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SUBMITTER: Speidel JT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6196727 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Speidel Jordan T JT Xu Meixiang M Abdel-Rahman Sherif Z SZ
Toxicology and applied pharmacology 20180919
Exposure to bisphenols (BPA and BPS) during pregnancy can significantly affect fetal development and increase risk of adverse health consequences, however the underlying mechanisms are not fully elucidated. In human placenta, the efflux transporter P-glycoprotein (P-gp), encoded by the ABCB1 gene, extrudes its substrates from the trophoblasts back into the maternal circulation. Alterations in levels of placental P-gp could therefore significantly affect fetal exposure to xenobiotics that are P-g ...[more]