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Kassotis CD, Kollitz EM, Hoffman K, Sosa JA, Stapleton HM. Thyroid receptor antagonism as a contributory mechanism for adipogenesis induced by environmental mixtures in 3T3-L1 cells. Sci Total Environ 2019; 666:431-444. [PMID: 30802659 PMCID: PMC6456385 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2018] [Revised: 02/05/2019] [Accepted: 02/17/2019] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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We previously demonstrated that indoor house dust extracts could induce adipogenesis in pre-adipocytes, suggesting a potential role for indoor contaminant mixtures in metabolic health. Herein, we investigated the potential role of thyroid receptor beta (TRβ) antagonism in adipogenic effects (dust-induced triglyceride accumulation and pre-adipocyte proliferation) following exposure to environmental mixtures (indoor house dust extracts). Concentrations of specific flame retardants were measured in extracts, and metabolic health information was collected from residents (n = 137). 90% of dust extracts exhibited significant adipogenic activity, >60% via triglyceride accumulation, and >70% via pre-adipocyte proliferation. Triglyceride accumulation was positively correlated with concentrations of each of twelve flame retardants, despite most being independently inactive; this suggests a putative role for co-exposures or mixtures. We further reported a positive correlation between dust-induced triglyceride accumulation and serum thyroid stimulating hormone concentrations, negative correlations with serum free triiodothyronine and thyroxine concentrations, and a positive and significant association between dust-induced triglyceride accumulation and residents' body mass index (BMI). We hypothesized that inhibition of TR antagonism might counteract these effects, and both addition of a TR agonist and siRNA knock-down of TR resulted in decreased dust-induced triglyceride accumulation in a subset of samples, bolstering this as a contributory mechanism. These results highlight a contributory role of environmental TR antagonism as a putative factor in metabolic health, suggesting that further research should evaluate this mechanism and determine whether in vitro adipogenic activity could have utility as a biomarker for metabolic health in residents.
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- Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708
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- Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708
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- Department of Surgery, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708
- Corresponding Author Post-Publication and person to whom reprints requests should be addressed: Heather M. Stapleton, PhD, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, A207B Levine Science Research Center, 450 Research Drive, Durham, NC 27708, Phone: 919-613-8717,
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Yu C, Wang C, Lu Z, Zhang C, Dai W, Yu S, Lin S, Zhang Q. The endocrine-disrupting potential of four chlorophenols by in vitro and in silico assay. Chemosphere 2019; 218:941-947. [PMID: 30609499 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.11.199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2018] [Revised: 11/27/2018] [Accepted: 11/28/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Chlorophenols (CPs) have mainly been used as a biocide, wood treatment agent and a byproduct of bleaching in paper mills. They have been a topic of concern due to their wide spread and potential effects on human and wildlife. However, data on the thresholds and effects of the number of chlorine atoms on the endocrine-disrupting potential of CPs remain scarce. In this study, we adopted two in vitro models (reporter gene assays and H295R cell line) to investigate the endocrine-disrupting effects of four CPs (pentachlorophenol (PCP), 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (2,4,6-TCP), 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) and 2-chlorophenol (2-CP)). The molecular docking platform was adopted to further confirm the results of the in vitro assessment. Our results revealed that PCP exhibited oestrogen receptor alpha (ERα) agonistic activity at the concentration of 10-5 M and the value of REC20 was 1.9 × 10-6 M. PCP and 2, 4, 6-TCP showed anti-oestrogenic activities with a RIC20 value of 2.8 × 10-7and 2.9 × 10-6 M, respectively. Notably, only PCP exhibited thyroid hormone receptor beta (TRβ) antagonistic activity occurred at the concentration of 10-5 M, with a RIC20 value of 1.3 × 10-6 M. The oestrogenic and thyroid hormone effects of CPs may be dependent on the number of chlorine atoms. A higher number of chlorine atoms indicated the higher effect of four CPs. The results of molecular docking were consistent with the reporter gene assay. For H295R cell line assay, PCP induced the StAR upregulation, while CYP17 was downregulated in a concentration-dependent manner by PCP and 2, 4, 6-TCP.
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- Chang Yu
- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310032, China
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- Longyou Huashui Drinking Water Industry Company, Quzhou, Zhejiang, 324400, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310032, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310032, China.
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Pappas L, Xu XL, Abramson DH, Jhanwar SC. Genomic instability and proliferation/survival pathways in RB1-deficient malignancies. Adv Biol Regul 2017; 64:20-32. [PMID: 28242412 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbior.2017.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2017] [Accepted: 01/31/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Genomic instability (GIN) is a hallmark of most cancer cells. However, compared to most human cancer cell types, the retinoblastoma tumor cells show a relatively stable genome. The fundamental basis of this genomic stability has yet to be elucidated, and the role of certain proteins involved in cell cycle regulation may be the key to the development of these specific genotypes. We examined whether thyroid hormone receptor beta 1 and 2 (TRβ1 and TRβ2), known to regulate tumorigenesis, and PTTG1, a mitotic checkpoint protein, play a role in maintaining genomic stability in retinoblastoma. In order to elucidate the role of these proteins in development of aneuploidy/polyploidy, an indicator of GIN, we first studied comparative GIN in retinoblastomas and multiple RB mutant cancer cell lines using single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis. We then utilized pLKO lentiviral vectors to selectively modify expression of the targeted cell cycle proteins and interpret their effect on downstream cell cycle proteins and their relative effects on the development of polyploidy in multiple tumor cell lines. The SNP analysis showed that retinoblastomas displayed relatively fewer genomic copy number changes as compared to other RB1-deficient cancer cell lines. Both TRβ1 and TRβ2 knockdown led to accumulation of E2F1 and PTTG1 and increased GIN as demonstrated by an increase in polyploidy. Downregulation of PTTG1 led to a relative decrease in GIN while upregulation of PTTG1 led to a relative increase in GIN. Knockdown of E2F1 led to a downstream decrease in PTTG1 expression. Rb-knockdown also upregulated E2F1 and PTTG1 leading to increased GIN. We showed that Rb is necessary for PTTG1 inhibition and genomic stability. A relatively stable genome in retinoblastoma tumor cells is maintained by TRβ1 and TRβ2-mediated PTTG1 inhibition, counteracting Rb-deficiency-related GIN. TRβ1, TRβ2 and Rb-KD all led to the downstream PTTG1 accumulation, apparently through an activation of E2F1 resulting in extensive genomic instability as seen in other Rb-deficient tumors.
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- Lara Pappas
- Departments of Pathology, Pediatrics, Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY, USA
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- Departments of Pathology, Pediatrics, Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY, USA
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- Departments of Pathology, Pediatrics, Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY, USA
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- Departments of Pathology, Pediatrics, Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY, USA.
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Zhang Q, Ji C, Yan L, Lu M, Lu C, Zhao M. The identification of the metabolites of chlorothalonil in zebrafish (Danio rerio) and their embryo toxicity and endocrine effects at environmentally relevant levels. Environ Pollut 2016; 218:8-15. [PMID: 27541960 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.08.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2016] [Revised: 07/31/2016] [Accepted: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Chlorothalonil is a broad spectrum fungicide with high annual production and environmental contamination. Despite its high consumption, studies regarding the potential ecological risks of chlorothalonil, especially its metabolites, to aquatic organisms are still limited. In this study, we selected the zebrafish (Danio rerio) as the in vivo model and first identified the metabolite (4-hydroxychlorothalonil) of chlorothalonil in zebrafish by tandem quadrupole/orthogonal-acceleration time-of-flight (Q-TOF). Then, the in vivo and in vitro models were applied to comprehensively estimate the embryo toxicity and potential endocrine effect of chlorothalonil and 4-hydroxychlorothalonil. The data from zebrafish embryo toxicity showed that the lowest observed effect concentrations of both chlorothalonil and 4-hydroxychlorothalonil were 50 μg/L after 96 h of exposure. The mortality rate of the 4-hydroxychlorothalonil was 2.6-fold higher than that of the parent compound at the concentration of 50 μg/L. Dual-luciferase reporter gene assays indicated that both chlorothalonil and 4-hydroxychlorothalonil exerted estrogen receptor α (ERα) agonist activity with REC20 values of 2.4 × 10-8 M and 3.6 × 10-8 M, respectively. However, only 4-hydroxychlorothalonil exhibited both thyroid receptor β (TRβ) agonistic and antagonistic activities. Lastly, we employed molecular docking to predict the binding affinity of chlorothalonil and 4-hydroxychlorothalonil with ERα or TRβ. The results revealed that the potential endocrine effect of chlorothalonil and 4-hydroxychlorothaloni might be attributed to the different binding affinities with the receptors. In conclusion, our studies revealed that 4-hydroxychlorothalonil exhibited potent endocrine-disrupting effects compared to its parent compound, chlorothalonil. The results provided here remind us that the assessment of the potential ecological and health risks of the metabolites of fungicides in addition to their parent compounds should arouse great concerns.
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- Quan Zhang
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China; Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health 665 Huntington Avenue, Building 1, Room G3, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China.
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Zhang Q, Ji C, Yin X, Yan L, Lu M, Zhao M. Thyroid hormone-disrupting activity and ecological risk assessment of phosphorus-containing flame retardants by in vitro, in vivo and in silico approaches. Environ Pollut 2016; 210:27-33. [PMID: 26701863 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.11.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2015] [Revised: 11/27/2015] [Accepted: 11/27/2015] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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In recent years, phosphorus-containing flame retardants (PFRs) have been frequently detected in various environmental media and biota - and in humans - as the result of steady increase in global usage of PFRs. However, studies on the potential health and ecological risks of PFRs are still scarce. In this study, we investigated the thyroid hormone-disrupting activity and ecological risk of nine frequently detected PFRs by in vitro, in vivo and in silico approaches. Results from the dual-luciferase reporter gene assay showed that tributyl phosphate (TNBP), tricresyl phosphate (TMPP), tris(2-chloroisopropyl)phosphate (TCIPP) and tris(2-chloro-1-(chloromethyl)ethyl)phosphate (TDCIPP) exerted thyroid receptor β (TRβ) antagonistic activity, with the values of RIC20 of 5.2 × 10(-7), 2.7 × 10(-7), 1.2 × 10(-6) and 6.8 × 10(-6) M, respectively. Molecular docking platform simulations suggested that the observed effects may be attributed to direct binding of PFRs to TR. Results from the T-screen assay indicated that TNBP and TMPP showed T3 antagonistic activity and thus significantly decreased the viability of GH3 cell lines in the presence of T3. The exposure assay using Xenopus tropicalis embryos revealed the potential teratogenic effect of TNBP, TMPP, TCIPP and TDCIPP. In conclusion, our studies revealed that some PFRs were potential thyroid hormone disruptors and may cause health and ecological risks. However, the mode of action of PFRs on TR remains uncertain. The correlation between the predicted affinity and the amplitude of the effect observed in cell based assay is encouraging, but not decisive. Further in vitro binding experiments of TR and PFRs are required. At the same time, the results provided here also demonstrated that multi-model approaches are of great importance to comprehensively evaluate the potential risks of emerging contaminants.
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- Quan Zhang
- College of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China
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- College of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China
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- College of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China; School of Agricultural and Food Science, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- College of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China
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- College of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China
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- College of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China.
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Boguslawska J, Piekielko-Witkowska A, Wojcicka A, Kedzierska H, Poplawski P, Nauman A. Regulatory feedback loop between T3 and microRNAs in renal cancer. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2014; 384:61-70. [PMID: 24440748 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2014.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2013] [Revised: 01/07/2014] [Accepted: 01/07/2014] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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microRNAs, short non-coding RNAs, influence key physiological processes, including hormonal regulation, by affecting the expression of genes. In this study we hypothesised that the expression of microRNAs targeting thyroid hormone pathway genes may be in turn regulated by thyroid hormone signalling. It is known that the expression of DIO1, a gene contributing to triiodothyronine (T3) signalling, is regulated by miR-224. Thus, we analysed mutual regulation between triiodothyronine pathway and miR-224/miR-452/GABRE cluster. Firstly, we found that miR-452 directly regulates the expression of thyroid hormone receptor TRβ1 in renal cancer cells. In turn, the expression of miR-224/452/GABRE cluster and other microRNAs targeting TRβ1 was influenced by T3 treatment and/or TR silencing. miR-452 expression correlated with intracellular T3 concentrations in renal tumours. In conclusion, we propose a new mechanism of feedback regulation, by which in renal cancer microRNAs regulate the expression of T3 pathway genes, while T3 in turn regulates expression of microRNAs.
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MESH Headings
- Carcinoma, Renal Cell/genetics
- Carcinoma, Renal Cell/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Renal Cell/pathology
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Feedback, Physiological
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Genes, Reporter
- Humans
- Kidney Neoplasms/genetics
- Kidney Neoplasms/metabolism
- Kidney Neoplasms/pathology
- Luciferases/genetics
- Luciferases/metabolism
- MicroRNAs/genetics
- MicroRNAs/metabolism
- RNA, Small Interfering/genetics
- RNA, Small Interfering/metabolism
- Receptors, GABA-A/genetics
- Receptors, GABA-A/metabolism
- Signal Transduction
- Thyroid Hormone Receptors beta/antagonists & inhibitors
- Thyroid Hormone Receptors beta/genetics
- Thyroid Hormone Receptors beta/metabolism
- Triiodothyronine/biosynthesis
- Triiodothyronine/genetics
- Triiodothyronine/pharmacology
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- J Boguslawska
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland.
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Recent studies in our laboratory have shown that in some teleosts, 3,5-di-iodothyronine (T2 or 3,5-T2) is as bioactive as 3,5,3'-tri-iodothyronine (T3) and that its effects are in part mediated by a TRβ1 (THRB) isoform that contains a 9-amino acid insert in its ligand-binding domain (long TRβ1 (L-TRβ1)), whereas T3 binds preferentially to a short TRβ1 (S-TRβ1) isoform that lacks this insert. To further understand the functional relevance of T2 bioactivity and its mechanism of action, we used in vivo and ex vivo (organotypic liver cultures) approaches and analyzed whether T3 and T2 differentially regulate the S-TRβ1 and L-TRβ1s during a physiological demand such as growth. In vivo, T3 and T2 treatment induced body weight gain in tilapia. The expression of L-TRβ1 and S-TRβ1 was specifically regulated by T2 and T3 respectively both in vivo and ex vivo. The TR antagonist 1-850 effectively blocked thyroid hormone-dependent gene expression; however, T3 or T2 reversed 1-850 effects only on S-TRβ1 or L-TRβ1 expression, respectively. Together, our results support the notion that both T3 and T2 participate in the growth process; however, their effects are mediated by different, specific TRβ1 isoforms.
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- Pamela Navarrete-Ramírez
- Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Boulevard Juriquilla 3001, Queretaro 76230, Mexico
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Mutations in thyroid hormone receptors (TRs) often lead to metabolic and developmental disorders, but patients with these mutations are difficult to treat with existing thyromimetic drugs. In this study, we analyzed six clinically observed mutations in the ligand-binding domain of the human TRβ using an engineered bacterial hormone biosensor. Six agonist compounds, including triiodothyronine (T3), thyroxine (T4), 3,5,3'-triiodothyroacetic acid (Triac), GC-1, KB-141, and CO-23, and the antagonist NH-3 were examined for their ability to bind to each of the TRβ mutants. The results indicate that some mutations lead to the loss of ability to bind to native ligands, ranging from several fold to several hundred fold, while other mutations completely abolish the ability to bind to any ligand. Notably, the effect of each ligand on each TRβ mutant in this bacterial system is highly dependent on both the mutation and the ligand; some ligands were bound well by a wide variety of mutants, while other ligands lost their affinity for all but the WT receptor. This study demonstrates the ability of our bacterial system to differentiate agonist compounds from antagonist compounds and shows that one of the TRβ mutations leads to an unexpected increase in antagonist ability relative to other mutations. These results indicate that this bacterial sensor can be used to rapidly determine ligand-binding ability and character for clinically relevant TRβ mutants.
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- Changhua Shi
- Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, People's Republic of China Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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van Beeren HC, Kwakkel J, Ackermans MT, Wiersinga WM, Fliers E, Boelen A. Action of specific thyroid hormone receptor α(1) and β(1) antagonists in the central and peripheral regulation of thyroid hormone metabolism in the rat. Thyroid 2012; 22:1275-82. [PMID: 22985455 DOI: 10.1089/thy.2012.0135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND The iodine-containing drug amiodarone (Amio) and its noniodine containing analogue dronedarone (Dron) are potent antiarrhythmic drugs. Previous in vivo and in vitro studies have shown that the major metabolite of Amio, desethylamiodarone, acts as a thyroid hormone receptor (TR) α(1) and β(1) antagonist, whereas the major metabolite of Dron debutyldronedarone acts as a selective TRα(1) antagonist. In the present study, Amio and Dron were used as tools to discriminate between TRα(1) or TRβ(1) regulated genes in central and peripheral thyroid hormone metabolism. METHODS Three groups of male rats received either Amio, Dron, or vehicle by daily intragastric administration for 2 weeks. We assessed the effects of treatment on triiodothyronine (T(3)) and thyroxine (T(4)) plasma and tissue concentrations, deiodinase type 1, 2, and 3 mRNA expressions and activities, and thyroid hormone transporters monocarboxylate transporter 8 (MCT8), monocarboxylate transporter 10 (MCT10), and organic anion transporter 1C1 (OATP1C1). RESULTS Amio treatment decreased serum T(3), while serum T(4) and thyrotropin (TSH) increased compared to Dron-treated and control rats. At the central level of the hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid axis, Amio treatment decreased hypothalamic thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) expression, while increasing pituitary TSHβ and MCT10 mRNA expression. Amio decreased the pituitary D2 activity. By contrast, Dron treatment resulted in decreased hypothalamic TRH mRNA expression only. Upon Amio treatment, liver T(3) concentration decreased substantially compared to Dron and control rats (50%, p<0.01), but liver T(4) concentration was unaffected. In addition, liver D1, mRNA, and activity decreased, while the D3 activity and mRNA increased. Liver MCT8, MCT10, and OATP1C1 mRNA expression were similar between groups. CONCLUSION Our results suggest an important role for TRα1 in the regulation of hypothalamic TRH mRNA expression, whereas TRβ plays a dominant role in pituitary and liver thyroid hormone metabolism.
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- Hermina C van Beeren
- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Laboratory of Endocrinology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Lado-Abeal J, Romero A, Castro-Piedras I, Rodriguez-Perez A, Alvarez-Escudero J. Thyroid hormone receptors are down-regulated in skeletal muscle of patients with non-thyroidal illness syndrome secondary to non-septic shock. Eur J Endocrinol 2010; 163:765-73. [PMID: 20736347 DOI: 10.1530/eje-10-0376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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AIM Non-thyroidal illness syndrome (NTIS) is related to changes in thyroid hormone (TH) physiology. Skeletal muscle (SM) plays a major role in metabolism, and TH regulates SM phenotype and metabolism. We aimed to characterize the SM of non-septic shock NTIS patients in terms of: i) expression of genes and proteins involved in TH metabolism and actions; and ii) NFKB's pathway activation, a responsible factor for some of the phenotypic changes in NTIS. We also investigated whether the patient's serum can induce in vitro the effects observed in vivo. METHODS Serum samples and SM biopsies from 14 patients with non-septic shock NTIS and 11 controls. Gene and protein expression and NFKB1 activation were analyzed by quantitative PCR and immunoblotting. Human SM cell (HSkMC) cultures to investigate the effects of patient's serum on TH action mediators. RESULTS Patients with non-septic shock NTIS showed higher levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines than controls. Expression of TRβ (THRB), TRα1 (THRA), and retinoid X receptor γ (RXRG) was decreased in NTIS patients. RXRA gene expression was higher, but its protein was lower in NTIS than controls, suggesting the existence of a post-transcriptional mechanism that down-regulates protein levels. NFKB1 pathway activation was not different between NTIS and control patients. HSkMC incubated with patient's serum increased TH receptor and RXRG gene expression after 48 h. CONCLUSIONS Patients with non-septic shock NTIS showed decreased expression of TH receptors and RXRs, which were not related to increased activation of the NFKB1 pathway. These findings could not be replicated in cultures of HSkMCs incubated in the patient's serum.
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- J Lado-Abeal
- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 3601 4th Street, STOP 9410, Lubbock, Texas 79430-9410, USA.
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Kojima H, Takeuchi S, Uramaru N, Sugihara K, Yoshida T, Kitamura S. Nuclear hormone receptor activity of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and their hydroxylated and methoxylated metabolites in transactivation assays using Chinese hamster ovary cells. Environ Health Perspect 2009; 117:1210-8. [PMID: 19672399 PMCID: PMC2721863 DOI: 10.1289/ehp.0900753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2009] [Accepted: 04/28/2009] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND An increasing number of studies are reporting the existence of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and their hydroxylated (HO) and methoxylated (MeO) metabolites in the environment and in tissues from wildlife and humans. OBJECTIVE Our aim was to characterize and compare the agonistic and antagonistic activities of principle PBDE congeners and their HO and MeO metabolites against human nuclear hormone receptors. METHODS We tested the hormone receptor activities of estrogen receptor alpha (ERalpha), ERbeta, androgen receptor (AR), glucocorticoid receptor (GR), thyroid hormone receptor alpha(1) (TRalpha(1)), and TRbeta(1) against PBDE congeners BDEs 15, 28, 47, 85, 99, 100, 153, and 209, four para-HO-PBDEs, and four para-MeO-PBDEs by highly sensitive reporter gene assays using Chinese hamster ovary cells. RESULTS Of the 16 compounds tested, 6 and 2 showed agonistic activities in the ERalpha and ERbeta assays, respectively, and 6 and 6 showed antagonistic activities in these assays. 4'-HO-BDE-17 showed the most potent estrogenic activity via ERalpha/beta, and 4'-HO-BDE-49 showed the most potent anti estrogenic activity via ERalpha/beta. In the AR assay, 13 compounds showed antagonistic activity, with 4'-HO-BDE-17 in particular inhibiting AR-mediated transcriptional activity at low concentrations in the order of 10(-8) M. In the GR assay, seven compounds, including two HO-PBDEs and two MeO-PBDEs, showed weak antagonistic activity. In the TRalpha(1) and TRbeta(1) assays, only 4-HO-BDE-90 showed weak antagonistic activity. CONCLUSIONS Taken together, these results suggest that PBDEs and their metabolites might have multiple endocrine-disrupting effects via nuclear hormone receptors, and para-HO-PBDEs, in particular, possess more potent receptor activities compared with those of the parent PBDEs and corresponding para-MeO-PBDEs.
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Li J, Ma M, Wang Z. A two-hybrid yeast assay to quantify the effects of xenobiotics on thyroid hormone-mediated gene expression. Environ Toxicol Chem 2008; 27:159-167. [PMID: 18092857 DOI: 10.1897/07-054.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2007] [Accepted: 05/14/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Over the last few years, increasing evidence has become available that some chemicals may have thyroid hormone- disrupting potencies. The effects exerted via thyroid hormone receptors (TR) have not been studied thoroughly. The present study investigates chemical thyroid hormone disruption at the level of TR functioning. To this end the (ant)agonistic action of a series of xenobiotics was tested in the newly developed yeast two-hybrid assay. This assay makes use of recombined TRbeta gene and reporter gene yeast, which specifically expresses beta-galactosidase when incubated with exogenous 3,3',5-triiodo-l-thyronine (T(3)). Agonistic and antagonistic actions were studied in the absence and presence of 5 x 10(-6) mol/L T(3), which induced maximal beta-galactosidase activity. The compounds tested included the specific TR-antagonist amiodarone, as well as a series of phenols, phthalate, organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (PHAHs) with structural similarity to T(3), and 3,3',5,5'-tetraiodo-l-thyronine (T(4)). The results obtained reveal that only 2-t-butylphenol and 2-isopropylphenol are specific agonists. Interestingly, some compounds showed potentiated antagonistic effects when tested in combination with T(3), which suggests that TR-mediated transcription may be disrupted in vivo. The 20% relative inhibitory concentration (RIC20) values of phenols, ester and OCPs were more than 10(-7) mol/L, but the values for PHAHs with metabolization were lower than 5 x 10(-7) g/L. These results suggest that PHAHs pose a serious threat to the human thyroid system. Altogether the results of the present study show that the newly developed, yeast two-hybrid assay can be used as a valuable tool for identification and quantification of compounds active in disturbing thyroid hormone homeostasis at the level of TR. The results are further evidence of thyroid-related effects of environmentally relevant PHAHs.
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- Jian Li
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Komatsu T, Hirano T, Songkram C, Kawachi E, Kagechika H. Novel thyroid hormone receptor antagonists with an N-alkylated diphenylamine skeleton. Bioorg Med Chem 2007; 15:3115-26. [PMID: 17363258 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2007.02.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2007] [Revised: 02/24/2007] [Accepted: 02/27/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Thyroid hormones play important roles in growth, development and homeostasis, and disruption of their functions induces serious disease, so novel synthetic thyroid hormone analogues are candidates for clinical application. We designed and synthesized novel diphenylamine derivatives with a thiazolidinedione moiety as the terminal polar group as thyroid hormone receptor (TR) antagonists. Compounds bearing an appropriately sized N-alkyl group showed antagonistic activities towards both the hTRalpha1 and hTRbeta1 subtypes.
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- Takuma Komatsu
- School of Biomedical Science, Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 2-3-10 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0062, Japan
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Malm J, Gordon S, Brandt P, Carlsson B, Agback P, Bäckbro Saeidi A, Sandberg J. Thyroid receptor ligands. Part 7: Indirect antagonists of the thyroid hormone receptor with improved affinity. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2007; 17:2018-21. [PMID: 17254783 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2007.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2006] [Revised: 01/04/2007] [Accepted: 01/07/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Based on the concept of 'indirect antagonism' of nuclear receptors, a series of thyroid hormone receptor (TR) antagonists were prepared with improved affinity compared with what was previously described. The results of a binding assay for the human TR and reporter cell assay revealed, within this series, that an m-bromobenzoyl substituent (11f) was optimal in terms of affinity and antagonist activity. Compared with already reported TR antagonists, their affinities are within the same range, thus potentially representing useful approach to novel and high-affinity TR-antagonists.
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- Johan Malm
- Karo Bio AB, Novum, Huddinge S-141 57, Sweden.
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Koehler K, Gordon S, Brandt P, Carlsson B, Bäcksbro-Saeidi A, Apelqvist T, Agback P, Grover GJ, Nelson W, Grynfarb M, Färnegårdh M, Rehnmark S, Malm J. Thyroid Receptor Ligands. 6. A High Affinity “Direct Antagonist” Selective for the Thyroid Hormone Receptor. J Med Chem 2006; 49:6635-7. [PMID: 17154490 DOI: 10.1021/jm060521i] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A new high-affinity thyroid hormone antagonist 6 with druglike properties was designed and synthesized. The compound behaved as an antagonist in a cell transactivation assay, and in a first in vivo experiment in rats.
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Hedfors A, Appelqvist T, Carlsson B, Bladh LG, Litten C, Agback P, Grynfarb M, Koehler KF, Malm J. Thyroid Receptor Ligands. 3. Design and Synthesis of 3,5-Dihalo-4-alkoxyphenylalkanoic Acids as Indirect Antagonists of the Thyroid Hormone Receptor. J Med Chem 2005; 48:3114-7. [PMID: 15857115 DOI: 10.1021/jm050004k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Based on the recently described concept of "indirect antagonism" of nuclear receptors, a series of thyroid hormone receptor (TR) antagonists were prepared, in which the outer ring of a thyromimetic was replaced with alkyl chains of variable length and branch. The results of a binding assay for the human TR and reporter cell assay revealed, within this series, a positive correlation between increasing bulk of the alkyl group and affinity to TRs. Compared with already reported TR antagonists, their affinities are within the same range, thus potentially representing a useful approach to novel and high affinity TR-antagonists.
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- Asa Hedfors
- Karo Bio AB, Novum, Huddinge SE-141 57, Sweden
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