Review Article

Triclosan: An Update on Biochemical and Molecular Mechanisms

Table 6

TCS modulation of signaling pathways.

ModelTargetResponse
PathwaysTCS role

H460 cellsFAK/AktCellular migration and invasionUpregulated by TCS
Rac1Upregulated by TCS

JB6 Cl 41-5a cellsERK1/2Cell proliferationUpregulated by TCS
JNKUpregulated by TCS
p38Upregulated by TCS
AktUpregulated by TCS
PI3KUpregulated by TCS

Rat neural stem cellsJNKCytotoxicity and apoptosisUpregulated by TCS
p38
Upregulated by TCS
ERK
AktDownregulated by TCS
PI3KDownregulated by TCS
Downregulated by TCS

Sprague-Dawley rats hypothalamus and Nthy-ori 3-1 cellsJNKReduced TPO; hypothyroidismUpregulated by TCS
p38Upregulated by TCS

Whole blood leukocytesNikAnti-inflammatory responseDownregulated by TCS
CjunDownregulated by TCS
Mouse osteoblastic osteocarcinomaFosDownregulated by TCS
JunDownregulated by TCS
Ap1Downregulated by TCS

BG-1ERαCell proliferationUpregulated by TCS
MCF-7 cellsERαSensitive to TCS
pIRS-1Upregulated by TCS
pAKTUpregulated by TCS
pMEK1/2Upregulated by TCS
pERK1/2Upregulated by TCS
VM7Luc4E2 cellsErαDownregulated by TCS
Ps2Upregulated by TCS
ERαDownregulated by TCS
pS2Upregulated by TCS
miR-22Upregulated by TCS
miR-206Upregulated by TCS
miR-193bUpregulated by TCS

Sheep placentaE2Anti-estrogenicityDownregulated by TCS
Estrogen sulfotransferaseDownregulated by TCS
BG1Luc4E2 cellsERDownregulated by TCS

Sprague-Dawley rats and GH3 cellsCaBP-9 kEstrogenicityUpregulated by TCS

LNCaPARAndrogenicity; cell proliferation, and migrationUpregulated by TCS

T47D-ARE cellsARAnti-androgenicityDownregulated by TCS

H4L1.1c4 cellsARPro(anti)-androgenicitySensitive to TCS

HepG2 cellsAcyl-coenzyme A oxidaseBlunted lipid metabolismDownregulated by TCS

Hepa1c1c7 cellsAcyl-coenzyme A oxidaseEnhanced lipid metabolism and DNA synthesisUpregulated by TCS
TGF-βAntiapoptosisDownregulated by TCS

D. rerioPPARαEnhanced lipid metabolismUpregulated by TCS
PPARγUpregulated by TCS
G. gallus embryo liversPPARαUpregulated by TCS

ICR miceAktImpaired glucose metabolismDownregulated by TCS
mTORDownregulated by TCS

C57BL/6 miceCARTumorigenesisUpregulated by TCS

HepG2 cellsCAREnhanced hepatic catabolismUpregulated by TCS
PXRUpregulated by TCS

Rodent FAO hepatoma cellsCARReduced hepatic catabolismDownregulated by TCS

Primary skeletal myotubesCa2+Diminished muscle contractilityUpregulated by TCS
RyR1Upregulated by TCS
P. promelas muscle homogenatesRyr2Sensitive to TCS
Ryr3Downregulated by TCS
RyRDownregulated by TCS

Rat thymocytesCa2+Cell membrane hyperpolarizationUpregulated by TCS

RBL cellsCa2+Mast cell degranulationDownregulated by TCS

C. reinhardtiiCa2+Dampened photosynthesisUpregulated by TCS

TCS is anti-estrogenic in the presence of E2.