen University, Johnan-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (N.K.); Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida, Tokyo, Japan (S.U., N.M., H.Y.); Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea (D.K.); and Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee (F.P.G.)
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Osaka Prefecture University, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan (T.S., S.T., M.K.); Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Higashinari-ku, Osaka, Japan (K.K.); Faculty of Nutritional Sciences, Nakamura Gakuen University, Johnan-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (N.K.); Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida, Tokyo, Japan (S.U., N.M., H.Y.); Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea (D.K.); and Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee (F.P.G.)
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Osaka Prefecture University, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan (T.S., S.T., M.K.); Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Higashinari-ku, Osaka, Japan (K.K.); Faculty of Nutritional Sciences, Nakamura Gakuen University, Johnan-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (N.K.); Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida, Tokyo, Japan (S.U., N.M., H.Y.); Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea (D.K.); and Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee (F.P.G.)
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Osaka Prefecture University, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan (T.S., S.T., M.K.); Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Higashinari-ku, Osaka, Japan (K.K.); Faculty of Nutritional Sciences, Nakamura Gakuen University, Johnan-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (N.K.); Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida, Tokyo, Japan (S.U., N.M., H.Y.); Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea (D.K.); and Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee (F.P.G.)
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Osaka Prefecture University, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan (T.S., S.T., M.K.); Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Higashinari-ku, Osaka, Japan (K.K.); Faculty of Nutritional Sciences, Nakamura Gakuen University, Johnan-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (N.K.); Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida, Tokyo, Japan (S.U., N.M., H.Y.); Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea (D.K.); and Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee (F.P.G.)
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Osaka Prefecture University, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan (T.S., S.T., M.K.); Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Higashinari-ku, Osaka, Japan (K.K.); Faculty of Nutritional Sciences, Nakamura Gakuen University, Johnan-ku, Fukuoka, Japan (N.K.); Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida, Tokyo, Japan (S.U., N.M., H.Y.); Department of Biological Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea (D.K.); and Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee (F.P.G.)
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Bräuner EV, Andersen ZJ, Frederiksen M, Specht IO, Hougaard KS, Ebbehøj N, Bailey J, Giwercman A, Steenland K, Longnecker MP, Bonde JP. Health Effects of PCBs in Residences and Schools (HESPERUS): PCB - health Cohort Profile. Sci Rep 2016; 6:24571. [PMID: 27090775 PMCID: PMC4835792 DOI: 10.1038/srep24571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2015] [Accepted: 03/31/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Polychlorinated-biphenyls (PCBs) were introduced in the late 1920s and used until the 1970s when they were banned in most countries due to evidence of environmental build-up and possible adverse health effects. However they still persist in the environment, indoors and in humans. Indoor air in contaminated buildings may confer airborne exposure markedly above background regional PCB levels. To date, no epidemiological studies have assessed the health effects from exposure to semi-volatile PCBs in the indoor environment. Indoor air PCBs are generally less chlorinated than PCBs that are absorbed via the diet, or via past occupational exposure; therefore their health effects require separate risk assessment. Two separate cohorts of individuals who have either attended schools (n = 66,769; 26% exposed) or lived in apartment buildings (n = 37,185; 19% exposed), where indoor air PCB concentrations have been measured were created. An individual estimate of long-term airborne PCB exposure was assigned based on measurements. The cohorts will be linked to eight different national data sources on mortality, school records, residential history, socioeconomic status, and chronic disease and reproductive outcomes. The linking of indoor air exposures with health outcomes provides a dataset unprecedented worldwide. We describe a project, called HESPERUS (Health Effects of PCBs in Residences and Schools), which will be the first study of the long term health effects of the lower-chlorinated, semi-volatile PCBs in the indoor environment.
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- Elvira Vaclavik Bräuner
- Research Center of Prevention and Health, Center of Health, Capital region of Denmark, Rigshospital - Glostrup, Copenhagen University, Denmark.,Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Bispebjerg - Frederiksberg Hospital, Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, Center for Epidemiology and Screening, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Energy, Environment and Indoor Climate, Danish Building Research Institute, Aalborg University, Denmark
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Bispebjerg - Frederiksberg Hospital, Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Bispebjerg - Frederiksberg Hospital, Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Centre de Recherche en Biologie de la Reproduction, Université Laval, Canada
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- Molecular Reproductive Medicine, Department of Translational Medicine, Lund University, Sweden
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- Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, USA
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- Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH/DHHS, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Bispebjerg - Frederiksberg Hospital, Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Kania-Korwel I, Lehmler HJ. Chiral polychlorinated biphenyls: absorption, metabolism and excretion--a review. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 23:2042-57. [PMID: 25651810 PMCID: PMC4527964 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4150-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2014] [Accepted: 01/19/2015] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Seventy eight out of the 209 possible polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners are chiral, 19 of which exist under ambient conditions as stable rotational isomers that are non-superimposable mirror images of each other. These congeners (C-PCBs) represent up to 6 % by weight of technical PCB mixtures and undergo considerable atropisomeric enrichment in wildlife, laboratory animals, and humans. The objective of this review is to summarize our current knowledge of the processes involved in the absorption, metabolism, and excretion of C-PCBs and their metabolites in laboratory animals and humans. C-PCBs are absorbed and excreted by passive diffusion, a process that, like other physicochemical processes, is inherently not atropselective. In mammals, metabolism by cytochrome P450 (P450) enzymes represents a major route of elimination for many C-PCBs. In vitro studies demonstrate that C-PCBs with a 2,3,6-trichlorosubstitution pattern in one phenyl ring are readily oxidized to hydroxylated PCB metabolites (HO-PCBs) by P450 enzymes, such as rat CYP2B1, human CYP2B6, and dog CYP2B11. The oxidation of C-PCBs is atropselective, thus resulting in a species- and congener-dependent atropisomeric enrichment of C-PCBs and their metabolites. This atropisomeric enrichment of C-PCBs and their metabolites likely plays a poorly understood role in the atropselective toxicity of C-PCBs and, therefore, warrants further investigation.
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- Izabela Kania-Korwel
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa, UI Research Park, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa, UI Research Park, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.
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Hu X, Adamcakova-Dodd A, Lehmler HJ, Thorne PS. Toxicity Evaluation of Exposure to an Atmospheric Mixture of Polychlorinated Biphenyls by Nose-Only and Whole-Body Inhalation Regimens. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2015; 49:11875-83. [PMID: 26348937 PMCID: PMC4711378 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b02865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The health risk of inhalation exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) cannot be assessed with high confidence due to the lack of rigorous inhalation studies. One uncertainty rests on exposure regimen, as whole-body exposure systems allow oral PCB intake that confounds the exposure. We conducted contemporaneous PCB inhalation exposures with whole-body and nose-only exposure methods. Female Sprague-Dawley rats were concurrently exposed to vapor-phase PCBs (533 ± 93 μg/m(3)) generated from PCB11-supplemented Chicago Air Mixture resembling the Chicago airshed, 4 h/day, 6 days/week, for 4 weeks. Congener-specific analysis showed 1.5-fold higher ∑PCBs in the lungs of nose-only exposed than the whole-body exposed animals (p = 0.0024). Higher ∑PCB concentrations were also found in the sera, livers, brains, and adipose tissue of nose-only exposed animals (1.1-1.5-fold), but these increases were not statistically significant. Congener profiles of five tissue types were dominated by PCB 28/31 and higher-chlorinated congeners in both groups reflecting rapid metabolism of other lower-chlorinated PCBs. No toxicity was seen regarding metabolic enzyme expression, glutathione, or histopathology. However, diminished weight gain and reduced plasma total thyroxine levels were found in both groups compared with controls, after exposure to 76 μg/m(3) ∑PCBs as adjusted for continuous exposure. Hepatic lipid peroxidation was also elevated in the nose-only group. Our study shows that prolonged nose-only exposure was well-tolerated and eliminated the need for housing animals outside the vivarium, thus was preferred for long-term PCB inhalation studies.
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- Corresponding Author: Peter S. Thorne, PhD, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, The University of Iowa, College of Public Health, 145 N. Riverside Dr., S341A CPHB, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA, Tel: (319) 335-4216,
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Lombardo JP, Berger DF, Hunt A, Carpenter DO. Inhalation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) Produces Hyperactivity in Rats. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART A 2015; 78:1142-1153. [PMID: 26398098 DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2015.1060913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a serious behavioral syndrome seen in children, and more common in males than females. There is increasing evidence that prenatal and/or early life exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POP) such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) is associated with increased risk of ADHD occurrence. While PCB exposure is usually attributed to ingestion of contaminated food, recent reports of elevated PCB concentrations in indoor air, especially in schools, raised concern regarding inhalation as an important route of exposure to PCB with consequent effects on neurobehavior. The effects of exposure to air contaminated with Aroclor 1248 or contaminated sediment (SED) from the St. Lawrence River were examined on operant behavior of male and female Sprague-Dawley rats. Data showed that relative to controls, vapor-phase inhalation of PCB, whether from blowing air over Aroclor 1248 or from blowing air over sediment contaminated with PCB, resulted in hyperactivity and impatience in rats, more pronounced in males than females. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that inhalation of PCB may contribute to behavioral abnormalities in children.
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- John P Lombardo
- a Department of Psychology , SUNY College at Cortland , Cortland , New York , USA
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- a Department of Psychology , SUNY College at Cortland , Cortland , New York , USA
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- c Institute for Health and the Environment, University at Albany , Rensselaer , New York , USA
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Kania-Korwel I, Barnhart CD, Lein PJ, Lehmler HJ. Effect of pregnancy on the disposition of 2,2',3,5',6-pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB 95) atropisomers and their hydroxylated metabolites in female mice. Chem Res Toxicol 2015; 28:1774-83. [PMID: 26271003 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.5b00241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Chiral PCBs, such as PCB 95, are developmental neurotoxicants that undergo atropisomeric enrichment in nonpregnant adult mice. Because pregnancy is associated with changes in hepatic cytochrome P450 enzyme activity as well as lipid disposition and metabolism, this study investigates the effect of pregnancy on the maternal disposition of chiral PCBs. Female C57BL/6 mice (8 weeks old) were dosed daily beginning 2 weeks prior to conception and continuing throughout gestation and lactation (56 days total) with racemic PCB 95 (0, 0.1, 1.0, or 6.0 mg/kg body wt/day) in peanut butter. Levels and chiral signatures of PCB 95 and its hydroxylated metabolites (OH-PCBs) were determined in adipose, blood, brain, and liver. Tissue levels of PCB 95 increased 4- to 12-fold with increasing dose, with considerable enrichment of the second eluting atropisomer in all tissues (EF range 0.11 to 0.26). OH-PCBs displayed atropisomeric enrichment in blood and liver but were not detected in adipose and brain. Levels of PCB 95 and its metabolites were 2- to 11-fold lower in pregnant dams relative to those previously reported in nonpregnant age-matched female mice; however, PCB 95 and OH-PCB profiles and chiral signatures were similar between both studies. In contrast, human brain samples contained racemic PCB 95 residues (EF = 0.50). These results demonstrate that changes in cytochrome P450 enzyme activity and lipid disposition during pregnancy reduce the PCB body burden in dams but do not affect metabolite profiles or chiral signatures. The differences in chiral signatures between mice and humans suggest species-specific differences in atropisomeric disposition, the toxicological significance of which remains to be determined.
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- Izabela Kania-Korwel
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa , Iowa City, Iowa 52242-5000, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California , Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California , Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa , Iowa City, Iowa 52242-5000, United States
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Grimm FA, Hu D, Kania-Korwel I, Lehmler HJ, Ludewig G, Hornbuckle KC, Duffel MW, Bergman A, Robertson LW. Metabolism and metabolites of polychlorinated biphenyls. Crit Rev Toxicol 2015; 45:245-72. [PMID: 25629923 PMCID: PMC4383295 DOI: 10.3109/10408444.2014.999365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 280] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2014] [Accepted: 12/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Abstract The metabolism of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) is complex and has an impact on toxicity, and thereby on the assessment of PCB risks. A large number of reactive and stable metabolites are formed in the processes of biotransformation in biota in general, and in humans in particular. The aim of this document is to provide an overview of PCB metabolism, and to identify the metabolites of concern and their occurrence. Emphasis is given to mammalian metabolism of PCBs and their hydroxyl, methylsulfonyl, and sulfated metabolites, especially those that persist in human blood. Potential intracellular targets and health risks are also discussed.
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- FA Grimm
- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Human Toxicology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Experimental Therapeutics, University of Iowa
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa
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- Department of Occupational & Environmental Health, University of Iowa
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Human Toxicology, Department of Occupational & Environmental Health, University of Iowa
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Human Toxicology, Department of Occupational & Environmental Health, University of Iowa
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Human Toxicology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Human Toxicology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Experimental Therapeutics, University of Iowa
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- Swedish Toxicology Sciences Research Center (SWETOX), Forskargatan 20, SE-151 36 Södertälje, SWEDEN
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Human Toxicology, Department of Occupational & Environmental Health, University of Iowa
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Lehmann GM, Christensen K, Maddaloni M, Phillips LJ. Evaluating health risks from inhaled polychlorinated biphenyls: research needs for addressing uncertainty. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2015; 123:109-13. [PMID: 25302536 PMCID: PMC4314250 DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1408564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2014] [Accepted: 10/07/2014] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Indoor air concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in some buildings are one or more orders of magnitude higher than background levels. In response to this, efforts have been made to assess the potential health risk posed by inhaled PCBs. These efforts are hindered by uncertainties related to the characterization and assessment of source, exposure, and exposure-response. OBJECTIVES We briefly describe some common sources of PCBs in indoor air and estimate the contribution of inhalation exposure to total PCB exposure for select age groups. Next, we identify critical areas of research needed to improve assessment of exposure and exposure response for inhaled PCBs. DISCUSSION Although the manufacture of PCBs was banned in the United States in 1979, many buildings constructed before then still contain potential sources of indoor air PCB contamination. In some indoor settings and for some age groups, inhalation may contribute more to total PCB exposure than any other route of exposure. PCB exposure has been associated with human health effects, but data specific to the inhalation route are scarce. To support exposure-response assessment, it is critical that future investigations of the health impacts of PCB inhalation carefully consider certain aspects of study design, including characterization of the PCB mixture present. CONCLUSIONS In certain contexts, inhalation exposure to PCBs may contribute more to total PCB exposure than previously assumed. New epidemiological and toxicological studies addressing the potential health impacts of inhaled PCBs may be useful for quantifying exposure-response relationships and evaluating risks.
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- Geniece M Lehmann
- National Center for Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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Zhong Y, Guo P, Wang X, An J. Aroclor 1254 inhibits cell viability and induces apoptosis of human A549 lung cancer cells by modulating the intracellular Ca(2+) level and ROS production through the mitochondrial pathway. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART A, TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 2015; 50:806-813. [PMID: 26030686 DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2015.1019797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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To study the acute toxic effects of PCBs on airway exposure, the cell viability, apoptosis and mitochondrial functions of human lung cancer cell line A549 were measured and compared after Aroclor 1254 exposure for different time. The results showed that Aroclor 1254 could inhibit cell viability and increase cell apoptosis in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. The mitochondrial apoptosis pathway was confirmed playing an important role. ROS elevation was an early response within 1h treatment of Aroclor 1254. Then after 4 h of Aroclor 1254 exposure, the intracellular calcium level increased and mitochondrial transmembrane potential (ΔΨm) collapsed, accompanying with Cytochrome c (Cyt-c) leakage, boosting expression of Bax, Apaf-1 and miRNA155, which were involved in the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway. After 24 h of Aroclor 1254 exposure, ROS returned to normal level, but cell apoptosis rate was higher than that at 4 h with ΔΨm continued collapsing and intracellular calcium increased. In conclusion, Aroclor 1254 could suppress cell viability and induce apoptosis in A549 cells, which was associated with ROS over-production and elevated cellular Ca(2+) level, which may result in mitochondrial dysfunction, inducing expression of Bax/Cyt-c/Apaf-1 and miRNA155.
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- Yufang Zhong
- a Institute of Environmental Pollution and Health , School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering , Shanghai University , Shanghai , P. R. China
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Dhakal K, Uwimana E, Adamcakova-Dodd A, Thorne PS, Lehmler HJ, Robertson LW. Disposition of phenolic and sulfated metabolites after inhalation exposure to 4-chlorobiphenyl (PCB3) in female rats. Chem Res Toxicol 2014; 27:1411-20. [PMID: 24988477 PMCID: PMC4137987 DOI: 10.1021/tx500150h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PCBs, such as PCB3, are air contaminants in buildings and outdoors. Metabolites of PCB3 are potential endocrine disrupting chemicals and genotoxic agents. We studied the disposition of phenolic and sulfated metabolites after acute nose-only inhalation exposure to airborne PCB3 for 2 h in female rats. Inhalation exposure was carried out in three groups. In the first group, rats exposed to an estimated dose of 26 μg/rat were euthanized at 0, 1, 2, and 4 h after exposure. Highest concentrations of phenols and sulfates were observed at 0 h, and the values were 7 ± 1 and 560 ± 60 ng/mL in serum, 213 ± 120 and 842 ± 80 ng/g in liver, 31 ± 27 and 22 ± 7 ng/g in lung, and 27 ± 6 and 3 ± 0 ng/g in brain, respectively. First-order serum clearance half-lives of 0.5 h for phenols and 1 h for sulfates were estimated. In the second group, rats exposed to an estimated dose of 35 μg/rat were transferred to metabolism cages immediately after exposure for the collection of urine and feces over 24 h. Approximately 45 ± 5% of the dose was recovered from urine and consisted mostly of sulfates; the 18 ± 5% of the dose recovered from feces was exclusively phenols. Unchanged PCB3 was detected in both urine and feces but accounted for only 5 ± 3% of the dose. Peak excretion of metabolites in both urine and feces occurred within 18 h postexposure. In the third group, three bile-cannulated rats exposed to an estimated dose of 277 μg/rat were used for bile collection. Bile was collected for 4 h immediately after 2 h exposure. Biliary metabolites consisted mostly of sulfates, some glucuronides, and lower amounts of the free phenols. Control rats in each group were exposed to clean air. Clinical serum chemistry values, serum T4 level, and urinary 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine were similar in treated and control rats. These data show that PCB3 is rapidly metabolized to phenols and conjugated to sulfates after inhalation and that both of these metabolites are distributed to liver, lungs, and brain. The sulfates elaborated into bile are either reabsorbed or hydrolyzed in the intestine and excreted in the feces as phenols.
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- Kiran Dhakal
- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Human Toxicology and ‡Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, The University of Iowa , Iowa City, Iowa 52242-5000, United States
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Westerink RHS. Modulation of cell viability, oxidative stress, calcium homeostasis, and voltage- and ligand-gated ion channels as common mechanisms of action of (mixtures of) non-dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 21:6373-6383. [PMID: 23686757 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-1759-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2012] [Accepted: 04/22/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Non-dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (NDL-PCBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are environmental pollutants that exert neurodevelopmental and neurobehavioral effects in vivo in humans and animals. Acute in vitro neurotoxic effects include changes in cell viability, oxidative stress, and basal intracellular calcium levels. Though these acute cellular effects could partly explain the observed in vivo effects, other mechanisms, such as effects on calcium influx and neurotransmitter receptor function, likely contribute to the disturbance in neurotransmission. This concise review combines in vitro data on cell viability, oxidative stress and basal calcium levels with recent data that clearly demonstrate that (hydroxylated) PCBs and (hydroxylated) PBDEs can exert acute effects on voltage-gated Ca(2+) channels as well as on excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitter receptors in vitro. These novel mechanisms of action are shared by NDL-PCBs, OH-PBDEs, and some other persistent organic pollutants, such as tetrabromobisphenol-A, and could have profound effects on neurodevelopment, neurotransmission, and neurobehavior in vivo.
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- Remco H S Westerink
- Neurotoxicology Research Group, Toxicology Division, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80.177, 3508 TD, Utrecht, The Netherlands,
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Hu X, Adamcakova-Dodd A, Thorne PS. The fate of inhaled (14)C-labeled PCB11 and its metabolites in vivo. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2014; 63:92-100. [PMID: 24275706 PMCID: PMC3950335 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2013] [Revised: 10/23/2013] [Accepted: 10/28/2013] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND The production ban of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) technical mixtures has left the erroneous impression that PCBs exist only as legacy pollutants. Some lower-chlorinated PCBs are still being produced and contaminate both indoor and ambient air. OBJECTIVES To inform PCB risk assessment, we characterized lung uptake, distribution, metabolism and excretion of PCB11 as a signature compound for these airborne non-legacy PCBs. METHODS After delivering [(14)C]PCB11 to the lungs of male rats, radioactivity in 34 major tissues and 5 digestive matter compartments was measured at 12, 25, 50, 100, 200 and 720min postexposure, during which time the excreta and exhaled air were also collected. [(14)C]PCB11 and metabolites in lung, liver, blood, digestive matter, urine, feces, and adipose tissues were extracted separately to establish the metabolic profile of the disposition. RESULTS [(14)C]PCB11 was distributed rapidly to all tissues after 99.8% pulmonary uptake and quickly underwent extensive metabolism. The major tissue deposition of [(14)C]PCB11 and metabolites translocated from liver, blood and muscle to skin and adipose tissue 200min postexposure, while over 50% of administered dose was discharged via urine and feces within 12h. Elimination of the [(14)C]PCB11 and metabolites consisted of an initial fast phase (t½=9-33min) and a slower clearance phase to low concentrations. Phase II metabolites dominated in liver blood and excreta after 25min postexposure. CONCLUSIONS This study shows that PCB11 is completely absorbed after inhalation exposure and is rapidly eliminated from most tissues. Phase II metabolites dominated with a slower elimination rate than the PCB11 or phase I metabolites and thus can best serve as urine biomarkers of exposure.
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- Xin Hu
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
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Zhu Y, Mapuskar KA, Marek RF, Xu W, Lehmler HJ, Robertson LW, Hornbuckle KC, Spitz DR, Aykin-Burns N. A new player in environmentally induced oxidative stress: polychlorinated biphenyl congener, 3,3'-dichlorobiphenyl (PCB11). Toxicol Sci 2013; 136:39-50. [PMID: 23997111 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kft186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Recent analysis of air samples from Chicago and Lake Michigan areas observed a ubiquitous airborne polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congener, 3,3'-dichlorobiphenyl (PCB11). Our analysis of serum samples also revealed the existence of hydroxylated metabolites of PCB11 in human blood. Because PCBs and PCB metabolites have been suggested to induce oxidative stress, this study sought to determine whether environmental exposure to PCB11 and its 4-hydroxyl metabolite could induce alterations in steady-state levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and cytotoxicity in immortalized human prostate epithelial cells (RWPE-1). This study also examines if antioxidants could protect the cells from PCB11-induced cytotoxicity. Exponentially growing RWPE-1 cells were exposed to PCB11 and its metabolite, 3,3'-dichlorobiphenyl-4-ol (4-OH-PCB11), as well as an airborne PCB mixture resembling the Chicago ambient air congener profile, every day for 5 days. Results showed that 4-OH-PCB11 could significantly induce cell growth suppression and decrease the viability and plating efficiency of RWPE-1 cells. 4-OH-PCB11 also significantly increased steady-state levels of intracellular superoxide, O₂•⁻), as well as hydroperoxides. Finally, treatment with the combination of polyethylene glycol-conjugated CuZn superoxide dismutase and catalase added 1h after 4-OH-PCB11 exposures, significantly protected RWPE-1 cells from PCB toxicity. The results strongly support the hypothesis that exposure to a hydroxylated metabolite of PCB11 can inhibit cell proliferation and cause cytotoxicity by increasing steady-state levels of ROS. Furthermore, antioxidant treatments following PCBs exposure could significantly mitigate the PCB-induced cytotoxicity in exponentially growing human prostate epithelial cells.
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- Yueming Zhu
- * Free Radical and Radiation Biology Program, B180 Medical Laboratories, Department of Radiation Oncology, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Dhakal K, Adamcakova-Dodd A, Lehmler HJ, Thorne PS, Robertson LW. Sulfate conjugates are urinary markers of inhalation exposure to 4-chlorobiphenyl (PCB3). Chem Res Toxicol 2013; 26:853-5. [PMID: 23713983 PMCID: PMC3703249 DOI: 10.1021/tx4001539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PCBs are contaminants in the air of older buildings and cities, which raises the concern of inhalation exposure. No reliable biomarker of such exposure is available. We exposed rats to air containing 2 mg/m(3) PCB3 via nose-only inhalation for 2 h, collected urine, and analyzed it by LC/MS. Each rat inhaled an estimated dose of 35 μg PCB3, and excreted 27 ± 2% of it as sulfates within 24 h. Peak excretion occurred within 6 h. PCB sulfates were stable in urine for at least three days at room temperature without chemical preservatives. These data support the use of PCB sulfate conjugates as suitable urinary biomarkers of PCB3 and other airborne PCBs.
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- Kiran Dhakal
- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Human Toxicology and Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Human Toxicology and Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Human Toxicology and Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Human Toxicology and Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Human Toxicology and Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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Hu X, Lehmler HJ, Adamcakova-Dodd A, Thorne PS. Elimination of inhaled 3,3'-dichlorobiphenyl and the formation of the 4-hydroxylated metabolite. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2013; 47:4743-51. [PMID: 23582014 PMCID: PMC3962796 DOI: 10.1021/es3049114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The recent discovery of 3,3'-dichlorobiphenyl (CB11) as a byproduct of pigment manufacturing underscores the urgency to investigate its biological fate. The high level and ubiquity of atmospheric CB11 indicates that inhalation is the major route of exposure. However, few data on its uptake and elimination exist. A time course study was performed exposing male Sprague-Dawley rats to CB11 via nose-only inhalation with necropsy at 0, 4, and 8 h post exposure. An analytical method for CB11 and monohydroxylated metabolites employing pressurized liquid extraction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry yielded efficient recovery of CB11 (73 ± 9%) and its metabolite 3,3'-dichlorobiphenyl-4-ol (4-OH-CB11) (82 ± 12%). Each rat was exposed to 106 μg/m(3) vapor-phase CB11 for 2 h and received an estimated dose of 1.8 μg. Rapid apparent first-order elimination of CB11 was found in lung, serum, and liver with half-lives of 1.9, 1.8, and 2.1 h, respectively. 4-OH-CB11 was detected in the liver but not the lung or serum of exposed animals and displayed apparent first-order elimination with a 2.4 h half-life. This study demonstrates rapid metabolism of CB11 and elimination of 4-OH-CB11 and suggests that the metabolite is not retained in the body but is susceptible to further biotransformation.
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- Xin Hu
- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Human Toxicology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
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