TY - JOUR
T1 - In vitro prenatal developmental toxicity induced by some petroleum substances is mediated by their 3- to 7-ring PAH constituent with a potential role for the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR)
AU - Kamelia, Lenny
AU - de Haan, Laura
AU - Ketelslegers, Hans B.
AU - Rietjens, Ivonne M.C.M.
AU - Boogaard, Peter J.
PY - 2019/10/15
Y1 - 2019/10/15
N2 - To test the hypothesis that 3–7 ring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are responsible for the prenatal developmental toxicity (PDT) as observed with some petroleum substances (PS), the present study evaluates the PDT potency of DMSO-extracts of 7 heavy fuel oils (HFO), varying in their PAH content, and 1 highly refined base oil (HRBO), containing no aromatics, in the embryonic stem cell test (EST). All DMSO-extracts of HFO inhibit ES-D3 cell differentiation in a concentration-dependent manner and their potency is proportional to the amount of 3–7 ring PAHs they contain. All DMSO-extracts of HFOs also show aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR)-mediated activities, as tested in the AhR-CALUX assay. Contrarily, the HRBO-extract tested negative in both assays. Co-exposure of ES-D3 cells with selected DMSO-extracts of PS and the AhR-antagonist trimethoxyflavone, successfully counteracted the PS-induced inhibition of ES-D3 cell differentiation, confirming the role of the AhR in mediating the observed PDT of PS extracts in the EST. A good correlation exists when comparing the in-vitro with the in-vivo PDT potencies of the PS under study. Altogether, our findings corroborate the hypothesis that PS-induced PDT is caused by 3–7 ring PAHs present in these substances and that the observed PDT is partially AhR-mediated.
AB - To test the hypothesis that 3–7 ring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are responsible for the prenatal developmental toxicity (PDT) as observed with some petroleum substances (PS), the present study evaluates the PDT potency of DMSO-extracts of 7 heavy fuel oils (HFO), varying in their PAH content, and 1 highly refined base oil (HRBO), containing no aromatics, in the embryonic stem cell test (EST). All DMSO-extracts of HFO inhibit ES-D3 cell differentiation in a concentration-dependent manner and their potency is proportional to the amount of 3–7 ring PAHs they contain. All DMSO-extracts of HFOs also show aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR)-mediated activities, as tested in the AhR-CALUX assay. Contrarily, the HRBO-extract tested negative in both assays. Co-exposure of ES-D3 cells with selected DMSO-extracts of PS and the AhR-antagonist trimethoxyflavone, successfully counteracted the PS-induced inhibition of ES-D3 cell differentiation, confirming the role of the AhR in mediating the observed PDT of PS extracts in the EST. A good correlation exists when comparing the in-vitro with the in-vivo PDT potencies of the PS under study. Altogether, our findings corroborate the hypothesis that PS-induced PDT is caused by 3–7 ring PAHs present in these substances and that the observed PDT is partially AhR-mediated.
KW - Aryl hydrocarbon receptor
KW - Embryonic stem cell test
KW - Petroleum substances
KW - Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
KW - Prenatal developmental toxicity
KW - UVCBs
U2 - 10.1016/j.toxlet.2019.08.001
DO - 10.1016/j.toxlet.2019.08.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85071294689
VL - 315
SP - 64
EP - 76
JO - Toxicology Letters
JF - Toxicology Letters
SN - 0378-4274
ER -