Risk assessment of endocrine disrupting phthalates and hormonal alterations in children and adolescents. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Risk assessment and hormone evaluation were carried out for di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP), endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), in 302 Korean children (n=223) and adolescents (n=79) (1. The mean daily exposure level of DBP was 1.231.45g/kg b.w./day, which is one-eighth of the TDI value (10g/kg b.w./day), but 1 out of 302 participants had a HI value >1. Positive correlations were observed between serum DBP or MEHP, and serum estradiol (E2) and/or luteinizing hormone (LH) in prepubescent children. In addition, serum MBP levels were found to be negatively correlated with serum triiodothyronine (T3) or thyroxine (T4) in male participants, and serum DEHP levels with serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) in female adolescents. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels were positively correlated with serum PA levels in children and adolescents. DEHP, DBP or its metabolites may be associated with altered hormone levels in children and adolescents. Data suggest that exposure levels of DEHP and DBP in Korean children need to be reduced to levels below TDI to protect them from EDC-mediated toxicities. Abbreviations: DBP: dibutyl phthalate; DEHP: di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate; E2: estradiol; EDC: endocrine disrupting chemical; EFSA: European Food Safety Authority; FSH: follicle stimulating hormone; HDL: high density lipoprotein; HI: hazard index; LDL: low density lipoprotein; LH: luteinizing hormone; MEHP: mono(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate; MBP: monobutyl phthalate; PA: phthalic acid; PPAR: peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma; PVC: polyvinyl chloride; T3: triiodothyronine; T4: thyroxine; TDI: tolerable daily intake; TG: triglyceride; TSH: thyroid stimulating hormone; UPLC/MS/MS: Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry; WWF: World Wildlife Fund.

published proceedings

  • J Toxicol Environ Health A

altmetric score

  • 0.75

author list (cited authors)

  • Hyun Kim, D., Min Choi, S., Soo Lim, D., Roh, T., Jun Kwack, S., Yoon, S., ... Lee, B.

citation count

  • 25

complete list of authors

  • Hyun Kim, Dong||Min Choi, Seul||Soo Lim, Duck||Roh, Taehyun||Jun Kwack, Seung||Yoon, Sungpil||Kook Kim, Min||Sil Yoon, Kyung||Sik Kim, Hyung||Wook Kim, Dong||Lee, Byung-Mu

publication date

  • November 2018