全氟和多氟烷基物质及其与绝经后妇女心血管疾病风险增加的关联。

PFAS and their association with the increased risk of cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women.

机构信息

Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States.

Research and Training Hospital, Katip Celebi University, Izmir, 35310, Turkey.

出版信息

Toxicol Sci. 2024 Aug 1;200(2):312-323. doi: 10.1093/toxsci/kfae065.

Abstract

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are one of the major causes of death globally. In addition to traditional risk factors such as unhealthy lifestyles (smoking, obesity, sedentary) and genetics, common environmental exposures, including persistent environmental contaminants, may also influence CVD risk. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are a class of highly fluorinated chemicals used in household consumer and industrial products known to persist in our environment for years, causing health concerns that are now linked to endocrine disruptions and related outcomes in women, including interference of the cardiovascular and reproductive systems. In postmenopausal women, higher levels of PFAS are observed than in premenopausal women due to the cessation of menstruation, which is crucial for PFAS excretion. Because of these findings, we explored the association between perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), and perfluorobutanesulfonic acid in postmenopausal women from our previously established CVD study. We used liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry, supported by machine learning approaches, and the detection and quantification of serum metabolites and proteins. Here, we show that PFOS can be a good predictor of coronary artery disease, whereas PFOA can be an intermediate predictor of coronary microvascular disease. We also found that the PFAS levels in our study are significantly associated with inflammation-related proteins. Our findings may provide new insight into the potential mechanisms underlying the PFAS-induced risk of CVDs in this population. This study shows that exposure to PFOA and PFOS is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women. PFOS and PFOA levels correlate with amino acids and proteins related to inflammation. These circulating biomarkers contribute to the etiology of CVD and potentially implicate a mechanistic relationship between PFAS exposure and increased risk of cardiovascular events in this population.

摘要

心血管疾病(CVDs)是全球主要死因之一。除了不健康的生活方式(吸烟、肥胖、久坐)和遗传等传统危险因素外,常见的环境暴露因素,包括持久性环境污染物,也可能影响 CVD 风险。全氟和多氟烷基物质(PFASs)是一类高度氟化的化学品,用于家庭消费和工业产品,已知它们在我们的环境中存在多年,引起了健康问题,现在与女性的内分泌干扰和相关后果有关,包括心血管和生殖系统的干扰。在绝经后妇女中,由于绝经停止了月经,观察到的 PFAS 水平高于绝经前妇女,这对 PFAS 的排泄至关重要。由于这些发现,我们在之前建立的 CVD 研究中探索了绝经后妇女中全氟辛酸(PFOA)、全氟辛烷磺酸(PFOS)和全氟丁烷磺酸之间的关联。我们使用液质联用技术,辅以机器学习方法,检测和定量血清代谢物和蛋白质。在这里,我们表明 PFOS 可以很好地预测冠心病,而 PFOA 可以作为冠心病的中间预测指标。我们还发现,我们研究中的 PFAS 水平与炎症相关蛋白显著相关。我们的发现可能为 PFAS 引起该人群 CVD 风险的潜在机制提供新的见解。这项研究表明,接触 PFOA 和 PFOS 与绝经后妇女患心血管疾病的风险增加有关。PFOS 和 PFOA 水平与与炎症相关的氨基酸和蛋白质相关。这些循环生物标志物有助于 CVD 的发病机制,并可能暗示该人群中 PFAS 暴露与心血管事件风险增加之间存在机制关系。

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