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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

Regrettable Substitutes and the Brain: What Animal Models and Human Studies Tell Us about the Neurodevelopmental Effects of Bisphenol, Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, and Phthalate Replacements.

Elena Morales-Grahl, Emily N Hilz, Andrea C Gore

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

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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

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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  9. Epigenetic Consequences of In Utero PFAS Exposure: Implications for Development and Long-Term Health.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Elena Morales-GrahlDivision of Pharmacology and Toxicology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA.ORCID 0009-0002-5849-8967
Emily N HilzDivision of Pharmacology and Toxicology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
Andrea C GoreDivision of Pharmacology and Toxicology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5549-6793

Funding

Environmental Epigenetics of EDCs: From Germline to BrainR35ES035024 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI Andrea C Gore · 2023 to 2026
$3.1M
Endocrine Disruption of the Developing Dopamine SystemF32ES034257 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI HILZ, EMILY NICOLE · 2023 to 2025
$193k
NIEHS NIH HHS F32 ES034257NIEHS NIH HHS R35 ES035024NIH HHS 1R35ES035024-01X1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent decades, emerging evidence has identified endocrine and neurologic health concerns related to exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), including bisphenol A (BPA), certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFASs), and phthalates. This has resulted in consumer pressure to remove these chemicals from the market, especially in food-contact materials and personal care products, driving their replacement with structurally or functionally similar substitutes. However, these "new-generation" chemicals may be just as or more harmful than their predecessors and some have not received adequate testing. This review discusses the research on early-life exposures to new-generation bisphenols, PFASs, and phthalates and their links to neurodevelopmental and behavioral alterations in zebrafish, rodents, and humans. As a whole, the evidence suggests that BPA alternatives, especially BPAF, and newer PFASs, such as GenX, can have significant effects on neurodevelopment. The need for further research, especially regarding phthalate replacements and bio-based alternatives, is briefly discussed.

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Benzhydryl CompoundsBrainEndocrine DisruptorsPhenolsPhthalic AcidsAnimalsBisphenol A CompoundsFluorocarbonsHumansModels, AnimalNeurodevelopmental DisordersZebrafishBenzhydryl Compoundsbisphenol ABisphenol A CompoundsEndocrine DisruptorsFluorocarbonsPhenolsphthalic acidPhthalic Acidsbio-based plasticbisphenolBPAendocrine-disrupting chemical (EDC)humanneurodevelopmentPFASphthalaterodentzebrafish

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PMID38999997
PMCPMC11241431

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