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ReviewJournal of hazardous materials2022

The aryl hydrocarbon receptor: A predominant mediator for the toxicity of emerging dioxin-like compounds.

Wanglong Zhang, Heidi Qunhui Xie, Yunping Li, Mingxi Zhou, Zhiguang Zhou, Renjun Wang, Mark E Hahn, Bin Zhao

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Review in Journal of hazardous materials, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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37citing papers in PubMed
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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 79 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Wanglong ZhangCollege of Life Sciences, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, Shandong 273165, China.
Heidi Qunhui XieState Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
Yunping LiState Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
Mingxi ZhouBiology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences v.v.i, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Branišovská 31, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic.
Zhiguang ZhouState Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Dioxin Pollution Control, National Research Center for Environmental Analysis and Measurement, Beijing 100029, China.
Renjun WangCollege of Life Sciences, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, Shandong 273165, China.
Mark E HahnBiology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA; Boston University Superfund Research Program, Boston University, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
Bin ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China. Electronic address: binzhao@rcees.ac.cn.
Qufu Normal University · CNResearch Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences · CNBoston University · USChina National Environmental Monitoring Center · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CNCzech Academy of Sciences · CZ

Funding

Training CoreP42ES007381 · NIEHS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI SHERR, DAVID H · 1995 to 2019
$46.1M
Gene-by-environment interactions that affect exposure-mediated congenital heart diseaseR01ES032323 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI HAHN, MARK E, WHITEHEAD, JOHN ANDREW · 2021 to 2025
$3.1M
NIEHS NIH HHS P42 ES007381NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES032323
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) is a member of the basic helix-loop-helix/Per-ARNT-Sim (bHLH-PAS) family of transcription factors and has broad biological functions. Early after the identification of the AHR, most studies focused on its roles in regulating the expression of drug-metabolizing enzymes and mediating the toxicity of dioxins and dioxin-like compounds (DLCs). Currently, more diverse functions of AHR have been identified, indicating that AHR is not just a dioxin receptor. Dioxins and DLCs occur ubiquitously and have diverse health/ecological risks. Additional research is required to identify both shared and compound-specific mechanisms, especially for emerging DLCs such as polyhalogenated carbazoles (PHCZs), polychlorinated diphenyl sulfides (PCDPSs), and others, of which only a few investigations have been performed at present. Many of the toxic effects of emerging DLCs were observed to be predominantly mediated by the AHR because of their structural similarity as dioxins, and the in vitro TCDD-relative potencies of certain emerging DLC congeners are comparable to or even greater than the WHO-TEFs of OctaCDD, OctaCDF, and most coplanar PCBs. Due to the close relationship between AHR biology and environmental science, this review begins by providing novel insights into AHR signaling (canonical and non-canonical), AHR's biochemical properties (AHR structure, AHR-ligand interaction, AHR-DNA binding), and the variations during AHR transactivation. Then, AHR ligand classification and the corresponding mechanisms are discussed, especially the shared and compound-specific, AHR-mediated effects and mechanisms of emerging DLCs. Accordingly, a series of in vivo and in vitro toxicity evaluation methods based on the AHR signaling pathway are reviewed. In light of current advances, future research on traditional and emerging DLCs will enhance our understanding of their mechanisms, toxicity, potency, and ecological impacts.

Indexed as

DioxinsPolychlorinated BiphenylsAnimalsCarbazolesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Aryl HydrocarbonCarbazolesDioxinsPolychlorinated BiphenylsReceptors, Aryl HydrocarbonAHR ligandsAryl hydrocarbon receptorDioxin-like compoundsMolecular mechanismsToxicity evaluation

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PMID34952507
PMCPMC9039345
OpenAlexW4200313725

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