Despite the fact that environmental pollution has been implicated in the global rise of diabetes, the research on the impact of emerging pollutants such as novel flame retardants remains limited. In line with the shift towards the use of non-animal approaches in toxicological testing, this study aimed to investigate the effects of two novel flame retardants tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCIPP) and triphenyl phosphate (TPhP) in rat (INS1E) and human (NES2Y) pancreatic beta-cell lines. One-week exposure to 1 μM and 10 μM TDCIPP and TPhP altered intracellular insulin and proinsulin levels, but not the levels of secreted insulin (despite the presence of a statistically insignificant trend). The exposures also altered the protein expression of several factors involved in beta-cell metabolic pathways and signaling, including ATP citrate lyase, isocitrate dehydrogenase 1, perilipins, glucose transporters, ER stress-related factors, and antioxidant enzymes. This study has brought new and valuable insights into the toxicity of TDCIPP and TPhP on beta-cell function and revealed alterations that might impact insulin secretion after more extended exposure. It also adds to the scarce studies using in vitro pancreatic beta-cells models in toxicological testing, thereby promoting the development of non-animal testing strategy for identifying pro-diabetic effects of chemical pollutants.

• Klíčová slova
• Beta-cells, Diabetes, Insulin, Metabolic disease, TDCIPP, TPhP,
• MeSH
• beta-buňky * účinky léků   metabolismus   MeSH
• buněčné linie MeSH
• homeostáza * účinky léků   MeSH
• inzulin * metabolismus   MeSH
• krysa rodu Rattus MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• organofosfáty toxicita   MeSH
• organofosforové sloučeniny * toxicita   MeSH
• proinsulin metabolismus   MeSH
• retardanty hoření * toxicita   MeSH
• sekrece inzulinu účinky léků   MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Check Tag
• krysa rodu Rattus MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• Názvy látek
• inzulin * MeSH
• organofosfáty MeSH
• organofosforové sloučeniny * MeSH
• proinsulin MeSH
• retardanty hoření * MeSH
• triphenyl phosphate MeSH Prohlížeč
• tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphate MeSH Prohlížeč