Endocrine disruptors: from endocrine to metabolic disruption. Casals-Casas, C. & Desvergne, B. Annual review of physiology, 73:135–62, January, 2011.
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Synthetic chemicals currently used in a variety of industrial and agricultural applications are leading to widespread contamination of the environment. Even though the intended uses of pesticides, plasticizers, antimicrobials, and flame retardants are beneficial, effects on human health are a global concern. These so-called endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can disrupt hormonal balance and result in developmental and reproductive abnormalities. New in vitro, in vivo, and epidemiological studies link human EDC exposure with obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes. Here we review the main chemical compounds that may contribute to metabolic disruption. We then present their demonstrated or suggested mechanisms of action with respect to nuclear receptor signaling. Finally, we discuss the difficulties of fairly assessing the risks linked to EDC exposure, including developmental exposure, problems of high- and low-dose exposure, and the complexity of current chemical environments.
@article{casals-casas_endocrine_2011,
	title = {Endocrine disruptors: from endocrine to metabolic disruption.},
	volume = {73},
	issn = {1545-1585},
	url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21054169},
	doi = {10.1146/annurev-physiol-012110-142200},
	abstract = {Synthetic chemicals currently used in a variety of industrial and agricultural applications are leading to widespread contamination of the environment. Even though the intended uses of pesticides, plasticizers, antimicrobials, and flame retardants are beneficial, effects on human health are a global concern. These so-called endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can disrupt hormonal balance and result in developmental and reproductive abnormalities. New in vitro, in vivo, and epidemiological studies link human EDC exposure with obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes. Here we review the main chemical compounds that may contribute to metabolic disruption. We then present their demonstrated or suggested mechanisms of action with respect to nuclear receptor signaling. Finally, we discuss the difficulties of fairly assessing the risks linked to EDC exposure, including developmental exposure, problems of high- and low-dose exposure, and the complexity of current chemical environments.},
	journal = {Annual review of physiology},
	author = {Casals-Casas, Cristina and Desvergne, Béatrice},
	month = jan,
	year = {2011},
	pmid = {21054169},
	keywords = {Animals, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear: drug effects, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear: metabolism, Diabetes Mellitus, Endocrine Disruptors, Endocrine Disruptors: analysis, Endocrine Disruptors: chemistry, Endocrine Disruptors: toxicity, Environmental Exposure, Environmental Pollutants, Environmental Pollutants: analysis, Environmental Pollutants: chemistry, Environmental Pollutants: toxicity, Female, Flame retardants, Humans, Male, Metabolic Syndrome X, Metabolic Syndrome X: chemically induced, Mice, Obesity, Obesity: chemically induced, Rats, Receptors, Signal Transduction, Signal Transduction: drug effects, Type 2, Type 2: chemically induced},
	pages = {135--62},
}

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