A systematic review and BMD modeling approach to develop an AOP for humidifier disinfectant-induced pulmonary fibrosis and cell death

D Kim, Y Shin, JI Park, D Lim, H Choi, S Choi, YW Baek… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Dosimetry modeling and point of departure (POD) estimation using in vitro data are essential
for mechanism-based hazard identification and risk assessment. This study aimed to …

[HTML][HTML] Polyhexamethylene guanidine phosphate increases stress granule formation in human 3D lung organoids under respiratory syncytial virus infection

S Choi, S Choi, Y Choi, N Cho, SY Kim, CH Lee… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polyhexamethylene guanidine phosphate (PHMG-p), a humidifier disinfectant, is known to
cause lung toxicity, including inflammation and pulmonary fibrosis. In this study, we aimed to …

[HTML][HTML] Next Generation Risk Assessment of biocides (PHMG-p and CMIT/MIT)-induced pulmonary fibrosis using adverse outcome pathway-based transcriptome …

JW Kim, HS Kim, HR Kim, KH Chung - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Next-generation risk assessment (NGRA) has emerged as a promising alternative to non-
animal studies owing to the increasing demand for the risk assessment of inhaled toxicants …

Pulmonary Toxicity Assessment after a Single Intratracheal Inhalation of Chlorhexidine Aerosol in Mice

J Zhang, X Jiang, X Li, H Sun, M Wang, W Zhang, H Li… - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Guanidine disinfectants are important chemical agents with a broad spectrum of activity that
are effective against most microorganisms. Chlorhexidine, one of the most used guanidine …

[HTML][HTML] Adverse postnatal developmental effects in offspring from humidifier disinfectant biocide inhaled pregnant rats

J Lee, SJ Choi, JS Jeong, SY Kim, SJ Lee, SK Baek… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Inhalation exposure to polyhexamethylene guanidine phosphate (PHMG-P), one of the
primary biocides used in humidifier disinfectants, caused a fatal pulmonary disease in …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive analysis of adverse outcome pathway, potency, human exposure supports carcinogenicity of polyhexamethylene guanidine phosphate in …

YJ Park, HR Kim, JW Kim, JH Lee, Y Kim, J Lim… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, we investigated the potential mechanisms by which polyhexamethylene
guanidine phosphate (PHMG-p), a known respiratory irritant, may contribute to lung cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Inhalation toxicity of polyhexamethylene guanidine-phosphate in rats: A 4-week inhalation exposure and 24-week recovery period study

HS Yang, M Yang, M Kang, B Kim, K Lee - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Humidifier disinfectant (HD) is a causative agent of atypical lung injury reported in 2011 in
South Korea, and various diseases caused by HD after exposure cessation have been …

Comparison of repeated toxicity of polyhexamethyleneguanidine phosphate, a causative agent of humidifier disinfectant tragedy, in young and adult mice

J Song, J Cho, NO Shin, MJ Yang, JH Jung… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Some drugs or chemicals exhibit different safety profiles in newborns/young children
compared to adults. Polyhexamethyleneguanidine phosphate (PHMG-P) has been …

[HTML][HTML] A novel G3BP1-GFP reporter human lung cell system enabling real-time monitoring of stress granule dynamics for in vitro lung toxicity assessment

S Lee, SY Kim, E Kwon, S Choi, DM Jung… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Under various cellular stress conditions, including exposure to toxic chemicals, RNA-binding
proteins (RBPs), including Ras GTPase-activating protein-binding protein 1 (G3BP1) …

Norcantharidin combined with paclitaxel induces endoplasmic reticulum stress mediated apoptotic effect in prostate cancer cells by targeting SIRT7 expression

MH Wu, SC Hui, YS Chen, HL Chiou… - Environmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Prostate cancer (PCa), an extremely common malignancy in males, is the most prevalent
disease in several countries. Norcantharidin (NCTD) has antiproliferation, antimetastasis …