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全氟己烷磺酸酯(PFHxS)是一种在碳链上含有六个碳原子的全氟烷基化合物。全氟己烷磺酸酯曾被用于消防泡沫和地毯处理溶液。它曾被广泛用作防污和防水剂,但由于美国环保署的法规,已经被逐步淘汰。人类暴露和毒性:一项流行病学研究评估了PFHxS血清水平与注意力缺陷/多动障碍(ADHD)诊断之间的关联。另一项研究检查了产前血清浓度(PFHxS)与女婴出生前后生长的关联。血清样本是在怀孕期间从母亲那里获得的。PFHxS(中位数,1.6 ng/mL)在100%的样本中被检测到。在调整模型中,平均而言,出生于PFHxS产前浓度处于最高三分之一的母亲的女孩,出生时体重比出生于最低三分之一的母亲的女孩轻108克。另一项研究评估了PFHxS水平与精子体积、精子浓度、总精子数、活力和形态之间的关联。与第一三分位数的暴露相比,第三三分位数的形态正常细胞比例降低了35%。在一项监测研究中,评估了消防员血清中全氟烷基酸(PFAAs)的浓度,结果显示PFHxS的血清浓度在消防员中统计学上更高。另一项研究报告称,PFHxS与总胆固醇(TC)、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇(LDL)、总胆固醇/高密度脂蛋白胆固醇比率(TC/HDL)和非高密度脂蛋白胆固醇以及高胆固醇的风险显著相关。另一项研究评估了血清PFCs与甲状腺功能之间的关系,结果显示自然对数-PFHxS的增加与女性总T4增加0.26 ug/mL和总T3增加4.074 ng/dL以及男性自然对数自由T4减少0.016(ng/dL)相关。动物研究:一项亚慢性研究调查了PFAS表面活性剂对脂蛋白代谢影响的机制。将小鼠喂食含有PFHxS的西式饮食(6 mg/kg/天),持续4-6周。PFHxS显著降低了TG、非HDL-C和HDL-C。极低密度脂蛋白(VLDL)的减少是由于增强了脂蛋白脂肪酶介导的VLDL-TG清除以及减少了VLDL-TG和VLDL-载脂蛋白B的产生。由于与载脂蛋白AI合成减少相关的HDL产生减少,导致HDL减少。PFHxS增加了肝脏重量和肝脏TG含量。肝脏基因表达谱数据显示,这些效应是过氧化物酶体增殖物激活受体α和孕烷X受体激活的结果。另一项研究表明,新生小鼠暴露于PFHxS会改变神经蛋白水平,例如CaMKII、GAP-43、突触蛋白和tau,这些对于小鼠的正常大脑发育至关重要。这对雄性和雌性在的海马和大脑皮层进行了测量。结果表明,PFHxS可能作为发育性神经毒素,其效果与PFOS和PFOA相似,但也与其他物质如PCBs、PBDEs和双酚A相似。另一项研究评估了PFHxS暴露(最大剂量=38,000 ng/g蛋)对胚胎死亡、发育终点、组织积累、肝脏和大脑皮层mRNA表达以及血浆TH水平的影响。在PFHxS的最高剂量下,啄壳成功率降至63%;其他影响包括跟骨长度减少和胚胎质量减少。血浆TH水平在PFHxS暴露后以浓度依赖性方式降低。随后的研究评估了PFHxS暴露与TH依赖性神经发育途径之间的关系。PFHxS在低剂量(890 ng/g)时显著改变了11个转录本的表达,在高剂量(38,000 ng/g)时改变了101个转录本的表达。功能富集分析显示,PFHxS影响了参与组织发育和形态、细胞组装和组织以及细胞间信号传导的基因。另一项研究使用PC12细胞作为多巴胺神经元的模型,研究了PFHxS对神经细胞死亡及其潜在机制的影响。PFHxS处理以剂量依赖性方式降低了细胞活力。PFHxS增加了细胞凋亡,增加了ERK1/2、JNK和p38 MAPK的激活,激活时间不同。PFHxS暴露还增加了ROS的形成。
IDENTIFICATION AND USE: Perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS) is a six-carbon compound in the perfluoroalkyl family of chemicals. Perfluorohexane sulfonate was once used in firefighting foam and carpet treatment solutions. It was once widely used as a stain and water repellent but was phased out due to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations. HUMAN EXPOSURE AND TOXICITY: An epidemiological study evaluated the associations between serum levels of PFHxS and diagnosis of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In another study, the associations of prenatal serum concentrations (PFHxS) with fetal and postnatal growth in girls was examined. Serum samples were obtained from mothers during pregnancy. PFHxS (median, 1.6 ng/mL) was detected in 100% of samples. On average, girls born to mothers with prenatal concentrations of PFHxS in the upper tertile weighed 108 g less at birth than girls born to mothers with concentrations in the lower tertile in adjusted models. In another study, the association between levels of PFHxS and semen volume, sperm concentration, total sperm count, motility and morphology were assessed. The proportion of morphologically normal cells was 35% lower for the third tertile of PFHxS exposure as compared with the first. In a surveillance study, the serum concentrations of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in firefighters was evaluated, and serum concentration of PFHxS was statistically higher in firefighters. Another study reported evidence of a significant association between PFHxS and total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), total cholesterol/high density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (TC/HDL) and non-HDL cholesterol as well as an elevated odds of high cholesterol. In another study, which evaluated the relationship between serum PFCs and thyroid function, increase in natural log-PFHxS was associated with an increase of total T4 by 0.26 ug/mL and total T3 by 4.074 ng/dL in women and a decrease of natural log-free T4 by 0.016 (ng/dL) in men. ANIMAL STUDIES: A subchronic study investigated the mechanism underlying the effect of PFAS surfactants on lipoprotein metabolism. Mice were fed a Western-type diet with PFHxS, (6 mg/kg/day) for 4-6 weeks. PFHxS markedly reduced TG, non-HDL-C, and HDL-C. The decrease in very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) was caused by enhanced lipoprotein lipase-mediated VLDL-TG clearance and by decreased production of VLDL-TG and VLDL-apolipoprotein B. Reduced HDL production, related to decreased apolipoprotein AI synthesis, resulted in decreased HDL. PFHxS increased liver weight and hepatic TG content. Hepatic gene expression profiling data indicated that these effects were the combined result of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha and pregnane X receptor activation. Another study showed that neonatal exposure to PFHxS can alter neuroprotein levels, e.g. CaMKII, GAP-43, synaptophysin and tau, which are essential for normal brain development in mice. This was measured for both males and females, in hippocampus and cerebral cortex. The results suggest that PFHxS may act as a developmental neurotoxicant and the effects are similar to that of PFOS and PFOA, but also to other substances such as PCBs, PBDEs and bisphenol A. In another study, in ovo effects of PFHxS exposure (maximum dose = 38,000 ng/g egg) on embryonic death, developmental endpoints, tissue accumulation, mRNA expression in liver and cerebral cortex, and plasma TH levels were evaluated. Pipping success was reduced to 63% at the highest dose of PFHxS; additional effects included decreased tarsus length and embryo mass. Plasma TH levels were reduced in a concentration-dependent manner following PFHxS exposure. A subsequent study evaluated the relationship between PFHxS exposure and TH-dependent neurodevelopmental pathways. PFHxS significantly altered the expression of 11 transcripts at the low dose (890 ng/g) and 101 transcripts at the high dose (38,000 ng/g). Functional enrichment analysis showed that PFHxS affected the genes involved in tissue development and morphology, cellular assembly and organization, and cell-to-cell signaling. In another study, the effects of PFHxS on the neuronal cell death and the underlying mechanisms were examined using PC12 cells as a model of dopaminergic neuron. The treatment with PFHxS reduced cell viability in a dose-dependent manner. PFHxS increased cell apoptosis, increased the activations of ERK1/2, JNK and p38 MAPK with different temporal activations. PFHxS exposure also increased ROS formation.
来源:Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)