Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
208, P. 111747 - 111747
Published: Dec. 8, 2020
Residues
of
the
psychoactive
drug
diazepam
(DZP)
may
pose
potential
risks
to
fish
in
aquatic
environments,
especially
by
disrupting
their
behavioral
traits.
In
this
study,
female
and
male
zebrafish
were
subjected
chronic
exposure
(21
days)
sublethal
doses
(120
12
µg/L)
DZP,
aimed
compare
characteristics
responses
DZP
exposure,
investigate
possible
links
between
those
variations
brain
γ-aminobutyric
acid
(GABA)
acetylcholinesterase
(AChE)
levels.
Chronic
significantly
decreased
swimming
velocity
locomotor
activity
both
genders,
indicating
a
typical
sedative
effect.
Compared
with
males,
whose
was
only
for
21
days,
females
became
hypoactive
on
day
14
(i.e.,
more
sensitive),
they
developed
tolerance
effect
induced
120
μg/L
21.
Exposure
disturbed
traits
related
social
interactions
but
not
males.
Those
results
indicate
that
exhibits
sex-dependent
effects
behaviors
fish.
Moreover,
days
almost
all
tested
associated
courtship
when
genders
put
together.
Sex-dependent
GABA
AChE
levels
due
also
identified.
Significant
relationships
GABA/AChE
some
parameters
detected
females,
Toxicology,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
424, P. 152235 - 152235
Published: June 12, 2019
Recent
studies
report
widespread
usage
or
exposure
to
a
variety
of
chemicals
with
structural
functional
similarity
bisphenol
A
(BPA),
referred
as
BPA
analogues
derivatives.
These
have
been
detected
in
foodstuffs,
house
dust,
environmental
samples,
human
urine
blood,
and
consumer
products.
Compared
BPA,
relatively
little
is
known
about
potential
toxicity
these
compounds.
This
scoping
review
aimed
summarize
the
human,
animal,
mechanistic
data
for
24
emerging
interest
research
regulatory
communities.
PubMed
was
searched
from
March
1,
2015
January
5,
2019
combined
results
obtained
literature
searches
conducted
through
23,
2015,
The
National
Toxicology
Program’s
Research
Report
4
(NTP
RR-04),
“Biological
Activity
Bisphenol
(BPA)
Structural
Analogues
Functional
Alternatives”.
Study
details
are
presented
interactive
displays
using
Tableau
Public.
In
total,
5748
records
were
screened
inclusion.
One
hundred
sixty
seven
included
NTP
RR-04
175
updated
search
2019.
there
22,
117,
221
epidemiological,
experimental
vitro
included.
most
frequently
studied
S
(BPS),
F
(4,4-BPF),
AF
(BPAF).
Notable
changes
since
include
growing
body
epidemiological
vivo
zebrafish.
Numerous
new
endpoints
also
evaluated
across
all
three
evidence
streams
including
diabetes,
obesity,
oxidative
stress.
However,
few
addressed
such
neurodevelopmental
outcomes
impacts
on
developing
mammary
prostate
glands,
which
be
susceptible
disruption
by
BPA.
Further,
remains
critical
need
better
information
order
prioritize
studies.
Moving
forward,
researchers
should
ensure
that
full
dose
responses
performed
main
effects
support
hazard
risk
characterization
efforts.
gathered
here
suggests
characterizations
expand
beyond
consider
analogues.
Environmental Science & Technology,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
53(22), P. 13427 - 13439
Published: Oct. 14, 2019
The
novel
PFOS
alternatives,
6:2
chlorinated
polyfluorinated
ether
sulfonate
(F-53B)
and
sodium
p-perfluorous
nonenoxybenzenesulfonate
(OBS),
are
emerging
in
the
Chinese
market,
but
little
is
known
about
their
ecological
risks.
In
this
study,
zebrafish
embryos
were
exposed
to
PFOS,
F-53B,
OBS
evaluate
bioconcentration
acute
metabolic
consequences.
Per-
polyfluoroalkyl
substances
(PFASs)
accumulated
larvae
order
of
F-53B
>
OBS,
with
factors
ranging
from
20
357.
Exposure
not
increased
energy
expenditure,
reduced
feed
intake
a
concentration-dependent
manner
expression
genes
involved
pathways
at
transcriptional
translational
levels.
Molecular
docking
revealed
that
binding
affinities
PFASs
glucokinase
decreased
following
order:
OBS.
Finally,
results
Point
Departure
(PoD)
indicate
end
points
molecular
organismal
level
most
sensitive
followed
by
Collectively,
has
highest
potential
strongest
metabolism-disrupting
effects,
Our
findings
have
important
implications
for
assessment
early
developmental
effects
alternatives
wildlife
humans.
Endocrinology and Metabolism,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
34(4), P. 340 - 340
Published: Jan. 1, 2019
In
recent
decades,
attention
has
been
directed
toward
the
effects
of
bisphenol
A
(BPA)
on
human
health.BPA
estrogenic
activity
and
is
regarded
as
a
representative
endocrine
disruptor.In
addition,
mounting
evidence
indicates
that
BPA
can
disrupt
thyroid
hormone
its
action.This
review
examined
epidemiological
studies
to
investigate
association
between
exposure
levels,
analyzed
in
vivo
vitro
experiments
identify
causal
relationship
mechanism
action.BPA
involved
action
not
only
receptor
antagonist,
but
also
through
several
other
mechanisms.Since
use
bisphenols
than
recently
increased,
we
reviewed
action.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
17(8), P. 2654 - 2654
Published: April 13, 2020
Bisphenols
(BPs),
and
especially
bisphenol
A
(BPA),
are
known
endocrine
disruptors
(EDCs),
capable
of
interfering
with
estrogen
androgen
activities,
as
well
being
suspected
other
health
outcomes.
Given
the
crucial
role
thyroid
hormones
increasing
incidence
carcinoma
in
last
few
decades,
this
review
analyzes
effects
BPS
on
thyroid,
considering
original
research
vitro,
vivo,
humans
published
from
January
2000
to
October
2019.
Both
vitro
vivo
studies
reported
ability
BPs
disrupt
function
through
multiple
mechanisms.
The
antagonism
receptors
(TRs),
which
affects
TR-mediated
transcriptional
activity,
direct
action
gene
expression
at
pituitary
level,
competitive
binding
transport
proteins,
induction
toxicity
several
cell
lines
likely
main
mechanisms
leading
dysfunction.
In
humans,
results
more
contradictory,
though
some
evidence
suggests
potential
risk
nodules.
standardized
methodology
toxicological
prospective
epidemiological
individual
exposure
assessments
warranted
evaluate
pathophysiology
resulting
damage
establish
temporal
relationship
between
markers
long-term
effects.
Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
59(9), P. 3968 - 3980
Published: Aug. 12, 2019
Human
pharmacokinetics
is
of
great
significance
in
the
selection
drug
candidates,
and
silico
estimation
pharmacokinetic
parameters
early
stage
development
has
become
trend
research
owing
to
its
time-
cost-saving
advantages.
Herein,
quantitative
structure-property
relationship
studies
were
carried
out
predict
four
human
including
volume
distribution
at
steady
state
(VDss),
clearance
(CL),
terminal
half-life
(t1/2),
fraction
unbound
plasma
(fu),
using
a
data
set
consisting
1352
drugs.
A
series
regression
models
built
most
suitable
features
selected
by
Boruta
algorithm
machine
learning
methods
support
vector
(SVM),
random
forest
(RF),
gradient
boosting
(GBM),
XGBoost
(XGB).
For
VDss,
SVM
showed
best
performance
with
R2test
=
0.870
RMSEtest
0.208.
other
three
parameters,
RF
produced
superior
prediction
accuracy
(for
CL,
0.875
0.103;
for
t1/2,
0.832
0.154;
fu,
0.818
0.291).
Assessed
10-fold
cross
validation,
leave-one-out
Y-randomization
test
applicability
domain
evaluation,
these
demonstrated
excellent
stability
predictive
ability.
Compared
published
estimation,
it
was
further
confirmed
that
our
obtained
better
ability
could
be
used
preclinical
candidates.