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ArticleEndocrine connections2018

EDC IMPACT: Molecular effects of developmental FM 550 exposure in Wistar rat placenta and fetal forebrain.

Kylie D Rock, Brian Horman, Allison L Phillips, Susan L McRitchie, Scott Watson, Jocelin Deese-Spruill, Dereje Jima, Susan Sumner, Heather M Stapleton, Heather B Patisaul

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Article in Endocrine connections, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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35citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
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What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kylie D RockDepartment of Biological SciencesNorth Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
Brian HormanDepartment of Biological SciencesNorth Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
Allison L PhillipsNicholas School of the EnvironmentDuke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Susan L McRitchieNIH Eastern Regional Comprehensive Metabolomics Res. CoreUniv. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Scott WatsonNIH Eastern Regional Comprehensive Metabolomics Res. CoreUniv. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Jocelin Deese-SpruillNIH Eastern Regional Comprehensive Metabolomics Res. CoreUniv. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Dereje JimaCenter for Human Health and the EnvironmentNorth Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
Susan SumnerNIH Eastern Regional Comprehensive Metabolomics Res. CoreUniv. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Heather M StapletonNicholas School of the EnvironmentDuke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Heather B PatisaulDepartment of Biological SciencesNorth Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA hbpatisa@ncsu.edu.
North Carolina State University · USUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USDuke University · US

Funding

Zebrafish as a Detector of Organophosphate ExposureP42ES010356 · NIEHS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI AMY H HERRING · 2000 to 2026
$56.2M
Translational Research Support CoreP30ES025128 · NIEHS · NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH · PI Sue Fenton · 2015 to 2026
$18.3M
Children's Exposure to Flame Retardants: Effects on Thyroid Hormone RegulationR01ES016099 · NIEHS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI STAPLETON, HEATHER M · 2008 to 2017
$5.0M
The placenta: a novel target of sex specific neurotoxicity by fire retardantsR01ES028110 · NIEHS · NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH · PI MEITZEN, JOHN · 2017 to 2022
$2.4M
Toxicokinetics and Metabolic Disrupting Actions of the Flame Retardant Mixture FMR56ES022957 · NIEHS · NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH · PI BELCHER, SCOTT M, PATISAUL, HEATHER B · 2014 to 2014
$300k
NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES025128NIEHS NIH HHS P42 ES010356NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES016099NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES028110
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Firemaster 550 (FM 550) is a flame retardant (FR) mixture that has become one of the most commonly used FRs in foam-based furniture and baby products. Human exposure to this commercial mixture, composed of brominated and organophosphate components, is widespread. We have repeatedly shown that developmental exposure can lead to sex-specific behavioral effects in rats. Accruing evidence of endocrine disruption and potential neurotoxicity has raised concerns regarding the neurodevelopmental effects of FM 550 exposure, but the specific mechanisms of action remains unclear. Additionally, we observed significant, and in some cases sex-specific, accumulation of FM 550 in placental tissue following gestational exposure. Because the placenta is an important source of hormones and neurotransmitters for the developing brain, it may be a critical target of toxicity to consider in the context of developmental neurotoxicity. Using a mixture of targeted and exploratory approaches, the goal of the present study was to identify possible mechanisms of action in the developing forebrain and placenta. Wistar rat dams were orally exposed to FM 550 (0, 300 or 1000 µg/day) for 10 days during gestation and placenta and fetal forebrain tissue collected for analysis. In placenta, evidence of endocrine, inflammatory and neurotransmitter signaling pathway disruption was identified. Notably, 5-HT turnover was reduced in placental tissue and fetal forebrains indicating that 5-HT signaling between the placenta and the embryonic brain may be disrupted. These findings demonstrate that environmental contaminants, like FM 550, have the potential to impact the developing brain by disrupting normal placental functions.

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behaviorbrainEDCendocrine disruptorsflame retardantsserotoninsexually dimorphic

Identifiers

PMID29351906
PMCPMC5817967
OpenAlexW2790502333

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