Duarte Daniel J, Rutten Joost M M, van den Berg Martin, Westerink Remco H S
Neurotoxicology Research Group, Toxicology Division, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS), Utrecht University, NL-3508 TD Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Neurotoxicology Research Group, Toxicology Division, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS), Utrecht University, NL-3508 TD Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Neurotoxicology. 2017 Mar;59:222-230. doi: 10.1016/j.neuro.2016.02.001. Epub 2016 Feb 3.
Exposure to tricresyl phosphates (TCPs), via for example contaminated cabin air, has been associated with health effects including the so-called aerotoxic syndrome. While TCP neurotoxicity is mainly attributed to ortho-isomers like tri-ortho-cresyl phosphate (ToCP), recent exposure and risk assessments indicate that ToCP levels in cabin air are very low. However, the neurotoxic potential of non-ortho TCP isomers and TCP mixtures is largely unknown. We therefore measured effects of exposure (up to 48h) to different TCP isomers, mixtures and the metabolite of ToCP (CBDP: cresyl saligenin phosphate) on cell viability and mitochondrial activity, spontaneous neuronal electrical activity, and neurite outgrowth in primary rat cortical neurons. The results demonstrate that exposure to TCPs (24-48h, up to 10μM) increases mitochondrial activity, without affecting cell viability. Effects of acute TCP exposure (30min) on neuronal electrical activity are limited. However, electrical activity is markedly decreased for the majority of TCPs (10μM) following 48h exposure. Additional preliminary data indicate that exposure to TCPs (48h, 10μM) did not affect the number of neurites per cell or average neurite length, except for TmCP and the analytical TCP mixture (Sigma) that induced a reduction of average neurite length. The combined neurotoxicity data demonstrate that the different TCPs, including ToCP, are roughly equipotent and a clear structure-activity relation is not apparent for the studied endpoints. The no-observed-effect-concentrations (1μM) are well above current exposure levels indicating limited neurotoxic health risk, although exposures may have been higher in the past. Moreover, prolonged and/or repeated exposure to TCPs may exacerbate the observed neurotoxic effects, which argues for additional research.
通过例如受污染的机舱空气接触磷酸三甲苯酯(TCPs),已被证实与包括所谓航空中毒综合征在内的健康影响有关。虽然TCP的神经毒性主要归因于邻位异构体,如磷酸三邻甲苯酯(ToCP),但最近的暴露和风险评估表明,机舱空气中ToCP的含量非常低。然而,非邻位TCP异构体和TCP混合物的神经毒性潜力在很大程度上尚不清楚。因此,我们测量了暴露(长达48小时)于不同的TCP异构体、混合物以及ToCP的代谢产物(CBDP:磷酸甲酚基水杨苷)对原代大鼠皮层神经元的细胞活力、线粒体活性、自发神经元电活动和神经突生长的影响。结果表明,暴露于TCPs(24 - 48小时,高达10μM)会增加线粒体活性,但不影响细胞活力。急性TCP暴露(30分钟)对神经元电活动的影响有限。然而,在暴露48小时后,大多数TCPs(10μM)会使电活动显著降低。其他初步数据表明,暴露于TCPs(48小时,10μM)除了对甲酚基磷酸三甲苯酯(TmCP)和分析用TCP混合物(Sigma)导致平均神经突长度减少外,并未影响每个细胞的神经突数量或平均神经突长度。综合神经毒性数据表明,不同的TCPs,包括ToCP,大致具有同等效力,并且在所研究的终点方面没有明显的构效关系。未观察到效应浓度(1μM)远高于当前的暴露水平,这表明神经毒性健康风险有限,尽管过去的暴露水平可能更高。此外,长期和/或反复暴露于TCPs可能会加剧观察到的神经毒性效应,这需要进一步研究。