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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-5-6
pubmed:abstractText
Several phthalate esters, compounds used as plasticizers in a variety of commercial products, have been shown to induce hepatic tumors in rodents. In this study, the comparative effects of phthalate monoesters on inhibition of gap junctional intercellular communication and induction of peroxisomal beta-oxidation were assessed in primary cultured hepatocytes from rats, mice, hamsters, cynomolgus monkeys, and humans. A human liver cell line was also utilized. Eight monoesters examined included mono-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP), mono-n-octyl phthalate (MNOP), mono-isononyl phthalate (MINP, 3 types, -1, -2, and -3), mono-isoheptyl phthalate (MIHP), mono-isodecyl phthalate (MIDP), and mono-(heptyl, nonyl, undecyl) phthalate (M711P). Gap junctional intercellular communication was measured 4 and 24 h after treatment by lucifer yellow dye coupling. Gap junctional intercellular communication was inhibited in rat and mouse hepatocytes by all eight monoesters in a concentration-dependent manner. In most cases, gap junctional intercellular communication was significantly reduced at the lowest concentrations tested (50 pM). Inhibition of gap junctional intercellular communication in rodent cells was substantially reversed within 24 h of monoester removal. In contrast, cell-to-cell communication was not inhibited in hamster, cynomolgus, or human hepatocytes or in a human liver cell line at any concentration examined. In rat hepatocytes, peroxisomal beta-oxidation was elevated after treatment with MEHP, MINP, MIHP, and MIDP but not MNOP or M711P, and with all but MIHP in mouse hepatocytes. The eight phthalates produced no marked change on peroxisomal beta-oxidation in hepatocytes from other species. These data provide additional evidence that the toxicological effects of phthalate esters are species specific.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1528-7394
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
26
pubmed:volume
65
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
569-88
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11995694-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:11995694-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11995694-Cell Communication, pubmed-meshheading:11995694-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:11995694-Cricetinae, pubmed-meshheading:11995694-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:11995694-Esters, pubmed-meshheading:11995694-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11995694-Gap Junctions, pubmed-meshheading:11995694-Hepatocytes, pubmed-meshheading:11995694-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11995694-Macaca fascicularis, pubmed-meshheading:11995694-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11995694-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11995694-Mice, Inbred Strains, pubmed-meshheading:11995694-Peroxisome Proliferators, pubmed-meshheading:11995694-Peroxisomes, pubmed-meshheading:11995694-Phenobarbital, pubmed-meshheading:11995694-Phthalic Acids, pubmed-meshheading:11995694-Pyrimidines, pubmed-meshheading:11995694-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:11995694-Rats, Inbred F344, pubmed-meshheading:11995694-Species Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:11995694-Structure-Activity Relationship, pubmed-meshheading:11995694-Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparative effects of phthalate monoesters on gap junctional intercellular communication and peroxisome proliferation in rodent and primate hepatocytes.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46202-5120, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study