Journal
CHEMOSPHERE
Volume 87, Issue 7, Pages 820-824Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.12.049
Keywords
Brominated flame retardants; 2,4,6-Tribromophenol; Endocrine disruptors; Yeast reporter gene assays
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- Science Foundation of the Czech Republic [104/09/0694]
- Institutional Research Concept [AV0Z50200510]
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After the phase-out of two commercial mixtures of brominated flame retardants, an increasing number of alternative flame retardants have been introduced in commercial applications. None of them, however, has been thoroughly tested for its hormonal activity. We used two yeast reporter-gene assays to determine the potential of eleven compounds to interfere with estrogenic and androgenic pathways. Our data demonstrate the ability of 2,4,6-tribromophenol to lower the transcriptional activity of human estrogen and androgen receptors. A nominal IC50 value of 14.1 mu M for anti-estrogenic and 3.9 mu M for anti-androgenic activity was obtained using the luciferase reporter. An IC50 value of 9.2 mu M was calculated for the anti-estrogenic activity measured by the beta-galactosidase assay. Of the tested chemicals, this study highlights the endocrine disrupting effects of 2,4,6-tribromophenol whose occurrence in the environment should be monitored. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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