PMID- 18821250 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20081231 LR - 20190516 IS - 1475-6374 (Electronic) IS - 1475-6366 (Linking) VI - 23 IP - 5 DP - 2008 Oct TI - Molecular modelling of phthalates - PPARs interactions. PG - 611-6 LID - 10.1080/14756360802205059 [doi] AB - Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is the most widely plasticizer for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) that is used in plastic tubes, in medical and paramedical devices as well as in food storage packaging. The toxicological profile of DEHP has been evaluated in a number of experimental animal models and has been extensively documented. Its toxicity is in part linked to the activation of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPAR(alpha)). As a response, an intensive research for a new, biologically inert plasticizer has been initiated. Among the alternative studied, tri(2-ethylhexyl) trimellitate (TEHTM) or trioctyl trimellitate (TOTM) has attracted increasing interest. However, very little information is available on their biological effects. We proceeded to dock TOTM, DEHP and its metabolites in order to identify compounds that are likely to interact with PPAR(alpha) and PPAR(gamma) binding sites. The results obtained hint that TOTM is not able to bind to PPARs and should therefore be safer than DEHP. FAU - Kambia, Nicolas AU - Kambia N AD - Laboratoire de Pharmacie Clinique, Faculte des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Lille Cedex, France. FAU - Renault, Nicolas AU - Renault N FAU - Dilly, Sebastien AU - Dilly S FAU - Farce, Amaury AU - Farce A FAU - Dine, Thierry AU - Dine T FAU - Gressier, Bernard AU - Gressier B FAU - Luyckx, Michel AU - Luyckx M FAU - Brunet, Claude AU - Brunet C FAU - Chavatte, Philippe AU - Chavatte P LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - England TA - J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem JT - Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry JID - 101150203 RN - 0 (Benzoates) RN - 0 (PPAR alpha) RN - 0 (PPAR gamma) RN - 0 (Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors) RN - 0 (Phthalic Acids) RN - 0 (Plasticizers) RN - 3319-31-1 (tri-(2-ethylhexyl)trimellitate) RN - 9GPJ04URH3 (trioctyl trimellitate) SB - IM MH - Benzoates/chemistry/toxicity MH - Humans MH - *Models, Molecular MH - PPAR alpha/metabolism MH - PPAR gamma/metabolism MH - Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors/*metabolism MH - Phthalic Acids/*chemistry/toxicity MH - Plasticizers/chemistry/toxicity MH - Protein Binding EDAT- 2008/09/30 09:00 MHDA- 2009/01/01 09:00 CRDT- 2008/09/30 09:00 PHST- 2008/09/30 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2009/01/01 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2008/09/30 09:00 [entrez] AID - 903082319 [pii] AID - 10.1080/14756360802205059 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem. 2008 Oct;23(5):611-6. doi: 10.1080/14756360802205059.