PMID- 36668767 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230201 IS - 2305-6304 (Electronic) IS - 2305-6304 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 1 DP - 2022 Dec 31 TI - Partitioning of Persistent Organic Pollutants between Adipose Tissue and Serum in Human Studies. LID - 10.3390/toxics11010041 [doi] LID - 41 AB - Blood is the most widely used matrix for biomonitoring of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). It is assumed that POPs are homogenously distributed within body lipids at steady state; however, the variability underlying the partitioning of POPs between fat compartments is poorly understood. Hence, the objective of this study was to review the state of the science about the relationships of POPs between adipose tissue and serum in humans. We conducted a narrative literature review of human observational studies reporting concentrations of POPs in paired samples of adipose tissue with other lipid-based compartments (e.g., serum lipids). The searches were conducted in SCOPUS and PUBMED. A meta-regression was performed to identify factors responsible for variability. All included studies reported high variability in the partition coefficients of POPs, mainly between adipose tissue and serum. The number of halogen atoms was the physicochemical variable most strongly and positively associated with the partition ratios, whereas body mass index was the main biological factor positively and significantly associated. To conclude, although this study provides a better understanding of partitioning of POPs to refine physiologically based pharmacokinetic and epidemiological models, further research is still needed to determine other key factors involved in the partitioning of POPs. FAU - Moriceau, Meg-Anne AU - Moriceau MA AD - Oniris, INRAE, LABERCA, 44300 Nantes, France. FAU - Cano-Sancho, German AU - Cano-Sancho G AD - Oniris, INRAE, LABERCA, 44300 Nantes, France. FAU - Kim, MinJi AU - Kim M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1403-9331 AD - INSERM UMR-S 1124, Universite Paris Sorbonne Nord, 93017 Bobigny, France. FAU - Coumoul, Xavier AU - Coumoul X AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2928-9648 AD - INSERM UMR-S 1124, Universite Paris Cite, 45 rue des Saints-Peres, 75006 Paris, France. FAU - Emond, Claude AU - Emond C AD - School of Public Health, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada. FAU - Arrebola, Juan-Pedro AU - Arrebola JP AD - Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Universidad de Granada, Campus de Cartuja s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain. AD - Instituto de Investigacion Biosanitaria (ibs.GRANADA), Avda. de Madrid, 15. Pabellon de Consultas Externas 2, 2a Planta, 18012 Granada, Spain. AD - Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain. FAU - Antignac, Jean-Philippe AU - Antignac JP AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9512-9314 AD - Oniris, INRAE, LABERCA, 44300 Nantes, France. FAU - Audouze, Karine AU - Audouze K AD - INSERM UMR-S 1124, Universite Paris Cite, 45 rue des Saints-Peres, 75006 Paris, France. FAU - Rousselle, Christophe AU - Rousselle C AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0460-6192 AD - ANSES, European and International Affairs Department, 14 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 94701 Maisons-Alfort, France. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20221231 PL - Switzerland TA - Toxics JT - Toxics JID - 101639637 PMC - PMC9866963 OTO - NOTNLM OT - adipose tissue OT - biomonitoring OT - meta-regression OT - partition coefficients OT - persistent organic pollutants COIS- The authors declare they have no actual or potential competing financial interests. EDAT- 2023/01/21 06:00 MHDA- 2023/01/21 06:01 PMCR- 2022/12/31 CRDT- 2023/01/20 15:30 PHST- 2022/12/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/12/23 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/12/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/01/20 15:30 [entrez] PHST- 2023/01/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/01/21 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/12/31 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - toxics11010041 [pii] AID - toxics-11-00041 [pii] AID - 10.3390/toxics11010041 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Toxics. 2022 Dec 31;11(1):41. doi: 10.3390/toxics11010041.