Research Article

Estimation of the Mechanism of Adrenal Action of Endocrine-Disrupting Compounds Using a Computational Model of Adrenal Steroidogenesis in NCI-H295R Cells

Table 1

Adrenal toxicities and actions of tested compounds.

Test chemicalTest concentrations (μM)Pathological features of adrenal toxicityReported enzyme inhibitionsReferences

Acrylonitrile (AN)0.1, 1, 10, and 100Hemorrhagic adrenal necrosisNot reported[25]
Salinomycin (SM)0.00001, 0.01, 0.1, 1, and 10Damage to adrenal medullaeNot reported[26]
Thioguanine (TG)0.01, 1, 10, and 100Hemorrhagic adrenal necrosisNot reported[25]
Fumaronitrile (FN)0.1, 1, 10, and 100Hemorrhagic adrenal necrosisNot reported[25]
Aminoglutethimide (AGT)0.1, 1, 10, and 100 Hypertrophy, vascular degenerationCYP11A1, CYP21A2, CYP11B1, and CYP11B2[6, 2730]
-DDD (DDD)0.1, 1, 10, 25, and 100AtrophyCYP11A1, HSD3B2, CYP21A2, CYP11B1, and CYP11B2[29, 31, 32]
Spironolactone (SP)1, 10, 50, and 100HypertrophyCYP17H, CYP17L, CYP11B1, and CYP11B2[6, 3335]
Metyrapone (MP)0.1, 1, 10, and 100Hypertrophy, vascular degenerationCYP11A1, CYP11B1, and CYP11B2[6, 29, 3639]
Ketoconazole (KC)0.1, 1, 10, and 100HypertrophyCYP11A1, CYP17H, CYP17L, HSD3B2, CYP21A2, and CYP11B1[6, 29, 4043]
Miconazole (MC)0.1, 1, 10, 25, 50, and 100HypertrophyCYP11A1, CYP17H, CYP17L, CYP21A2, and CYP11B1[41, 44, 45]
Daidzein (DZ)0.1, 1, 10, and 100UnknownHSD3B2 and CYP21A2[46]