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ReviewJournal of immunotoxicology2024

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances alter innate immune function: evidence and data gaps.

Drake W Phelps, Ashley M Connors, Giuliano Ferrero, Jamie C DeWitt, Jeffrey A Yoder

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Review in Journal of immunotoxicology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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  9. Synergistic toxicity in alcohol-associated liver disease and PFAS exposure.Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Drake W PhelpsDepartment of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8350-5626
Ashley M ConnorsDepartment of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6560-9015
Giuliano FerreroDepartment of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
Jamie C DeWittCenter for Environmental and Health Effects of PFAS, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0440-4059
Jeffrey A YoderDepartment of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6083-1311

Funding

Translational Research Support CoreP30ES025128 · NIEHS · NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH · PI Sue Fenton · 2015 to 2026
$18.3M
Uncovering the Mechanisms of PFAS-induced ImmunotoxicityP42ES031009 · NIEHS · NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH · PI PLANCHART, ANTONIO J. · 2020 to 2024
$9.3M
TRAINING IN BIOCHEMICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGYT32ES007046 · NIEHS · NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH · PI Seth William Kullman · 1985 to 2026
$5.1M
Molecular Biotechnology Training at North Carolina State UniversityT32GM008776 · NIGMS · NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH · PI KELLY, ROBERT M · 2000 to 2019
$3.9M
Linking PFAS exposure to thyroid disruption and innate immunityR03ES032532 · NIEHS · NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH · PI YODER, JEFFREY A · 2021 to 2022
$147k
NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES025128NIEHS NIH HHS P42 ES031009NIEHS NIH HHS R03 ES032532NIEHS NIH HHS T32 ES007046NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008776
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are a large class of compounds used in a variety of processes and consumer products. Their unique chemical properties make them ubiquitous and persistent environmental contaminants while also making them economically viable and socially convenient. To date, several reviews have been published to synthesize information regarding the immunotoxic effects of PFASs on the adaptive immune system. However, these reviews often do not include data on the impact of these compounds on innate immunity. Here, current literature is reviewed to identify and incorporate data regarding the effects of PFASs on innate immunity in humans, experimental models, and wildlife. Known mechanisms by which PFASs modulate innate immune function are also reviewed, including disruption of cell signaling, metabolism, and tissue-level effects. For PFASs where innate immune data are available, results are equivocal, raising additional questions about common mechanisms or pathways of toxicity, but highlighting that the innate immune system within several species can be perturbed by exposure to PFASs. Recommendations are provided for future research to inform hazard identification, risk assessment, and risk management practices for PFASs to protect the immune systems of exposed organisms as well as environmental health.

Indexed as

Environmental PollutantsFluorocarbonsImmunity, InnateAnimalsEnvironmental ExposureHumansEnvironmental PollutantsFluorocarbonsecotoxicologyimmunotoxicologyinnate immunityPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substancesPFASzebrafish

Identifiers

PMID38712868
PMCPMC11249028

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