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ArticleEnvironmental research2019

Multigenerational metabolic profiling in the Michigan PBB registry.

Douglas I Walker, M Elizabeth Marder, Yukiko Yano, Metrecia Terrell, Yongliang Liang, Dana Boyd Barr, Gary W Miller, Dean P Jones, Michele Marcus, Kurt D Pennell

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Article in Environmental research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Douglas I WalkerDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University, 200 College Ave, Medford MA 02155, United States; Clinical Biomarkers Laboratory, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, 615 Michael St, Atlanta GA 30322, United States. Electronic address: douglas.walker@mssm.edu.
M Elizabeth MarderDepartment of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd, Atlanta GA 30322, United States. Electronic address: elizabeth.marder@oehha.ca.gov.
Yukiko YanoDivision of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, 50 University Ave Hall #7360, Berkeley CA 94720, United States. Electronic address: yyano@berkeley.edu.
Metrecia TerrellDepartment of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd, Atlanta GA 30322, United States. Electronic address: mterrel@emory.edu.
Yongliang LiangClinical Biomarkers Laboratory, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, 615 Michael St, Atlanta GA 30322, United States. Electronic address: yliang3@emory.edu.
Dana Boyd BarrDepartment of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd, Atlanta GA 30322, United States. Electronic address: dbbarr@emory.edu.
Gary W MillerDepartment of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd, Atlanta GA 30322, United States. Electronic address: gm2815@cumc.columbia.edu.
Dean P JonesClinical Biomarkers Laboratory, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, 615 Michael St, Atlanta GA 30322, United States. Electronic address: dpjones@emory.edu.
Michele MarcusDepartment of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd, Atlanta GA 30322, United States. Electronic address: mmarcus@emory.edu.
Kurt D PennellDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University, 200 College Ave, Medford MA 02155, United States. Electronic address: kurt_pennell@brown.edu.
Emory University · USTufts University · USUniversity of California, Berkeley · US

Funding

Pilot Project ProgramP30ES019776 · NIEHS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI William Michael Caudle · 2013 to 2026
$22.6M
Graduate and Postdoctoral Training in ToxicologyT32ES012870 · NIEHS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Carmen Joseph Marsit · 2004 to 2026
$9.1M
National Exposure Assessment Laboratory at EmoryU2CES026560 · NIEHS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI MILLER, GARY W · 2015 to 2015
$8.3M
MI PBB Cohort 30 years later: Endocrine Disruption?R01ES012014 · NIEHS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI MARCUS, MICHELE · 2002 to 2014
$5.8M
Collaborative Research and Action: Empowering an Exposed CommunityR01ES025775 · NIEHS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI MARCUS, MICHELE · 2016 to 2022
$3.9M
The Michigan PBB Cohort: A unique, highly exposed community followed for 50 years and three generationsR24ES028528 · NIEHS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI MICHELE MARCUS, Melanie Alice PEARSON · 2018 to 2026
$2.2M
The Michigan PBB Cohort: A unique, highly exposed community followed for 50 years and three generationsU24ES028528 · NIEHS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI MARCUS, MICHELE, PEARSON, MELANIE ALICE · 2024 to 2025
$758k
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated biphenyls are no longer manufactured the United States, biomonitoring in human populations show that exposure to these pollutants persist in human tissues. The objective of this study was to identify metabolic variations associated with exposure to 2,2'4,4',5,5'-hexabromobiphenyl (PBB-153) and 2,2'4,4',5,5'-hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB-153) in two generations of participants enrolled in the Michigan PBB Registry (http://pbbregistry.emory.edu/). Untargeted, high-resolution metabolomic profiling of plasma collected from 156 individuals was completed using liquid chromatography with high-resolution mass spectrometry. PBB-153 and PCB-153 levels were measured in the same individuals using targeted gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry and tested for dose-dependent correlation with the metabolome. Biological response to these exposures were evaluated using identified endogenous metabolites and pathway enrichment. When compared to lipid-adjusted concentrations for adults in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) for years 2003-2004, PCB-153 levels were consistent with similarly aged individuals, whereas PBB-153 concentrations were elevated (p<0.0001) in participants enrolled in the Michigan PBB Registry. Metabolic alterations were correlated with PBB-153 and PCB-153 in both generations of participants, and included changes in pathways related to catecholamine metabolism, cellular respiration, essential fatty acids, lipids and polyamine metabolism. These pathways were consistent with pathophysiological changes observed in neurodegenerative disease and included previously identified metabolomic markers of Parkinson's disease. To determine if the metabolic alterations detected in this study are replicated other cohorts, we evaluated correlation of PBB-153 and PCB-153 with plasma fatty acids measured in NHANES. Both pollutants showed similar associations with fatty acids previously linked to PCB exposure. Thus, the results from this study show metabolic alterations correlated with PBB-153 and PCB-153 exposure can be detected in human populations and are consistent with health outcomes previously reported in epidemiological and mechanistic studies.

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Environmental PollutantsMetabolomePolybrominated BiphenylsPolychlorinated BiphenylsAdultAgedFemaleGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryHumansMaleMichiganNeurodegenerative DiseasesNutrition SurveysRegistries2,4,5,2',4',5'-hexabromobiphenyl2,4,5,2',4',5'-hexachlorobiphenylEnvironmental PollutantsPolybrominated BiphenylsPolychlorinated BiphenylsBioffectBiomonitoringHigh-resolution metabolomicsPolybrominated flame retardantsPolychlorinated biphenyls

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PMID30782538
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