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Franko N, Kodila A, Sollner Dolenc M. Adverse outcomes of the newly emerging bisphenol A substitutes. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 364:143147. [PMID: 39168390 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2024] [Revised: 08/07/2024] [Accepted: 08/19/2024] [Indexed: 08/23/2024]
Abstract
BPA and its analogues are facing increasingly stringent regulations restricting their use due to the increasing knowledge of their harmful effects. It is therefore expected that novel BPA analogues and alternatives will replace them in plastic products, cans and thermal paper to circumvent restrictions imposed by legislation. This raises concerns about the safety of "BPA-free" products, as they contain BPA substitutes whose safety has not been sufficiently assessed prior to their market introduction. The regulatory agencies have recognised BPAP, BPBP, BPC2, BPE, BPFL, BPG, BPP, BPPH, BPS-MAE, BPS-MPE, BP-TMC, BPZ and the alternatives BTUM, D-90, UU and PF201 as compound with insufficient data regarding their safety. We demonstrate that the mentioned compounds are present in consumer products, food and the environment, thus exhibiting toxicological risk not only to humans, but also to other species where their toxic effects have already been described. Results of in silico, in vitro and in vivo studies examining the endocrine disruption and other effects of BPA analogues show that they disrupt the endocrine system by targeting various nuclear receptors, impairing reproductive function and causing toxic effects such as hepatotoxicity, altered behaviour and impaired reproductive function. In vitro and in vivo data on BPA alternatives are literally non-existent, although these compounds are already present in commonly used thermal papers. However, in silico studies predicted that they might cause adverse effects as well. The aim of this article is to comprehensively collate the information on selected BPA substitutes to illustrate their potential toxicity and identify safety gaps.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nina Franko
- University of Ljubljana, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Aškerčeva cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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- University of Ljubljana, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Aškerčeva cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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- University of Ljubljana, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Aškerčeva cesta 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Pathak RK, Jung DW, Shin SH, Ryu BY, Lee HS, Kim JM. Deciphering the mechanisms and interactions of the endocrine disruptor bisphenol A and its analogs with the androgen receptor. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 469:133935. [PMID: 38442602 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133935] [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: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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Bisphenol A (BPA) and its various forms used as BPA alternatives in industries are recognized toxic compounds and antiandrogenic endocrine disruptors. These chemicals are widespread in the environment and frequently detected in biological samples. Concerns exist about their impact on hormones, disrupting natural biological processes in humans, together with their negative impacts on the environment and biotic life. This study aims to characterize the interaction between BPA analogs and the androgen receptor (AR) and the effect on the receptor's normal activity. To achieve this goal, molecular docking was conducted with BPA and its analogs and dihydrotestosterone (DHT) as a reference ligand. Four BPA analogs exhibited higher affinity (-10.2 to -8.7 kcal/mol) for AR compared to BPA (-8.6 kcal/mol), displaying distinct interaction patterns. Interestingly, DHT (-11.0 kcal/mol) shared a binding pattern with BPA. ADMET analysis of the top 10 compounds, followed by molecular dynamics simulations, revealed toxicity and dynamic behavior. Experimental studies demonstrated that only BPA disrupts DHT-induced AR dimerization, thereby affecting AR's function due to its binding nature. This similarity to DHT was observed during computational analysis. These findings emphasize the importance of targeted strategies to mitigate BPA toxicity, offering crucial insights for interventions in human health and environmental well-being.
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- Rajesh Kumar Pathak
- Department of Animal Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong-si, Gyeonggi-do 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong-si, Gyeonggi-do 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong-si, Gyeonggi-do 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong-si, Gyeonggi-do 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong-si, Gyeonggi-do 17546, Republic of Korea; Department of Food Safety and Regulatory Science, Chung-Ang University, Anseong-si, Gyeonggi-do 17546, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong-si, Gyeonggi-do 17546, Republic of Korea.
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Zeng N, Huang F, Du J, Huang C, Yang Q, Zhan X, Xing B. Expeditious profiling of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons transport and obstruction mechanisms in crop xylem sap proteins via proteomics and molecular docking. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 340:122854. [PMID: 37940018 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122854] [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: 06/14/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pose significant environmental risks due to their toxicity and carcinogenic properties. This research seeks to pinpoint protein targets in crop xylem sap related to PAH contamination and delve into their protein-ligand interactions using computational tools. Proteomic assessment revealed differentially expressed proteins (DEPs), which were subjected to virtual high-throughput screening. Notably, the phenanthrene's influence on xylem sap proteins in maize and wheat was more pronounced than in soybean, with DEPs expression peak at 24 h post-treatment. Maize DEPs were predominantly associated with lipid biosynthesis. Phenanthrene impacted cell membrane hydrophobicity, limiting PAH adsorption and decreasing its concentration in maize xylem sap. Wheat DEPs exhibited an increase in ABC transporters after 24 h of phenanthrene exposure. ABC transporters interacted with stress-responsive proteins like C6TIY1-Co-chaperone p23 and others that either facilitate or inhibit PAH transport, including Indeno[1,2,3-cd]Pyrene and C6TIY1-Co-chaperone protein p23. Both maize and wheat created high-affinity complexes between specific proteins and PAHs, influencing their transport. This study provides insights into the mechanisms of PAH regulation and movement within plant xylem.
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- Nengde Zeng
- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210095, PR China; Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210095, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210095, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210095, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210095, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210095, PR China.
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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Xiang Y, Xu H. Occurrence, formation, and proteins perturbation of disinfection byproducts in indoor air resulting from chlorine disinfection. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 343:140182. [PMID: 37716567 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Revised: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/18/2023]
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Increased amounts of chlorine disinfectant have been sprayed to inactivate viruses in the environment since the COVID-19 pandemic, and the health risk from chemicals, especially disinfection byproducts (DBPs), has unintentionally increased. In this study, we characterized the occurrence of haloacetic acids (HAAs) and trihalomethanes (THMs) in indoor air and evaluated their formation potential from typical indoor ingredients. Subsequently, the adverse effect of chloroacetic acid on A549 cells was depicted at the proteomic, transcriptional and silico levels. The results revealed that the total concentrations of HAAs and THMs ranged from 1.46 to 4.20 μg/m3 in ten indoor environments. Both classes of DBPs could be generated during the chlorination of prevalent terpenes by competing reactions, which are associated with the volatile state of indoor ingredients after disinfection. The C-type lectin receptor signaling pathway and cellular senescence were significantly perturbed pathways, which interfered with the development of lung fibrosis. The negative effect was further investigated by molecular docking and transcription, which showed that HAAs can interact with four C-type lectin receptor proteins by hydrogen bonds and inhibit the mRNA expression of related proteins. This study highlights the potential secondary biological risk caused by intensive DBPs generated from chlorination and draws our attention to the potential environmental factors leading to chronic respiratory disease.
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- Yangwei Xiang
- Department of Lung Transplantation and Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No.79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, 310003, Zhejiang Province, China.
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- Institute of Chemical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, 518132, China
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Xiang J, Zhou P, Mei H, Liu X, Wang H, Wang X, Li Y. Highly efficient nanocomposites based on molecularly imprinted magnetic covalent organic frameworks for selective extraction of bisphenol A from liquid matrices. Mikrochim Acta 2023; 190:200. [PMID: 37140689 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-023-05778-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 04/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Highly efficient nanocomposites, hydrophobic molecularly imprinted magnetic covalent organic frameworks (MI-MCOF), have been farbricated by a facile Schiff-base reaction. The MI-MCOF was based on terephthalaldehyde (TPA) and 1,3,5-tris(4-aminophenyl) benzene (TAPB) as functional monomer and crosslinker, anhydrous acetic acid as catalyst, bisphenol AF as dummy template, and NiFe2O4 as magnetic core. This organic framework significantly reduced the time consumption of conventional imprinted polymerization and avoided the use of traditional initiator and cross-linking agents. The synthesized MI-MCOF exhibited superior magnetic responsivity and affinity, as well as high selectivity and kinetics for bisphenol A (BPA) in water and urine samples. The equilibrium adsorption capacity (Qe) of BPA on the MI-MCOF was 50.65 mg g-1, which was 3-7-fold higher than of its three structural analogues. The imprinting factor of BPA reached up to 3.17, and the selective coefficients of three analogues were all > 2.0, evidencing the excellent selectivity of fabricated nanocomposites to BPA. Based on the MI-MCOF nanocomposites, the magnetic solid-phase extraction (MSPE), combined with HPLC and fluorescence detection (HPLC-FLD), offered superior analytical performance: wide linear range of 0.1-100 μg L-1, high correlation coefficient of 0.9996, low limit of detection of 0.020 μg L-1, good recoveries of 83.5-110%, and relative standard deviations (RSDs) of 0.5-5.7% in environmental water, beverage, and human urine samples. Consequently, the MI-MCOF-MSPE/HPLC-FLD method provides a good prospect in selective extraction of BPA from complex matrices while replacing traditional magnetic separation and adsorption materials.
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- Jianxing Xiang
- College of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
- Chongqing Jiangbei Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chongqing, 400000, China
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- College of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- College of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- College of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, China.
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- College of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, China.
- Department of Sports and Health, Guangzhou Sport University, Guangzhou, 510500, China.
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Nowak K, Jakopin Ž. In silico profiling of endocrine-disrupting potential of bisphenol analogues and their halogenated transformation products. Food Chem Toxicol 2023; 173:113623. [PMID: 36657698 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2023.113623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Due to its endocrine-disrupting properties, bisphenol A (BPA) is being phased out from plastics, thermal paper and epoxy resins, and its replacements are being introduced into the market. Bisphenols are released into the environment, where they can undergo halogenation. Unlike BPA, the endocrine-disrupting potential of BPA analogues and their halogenated transformation products has not been extensively studied. The aim of this study was to evaluate the endocrine-disrupting potential of 18 BPA analogues and their halogenated derivatives by calculating affinities for 14 human nuclear receptors utilizing the Endocrine Disruptome and VirtualToxLab™ in silico tools. Our simulations identified AR, ERs, and GR as the most favorable targets of bisphenols and their derivatives. Several BPA analogues displayed a higher predicted potential for endocrine disruption than BPA. Our models highlighted BPZ and BPPH as the most hazardous in terms of predicted endocrine activities. Halogenation, in general, was predicted to increase the binding affinity of bisphenols for AR, ERβ, MR, GR, PPARγ, and TRβ. Notably, mono- or 2,2'-di-halogenated bisphenols exhibited the highest potential for endocrine disruption. In vitro corroboration of the obtained results should be the next milestone in evaluating the safety of BPA substitutes and their halogenated transformation products.
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- Karolina Nowak
- Department of Immunology, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Chen ZF, Lin ZC, Lu SQ, Chen XF, Liao XL, Qi Z, Cai Z. Azole-Induced Color Vision Deficiency Associated with Thyroid Hormone Signaling: An Integrated In Vivo, In Vitro, and In Silico Study. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:13264-13273. [PMID: 36082512 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c05328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Azoles that are used in pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products can have toxic effects on fish. However, there is no information regarding azole-induced visual disorder associated with thyroid disruption. We evaluated changes in retinal morphology, optokinetic response, transcript abundance of the genes involved in color perception and hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis, and thyroid hormone (TH) levels in zebrafish larvae exposed to common azoles, such as climbazole (CBZ, 0.1 and 10 μg/L) and triadimefon (TDF, 50 and 500 μg/L), at environmentally relevant and predicted worst-case environmental concentrations. Subsequently, the effect of azoles on TH-dependent GH3 cell proliferation and thyroid receptor (TR)-regulated transcriptional activity, as well as the in silico binding affinity between azoles and TR isoforms, was investigated. Azole exposure decreased cell densities of the ganglion cell layer, inner nuclear layer, and photoreceptor layer. Zebrafish larvae exposed to environmentally relevant concentrations of CBZ and TDF showed a decrease in optokinetic response to green-white and red-white stripes but not blue-white stripes, consistent with disturbance in the corresponding opsin gene expression. Azole exposure also reduced triiodothyronine levels and concomitantly increased HPT-related gene expression. Molecular docking analysis combined with in vitro TR-mediated transactivation and dual-luciferase reporter assays demonstrated that CBZ and TDF exhibited TR antagonism. These results are comparable to those obtained from a known TR antagonist, namely, TR antagonist 1, as a positive control. Therefore, damage to specific color perception by azoles appears to result from lowered TH signaling, indicating the potential threat of environmental TH disruptors to the visual function of fish.
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- Zhi-Feng Chen
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental and Biological Analysis, Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong 999077, China
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