| Literature DB >> 27871799 |
Kan Li1, Peng Gao2, Ping Xiang1, Xuxiang Zhang1, Xinyi Cui3, Lena Q Ma4.
Abstract
As an emerging persistent organic pollutant (POP), perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) is one of the most abundant perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in the environment. This review summarized the molecular mechanisms and signaling pathways of PFOA-induced toxicity in animals and humans as well as their implications for health risks in humans. Traditional PFOA-induced signal pathways such as peroxisome proliferating receptor alpha (PPARα), constitutive androstane receptor (CAR), farnesoid X receptor (FXR), and pregnane-X receptor (PXR) may not be important for PFOA-induced health effects on humans. Instead, pathways including p53/mitochondrial pathway, nuclear lipid hyperaccumulation, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-serine/threonine protein kinase (PI3K-AKT), and tumor necrosis factor-α/nuclear factor κB (TNF-α/NF-κB) may play an important role for PFOA-induced health risks in humans. Both in vivo and in vitro studies are needed to better understand the PFOA-induced toxicity mechanisms as well as the associated health risk in humans. Published by Elsevier Ltd.Entities:
Keywords: Constitutive androstane receptor (CAR); Mitochondrial pathway; Nuclear lipid hyperaccumulation; Peroxisome proliferating receptor alpha (PPARα); Pregnane-X receptor (PXR); Tumor necrosis factor-α/nuclear factor κB (TNF-α/NF-κB)
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Year: 2016 PMID： 27871799 DOI： 10.1016/j.envint.2016.11.014
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Environ Int ISSN： 0160-4120 Impact factor: 9.621