Accumulation and Endocrine Disrupting Effects of the Flame Retardant Mixture Firemaster®550 in Rats: An Exploratory Assessment
Autor: | Heather M. Stapleton, Heather B. Patisaul, Robin B. Gear, Scott M. Belcher, Simon C. Roberts, Natalie Mabrey, Joseph M. Braun, Katherine A. McCaffrey |
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Rok vydání: | 2012 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Offspring Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Poison control General Medicine Biology Toxicology Biochemistry Endocrinology medicine.anatomical_structure Endocrine disruptor Internal medicine Lactation medicine Molecular Medicine Gestation Endocrine system medicine.symptom Molecular Biology Weight gain Obesogen |
Zdroj: | Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology. 27:124-136 |
ISSN: | 1095-6670 |
DOI: | 10.1002/jbt.21439 |
Popis: | Firemaster® 550 (FM 550), a fire-retardant mixture used in foam-based products, was recently identified as a common contaminant in household dust. The chemical structures of its principle components suggest they have endocrine disrupting activity, but nothing is known about their physiological effects at environmentally relevant exposure levels. The goal of this exploratory study was to evaluate accumulation, metabolism and endocrine disrupting effects of FM 550 in rats exposed to 100 or 1000 µg/day across gestation and lactation. FM 550 components accumulated in tissues of exposed dams and offspring and induced phenotypic hallmarks associated with metabolic syndrome in the offspring. Effects included increased serum thyroxine levels and reduced hepatic carboxylesterease activity in dams, and advanced female puberty, weight gain, male cardiac hypertrophy, and altered exploratory behaviors in offspring. Results of this study are the first to implicate FM 550 as an endocrine disruptor and an obesogen at environmentally relevant levels. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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