Endocrine disruptors and gut microbiome interactions

Physiol Res. 2020 Sep 30;69(Suppl 2):S211-S223. doi: 10.33549/physiolres.934513.

Abstract

Anthropogenic environmental pollutants affect many physiological, biochemical, and endocrine actions as reproduction, metabolism, immunity, behavior and as such can interfere with any aspect of hormone action. Microbiota and their genes, microbiome, a large body of microorganisms, first of all bacteria and co-existing in the host´s gut, are now believed to be autonomous endocrine organ, participating at overall endocrine, neuroendocrine and immunoendocrine regulations. While an extensive literature is available on the physiological and pathological aspects of both players, information about their mutual relationships is scarce. In the review we attempted to show various examples where both, endocrine disruptors and microbiota are meeting and can act cooperatively or in opposition and to show the mechanism, if known, staying behind these actions.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacterial Physiological Phenomena / drug effects
  • Endocrine Disruptors / pharmacology*
  • Environmental Pollutants / pharmacology*
  • Gastrointestinal Microbiome / drug effects*
  • Gastrointestinal Tract / drug effects*
  • Gastrointestinal Tract / microbiology*
  • Humans

Substances

  • Endocrine Disruptors
  • Environmental Pollutants