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ReviewCritical reviews in toxicology2025

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): immunotoxicity at the primary sites of exposure.

Emma Arnesdotter, Charlotte B A Stoffels, Wiebke Alker, Arno C Gutleb, Tommaso Serchi

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Review in Critical reviews in toxicology, 2025. 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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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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Emma ArnesdotterEnvironmental Sustainability Assessment and Circularity (SUSTAIN) Unit, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.ORCID 0000-0002-5891-5479
Charlotte B A StoffelsEnvironmental Sustainability Assessment and Circularity (SUSTAIN) Unit, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.ORCID 0000-0001-6611-0841
Wiebke AlkerDepartment of Food Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin, Germany.
Arno C GutlebEnvironmental Sustainability Assessment and Circularity (SUSTAIN) Unit, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.ORCID 0000-0001-9725-9112
Tommaso SerchiEnvironmental Sustainability Assessment and Circularity (SUSTAIN) Unit, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.ORCID 0000-0003-2386-3514

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are persistent synthetic chemicals widely used in industrial and consumer products, leading to environmental contamination and human exposure. This review focuses on perfluoroalkyl acids, a subset of PFAS, which are primarily encountered through diet, including drinking water, and other pathways such as dust ingestion, and dermal contact. Impaired vaccine antibody response has been identified as the most critical effect for risk assessment by the European Food Safety Authority. Furthermore, human epidemiological studies have linked exposure to certain PFAS to various immune-related outcomes, such as asthma, allergies, and inflammatory bowel disease. This review examines potential immunomodulatory effects of perfluoroalkyl acids at the primary sites of exposure: lungs, intestines, and skin, using human epidemiological data as the basis for investigating these impacts. While animal studies are referenced for context, this paper highlights the need for further human-based research to address key questions about PFAS and their immunological impacts. The state of

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Environmental ExposureEnvironmental PollutantsFluorocarbonsAnimalsHumansIntestinesLungSkinEnvironmental PollutantsFluorocarbonsimmunotoxicityintestinein vitrolungper- and polyfluoroalkyl substancesPFASskin

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PMID40400477
PMCPMC12309456

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