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Page 1: Complex mixtures of anti-androgens at concentrations …€¦ · Complex mixtures of anti-androgens at concentrations below individual chemical effect levels produces reproductive

Complex mixtures of anti-androgens at concentrations below individual chemical effect levels produces reproductive tract

malformations in the male rat

Justin ConleyORD/NHEERL/TAD/RTB

SOT RASS-MixSS Webinar September 13, 2017

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No conflicts of interest to disclose

This presentation does not necessarily reflect the views or policy of USEPA

Disclosure/Disclaimer

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Declines in male reproductive health

Skakkebaeck et al. 2016

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Pumarega et al. 20162003/2004 Cohortn = 4,793OCs, PCBs, PBDEs, PCDDs/Fs, PFCs

17%

Exposures are mixtures

Examples of multiple residue detections in CDC-NHANES

Qian et al. 20152007/2008 Cohortn = 2,604DEHP, DiBP, DBP, DINP, BBP, DIDP

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Chemical mixtures research and risk assessment in federal laws

Food Quality Protection Act Safe Drinking Water Act

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How do we group chemicals for cumulative risk assessment?

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Androgen receptor

antagonism

Reduced AR dependent

mRNA/protein synthesis

Suppressed development of

gubernacular cords

Undescended testes

Reduced androgen dependent

tissue weights

Abnormal cell apoptosis/

proliferation

Reduced sperm

production

Reproductive tract

malformations

Reproductive tract cancers

Infertility

Molecular Initiating Events Key Events

Adverse Outcomes

Anti-androgen AOP

Key EventsAdverse

Outcomes

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Androgen receptor

antagonism

Inhibition of CYP450

steroidogenic enzymes

Unknown MIE

Reduced AR dependent

mRNA/protein synthesis

Reduced testosterone

synthesis

Suppressed development of

gubernacular cords

Undescended testes

Reduced androgen dependent

tissue weights

Abnormal cell apoptosis/

proliferation

Inhibition of HMG-CoA reductase

Reduced cholesterol synthesis

Reduced sperm

production

5α-reductaseinhibition

Reduced DHT synthesis

Reproductive tract

malformations

Reproductive tract cancers

Infertility

“Anti-androgen” AOP network

Molecular Initiating Events Key Events

Adverse OutcomesKey Events

Adverse Outcomes

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Complex mixtures of many chemicals with multiple “anti-androgenic” molecular initiating events act additively at low doses to disrupt male reproductive tract development

“Low”: below individual chemical effect levels (LOAEL or NOAEL)

Hypothesis

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Linuron330-55-2

Prochloraz67747-09-5

Vinclozolin50471-44-8

p,p’-DDE72-55-9

dipentyl phthalate131-18-0

diethylhexyl phthalate117-81-7

diisobutyl phthalate84-69-5

diisoheptyl phthalate71888-89-6

dihexyl phthalate84-75-3

diheptyl phthalate3648-21-3 chemspider.com

dicyclohexyl phthalate84-61-7

Procymidone32809-16-8

Pyrifluquinazon337458-27-2

dibutyl phthalate84-74-2

benzyl butyl phthalate85-68-7

Simvastatin79902-63-9

Flutamide13311-84-7

Finasteride98319-26-7

Ultramix

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Androgen receptor

antagonism

Inhibition of P450

steroidogenic enzymes

Unknown MIE

Reduced AR dependent

mRNA/protein synthesis

Reduced testosterone

synthesis

Suppressed development of

gubernacular cords

Undescended testes

Reduced androgen dependent

tissue weights

Abnormal cell apoptosis/

proliferation

Inhibition of HMG-CoA reductase

Reduced cholesterol synthesis

Reduced sperm

production

5α-reductaseinhibition

Reduced DHT synthesis

Reproductive tract

malformations

Reproductive tract cancers

Infertility

“Anti-androgen” AOP networkFinasteride

Molecular Initiating Events Key Events

Adverse OutcomesKey Events

Adverse Outcomes

p’p’-DDEPyrifluquinazon

ProcymidoneVinclozolinFlutamide

ProchlorazLinuron

Simvastatin

Phthalates

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ChemicalLOAEL

(mg/kg/d) Effect Reference

Finasteride 0.03 AGD red., Nipple ret. Clark 1993

Flutamide 2.0 Hypospadias Welsh 2009

Vinclozolin 6.0 VP wt., AGD red., Nipple ret. Gray 1999; Hellwig 2000

Diethylhexyl phth. 11.0 Various malf. Gray 2009; Blystone 2010

Linuron 12.5 Testis & epididymal malf. McIntyre 2000

Procymidone 25.0 AGD red., Nipple ret., Various malf., Ostby 1999

Pyrifluquinazon 25.0 Various malf. Unpublished

Prochloraz 31.3 Testis malf., T prod. Blystone 2007; Noriega 2005

Dipentyl phth. 33.0 T prod. Hannas 2011; Furr 2014

Simvastatin 62.5 Testis malf., T prod. Beverly 2014

Dibutyl phth. 100.0 Nipple ret. Mylchreest 2000

p,p’-DDE 100.0 AGD red., Nipple ret., PPS delay Kelce 1995

Diisoheptyl phth. 227.0 Red. sperm count McKee 2006

Dicyclohexyl phth. 250.0 AGD red. Saillenfait 2009

Benzylbutyl phth. 250.0 AGD red. Tyl 2004

Diisobutyl phth. 250.0 AGD red. Saillenfait 2008

Dihexyl phth. 250.0 AGD red.; Nipple ret. Saillenfait 2009

Diheptyl phth. 500.0 AGD red. Saillenfait 2011

Individual chemical effect levels

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ChemicalLOAEL

(mg/kg/d)100%

(mg/kg/d)50%

(mg/kg/d)25%

(mg/kg/d)12.5%

(mg/kg/d)6.3%

(mg/kg/d)

Finasteride 0.03 0.006 0.003 0.001 0.0007 0.0003

Flutamide 2.0 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.06 0.03

Vinclozolin 6.0 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.07

Diethylhexyl phth. 11.0 2.2 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.1

Linuron 12.5 2.5 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.1

Procymidone 25.0 5.0 2.5 1.2 0.6 0.3

Pyrifluquinazon 25.0 5.0 2.5 1.2 0.6 0.3

Prochloraz 31.3 7.5 3.7 1.8 0.9 0.4

Dipentyl phth. 33.0 6.6 3.3 1.6 0.8 0.4

Simvastatin 62.5 12.5 6.2 3.1 1.5 0.7

Dibutyl phth. 100.0 20.0 10.0 5.0 2.5 1.2

p,p’-DDE 100.0 20.0 10.0 5.0 2.5 1.2

Diisoheptyl phth. 227.0 45.4 22.7 11.4 5.6 2.8

Dicyclohexyl phth. 250.0 50.0 25.0 12.5 6.2 3.1

Benzylbutyl phth. 250.0 50.0 25.0 12.5 6.2 3.1

Diisobutyl phth. 250.0 50.0 25.0 12.5 6.2 3.1

Dihexyl phth. 250.0 50.0 25.0 12.5 6.2 3.1

Diheptyl phth. 500.0 100.0 50.0 25.0 12.5 6.2

1/5 1/10 1/20 1/40 1/80

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Postnatal reproductive development

F0

F1

GD0 GD2 GD14 GD18 GD22

PND2

DOSING

AGD

PND13

NR

PND23

F0 Necropsy

PND34

VO PND41

PPS

PND90

F1 Necropsy

PND120

F1 Necropsy

-Charles River Sprague-Dawley-Oral gavage administration-5 dams/litters per dose group-Corn oil negative control

AGD = anogenital distanceNR = nipple retentionVO = vaginal openingPPS = preputial separation

Masculinizing window

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Ultramix Summary• Cumulative effects of many “anti-androgens”

• Effects appeared to conform to dose addition

• Adverse reproductive tract effects occurred low doses (LOAEL/80)

• Concerns:

• No doses in ultra low dose range (non-monotonic effects)

• Very high potency of drugs – finasteride/flutamide

• Additional questions:

• Accuracy of mixture models (Dose Addition vs. Response Addition)

• Benchmark Dose Modeling

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Linuron330-55-2

Prochloraz67747-09-5

Vinclozolin50471-44-8

p,p’-DDE72-55-9

dipentyl phthalate131-18-0

diethylhexyl phthalate117-81-7

diisobutyl phthalate84-69-5

diisoheptyl phthalate71888-89-6

dihexyl phthalate84-75-3

diheptyl phthalate3648-21-3 chemspider.com

dicyclohexyl phthalate84-61-7

Procymidone32809-16-8

Pyrifluquinazon337458-27-2

dibutyl phthalate84-74-2

benzyl butyl phthalate85-68-7

Supermix

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100% Dose

50% Dose

25% Dose

12.5% Dose

6.25% Dose

3.3% Dose

0.5% Dose

0.05% Dose

NOAELx2

NOAEL

NOAEL/2

NOAEL/4

NOAEL/8

NOAEL/15

NOAEL/100

NOAEL/1000

[Chemical]Dose

Supermix dosing

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Adult external malformations

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Adult internal malformations

ControlSupermix 50% and 100% doses

(Chemicals at NOAEL and 2xNOAEL)

Seminal vesicles

Testes

Epididymis Ventral prostate

Vas deferens

*Male sex accessory tissues absent in: 95% of males at 100% dose 54% of males at 50% dose

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Mixture models of AGD

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R e s p o n s e a d d i t i o n m o d e l

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BMDL90 = 6.2 %top ≈ NOAEL/8

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Summary

• Chemicals with multiple “anti-androgenic” molecular initiating events act cumulatively to disrupt male reproductive tract development in the male rat

• Effects occur when component chemicals are at low individual doses• Significant reductions in tissue weights in Ultramix at LOAEL/80• Significant reductions in fetal T production in Supermix at NOAEL/8

• Utility of AOPs for grouping chemicals that affect similar biological pathway• Grouping based on common MIE is too restrictive• Overlap of critical KEs can identify chemicals for cumulative risk assessment

• Dose addition model more accurate than Response addition model

• Some of the most complex developmental studies on reproductive toxicants to date• Very few researchers/laboratories are studying in utero exposure to mixtures

• Exposure to environmental chemicals that disrupt androgen signaling may be contributing to adverse male reproductive human health effects at doses lower than previous estimated

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Research Team

Hunter Sampson*

Vickie Wilson

Mary Cardon

PhillHartig

Nicki Evans

Christy Lambright

Earl Gray

Johnathan Furr*

Elizabeth Medlock-Kakaley

*no longer at USEPA

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Questions?

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Image ReferencesSlide 1 & 14: Sprague Dawley rat image from http://www.criver.com/products-services/basic-research/find-a-model/cd-igs-rat?loc=US

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