Urinary phthalate metabolites are associated with biomarkers of DNA damage and lipid peroxidation in pregnant women – Tainan Birth Cohort Study (TBCS)

Alexander Waits, Hsin Chang Chen, Pao Lin Kuo, Chih Wen Wang, Han Bin Huang, Wei Hsiang Chang, Shu Fang Shih, Po Chin Huang

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Abstract

Phthalate exposure and oxidative stress have been linked to adverse reproductive outcomes in experimental studies, whereas no clear line has been drawn for human, especially in pregnant women. This study explored relationships between urinary phthalate metabolites and biomarkers of lipid peroxidation and oxidative and nitrosative DNA damage. Measurements from 97 Taiwanese pregnant women were taken at three different times during second and third trimesters. Five oxidative/nitrosative stress biomarkers – 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), 8-nitroguanine (8-NO2Gua), 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal-mercapturic acid (HNE-MA), 8-isoprostaglandin F (8-isoPF), and malondialdehyde (MDA), and 11 phthalate metabolites were measured in urine samples. Linear regressions in each visit and linear mixed-model regressions were fitted to estimate percent changes in oxidative/nitrosative stress biomarkers resulting from inter-tertile increase of phthalate metabolite level and the cumulative concentrations of di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and dibutyl phthalate. The highest urine concentrations of phthalate metabolites and the greatest number of significant positive associations between phthalate metabolites and oxidative/nitrosative stress biomarkers were observed in the third visit and in repeated measurements analysis, respectively. Of the biomarkers related to DNA damage, 8-OHdG (25.4% inter-tertile increase for mono-iso-butyl phthalate) was more sensitive to phthalate exposure than 8-NO2Gua. Among the biomarkers of lipid peroxidation, HNE-MA (61.2% inter-tertile increase for sum of DEHP metabolites) was more sensitive than 8-isoPF and MDA. Our findings support the hypothesis that pregnant phthalate exposure increases the oxidative stress biomarkers of DNA damage and lipid peroxidation. Future research may elucidate the mediating roles of oxidative/nitrosative stress biomarkers in the link between phthalate exposure and adverse reproductive outcomes.

Original languageEnglish
Article number109863
JournalEnvironmental Research
Volume188
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020 Sept

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biochemistry
  • Environmental Science(all)

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