ArticleChemosphere2023
Plasma concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are associated with perturbations in lipid and amino acid metabolism.
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- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: A novel risk factor for cardiovascular disease.Ecotoxicology and environmental safety · 2026Review
- PFOA induced metabolic and immune perturbations in a SARS-2 infection model.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Untargeted Metabolomics Profiling of a PFAS-Exposed Flemish Population.Metabolites · 2026Article
- Developmental perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) exposure alters gene expression in nucleus accumbens and prefrontal cortex and impairs cognition in rats: A transcriptomic and mediation analysis.Ecotoxicology and environmental safety · 2026Article
- Maternal serum and placental metabolomes in association with prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and their relevance to child neurodevelopment in an ASD-enriched cohort.Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2025Article
- A scoping review on per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and colorectal cancer: Evidence from in vitro, animal, and epidemiological studies.Environment international · 2025Article
- Placental PFAS concentrations are associated with perturbations of placental DNA methylation.Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2025Article
- Early pregnancy serum PFAS are associated with alterations in the maternal lipidome.Environmental research · 2024Article
- Cord plasma metabolomic signatures of prenatal per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) exposures in the Boston Birth Cohort.Environment international · 2024Article
- Plasma pQTL and brain eQTL integration identifies PNKP as a therapeutic target and reveals mechanistic insights into migraine pathophysiology.The journal of headache and pain · 2024Article
- Associations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and heavy metals with blood lipid profiles in a representative sample of Korean adolescents.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2024Article
- PFAS and their association with the increased risk of cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women.Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology · 2024Article
- Hunting Metabolic Biomarkers for Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: A Review.Metabolites · 2024Review
- Placental PFAS concentrations are associated with perturbations of placental DNA methylation at loci with important roles on cardiometabolic health.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2024Article
- Associations of a Prenatal Serum Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Mixture with the Cord Serum Metabolome in the HOME Study.Environmental science & technology · 2023Article
- Metabolic Perturbations Associated with an Exposure Mixture of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the Atlanta African American Maternal-Child Cohort.Environmental science & technology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) through the environment can lead to harmful health outcomes and the development of disease. However, little is known about how PFAS impact underlying biology that contributes to these adverse health effects. The metabolome represents the end product of cellular processes and has been used previously to understand physiological changes that lead to disease. In this study, we investigated whether exposure to PFAS was associated with the global, untargeted metabolome. In a cohort of 459 pregnant mothers and 401 children, we quantified plasma concentrations of six individual PFAS- PFOA, PFOS, PFHXS, PFDEA, and PFNA- and performed plasma metabolomic profiling by UPLC-MS. In adjusted linear regression analysis, we found associations between plasma PFAS and perturbations in lipid and amino acid metabolites in both mothers and children. In mothers, metabolites of 19 lipid pathways and 8 amino acid pathways were significantly associated with PFAS exposure at an FDR<0.05 threshold; in children, metabolites of 28 lipid pathways and 10 amino acid pathways exhibited significant associations at FDR<0.05 with PFAS exposure. Our investigation found that metabolites of the Sphingomyelin, Lysophospholipid, Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid (n3 and n6), Fatty Acid- Dicarboxylate, and Urea Cycle showed the most significant associations with PFAS, suggesting these may be particular pathways of interest in the physiological response to PFAS. To our knowledge, this is the first study to characterize associations between the global metabolome and PFAS across multiple periods in the life course to understand impacts on underlying biology, and the findings presented here are relevant in understanding how PFAS disrupt normal biological function and may ultimately give rise to harmful health effects.
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