PMID- 28839207 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190411 LR - 20190411 IS - 2045-2322 (Electronic) IS - 2045-2322 (Linking) VI - 7 IP - 1 DP - 2017 Aug 24 TI - Relationships between serum-induced AhR bioactivity or mitochondrial inhibition and circulating polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). PG - 9383 LID - 10.1038/s41598-017-09774-1 [doi] LID - 9383 AB - Metabolic syndrome and mitochondrial dysfunction have been linked to elevated serum levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). However, it is not clear which specific POPs contribute to aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR)-dependent bioactivity or inhibit mitochondrial function in human subjects. Here, we measured the cumulative bioactivity of AhR ligand mixture (AhR bioactivity) and the effects on mitochondrial function (ATP concentration) in recombinant Hepa1c1c7 cells incubated with raw serum samples obtained from 911 elderly subjects in the Prospective Investigation of the Vasculature in Uppsala Seniors (PIVUS) cohort. Plasma concentrations of 30 POPs and plastic chemicals have previously been determined in the same PIVUS subjects. Linear regression analysis demonstrated that total toxic equivalence (TEQ) values and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were significantly correlated with AhR bioactivity (positively) and ATP concentration (negatively). Serum AhR bioactivities were positively associated with some PCBs, regardless of their dioxin-like properties, but only dioxin-like PCBs stimulated AhR bioactivity. By contrast, PCBs mediated a reduction in ATP content independently of their dioxin-like properties. This study suggests that AhR bioactivity and ATP concentrations in serum-treated cells may be valuable surrogate biomarkers of POP exposure and could be useful for the estimation of the effects of POPs on human health. FAU - Park, Wook Ha AU - Park WH AD - Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Korea. FAU - Kang, Sora AU - Kang S AD - Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Korea. FAU - Lee, Hong Kyu AU - Lee HK AD - Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Eulji University, Seoul, 01830, Korea. FAU - Salihovic, Samira AU - Salihovic S AD - MTM Research Centre, School of Science and Technology, Orebro University, Orebro, SE-701 82, Sweden. FAU - Bavel, Bert van AU - Bavel BV AD - MTM Research Centre, School of Science and Technology, Orebro University, Orebro, SE-701 82, Sweden. FAU - Lind, P Monica AU - Lind PM AD - Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SE-751 05, Sweden. FAU - Pak, Youngmi Kim AU - Pak YK AD - Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Korea. ykpak@khu.ac.kr. FAU - Lind, Lars AU - Lind L AD - Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Uppsala University, SE-751 05, Uppsala, Sweden. lars.lind@medsci.uu.se. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20170824 PL - England TA - Sci Rep JT - Scientific reports JID - 101563288 RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon) RN - 8L70Q75FXE (Adenosine Triphosphate) RN - DFC2HB4I0K (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) SB - IM MH - Adenosine Triphosphate/blood MH - Aged MH - Biomarkers MH - Environmental Exposure MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Metabolic Syndrome/blood/epidemiology/metabolism MH - Mitochondria/*metabolism MH - Polychlorinated Biphenyls/*blood MH - Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon/*metabolism MH - Sweden/epidemiology PMC - PMC5571204 COIS- The authors declare that they have no competing interests. EDAT- 2017/08/26 06:00 MHDA- 2019/04/12 06:00 PMCR- 2017/08/24 CRDT- 2017/08/26 06:00 PHST- 2017/03/22 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/07/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/08/26 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/08/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/04/12 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/08/24 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1038/s41598-017-09774-1 [pii] AID - 9774 [pii] AID - 10.1038/s41598-017-09774-1 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Sci Rep. 2017 Aug 24;7(1):9383. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-09774-1.