Bisphenol A from dental polycarbonate crown upregulates the expression of hTERT
- 14 June 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials
- Vol. 71B (1), 214-221
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.b.30085
Abstract
Bisphenol A (BPA) is one of the endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that possess estrogen-like biologic activity. Many dental materials have been reported to release BPA. However, there are few reports available on the release of BPA from dental polycarbonates. The purpose of this study was to investigate the release of BPA from dental polycarbonate crowns and to evaluate the estrogenic activity of BPA. Polycarbonate crowns were immersed in five solvents (water, ethanol, n-hepthane, acetic acid, and acetonitrile) at 37 or 65°C for 24 h. The elution from the material was analyzed by high-performance liquid-chromatography (HPLC) and mass-spectrometry (MS) analysis. BPA release was detected corresponding to the degradation of dental polycarbonates under the some storage conditions (ethanol, acetic acid, and acetonitrile). A previous report proved that estrogen increased human telomerase catalytic subunit (hTERT) mRNA, whereas the effect of EDCs on the hTERT promoter has never been reported. The estrogenic activity of BPA was analyzed by luciferase assay with the use of the hTERT promoter. This assay revealed that BPA was a positive regulator of hTERT transcription. In addition, quantitative real-time PCR analysis showed that BPA increased the expression level of hTERT mRNA in MCF7 cells. Herein, it is demonstrated that hTERT is a new target of BPA. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part B: Appl Biomater 71B: 214–221, 2004Keywords
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