双酚A(Bisphenol A, BPA)为苯酚系衍生物,作为生产聚碳酸酯塑料和环氧树脂的中间体被广泛应用于多种产品制造中,为全球产量最大的工业品之一。BPA的大量应用使普通人群暴露BPA的几率显著增加。BPA结构与雌激素相似,为一典型雌激素样内...双酚A(Bisphenol A, BPA)为苯酚系衍生物,作为生产聚碳酸酯塑料和环氧树脂的中间体被广泛应用于多种产品制造中,为全球产量最大的工业品之一。BPA的大量应用使普通人群暴露BPA的几率显著增加。BPA结构与雌激素相似,为一典型雌激素样内分泌干扰物,可以对机体产生多种毒性效应。高剂量BPA主要通过拮抗雌激素受体而发挥其内分泌干扰效应;环境相关低剂量BPA由于不能与雌激素竞争结合雌激素受体,主要通过膜受体介导的信号通路以非基因组方式诱导细胞生物学功能改变。但是,具体何种膜受体介导BPA的低剂量效应以及相关分子机制目前还不清楚。基于此,我们课题组近年来在这些方面做了一系列工作。我们发现,膜G蛋白偶联受体30和整合素αvβ3及其介导的信号传导通路分别介导了环境相关低剂量BPA对雄性生殖细胞的增殖诱导和甲状腺素基因转录的干扰。对环境相关低剂量BPA作用机制的深入理解不仅有助于更客观真实评价和预测环境暴露BPA对人体健康的可能潜在影响以及采取有针对性的预防和干预措施。同时,也将为评价其他类似结构雌激素样环境内分泌干扰物的健康效应提供理论基础及技术支持。本文将结合我们近年来的研究工作,综述目前环境低剂量BPA暴露对人体健康影响的分子机制研究进展、存在的问题以及将来研究的一些思考。展开更多
Bisphenol A(BPA) is one of the highest volume industrial products worldwide and has been widely used to make various products as the intermediates of polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins.Inevitably, general populat...Bisphenol A(BPA) is one of the highest volume industrial products worldwide and has been widely used to make various products as the intermediates of polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins.Inevitably, general population has been widely exposed to BPA due to extensive use of BPAcontaining products. BPA has similar chemical structure with the natural estrogen and has been shown to induce a variety of estrogen-like endocrine effects on organism in vivo or in vitro. High doses of BPA tend to act as antagonist of estrogen receptors(ERs) by directly regulating the genomic transcription. However, BPA at environmentally relevant low-dose always disrupt the biological function via a non-genomic manner mediated by membrane receptors, rather than ERs. Although some studies had investigated the non-genomic effects of low-dose BPA, the exact molecular mechanism still remains unclear. Recently, we found that membrane G protein-coupled estrogen receptor 1 and integrin αvβ3 and its relative signal pathways participate in the induction of male germ cell proliferation and thyroid transcription disruption by the low-dose BPA. A profound understanding for the mechanism of action of the environmentally relevant BPA exposure not only contributes to objectively evaluate and predict the potential influence to human health, but also provides theoretical basis and methodological support for assessing health effects trigged by other estrogen-like environmental endocrine disruptors. Based mainly on our recent findings, this review outlines the research progress of molecular mechanism on endocrine disrupting effects of environmental low-dose BPA, existing problems and some consideration for future studies.展开更多
The ubiquitous distribution of halogenated aromatic compounds（XAr） coupled with their carcinogenicity has raised public concerns on their potential risks to both human health and the ecosystem. Recently, advanced ox...The ubiquitous distribution of halogenated aromatic compounds（XAr） coupled with their carcinogenicity has raised public concerns on their potential risks to both human health and the ecosystem. Recently, advanced oxidation processes（AOPs） have been considered as an＂environmentally-friendly＂ technology for the remediation and destruction of such recalcitrant and highly toxic XAr. During our study on the mechanism of metal-independent production of hydroxyl radicals（UOH） by halogenated quinones and H_2O_2, we found, unexpectedly, that an unprecedented UOH-dependent two-step intrinsic chemiluminescene（CL） can be produced by H_2O_2 and tetrachloro-p-benzoquinone, the major carcinogenic metabolite of the widely used wood preservative pentachlorophenol. Further investigations showed that, in all UOH-generating systems, CL can also be produced not only by pentachlorophenol and all other halogenated phenols, but also by all XAr tested. A systematic structure–activity relationship study for all 19 chlorophenolic congeners showed that the CL increased with an increasing number of Cl-substitution in general. More importantly, a relatively good correlation was observed between the formation of quinoid/semiquinone radical intermediates and CL generation. Based on these results, we propose that UOH-dependent formation of quinoid intermediates and electronically excited carbonyl species is responsible for this unusual CL production; and a rapid, sensitive,simple, and effective CL method was developed not only to detect and quantify trace amount of XAr, but also to provide useful information for predicting the toxicity or monitoring real-time degradation kinetics of XAr. These findings may have broad chemical, environmental and biological implications for future studies on halogenated aromatic persistent organic pollutants.展开更多
2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin （TCDD） and polychlorinated biphenyls （PCBs） are among persistent polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons that exist as complex mixtures in the environment worldwide. The present s...2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin （TCDD） and polychlorinated biphenyls （PCBs） are among persistent polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons that exist as complex mixtures in the environment worldwide. The present study was attempted to investigate the hepatotoxicity following repeated exposure to TCDD and PCBs in combination in male rats, and to reveal the involvement of potential mechanisms. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to TCDD （10 Ixg/kg） and Aroclor 1254 （10 mg/kg, a representative mixture of PCBs） alone or in combination by intragastric administration. After 12-day exposure, all treatments produced significant hepatotoxicity as characterized by changes of plasma biochemistry and histopathological changes. These effects were more prominent in the combined group. Furthermore, all treatments induced hepatic cytochrome P450 1A1 （CYP1A1） expression, and the maximal level of CYP1A1 expression was observed in the combined group, as in the case of the most severe hepatotoxicity evoked by the combined exposure. These findings indicated that the hepatotoxicity induced by TCDD and Aroclor 1254 might be ascribed to the high expression of hepatic CYP1A1. The present study demonstrates the enhanced hepatotoxicity after exposure to TCDD and PCBs in combination in rats.展开更多
文摘双酚A(Bisphenol A, BPA)为苯酚系衍生物,作为生产聚碳酸酯塑料和环氧树脂的中间体被广泛应用于多种产品制造中,为全球产量最大的工业品之一。BPA的大量应用使普通人群暴露BPA的几率显著增加。BPA结构与雌激素相似,为一典型雌激素样内分泌干扰物,可以对机体产生多种毒性效应。高剂量BPA主要通过拮抗雌激素受体而发挥其内分泌干扰效应;环境相关低剂量BPA由于不能与雌激素竞争结合雌激素受体,主要通过膜受体介导的信号通路以非基因组方式诱导细胞生物学功能改变。但是,具体何种膜受体介导BPA的低剂量效应以及相关分子机制目前还不清楚。基于此,我们课题组近年来在这些方面做了一系列工作。我们发现,膜G蛋白偶联受体30和整合素αvβ3及其介导的信号传导通路分别介导了环境相关低剂量BPA对雄性生殖细胞的增殖诱导和甲状腺素基因转录的干扰。对环境相关低剂量BPA作用机制的深入理解不仅有助于更客观真实评价和预测环境暴露BPA对人体健康的可能潜在影响以及采取有针对性的预防和干预措施。同时,也将为评价其他类似结构雌激素样环境内分泌干扰物的健康效应提供理论基础及技术支持。本文将结合我们近年来的研究工作,综述目前环境低剂量BPA暴露对人体健康影响的分子机制研究进展、存在的问题以及将来研究的一些思考。
基金supported by Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (No.XDB01020300)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.21377158,21577149,21477139,21237005,21621064 and 21321004)
文摘Bisphenol A(BPA) is one of the highest volume industrial products worldwide and has been widely used to make various products as the intermediates of polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins.Inevitably, general population has been widely exposed to BPA due to extensive use of BPAcontaining products. BPA has similar chemical structure with the natural estrogen and has been shown to induce a variety of estrogen-like endocrine effects on organism in vivo or in vitro. High doses of BPA tend to act as antagonist of estrogen receptors(ERs) by directly regulating the genomic transcription. However, BPA at environmentally relevant low-dose always disrupt the biological function via a non-genomic manner mediated by membrane receptors, rather than ERs. Although some studies had investigated the non-genomic effects of low-dose BPA, the exact molecular mechanism still remains unclear. Recently, we found that membrane G protein-coupled estrogen receptor 1 and integrin αvβ3 and its relative signal pathways participate in the induction of male germ cell proliferation and thyroid transcription disruption by the low-dose BPA. A profound understanding for the mechanism of action of the environmentally relevant BPA exposure not only contributes to objectively evaluate and predict the potential influence to human health, but also provides theoretical basis and methodological support for assessing health effects trigged by other estrogen-like environmental endocrine disruptors. Based mainly on our recent findings, this review outlines the research progress of molecular mechanism on endocrine disrupting effects of environmental low-dose BPA, existing problems and some consideration for future studies.
基金supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of CAS(No.XDB01020300)NSF China Grants(Nos.21577149,21477139,21237005 and 21321004)NIH Grants(Nos.ES11497,RR01008 and ES00210)
文摘The ubiquitous distribution of halogenated aromatic compounds（XAr） coupled with their carcinogenicity has raised public concerns on their potential risks to both human health and the ecosystem. Recently, advanced oxidation processes（AOPs） have been considered as an＂environmentally-friendly＂ technology for the remediation and destruction of such recalcitrant and highly toxic XAr. During our study on the mechanism of metal-independent production of hydroxyl radicals（UOH） by halogenated quinones and H_2O_2, we found, unexpectedly, that an unprecedented UOH-dependent two-step intrinsic chemiluminescene（CL） can be produced by H_2O_2 and tetrachloro-p-benzoquinone, the major carcinogenic metabolite of the widely used wood preservative pentachlorophenol. Further investigations showed that, in all UOH-generating systems, CL can also be produced not only by pentachlorophenol and all other halogenated phenols, but also by all XAr tested. A systematic structure–activity relationship study for all 19 chlorophenolic congeners showed that the CL increased with an increasing number of Cl-substitution in general. More importantly, a relatively good correlation was observed between the formation of quinoid/semiquinone radical intermediates and CL generation. Based on these results, we propose that UOH-dependent formation of quinoid intermediates and electronically excited carbonyl species is responsible for this unusual CL production; and a rapid, sensitive,simple, and effective CL method was developed not only to detect and quantify trace amount of XAr, but also to provide useful information for predicting the toxicity or monitoring real-time degradation kinetics of XAr. These findings may have broad chemical, environmental and biological implications for future studies on halogenated aromatic persistent organic pollutants.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program (973) of China (No.2011CB503803)partly financed by the State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology,Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences,Chinese Academy of Sciences (No.KF2008-20)
文摘2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin （TCDD） and polychlorinated biphenyls （PCBs） are among persistent polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons that exist as complex mixtures in the environment worldwide. The present study was attempted to investigate the hepatotoxicity following repeated exposure to TCDD and PCBs in combination in male rats, and to reveal the involvement of potential mechanisms. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to TCDD （10 Ixg/kg） and Aroclor 1254 （10 mg/kg, a representative mixture of PCBs） alone or in combination by intragastric administration. After 12-day exposure, all treatments produced significant hepatotoxicity as characterized by changes of plasma biochemistry and histopathological changes. These effects were more prominent in the combined group. Furthermore, all treatments induced hepatic cytochrome P450 1A1 （CYP1A1） expression, and the maximal level of CYP1A1 expression was observed in the combined group, as in the case of the most severe hepatotoxicity evoked by the combined exposure. These findings indicated that the hepatotoxicity induced by TCDD and Aroclor 1254 might be ascribed to the high expression of hepatic CYP1A1. The present study demonstrates the enhanced hepatotoxicity after exposure to TCDD and PCBs in combination in rats.
