Project description:Environmental chemicals such as bisphenol A (BPA) are thought to contribute to carcinogenesis through their endocrine-disrupting effects. However BPA replacement chemicals are structurally similar, and little data exist describing their effects on the human body and environment. We established non-malignant human mammary organoid cultures to investigate the effects of BPA replacement chemicals on organoid morphology and protein abundance. At low-nanomolar doses, replacement chemicals, in particular BPS, induced branching and disrupted the organized mammary organoid architecture. BPS exposure likely alters mammary cell-type proportions and induces branching of predominately myoepithelial cells. Treatment with different replacement chemicals resulted in distinct proteomic changes. BPS exposure induced Cdc42-interacting protein 4 (CIP4), a protein known to support invadopodia formation and mesenchymal phenotypes. Our study provides evidence that replacement bisphenols have pro-tumorigenic effects on mammary morphology and the proteome, highlighting the necessity of comprehensive studies to evaluate the potential harm of replacement chemicals.

2021-06-11 | MSV000087617 | MassIVE

Evaluation of Prenatal Exposure to Bisphenol Analogues on Development and Long-Term Health of the Mammary Gland in Female Mice.

Project description: Not available

| S-EPMC6108869 | biostudies-literature