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- Title
In Silico Exploration of the Potential Role of Acetaminophen and Pesticides in the Etiology of Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Authors
Furnary, Tristan; Garcia-Milian, Rolando; Liew, Zeyan; Whirledge, Shannon; Vasiliou, Vasilis; Caudle, Michael
- Abstract
Recent epidemiological studies suggest that prenatal exposure to acetaminophen (APAP) is associated with increased risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting 1 in 59 children in the US. Maternal and prenatal exposure to pesticides from food and environmental sources have also been implicated to affect fetal neurodevelopment. However, the underlying mechanisms for ASD are so far unknown, likely with complex and multifactorial etiology. The aim of this study was to explore the potential effects of APAP and pesticide exposure on development with regards to the etiology of ASD by highlighting common genes and biological pathways. Genes associated with APAP, pesticides, and ASD through human research were retrieved from molecular and biomedical literature databases. The interaction network of overlapping genetic associations was subjected to network topology analysis and functional annotation of the resulting clusters. These genes were over-represented in pathways and biological processes (FDR p < 0.05) related to apoptosis, metabolism of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and carbohydrate metabolism. Since these three biological processes are frequently implicated in ASD, our findings support the hypothesis that cell death processes and specific metabolic pathways, both of which appear to be targeted by APAP and pesticide exposure, may be involved in the etiology of ASD. This novel exposures-gene-disease database mining might inspire future work on understanding the biological underpinnings of various ASD risk factors.
- Subjects
AUTISM spectrum disorders; ACETAMINOPHEN; CHILDREN with autism spectrum disorders; PESTICIDES; REACTIVE oxygen species; ETIOLOGY of diseases; CARBOHYDRATE metabolism
- Publication
Toxics, 2021, Vol 9, Issue 5, p97
- ISSN
2305-6304
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/toxics9050097