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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Assessment of Five Pesticides as Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: Effects on Estrogen Receptors and Aromatase.

Marta Gea, Chao Zhang, Roberta Tota, Gianfranco Gilardi, Giovanna Di Nardo, Tiziana Schilirò

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Marta GeaDepartment of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4963-048X
Chao ZhangDepartment of Life Science and Systems Biology, University of Torino, 10123 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0327-052X
Roberta TotaDepartment of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy.
Gianfranco GilardiDepartment of Life Science and Systems Biology, University of Torino, 10123 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6559-276X
Giovanna Di NardoDepartment of Life Science and Systems Biology, University of Torino, 10123 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4169-2635
Tiziana SchiliròDepartment of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Torino, 10126 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0813-3524
University of Turin · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pesticides are widely applied all over the world, and pesticide exposure can induce different biological effects posing a possible threat to human health. Due to their effects on the endocrine system, some pesticides are classified as endocrine disruptors. The aim of the study is to assess the interference of five pesticides on estrogen biosynthesis and estrogen signaling. Three neonicotinoid insecticides (Acetamiprid, Clothianidin, and Thiamethoxam), a carbamate insecticide (Methiocarb) and a herbicide (Oxadiazon) were tested. The effect of pesticides on estrogen biosynthesis was studied through an ELISA assay using a recombinant form of human aromatase, the enzyme that catalyzes the transformation of androgens to estrogens. Moreover, the effect of pesticides on estrogen signaling was assessed using a gene reporter assay on MELN cells, which measures estrogen receptor-mediated estrogenic activity. The results of the ELISA assay showed that the pesticides did not alter aromatase activity (no interference with estrogen biosynthesis), while the results of the gene reporter assay showed that only Methiocarb was able to alter estrogen signaling at high doses. The estrogenic activity of Methiocarb, expressed as 17β-estradiol equivalency factor (EEF), was equal to 8.0 × 10

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Endocrine DisruptorsPesticidesAromataseEstrogensHumansReceptors, EstrogenAromataseEndocrine DisruptorsEstrogensPesticidesReceptors, Estrogenaromataseendocrine-disrupting chemicalsestrogen equivalency factorestrogenic activityestrogen receptorsestrogen signalingestrogen synthesisgene reporter assayneonicotinoidspesticides

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PMID35206146
PMCPMC8871760
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