Bisphenol-A in biological samples of breast cancer mastectomy and mammoplasty patients and correlation with levels measured in urine and tissue

Abstract

Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are organic compounds that have estrogenic activity and can interfere with the endocrine system. Bisphenol-A (BPA) is one of these compounds which possess a potential risk for breast cancer. The aim of this research was to evaluate BPA concentration in both the urine and breast adipose tissue samples of breast cancer mastectomy and mammoplasty patients and study correlations of BPA levels in breast adipose tissue with urine samples in the both groups. Urine and breast adipose tissue samples from 41 breast cancer mastectomy and 11 mammoplasty patients were taken. BPA concentrations were detected using an ELISA assay. Urinary BPA concentrations were significantly higher in cancerous patients (2.12 ± 1.48 ng/ml; P < 0.01) compared to non-cancerous (0.91 ± 0.42 ng/ml). Likewise, tissue BPA concentrations in cancerous patients (4.20 ± 2.40 ng/g tissue; P < 0.01) were significantly higher than non- cancerous (1.80 ± 1.05 ng/g tissue). Urinary BPA concentrations were positively correlated with breast adipose tissue BPA in the case group (P < 0.001, R = 0.896). We showed that BPA was present in urine and breast adipose tissue samples of the studied populations. With regard to higher BPA mean concentration in cancerous patients than non-cancerous individuals in this study, BPA might increase the risk of breast cancer incidence.