Microarray analysis of bisphenol A-induced changes in gene expression in human oral epithelial cells

Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai). 2007 Nov;39(11):879-84. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-7270.2007.00351.x.

Abstract

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a common ingredient in dental materials. However, its potential adverse effects on the oral cavity are unknown. The purpose of this study is to identify the genes responding to BPA in a human oral epithelial cell line using DNA microarray. Of the 10,368 genes examined, changes in mRNA levels were detected in seven genes: five were up-regulated and two were down-regulated. The expression levels of the calcium channel, voltage-dependent, L-type, alpha 1C subunit (CACNA1C), cell death activator CIDE-3 (CIDE-3), haptoglobin-related protein (HPR), importin 4 (IPO4), and POU domain, class 2 and transcription factor 3 (POU2F3) were significantly up-regulated in the cells exposed to 100 mM BPA. The spermatogenesis-associated, serine-rich 2 (SPATS2) and HSPC049 protein (HSPC049) were significantly down-regulated. The detailed knowledge of the changes in gene expression obtained using microarray technology will provide a basis for further elucidating the molecular mechanisms of the toxic effects of BPA in the oral cavity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Benzhydryl Compounds
  • Cell Line
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Epithelial Cells / drug effects
  • Epithelial Cells / metabolism*
  • Gene Expression / drug effects*
  • Gene Expression / physiology*
  • Gene Expression Profiling / methods
  • Heat-Shock Proteins / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Mouth Mucosa / drug effects
  • Mouth Mucosa / metabolism*
  • Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis / methods*
  • Phenols / administration & dosage*

Substances

  • Benzhydryl Compounds
  • Heat-Shock Proteins
  • Phenols
  • bisphenol A