{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Clark KL"],"funding":["BLRD VA","NICHD NIH HHS","NCRR NIH HHS","NCI NIH HHS","NIH HHS","NIGMS NIH HHS"],"pagination":["154173"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12424527"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["515"],"pubmed_abstract":["Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are persistent environmental contaminants linked to adverse health effects. Epidemiological studies have linked PFAS with an increased risk of uterine diseases including fibroids however, the mechanisms involved remain to be elucidated. This study examined the impact of individual PFAS, such as legacy compounds [perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)] and alternative short-chain compounds [GENX/HFPO-DA and perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)], along with a PFAS mixture, on the function and transcriptome of immortalized human myometrial cells (UT-TERT). Exposure to these PFAS resulted in increased cell viability and proliferation. Flow cytometry showed that PFOS and the PFAS mixture altered cell cycle progression, while "],"journal":["Toxicology"],"pubmed_title":["Environmentally relevant concentrations of individual per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and a PFAS mixture impact proliferation, migration, and gene transcription in a human myometrial cell line."],"pmcid":["PMC12424527"],"funding_grant_id":["P30 CA036727","IK2 BX006457","P20 GM103427","P20 GM130447","F32 HD106722","P30 GM106397","S10 RR027301","S10 OD030486"],"pubmed_authors":["George JW","Clark KL"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Environmentally relevant concentrations of individual per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and a PFAS mixture impact proliferation, migration, and gene transcription in a human myometrial cell line.","description":"Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are persistent environmental contaminants linked to adverse health effects. Epidemiological studies have linked PFAS with an increased risk of uterine diseases including fibroids however, the mechanisms involved remain to be elucidated. This study examined the impact of individual PFAS, such as legacy compounds [perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)] and alternative short-chain compounds [GENX/HFPO-DA and perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)], along with a PFAS mixture, on the function and transcriptome of immortalized human myometrial cells (UT-TERT). Exposure to these PFAS resulted in increased cell viability and proliferation. Flow cytometry showed that PFOS and the PFAS mixture altered cell cycle progression, while ","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Aug","modification":"2026-06-03T02:27:56.435Z","creation":"2026-04-23T03:10:33.239Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12424527","cross_references":{"pubmed":["40334771"],"doi":["10.1016/j.tox.2025.154173"]}}