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ArticleToxicology and applied pharmacology2017

The unexpected teratogenicity of RXR antagonist UVI3003 via activation of PPARγ in Xenopus tropicalis.

Jingmin Zhu, Amanda Janesick, Lijiao Wu, Lingling Hu, Weiyi Tang, Bruce Blumberg, Huahong Shi

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Article in Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Jingmin ZhuState Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China.
Amanda JanesickDepartment of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, California 92697-2300, USA.
Lijiao WuState Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China.
Lingling HuState Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China.
Weiyi TangDepartment of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, California 92697-2300, USA.
Bruce BlumbergDepartment of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, California 92697-2300, USA.
Huahong ShiState Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China. Electronic address: hhshi@des.ecnu.edu.cn.
East China Normal University · CNUniversity of California, Irvine · US

Funding

Transgenerational obesity caused by ancestral exposure to obesogens in utero: changes in germline genomic architecture, roles of gonadal somatic cells, and metabolomic analysis of sexual dimorphismR01ES023316 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI BRUCE BLUMBERG, TOSHIHIRO SHIODA · 2013 to 2026
$8.3M
NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES023316
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The RXR agonist (triphenyltin, TPT) and the RXR antagonist (UVI3003) both show teratogenicity and, unexpectedly, induce similar malformations in Xenopus tropicalis embryos. In the present study, we exposed X. tropicalis embryos to UVI3003 in seven specific developmental windows and identified changes in gene expression. We further measured the ability of UVI3003 to activate Xenopus RXRα (xRXRα) and PPARγ (xPPARγ) in vitro and in vivo. We found that UVI3003 activated xPPARγ either in Cos7 cells (in vitro) or Xenopus embryos (in vivo). UVI3003 did not significantly activate human or mouse PPARγ in vitro; therefore, the activation of Xenopus PPARγ by UVI3003 is novel. The ability of UVI3003 to activate xPPARγ explains why UVI3003 and TPT yield similar phenotypes in Xenopus embryos. Our results indicate that activating PPARγ leads to teratogenic effects in Xenopus embryos. More generally, we infer that chemicals known to specifically modulate mammalian nuclear hormone receptors cannot be assumed to have the same activity in non-mammalian species, such as Xenopus. Rather they must be tested for activity and specificity on receptors of the species in question to avoid making inappropriate conclusions.

Indexed as

Abnormalities, Drug-InducedAnimalsCoumaric AcidsPPAR gammaRetinoid X ReceptorsTeratogensTetrahydronaphthalenesXenopusCoumaric AcidsPPAR gammaRetinoid X ReceptorsTeratogensTetrahydronaphthalenesUVI 3003Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γRetinoid X receptorTeratogenicityTPTUVI3003Xenopus

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PMID27894914
PMCPMC5183475
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