Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sun, Yajing, Li, Chengzhang, Zeng, Ying, Rajput, Imran Rashid, Tian, Jiashen, Wu, Yuqi, Ye, Juntao, Wang, Ziyan, Liao, Qinghong, Mo, Jiezhang, Zhang, Zonghang, Lin, Jianqing, Sanganyado, Edmond, Li, Ping, Liu, Wenhua, Liang, Bo
Format: Artículo científico
Language:en
Published: Journal of hazardous materials 2026
Subjects:
Online Access:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41506209/
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1868266102685958145
author Sun, Yajing
Li, Chengzhang
Zeng, Ying
Rajput, Imran Rashid
Tian, Jiashen
Wu, Yuqi
Ye, Juntao
Wang, Ziyan
Liao, Qinghong
Mo, Jiezhang
Zhang, Zonghang
Lin, Jianqing
Sanganyado, Edmond
Li, Ping
Liu, Wenhua
Liang, Bo
author_facet Sun, Yajing
Li, Chengzhang
Zeng, Ying
Rajput, Imran Rashid
Tian, Jiashen
Wu, Yuqi
Ye, Juntao
Wang, Ziyan
Liao, Qinghong
Mo, Jiezhang
Zhang, Zonghang
Lin, Jianqing
Sanganyado, Edmond
Li, Ping
Liu, Wenhua
Liang, Bo
Sun, Yajing
Li, Chengzhang
Zeng, Ying
Rajput, Imran Rashid
Tian, Jiashen
Wu, Yuqi
Ye, Juntao
Wang, Ziyan
Liao, Qinghong
Mo, Jiezhang
Zhang, Zonghang
Lin, Jianqing
Sanganyado, Edmond
Li, Ping
Liu, Wenhua
Liang, Bo
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents A novel potential toxic target of PBDEs in cetaceans: Impaired wound healing demonstrated in Indo-Pacific finless porpoise fibroblasts. Sun, Yajing Li, Chengzhang Zeng, Ying Rajput, Imran Rashid Tian, Jiashen Wu, Yuqi Ye, Juntao Wang, Ziyan Liao, Qinghong Mo, Jiezhang Zhang, Zonghang Lin, Jianqing Sanganyado, Edmond Li, Ping Liu, Wenhua Liang, Bo Animals Wound Healing Fibroblasts Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers Cell Movement Porpoises Water Pollutants, Chemical Flame Retardants Cetaceans, particularly those inhabiting coastal areas, face compounding threats from diverse anthropogenic activities, including vessel strikes, entanglement, and pollution. However, these stressors have predominantly been assessed in isolation, overlooking the potential synergistic effects arising from their frequent co-occurrence. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), a class of toxic flame retardants ubiquitous in marine environments, bioaccumulate in cetaceans posing significant health risks. This study provides the first integrated mechanistic insight into how PBDE exposure not only directly compromises cetacean health but also amplifies the impacts of other anthropogenic pressures. Specifically, PBDE exposure significantly delays cetacean wound healing by impairing skin fibroblast migration, reducing wound closure rates by 5.6-7.6 % compared with controls. Critically, PBDEs downregulate type I and VI collagen expression at the protein level by 13-19 % and 27-36 %, respectively, and inhibit TGF-β1-driven cell transition via suppression of SMAD2 phosphorylation, reducing p-SMAD2 levels by 45-65 %, thereby disrupting extracellular matrix (ECM) expression and impeding cellular migration. The findings demonstrate that PBDEs impair wound healing in cetaceans by disrupting ECM remodeling through dual inhibition of collagen homeostasis and the TGF-β1/Smad signaling pathway. Considering that risk of injuries is increasing due to increase in fishing and transportation vessels, the delayed wound healing induced by pollutants such as PBDEs may increase mortality in cetacean populations. This work highlights the critical need for integrated risk assessments of multiple stressors in cetacean conservation, particularly for coastal species such as the Indo-Pacific finless porpoise and other cetaceans burdened with high PBDEs concentrations.
format Artículo científico
id pubmed_41506209
institution PubMed
language en
publishDate 2026
publisher Journal of hazardous materials
record_format pubmed
spellingShingle A novel potential toxic target of PBDEs in cetaceans: Impaired wound healing demonstrated in Indo-Pacific finless porpoise fibroblasts.
Sun, Yajing
Li, Chengzhang
Zeng, Ying
Rajput, Imran Rashid
Tian, Jiashen
Wu, Yuqi
Ye, Juntao
Wang, Ziyan
Liao, Qinghong
Mo, Jiezhang
Zhang, Zonghang
Lin, Jianqing
Sanganyado, Edmond
Li, Ping
Liu, Wenhua
Liang, Bo
Animals
Wound Healing
Fibroblasts
Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers
Cell Movement
Porpoises
Water Pollutants, Chemical
Flame Retardants
A novel potential toxic target of PBDEs in cetaceans: Impaired wound healing demonstrated in Indo-Pacific finless porpoise fibroblasts. Sun, Yajing Li, Chengzhang Zeng, Ying Rajput, Imran Rashid Tian, Jiashen Wu, Yuqi Ye, Juntao Wang, Ziyan Liao, Qinghong Mo, Jiezhang Zhang, Zonghang Lin, Jianqing Sanganyado, Edmond Li, Ping Liu, Wenhua Liang, Bo Animals Wound Healing Fibroblasts Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers Cell Movement Porpoises Water Pollutants, Chemical Flame Retardants Cetaceans, particularly those inhabiting coastal areas, face compounding threats from diverse anthropogenic activities, including vessel strikes, entanglement, and pollution. However, these stressors have predominantly been assessed in isolation, overlooking the potential synergistic effects arising from their frequent co-occurrence. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), a class of toxic flame retardants ubiquitous in marine environments, bioaccumulate in cetaceans posing significant health risks. This study provides the first integrated mechanistic insight into how PBDE exposure not only directly compromises cetacean health but also amplifies the impacts of other anthropogenic pressures. Specifically, PBDE exposure significantly delays cetacean wound healing by impairing skin fibroblast migration, reducing wound closure rates by 5.6-7.6 % compared with controls. Critically, PBDEs downregulate type I and VI collagen expression at the protein level by 13-19 % and 27-36 %, respectively, and inhibit TGF-β1-driven cell transition via suppression of SMAD2 phosphorylation, reducing p-SMAD2 levels by 45-65 %, thereby disrupting extracellular matrix (ECM) expression and impeding cellular migration. The findings demonstrate that PBDEs impair wound healing in cetaceans by disrupting ECM remodeling through dual inhibition of collagen homeostasis and the TGF-β1/Smad signaling pathway. Considering that risk of injuries is increasing due to increase in fishing and transportation vessels, the delayed wound healing induced by pollutants such as PBDEs may increase mortality in cetacean populations. This work highlights the critical need for integrated risk assessments of multiple stressors in cetacean conservation, particularly for coastal species such as the Indo-Pacific finless porpoise and other cetaceans burdened with high PBDEs concentrations.
title A novel potential toxic target of PBDEs in cetaceans: Impaired wound healing demonstrated in Indo-Pacific finless porpoise fibroblasts.
topic Animals
Wound Healing
Fibroblasts
Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers
Cell Movement
Porpoises
Water Pollutants, Chemical
Flame Retardants
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41506209/