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ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019

Epigenetic Effects of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers on Human Health.

Robert G Poston, Ramendra N Saha

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Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24 citing papers in PubMed.

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  20. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in the environment: a wake-up call for concerted action in India.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Robert G PostonMolecular and Cell Biology Department, School of Natural Sciences, University of California, Merced, 5200 North Lake Road, Merced, CA 95343, USA.
Ramendra N SahaMolecular and Cell Biology Department, School of Natural Sciences, University of California, Merced, 5200 North Lake Road, Merced, CA 95343, USA. rsaha3@ucmerced.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-5494-2584

Funding

Epigenetic disruptions of PBDEs during neurodevelopmentR01ES028738 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, MERCED · PI SAHA, RAMENDRA N · 2018 to 2022
$1.8M
NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES028738
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Disruption of epigenetic regulation by environmental toxins is an emerging area of focus for understanding the latter's impact on human health. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), one such group of toxins, are an environmentally pervasive class of brominated flame retardants that have been extensively used as coatings on a wide range of consumer products. Their environmental stability, propensity for bioaccumulation, and known links to adverse health effects have evoked extensive research to characterize underlying biological mechanisms of toxicity. Of particular concern is the growing body of evidence correlating human exposure levels to behavioral deficits related to neurodevelopmental disorders. The developing nervous system is particularly sensitive to influence by environmental signals, including dysregulation by toxins. Several major modes of actions have been identified, but a clear understanding of how observed effects relate to negative impacts on human health has not been established. Here, we review the current body of evidence for PBDE-induced epigenetic disruptions, including DNA methylation, chromatin dynamics, and non-coding RNA expression while discussing the potential relationship between PBDEs and neurodevelopmental disorders.

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DNA MethylationEnvironmental PollutantsEpigenesis, GeneticFlame RetardantsHalogenated Diphenyl EthersHumansEnvironmental PollutantsFlame RetardantsHalogenated Diphenyl Etherspentabromodiphenyl etherchromatin remodelingDNA methylationenvironmental toxinsepigeneticsneurodevelopmentpolybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE)toxicity

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PMID31362383
PMCPMC6695782

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