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ArticleScientific reports2020

Long-term exposure to "low-dose" bisphenol A decreases mitochondrial DNA copy number, and accelerates telomere shortening in human CD8 + T cells.

Hoai Thi Thu Tran, Corinna Herz, Evelyn Lamy

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Bisphenol A and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Review of Epidemiologic, Functional, and Early Life Factors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hoai Thi Thu TranMolecular Preventive Medicine, University Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106, Freiburg, Germany.
Corinna HerzMolecular Preventive Medicine, University Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106, Freiburg, Germany.
Evelyn LamyMolecular Preventive Medicine, University Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106, Freiburg, Germany. evelyn.lamy@uniklinik-freiburg.de.
University Medical Center Freiburg · DEUniversity of Freiburg · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exposure to the endocrine disruptor bisphenol A (BPA) has been linked with immune disorders and increased tumour risk. Our previous work in activated human peripheral blood mononuclear cells demonstrated that exposure to "low-dose" BPA diminished telomerase activity via an ER/GPR30-ERK signalling pathway. Leukocyte telomerase activity and telomere maintenance are crucial for normal immune function and homeostasis. We thus here further studied the effects of BPA on human T cell subpopulations. Exposure to 0.3-3 nM BPA, i. e. at doses in the realm of human exposure, notably reduced telomerase activity in activated CD8 + T but not CD4 + T cells in a non-monotonic response pattern as determined by the TRAP-ELISA assay. Under long-term BPA exposure, significant telomere length shortening, reduction in mitochondrial DNA copy number, cell proliferation and IFN-γ as well as hTERT protein suppression could be observed in CD8 + lymphocytes, as analysed by qRT-PCR, flow cytometry and western blot analysis. This study extends our previous in vitro findings that "low-dose" BPA has potential negative effects on healthy human cytotoxic T cell response. These results might merit some special attention to further investigate chronic BPA exposure in the context of adaptive immune response dysfunction and early onset of cancer in man.

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DNA Copy Number VariationsAdultBenzhydryl CompoundsBisphenol A CompoundsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell ProliferationCells, CulturedDNA, MitochondrialDose-Response Relationship, DrugFree Radical ScavengersHumansLeukocytes, MononuclearMalePhenolsSignal TransductionTelomereBenzhydryl Compoundsbisphenol ABisphenol A CompoundsDNA, MitochondrialFree Radical ScavengersPhenols

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PMID32978426
PMCPMC7519100
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