Bisphenol A exposure, interaction with genetic variants and colorectal cancer via mediating oxidative stress biomarkers

Bisphenol A (BPA) may induce oxidative stress as well as the toxicity of colon cancer cells. We hypothesized that BPA exposure and interactions with genetic variants might be associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) risk, and the association might be partly mediated by oxidative stress. We measured urinary BPA and three oxidative stress markers [8-iso-prostaglandinF(2 alpha) (8-isoPGF(2 alpha)), 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) and 4-hydroxy-2-nonenalmercapturic acid (HNE-MA)] in 275 new CRC cases and 538 healthy controls. A set of 25 genetic variations in 12 candidate DNA repair genes and 5 metabolic enzyme genes were genotyped by Sequenom MassARRAY approach. In multivariable logistic regression, significant positive associations of CRC risk with BPA, 8-OHdG and HNE-MA were observed. Additionally, 8-OHdG, HNE-MA and 8-isoPGF(2 alpha) were significantly positively associated with BPA (P < 0.05). The mediation analysis showed BPA-associated HNE-MA significantly mediated 11.81% of the effect of BPA on CRC risk. Moreover, BPA was found to interact with ERCC5 rs17655 and rs2296147 (both P-multiplicative < 0.05) to increase CRC risk. In brief, our results suggested BPA was associated with CRC risk and the positive association of BPA with CRC risk might be partly mediated by the oxidative stress HNE-MA. BPA might interact with ERCC5 rs17655 and rs2296147 to increase CRC risk.

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The study showed significant positive associations between BPA, 8-OHdG, and HNE-MA with colorectal cancer risk. The positive association of BPA with CRC risk might be partly mediated by oxidative stress HNE-MA. Additionally, BPA was found to interact with specific genetic variants to increase CRC risk.