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Abstract Title:

Thyroid Disruption by Bisphenol S Analogues via Thyroid Hormone Receptorβ: in Vitro, in Vivo, and Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study.

Abstract Source:

Environ Sci Technol. 2018 Jun 5 ;52(11):6617-6625. Epub 2018 May 24. PMID: 29763311

Abstract Author(s):

Liping Lu, Tingjie Zhan, Mei Ma, Chao Xu, Jingpeng Wang, Chunlong Zhang, Weiping Liu, Shulin Zhuang

Article Affiliation:

Liping Lu

Abstract:

Bisphenol S (4-hydroxyphenyl sulfone, BPS) is increasingly used as a bisphenol A (BPA) alternative. The global usage of BPS and its analogues (BPSs) resulted in the frequent detection of their residues in multiple environmental media. We investigated their potential endocrine-disrupting effects toward thyroid hormone receptor (TR)β. The molecular interaction of BPSs toward TRβ ligand binding domain (LBD) was probed by fluorescence spectroscopy and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. BPSs caused the static fluorescence quenching of TRβ LBD. The 100 ns MD simulations revealed that the binding of BPSs caused significant changes in the distance between residue His435 at helix 11(H11) and residue Phe459 at H12 in comparison to no ligand-bound TRβ LBD, indicating relative repositioning of H12. The recombinant two-hybrid yeast assay showed that tetrabromobisphenol S (TBBPS) and tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) have potent antagonistic activity toward TRβ, with an ICof 10.1 and 21.1 nM, respectively. BPS and BPA have the antagonistic activity with ICof 312 and 884 nM, respectively. BPSs significantly altered the expression level of mRNA of TRβ gene in zebrafish embryos. BPS and TBBPS at environmentally relevant concentrations have antagonistic activity toward TRβ, implying that BPSs are not safe BPA alternatives in many BPA-free products. Future health risk assessments for TR disruption and other adverse effects should focus more on the structure-activity relationship in the design of environmentally benign BPA alternatives.

Study Type : Animal Study
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Problem Substances : Bisphenol S : CK(514) : AC(172)

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