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Title: Protective effect of (±)α-tocopherol on brominated diphenyl ether-47-stimulated prostaglandin pathways in human extravillous trophoblasts in vitro.

Authors: Park, Hae-Ryung; Loch-Caruso, Rita

Published In Toxicol In Vitro, (2015 Oct)

Abstract: Brominated diphenyl ether (BDE)-47 is a prevalent flame retardant chemical found in human tissues and is linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes in humans. Because dysregulation of the prostaglandin pathway is implicated in adverse pregnancy outcomes, the present study investigates BDE-47 induction of prostaglandin synthesis in a human extravillous trophoblast cell line, HTR-8/SVneo, examining the hypothesis that BDE-47 increases generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) to stimulate the prostaglandin response. Treatment with 20 μM BDE-47 significantly increased mRNA expression of prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 (PTGS2) at 4, 12 and 24 h, and 24-h treatment significantly increased cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 cellular protein expression and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) concentration in culture medium. The BDE-47-stimulated PGE2 release was inhibited by the COX inhibitors indomethacin and NS398, implicating COX activity. Exposure to 20 μM BDE-47 significantly increased ROS generation as measured by carboxydichlorofluorescein fluorescence, and this response was blocked by cotreatment with the peroxyl radical scavenger (±)-α-tocopherol. (±)-α-Tocopherol cotreatment suppressed BDE-47-stimulated increases of PGE2 release without significant effects on COX-2 mRNA and protein expression, implicating a role for ROS in post-translational regulation of COX activity. Because prostaglandins regulate trophoblast functions necessary for placentation and pregnancy, further investigation is warranted of BDE-47 impacts on trophoblast responses.

PubMed ID: 26026498 Exiting the NIEHS site

MeSH Terms: Cell Line; Cyclooxygenase 2/genetics; Cyclooxygenase 2/metabolism; Dinoprostone/metabolism; Flame Retardants/toxicity*; Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers/toxicity*; Humans; Hydroxyprostaglandin Dehydrogenases/genetics; Intramolecular Oxidoreductases/genetics; Prostaglandin-E Synthases; Protective Agents/pharmacology*; RNA, Messenger/metabolism; Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism; Trophoblasts/drug effects*; Trophoblasts/metabolism; alpha-Tocopherol/pharmacology*

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