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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jul 8.
Published in final edited form as: Adv Pharmacol. 2021 Jul 8;92:457–484. doi: 10.1016/bs.apha.2021.05.003

Table 1.

Emerging obesogens and chemical mixtures

Short name Use Cell model Mechanism Animal model
1. Food additives
Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate DOSS Thickener
Solubilizer
Emulsifier
Flavoring
3T3-L1 PPARγ Mice
Sorbitan monooleate Span 80 Emulsifier 3T3-L1 PPARγ
RXRα
Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleate Tween 80
Polysorbate 80
Emulsifier 3T3-L1 RXRα
3-tertbutyl-4-hydroxyanisole 3-BHA Antioxidant 3T3-L1 PPARγ activators Mice
2. Alkylphenols
Ethoxylated alkylphenols EOAP Non-ionic surfactant 3T3-L1 TRβ
4-hexylphenol 4-HP Surfactant 3T3-L1 HepG2 PPARγ
3. Sunscreens
Avobenzone AVB UVA filter hMSCs PPARγ
Benzonphenone 3 and 8 BP-3
BP-8
UV filter hMSCs PPARγ
4. EDC mixtures
Unconventional oil and gas chemicals
Acrylamide, Alkylphenols, Benzenes, Bronopol, Diethanolamine, Ethanols, Ethylene glycol, Propylene glycol, Styrene, Toluene, Xylens
UOG 3T3-L1 PPARγ
independent
Oil sands process-affected water
See Headly et al., 2013 and Pereira et al., 2013 and 2015 for chemical mixture
OSPW 3T3-L1 PPARγ
EDC mixture #1
Phthalates, Triclosan, Perflorinated substances
Zebrafish
EDC mixture #2
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, Bisphenol A, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-dioxine (TCDD), polychlorinated biphenyl 153 (PCB153)
Mice