Diethylhexyl phthalates is associated with insulin resistance via oxidative stress in the elderly: a panel study

Kim, JH; Park, HY; Bae, S; Lim, YH; Hong, YC

HERO ID

2000771

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2013

Language

English

PMID

23977034

HERO ID 2000771
In Press No
Year 2013
Title Diethylhexyl phthalates is associated with insulin resistance via oxidative stress in the elderly: a panel study
Authors Kim, JH; Park, HY; Bae, S; Lim, YH; Hong, YC
Journal PLoS ONE
Volume 8
Issue 8
Page Numbers e71392
Abstract <strong>BACKGROUND: </strong>Insulin resistance (IR) is believed to be the underlying mechanism of metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). Recently, a few studies have demonstrated that phthalates could cause oxidative stress which would contribute to the development of IR. Therefore, we evaluated whether exposure to phthalates affects IR, and oxidative stress is involved in the phthalates-IR pathway.<br /><br /><strong>METHODS: </strong>We recruited 560 elderly participants, and obtained blood and urine samples during repeated medical examinations. For the determination of phthalate exposure, we measured urinary levels of mono-(2-ethyl-5-hydroxyhexyl) phthalate (MEHHP) and mono-(2-ethyl-5-oxohexyl) phthalate (MEOHP) as metabolites of diethylhexyl phthalates (DEHP), and mono-n-butyl phthalate (MnBP) as a metabolite of di-butyl phthalate (DBP). Malondialdehyde (MDA), an oxidative stress biomarker, was also measured in urine samples. We measured serum levels of fasting glucose and insulin, and derived the homeostatic model assessment (HOMA) index to assess IR. A mixed-effect model and penalized regression spline were used to estimate the associations among phthalate metabolites, MDA, and IR.<br /><br /><strong>RESULTS: </strong>The molar sum of MEHHP and MEOHP (∑DEHP) were significantly associated with HOMA (β = 0.26, P = 0.040), and the association was apparent among participants with a history of DM (β = 0.88, P = 0.037) and among females (β = 0.30, P = 0.022). However, the relation between MnBP and HOMA was not found. When we evaluated whether oxidative stress is involved in increases of HOMA by ∑DEHP, MDA levels were significantly associated with increases of ∑DEHP (β = 0.11, P<0.001) and HOMA (β = 0.49, P = 0.049).<br /><br /><strong>CONCLUSIONS: </strong>Our study results suggest that exposure to DEHP in the elderly population increases IR, which is related with oxidative stress, and that participants with a history of DM and females are more susceptible to DEHP exposure.
Doi 10.1371/journal.pone.0071392
Pmid 23977034
Wosid WOS:000323425700045
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Keyword Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Blood Glucose/metabolism; Dibutyl Phthalate/metabolism; Diethylhexyl Phthalate/metabolism; Environmental Pollutants/metabolism; Fasting; Insulin/blood; Insulin Resistance; Malondialdehyde/urine; Middle Aged; Oxidative Stress; Phthalic Acids/metabolism/urine; Regression Analysis; Sex Factors; 2286E5R2KE; 40321-98-0; 4Y8F71G49Q; C42K0PH13C; ZI46LWZ45G
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