PFAS molecules: a major concern for the human health and the environment

E Panieri, K Baralic, D Djukic-Cosic, A Buha Djordjevic… - Toxics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of over 4700 heterogeneous
compounds with amphipathic properties and exceptional stability to chemical and thermal …

Thyroid disrupting effects of old and new generation PFAS

F Coperchini, L Croce, G Ricci, F Magri… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) represent a group of synthetic compounds
widely used in industry plants due to their low grade of degradation, surfactant properties …

The impact of environmental factors and contaminants on thyroid function and disease from fetal to adult life: Current evidence and future directions

ME Street, AM Shulhai, M Petraroli… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The thyroid gland regulates most of the physiological processes. Environmental factors,
including climate change, pollution, nutritional changes, and exposure to chemicals, have …

Biological and Chemical Transformation of the Six-Carbon Polyfluoroalkyl Substance N-Dimethyl Ammonio Propyl Perfluorohexane Sulfonamide (AmPr-FHxSA)

EK Cook, CI Olivares, EH Antell, S Yi… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Sites impacted by aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) contain co-contaminants that can
stimulate biotransformation of polyfluoroalkyl substances. Here, we compare how microbial …

[HTML][HTML] PFOS-induced thyroid hormone system disrupted rats display organ-specific changes in their transcriptomes

N Davidsen, L Ramhøj, CA Lykkebo, I Kugathas… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) is a persistent anthropogenic chemical that can affect
the thyroid hormone system in humans and animals. In adults, thyroid hormones (THs) are …

Regulation of thyroid-disrupting chemicals to protect the developing brain

ME Gilbert, KL O'Shaughnessy, M Axelstad - Endocrinology, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Synthetic chemicals with endocrine disrupting properties are pervasive in the environment
and are present in the bodies of humans and wildlife. As thyroid hormones (THs) control …

[HTML][HTML] Association of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances with thyroid homeostasis during pregnancy in the SELMA study

A Derakhshan, A Kortenkamp, H Shu… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives To investigate the association of exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances
(PFAS) during early pregnancy with markers of the maternal thyroid system. Methods Serum …

Reducing uncertainties in quantitative adverse outcome pathways by analysis of thyroid hormone in the neonatal rat brain

J Ford, C Riutta, PA Kosian… - Toxicological …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
A number of xenobiotics interfere with thyroid hormone (TH) signaling. Although adequate
supplies of TH are necessary for normal brain development, regulatory reliance on serum …

A review of species differences in the control of, and response to, chemical-induced thyroid hormone perturbations leading to thyroid cancer

JR Foster, H Tinwell, S Melching-Kollmuss - Archives of Toxicology, 2021 - Springer
This review summarises the current state of knowledge regarding the physiology and control
of production of thyroid hormones, the effects of chemicals in perturbing their synthesis and …

Reduced birth weight and exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances: A review of possible underlying mechanisms using the AOP-HelpFinder

C Gundacker, K Audouze, R Widhalm, S Granitzer… - Toxics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Prenatal exposure to per-and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) may impair fetal growth.
Our knowledge of the underlying mechanisms is incomplete. We used the Adverse Outcome …