Isolation of a New Organochlorine Pollutant 2,3,3,3,2?,3?,3?,3?-Octachlorodipropyl Ether From Fish

AbstractIn this systematic review, the association between prenatal exposure to organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and neonatal thyroid hormone levels was studied. A systematic search of scientific literature was performed from the PubMed, SCOPUS and ISI web of science electronic bibliographic databases. The search strategy for the review was [(organochlorine OR “organochlorine pesticides” OR “organochlorine pollutants” OR “organochlorine pollutant”) AND (“thyroid hormone” OR triiodothyronine OR Thyroxine OR “fetal thyroid function” OR “thyroid function” OR “Thyroid Stimulating Hormone” AND “prenatal” AND “maternal exposure”)] in English sources. In this review, 305 papers (PubMed: 30; Scopus: 29; ISI: 246) were identified through an electronic database search. Twenty-seven articles were assessed for eligibility, from which 16 qualified articles were selected for the final evaluation. The most common OCP metabolites which were evaluated in order were hexachlorobenzene (HCB) (13 studies), pp-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (pp-DDE) (13 studies), hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) (10 studies) and dichlorodiphenyltrichlorethane (DDT) (eight studies). A review of the documents related to the association of prenatal exposure of OCPs with fetal or neonatal thyroid function tests provides us with heterogeneous data in this field. Factors such as differences in the studied populations and their area, ethnic and genetic background, time and rate of exposure, possible interaction of other thyroid-disrupting environmental factors and dietary intake of micronutrients such as iodine and/or selenium are considered the main limitations for making an accurate conclusion. For some OCPs including DDT, DDE, HCH and HCB, there are supporting evidences, and it is suggested that their exposure could potentially alter the fetal thyroid function and consequently impair the neurodevelopment process of the infants.

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Markers of Acute Toxicity in Pancreatic Beta-Cells Exposed to Lethal Doses of the Organochlorine Pollutant DDT Determined by a Proteomic Approach

10.1101/2020.02.07.938605 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Nela Pavlíková ◽

Jan Šrámek ◽

Michael Jelínek ◽

Petr Halada ◽

Jan Kovář

Keyword(s):

Acute Toxicity ◽

Beta Cells ◽

Cell Morphology ◽

Pancreatic Beta Cells ◽

Lethal Dose ◽

Mitochondrial Proteins ◽

Biliverdin Reductase ◽

Proteomic Approach ◽

Organochlorine Pollutant ◽

Lethal Doses

ABSTRACTMany compounds have the potential to harm pancreatic beta-cells; organochlorine pollutants belong to those compounds. In this work, we aimed to find markers of acute toxicity of p,p‘-DDT among proteins expressed in human pancreatic beta-cells NES2Y and visible at 2-D electrophoresis. We exposed NES2Y cells to a lethal dose of p,p‘-DDT (150 μM) for 24 hours and 30 hours and determined changes in protein expression using 2-D electrophoresis. We also stained the cells exposed to p,p‘-DDT to visualize the altered phenotype of the exposed cells. Among proteins with changed expression, we identified proteins involved in ER stress (GRP78, and endoplasmin), mitochondrial proteins (GRP75, ECHM, IDH3A, NDUS1, and NDUS3), proteins with potential to change the cell morphology (EFHD2, TCPA, NDRG1, and ezrin), and some other proteins (HNRPF, HNRH1, K2C8, vimentin, PBDC1, EF2, PCNA, biliverdin reductase, G3BP1, FRIL, and HSP27). These proteins can be used as markers of acute DDT toxicity.

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