MARVANOVÁ, Soňa, Kateřina PĚNČÍKOVÁ, Lenka PÁLKOVÁ, Miroslav CIGANEK, Jiří PETRÁŠ, Anna LNĚNIČKOVÁ, Jan VONDRÁČEK and Miroslav MACHALA. Benzo[b]naphtho[d]thiophenes and naphthylbenzo[b]thiophenes: Their aryl hydrocarbon receptor-mediated activities and environmental presence. Science of The Total Environment. Elsevier, 2023, vol. 879, June 2023, p. 1-12. ISSN 0048-9697. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162924.
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Original name Benzo[b]naphtho[d]thiophenes and naphthylbenzo[b]thiophenes: Their aryl hydrocarbon receptor-mediated activities and environmental presence
Authors MARVANOVÁ, Soňa (203 Czech Republic), Kateřina PĚNČÍKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic), Lenka PÁLKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Miroslav CIGANEK (203 Czech Republic), Jiří PETRÁŠ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Anna LNĚNIČKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jan VONDRÁČEK (203 Czech Republic) and Miroslav MACHALA (203 Czech Republic, guarantor).
Edition Science of The Total Environment, Elsevier, 2023, 0048-9697.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 10511 Environmental sciences
Country of publisher Netherlands
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 9.800 in 2022
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/23:00131710
Organization unit Faculty of Science
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162924
UT WoS 000971841500001
Keywords in English AhR activity; Airborne particulate matter; Freshwater sediments; Gap junctional intercellular communication; Polycyclic aromatic sulfur heterocyclic compounds
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Abstract
Polycyclic aromatic sulfur heterocyclic compounds (PASHs) belong among ubiquitous environmental pollutants; however, their toxic effects remain poorly understood. Here, we studied the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR)-mediated activity of dibenzothiophene, benzo[b]naphtho[d]thiophenes, and naphthylbenzo[b]thiophenes, as well as their presence in two types of environmental matrices: river sediments collected from both rural and urban areas, and in airborne particulate matter (PM2.5) sampled in cities with different levels and sources of pollution. Benzo[b]naphtho[2,1-d]thiophene, benzo[b]naphtho[2,3-d]thiophene, 2,2-naphthylbenzo[b]thiophene, and 2,1-naphthylbenzo[b]thiophene were newly identified as efficient AhR agonists in both rat and human AhR-based reporter gene assays, with 2,2-naphthylbenzo[b]thiophene being the most potent compound identified in both species. Benzo[b]naphtho[1,2-d]thiophene and 3,2-naphthylbenzo[b]thiophene elicited AhR-mediated activity only in the rat liver cell model, while dibenzothiophene and 3,1-naphthylbenzo[b]thiophene were inactive in either cell type. Independently of their ability to activate the AhR, benzo[b]naphtho[1,2-d]thiophene, 2,1-naphthylbenzo[b]thiophene, 3,1-naphthylbenzo[b]thiophene, and 3,2-naphthylbenzo[b]thiophene inhibited gap junctional intercellular communication in a model of rat liver epithelial cells. Benzo[b]naphtho[d]thiophenes were dominant PASHs present in both PM2.5 and sediment samples, with benzo[b]naphtho[2,1-d]thiophene being the most abundant one, followed by benzo[b]naphtho[2,3-d]thiophene. The levels of naphthylbenzo[b]thiophenes were mostly low or below detection limit. Benzo[b]naphtho[2,1-d]thiophene and benzo[b]naphtho[2,3-d]thiophene were identified as the most significant contributors to the AhR-mediated activity in the environmental samples evaluated in this study. Both induced nuclear translocation of the AhR, and they induced CYP1A1 expression in a time-dependent manner, suggesting that their AhR-mediated activity may depend on the rate of their intracellular metabolism. In conclusion, some PASHs could be significant contributors to the overall AhR-mediated toxicity of complex environmental samples suggesting that more attention should be paid to the potential health impacts of this group of environmental pollutants.
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