New EDC articles: May 22 – 28, 2019 – HEEDS

New EDC articles: May 22 – 28, 2019

Post author:HEEDS
Post published:May 28, 2019
Post category:EDC Science Weekly

A summary of articles on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) added to PubMed this week.

Contents: Regulations/Policy, Reviews, Human Health Studies, Laboratory Studies, and Wildlife/Environment/Exposure Studies.

Regulations/Policy

Case study: Is bisphenol S safer than bisphenol A in thermal papers?

DOHaD: the challenge of translating the science to policy.

Reviews

The parental brain and behavior: a target for endocrine disruption.

Endocrine disruption through membrane estrogen receptors and novel pathways leading to rapid toxicological and epigenetic effects.

Attenuation, transport, and management of estrogens: A review.

BPA/Phenols/Phthalates/Parabens

Parabens: the 2019 nonallergen of the year.

Pesticides

Effects of chemical pollutants on reproductive and developmental processes in Italian amphibians.

Metals

Association between hair lead levels and autism spectrum disorder in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Heavy metal toxicity: An update of chelating therapeutic strategies.

Advances in science and applications of air pollution monitoring: A case study on oil sands monitoring targeting ecosystem protection. [includes mercury, PAHs, trace metals]

Human Health Studies

BPA/Phenols

Exposure to Bisphenol a Substitutes and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Prospective Cohort Study in China.

Perfluoroalkyl Substances

Metabolome Wide Association Study of Serum Poly and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in Pregnancy and Early Postpartum.

Pesticides

Use of Pesticides and Health Risk among Farmers in Sunsari District, Nepal.

Evaluation of genetic damage in pesticides applicators from the province of Córdoba, Argentina.

Arsenic/Metals

Cadmium, lead and mercury in Norwegian obese patients before and 12 months after bariatric surgery.

A urinary metabolomics study of a Polish subpopulation environmentally exposed to arsenic.

Systematic evaluation of exposure to trace elements and minerals in patients with chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka

Arsenic exposure through drinking Water and oxidative stress Status: A cross-sectional study in the Ayeyarwady region, Myanmar.

Laboratory Studies

BPA/Phenols

Emerging Polar Phenolic Disinfection Byproducts Are High-Affinity Human Transthyretin Disruptors: an in Vitro and in Silico Study.

Quantitative in vitro-to-in vivo extrapolation (QIVIVE) of estrogenic and anti-androgenic potencies of BPA and BADGE analogues.

Scientific Validation of Ethnomedicinal Use of Ipomoea batatas L. Lam. as Aphrodisiac and Gonadoprotective Agent against Bisphenol A Induced Testicular Toxicity in Male Sprague Dawley Rats.

Predicting estrogen receptor activation by a group of substituted phenols: An Integrated Approach to testing and assessment case study.

Metabolomic modulations of HepG2 cells exposed to bisphenol analogues.

Hazards of bisphenol A — blocks RNA splicing leading to abnormal testicular development in offspring male mice.

Phthalates

Di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate induces cytotoxicity in HEK-293 cell line, implication of the Nrf-2/HO-1 antioxidant pathway.

Parabens/Triclosan/Antimicrobials

Gene expression profiles in brain of male juvenile zebrafish (Danio rerio) treated with triclosan.

Persistent Organic Pollutants

Sperm quality in mouse after exposure to low doses of TCDD.

2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin Induces Vascular Dysfunction That is Dependent on Perivascular Adipose and Cytochrome P4501A1 Expression.

Neonatal exposure to furan alters the development of reproductive systems in adult male Sprague Dawley rats.

Pesticides

Chlorothalonil Exposure Alters Virus Susceptibility and Markers of Immunity, Nutrition, and Development in Honey Bees.

Involvement of polyamines in sucrose-induced tolerance to atrazine-mediated chemical stress in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Toxic effect of alpha cypermethrin, an environmental pollutant, on myocardial tissue in male wistar rats.

Sub-lethal effects of the pesticide imazalil on the earthworm Eisenia andrei: reproduction, cytotoxicity, and oxidative stress.

In vitro exposure to pyrethroid-based products disrupts development of mouse preimplantation embryos.

Transcriptomic responses of the clam Meretrix meretrix to the organophosphorus pesticide (dimethoate).

Clethodim exposure induces developmental immunotoxicity and neurobehavioral dysfunction in zebrafish embryos.

Arsenic/Metals

Chronic cadmium exposure in Japanese quails perturbs serum biochemical parameters and enzyme activity.

Potential interaction of cadmium chloride with pancreatic mitochondria: Implications for pancreatic cancer.

Arsenic-induced neoplastic transformation involves epithelial-mesenchymal transition and activation of β-catenin/c-Myc pathway in human kidney epithelial cells.

Cadmium tolerance pathway in Anopheles gambiae senso stricto.

Exposure to cadmium induced gut histopathological damages and microbiota alterations of Chinese toad (Bufo gargarizans) larvae.

Pharmaceuticals

A transcriptomics-based analysis of the toxicity mechanisms of gabapentin to zebrafish embryos at realistic environmental concentrations.

Microplastics

Uncovering the sub-lethal impacts of plastic ingestion by shearwaters using fatty acid analysis.

Miscellaneous

Changes in Thyroid Hormone Activity Disrupt Photomotor Behavior of Larval Zebrafish.

A comparison of particulate hexavalent chromium cytotoxicity and genotoxicity in human and leatherback sea turtle lung cells from a one environmental health perspective

Chronic toxicity of treated and untreated aqueous solutions containing imidazole-based ionic liquids and their oxydized by-products.

Wildlife/Environment/Exposure Studies

Perfluoroalkyl Substances

Perfluoroalkyl substances in the Maltese environment – (II) sediments, soils and groundwater.

Flame Retardants

Assessment of spray polyurethane foam worker exposure to organophosphate flame retardants through measures in air, hand wipes, and urine.

Pesticides

Pesticides in randomly collected rice commercialised in Entre Ríos, Argentina.

Risk assessment of chlorantraniliprole pesticide use in rice-crab coculture systems in the basin of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China.

Farm Machine Use and Pesticide Expenditure in Maize Production: Health and Environment Implications.

Arsenic/Metals

A Review of Biomarkers Used for Assessing Human Exposure to Metals from E-Waste.

Investigating the drinking and surface water quality and associated health risks in a semi-arid multi-industrial metropolis (Faisalabad), Pakistan.

Soil and indoor dust as environmental media of human exposure to As, Cd, Cu, and Pb near a copper smelter in central Chile.

Total arsenic and inorganic arsenic speciation in groundwater intended for human consumption in Uruguay: Correlation with fluoride, iron, manganese and sulfate.

Microplastics

Microplastic distribution in surface sediments along the Spanish Mediterranean continental shelf.

Miscellaneous

Occurrence and potential environmental risk of surfactants and their transformation products discharged by wastewater treatment plants.

This list is not meant to be exhaustive, and generally does not include studies on detection, remediation, or treatment of EDCs. Note that journal publication dates may be different than dates added to PubMed. Compiled by Sarah Howard, Diabetes and Environment Program and HEEDS at Commonweal.

EHN EHN

Webinar: Fluoride, neurodevelopment, and cognition: a National Toxicology Program monograph
by Sarah Howard on November 19, 2024 at 5:00 pm
This Dec. 3 webinar features Dr. Kyla Taylor of NIEHS who will discuss the results of a National Toxicology Program monograph review that concluded there is "moderate confidence" in the scientific evidence that showed an association between higher levels of fluoride exposure and lower IQ in children.
Webinar: Behind the scenes at EPA: What's gone wrong and what does it mean for our work?
by Sarah Howard on November 19, 2024 at 3:56 pm
This Dec. 9 webinar, Behind the scenes at EPA: what's gone wrong and what does it mean for our work? is part 2 of a series on the future of EPA decision-making. Sponsored by the Collaborative for Health and Environment (CHE), Earthjustice, and UCSF's Earth Center.
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals: hazards and opportunities (ECHO) course
by Sarah Howard on October 31, 2024 at 2:50 pm
This course focuses on the chemical, biological, and societal challenges of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and new opportunities for moving forward. ECHO is a two-week intensive bootcamp-style career development course for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and professionals in the field. It is held at Woods Hole, Massachusetts.

EHN EHN

“We have enough evidence” to act on toxic plastic exposure now
by Katherine McMahon,Sarah Howard on November 22, 2024 at 3:31 pm
In a recent commentary published in The Lancet, Dr. Leonardo Trasande of NYU’s Grossman School of Medicine emphasizes the need to address the well-established health harms from exposure to chemical additives used in plastics. “Only through a serious and concerted effort to turn off the plastic tap will we apply the lessons learned from plastic use… and avoid the invisible chemicals used in plastic materials from becoming visible in the form of a larger global pandemic of chronic disease.”
Kids who adopt a gluten-free diet have increased arsenic levels
by Katherine McMahon,Sarah Howard on November 20, 2024 at 1:32 pm
A recent study published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology found that children who adopted a gluten-free (GF) diet after being diagnosed with celiac disease had significantly increased arsenic exposure after only six months. “More research needs to be done to determine whether there are long-term effects of this bump, but overall, I think it speaks to the importance of diversifying the grains in the gluten-free diet.”
NIEHS publishes new strategic plan
by Sarah Howard on November 19, 2024 at 6:03 pm
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) published a 2025-2029 strategic plan, "Health at the Intersection of People and Their Environments."

EHN EHN

Trump’s second term could mean fewer protections for drinking water
by EHN Curators on November 21, 2024 at 12:30 pm
Donald Trump’s plans for the Environmental Protection Agency may include rolling back protections against PFAS and other drinking water threats, worrying public health advocates. Hiroko Tabuchi reports for The New York Times.
Kennedy’s fluoride policy faces obstacles
by EHN Curators on November 19, 2024 at 8:28 pm
President-elect Trump’s selection of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services won’t give him direct control over water fluoridation policies, though his influence could sway public and local debates. Miranda Willson reports for E&E News.
Scientists' Declaration for the Global Plastics Treaty
by Sarah Howard on November 19, 2024 at 5:54 pm
The signatories of this declaration are independent scientists with expertise on plastics, and who are free of conflicts of interest associated with the life cycle of plastics. Read it here and sign it here. Due Nov. 22, 2024.