Issue 9, 2016

Bisphenol analogues differently affect human islet polypeptide amyloid formation

Abstract

Bisphenols (BPs) are a group of chemicals with two hydroxyphenyl functionalities. BPs analogues including bisphenol A (BPA), bisphenol B (BPB), bisphenol F (BPF), bisphenol S (BPS), bisphenol AF (BPAF), bisphenol AP (BPAP), tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) and tetrachlorobisphenol A (TCBPA) are widely used in the production of plastic materials. There has been a growing concern worldwide about environmental BPs exposure due to their potential adverse effects on human health. Deposition of β-cell toxic misfolded human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP), a hormone biosynthesized and secreted by the pancreatic β-cells, is a cardinal finding in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Epidemiological studies suggest BPA exposure is positively associated with the incidence of T2DM, which may be due to the exacerbated toxic aggregation of hIAPP induced by BPA as we previously reported. Here, we demonstrate that bisphenol analogues showed different effects on hIAPP amyloid formation. Unlike the accelerating effects of BPA, four BPs analogues (BPAF, BPAP, TBBPA and TCBPA) showed inhibitory effects on hIAPP aggregation and decreased the membrane disruption capacity of hIAPP. Our results also explained a possible relationship between the spatial structure and the inhibitory capacities of BPs analogues.

Graphical abstract: Bisphenol analogues differently affect human islet polypeptide amyloid formation

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
19 Oct 2015
Accepted
08 Jan 2016
First published
12 Jan 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 7239-7248

Bisphenol analogues differently affect human islet polypeptide amyloid formation

L. Huang, M. Liao, X. Yang, H. Gong, L. Ma, Y. Zhao and K. Huang, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 7239 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA21792J

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