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Endocrine-disrupting chemicals and skin manifestations

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Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are exogenous compounds that have the ability to disrupt the production and actions of hormones through direct or indirect interaction with hormone receptors, thus acting as agonists or antagonists. Human health is affected after either individual occupation or dietary and environmental exposure to EDCs. On the other hand, skin is one of the largest organs of the body and its main function is protection from noxious substances. EDCs perturb the endocrine system, and they are also carcinogenic, immunotoxic, and hepatotoxic to human skin. In addition, their effects on keratinocytes, melanocytes, sebocytes, inflammatory and immunological cells, and skin stem cells produce inflammatory and allergic skin diseases, chloracne, disorders of skin pigmentation, skin cancer, and skin aging. Mechanisms, which EDCs use to induce these skin disorders are complicated, and involve the interference of endogenous hormones and most importantly the activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor signal pathway. Further studies on EDCs and skin diseases are necessary to elucidate these mechanisms.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 81472894), Shanghai Health System Excellent Academic Leader Training Project (Grant No. XBR2013113), and Shanghai Municipal Health Bureau Key Project (Grant No. 20134037).

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Ju, Q., Zouboulis, C.C. Endocrine-disrupting chemicals and skin manifestations. Rev Endocr Metab Disord 17, 449–457 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11154-016-9371-2

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