ArticleScientific reports2017
Low-dose levels of bisphenol A inhibit telomerase via ER/GPR30-ERK signalling, impair DNA integrity and reduce cell proliferation in primary PBMC.
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- Novel insights of elevated systemic levels of bisphenol-A (BPA) linked to poor glycemic control, accelerated cellular senescence and insulin resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes.Molecular and cellular biochemistry · 2019Trial
- Prenatal exposure to Bisphenol-A as a risk factor for infant neurodevelopment.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Review
- Six Decades of Dopamine Hypothesis: Is Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor the New D2?Reports (MDPI) · 2023Review
- Re-evaluation of the risks to public health related to the presence of bisphenol A (BPA) in foodstuffs.EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority · 2023Article
- G Protein-Coupled Estrogen Receptor GPER: Molecular Pharmacology and Therapeutic Applications.Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology · 2023Review
- Potential Pro-Tumorigenic Effect of Bisphenol A in Breast Cancer via Altering the Tumor Microenvironment.Cancers · 2022Review
- Long-term exposure to "low-dose" bisphenol A decreases mitochondrial DNA copy number, and accelerates telomere shortening in human CD8 + T cells.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Effect of bisphenols on telomerase expression and activity in breast cancer cell lines.Molecular biology reports · 2020Article
- Involvement of the Endocrine-Disrupting Chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) in Human Placentation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- ERK is a Pivotal Player of Chemo-Immune-Resistance in Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019Review
- Exposure to polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) associates with genome-wide DNA methylation differences in peripheral blood.Epigenetics · 2019Article
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Abstract
Controversy exists about the human health risk of environmental exposure to bisphenol A (BPA). Telomerase activity is emerging both as biomarker and contributing factor for age-related diseases. The effects of BPA exposure at 1-1000 nM on telomerase, DNA integrity and cell proliferation were investigated in PBMC from human donors. Telomerase activity was determined by TRAP-ELISA assay and mRNA expression by qRT-PCR. Mechanistic studies were carried out on the ER/GPR30-ERK pathway using specific inhibitors/antagonists, the comet assay to quantify DNA damage and flow cytometry for cell proliferation. 24 h BPA exposure inhibited telomerase in a non-monotonic pattern with a peak inhibition of 32% at 1 nM (p ≤ 0.01). A significant telomerase inhibition was evident at 1 h after exposure with a minimum at 6 h. Elevated levels of DNA damage frequency and decrease in cell proliferation were evident upon long-term exposure. The results further demonstrate that BPA triggered rapidly an ER/GPR30-ERK transduction pathway that leads to decreased telomerase activity in human PBMC. This is the first study to demonstrate adverse impact of BPA at levels of current human exposure on telomerase in normal cells, mediated by ER/GPR30-ERK. The results suggest a potentially harmful influence of BPA on immune cells and should be addressed in future studies.
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