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FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY
卷 165, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2022.113127
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Mycotoxins; Deoxynivalenol; Zearalenone; Estrogen receptors; Endocrine disruptors; In vitro
Deoxynivalenol (DON), a prevalent mycotoxin, can disrupt estrogen signaling by the ligand-independent activation of ERα after short-term exposure.
Deoxynivalenol (DON), which is one of the prevalent mycotoxins in food and feeds, exerts adverse effects on animal and human health. These effects are mainly associated with its ribotoxic properties, although few studies suggest the involvement of other mechanisms of action. To assess the ability of DON to disrupt estrogen signaling, we conducted an in vitro study using MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells. After 72h, DON reduced cell viability in both cell lines, thus highlighting its well-known cytotoxic effect. However, after 6h, DON increased the expression of estrogen-responsive genes, hence demonstrating the stimulation of estrogen signaling by this mycotoxin after a short-term exposure. This effect was partially reversed by siRNA-mediated silencing of ER alpha expression and by 4-hydroxytamoxifen (ER alpha antagonist), but neither by G36 (GPER antagonist) nor by the siRNA-mediated silencing of PPAR gamma 2 expression. Moreover, DON exposure induced an increase in the level of ER alpha phosphorylation at serine 167. Furthermore, when combined with zearalenone (a naturally co-occurring mycotoxin recognized as an endocrine disruptor), DON increased the expression of estrogen-responsive genes to a greater extent than each individual compound taken separately. Taken together, our results suggest, for the first time, that DON can disrupt estrogen signaling through the ligand-independent activation of ER alpha.
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