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Description

Styrene is a colorless oily liquid that is a flammable hydrocarbon. It is a key ingredient in the production of polystyrene, a widely used plastic. Styrene is produced industrially by the dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene, a process that involves heating ethylbenzene with a catalyst to remove hydrogen. Styrene is a common air pollutant and can be harmful to human health. It is a known carcinogen and can cause respiratory problems, skin irritation, and eye irritation. Styrene is used in a wide range of applications, including the production of plastics, resins, rubber, and synthetic fibers. Styrene is studied extensively because of its important role in the chemical industry and its potential health risks. Researchers are studying the effects of styrene on human health and the environment and developing new ways to produce and use styrene safely.'

Styrene: A colorless, toxic liquid with a strong aromatic odor. It is used to make rubbers, polymers and copolymers, and polystyrene plastics. [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

styrene : A vinylarene that is benzene carrying a vinyl group. It has been isolated from the benzoin resin produced by Styrax species. [Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

FloraRankFlora DefinitionFamilyFamily Definition
StyraxgenusA plant genus of the family STYRACACEAE. Sap of these Asian trees are a source of a balsam (BALSAMS). This styrax balsam is 3/4 coniferyl benzoate, 1/8 free BENZOIC ACID, along with benzyl cinnamate, vanillin, and TRITERPENES.[MeSH]StyracaceaeA plant family of the order Ebenales, subclass Dilleniidae, class Magnoliopsida.[MeSH]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID7501
CHEMBL ID285235
CHEBI ID27452
MeSH IDM0029766

Synonyms (135)

Synonym
BIDD:ER0247
12770-88-6
CHEBI:27452 ,
annamene
phenylethene
wln: 1u1r
diarex hf 77
styrol
vinylbenzene
cinnamol
benzene, vinyl-
vinylbenzol
phenethylene
ethenylbenzene
styren
bulstren k-525-19
cinnamene
cinnamenol
styrolene
styrene monomer
nsc62785
nci-c02200
ethylene, phenyl-
styropol so
nsc-62785
vinylbenzen
styron
styreen
styrole
stirolo
inchi=1/c8h8/c1-2-8-6-4-3-5-7-8/h2-7h,1h
benzene, ethenyl-
NCGC00091056-01
styrene monomer, inhibited
phenylethylene, inhibited
stirolo [italian]
fema no. 3233
hsdb 171
vinylbenzen [dutch]
fema number 3234
vinylbenzene, inhibited
styren [czech]
styreen [dutch]
vinylbenzen [czech]
ccris 564
ai3-24374
styrene (monomer)
styrol [german]
nsc 62785
vinyl benzene
einecs 202-851-5
un2055
C07083
phenylethylene
100-42-5
styrene
styrene, reagentplus(r), contains 4-tert-butylcatechol as stabilizer, >=99%
styrene, >=99%
NCGC00091056-02
9003-53-6
monomer, styrene
CHEMBL285235
vinyl-benzene
FT-0659991
S0651
AKOS000119972
A800199
NCGC00091056-04
NCGC00091056-03
ec 202-851-5
styrene monomer, inhibited [un2055] [flammable liquid]
44lj2u959v ,
unii-44lj2u959v
C19506
benzene-d5, ethenyl-d3-
NCGC00258362-01
dtxcid501284
tox21_113245
tox21_200808
cas-100-42-5
dtxsid2021284 ,
STL283958
FT-0674669
FT-0674670
FT-0689054
FT-0674668
styrene [mi]
styrene [iarc]
ttb 7302
maomin sm
colestyramine impurity a [ep impurity]
styrene [hsdb]
styrene [inci]
6911-81-5
BP-13451
styrene, monomer
phch=ch2
p-vinyl benzene
mfcd00044231
25086-18-4
NCGC00091056-05
styrene-alpha,2,3,4,5,6-d6
styrol (german)
cinnaminol
un 2055 (salt/mix)
diarex hf 77 (salt/mix)
styropol (salt/mix)
styropor (salt/mix)
styron (salt/mix)
styrene-alpha-13c
styrene, 99.5% stab. with 4-tert-butylcatechol
mfcd00084450
F1908-0130
mfcd00008612
styrene, saj first grade, >=99.0%
styrene, analytical standard
styrene, reagentplus(r), 99.9%
styrene 5000 microg/ml in methanol
styrene 100 microg/ml in methanol
phenyl-ethylene
ethenyl-benzene
ethenylbenzene, 9ci
styrene 2000 microg/ml in methanol
styrene-beta,beta-d2
trans-styrene-(beta)-d
Q28917
styrene contains 4-tert-butylcatechol as stabilizer
EN300-19671
styrene-d5(stabilizedwithhydroquinone)
styrene solution 0.0001 wt% in toluene
benzene, (1z)-ethenyl-2-d-
SY061549
styrene (iarc)
colestyramine impurity a (ep impurity)
Z104474664

Research Excerpts

Overview

Styrene is an important petroleum-derived molecule that is polymerized to make versatile plastics, including disposable silverware and foamed packaging materials. This study investigated the long-term risk of encephalopathy and unspecified dementia following styrene exposure.

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"Styrene is a hydrophobic solvent that readily partitions into the membrane interior and alters membrane-chain order and packing."( The Role of Lipid Chains as Determinants of Membrane Stability in the Presence of Styrene.
Bonev, BB; Cowieson, N; Goode, A; Johnson, D; Yeh, V, 2022
)
1.67
"Styrene is a highly reactive compound with the dual nature of aromatics and olefins. "( Formation of extremely low-volatility organic compounds from styrene ozonolysis: Implication for nucleation.
Jia, L; Pan, Y; Xu, Y; Yu, S, 2022
)
2.41
"Styrene is a harmful gas widely existing in the air, which can damage human organs. "( A luminescent Eu@SOF film fabricated by electrophoretic deposition as ultrasensitive platform for styrene gas quantitative monitoring through fluorescence sensing and ANNs model.
Hu, Z; Yan, B, 2023
)
2.57
"Styrene is an aromatic, organic solvent and the objective of this study was to analyse the association between occupational styrene exposure and autoimmune rheumatic diseases in men and women."( A follow-up study of occupational styrene exposure and risk of autoimmune rheumatic diseases.
Hjuler Boudigaard, S; Kolstad, HA; Mohr, MS; Schlünssen, V; Stokholm, ZA; Søndergaard, K; Torén, K; Vestergaard, JM, 2020
)
1.56
"Styrene is an important petroleum-derived molecule that is polymerized to make versatile plastics, including disposable silverware and foamed packaging materials. "( Cell-free styrene biosynthesis at high titers.
Grubbe, WS; Jewett, MC; Karim, AS; Krüger, A; Rasor, BJ, 2020
)
2.4
"Styrene is a neurotoxic industrial solvent, and we investigated the long-term risk of encephalopathy and unspecified dementia following styrene exposure."( Associations of Occupational Styrene Exposure With Risk of Encephalopathy and Unspecified Dementia: A Long-Term Follow-up Study of Workers in the Reinforced Plastics Industry.
Iversen, IB; Kolstad, HA; Mohr, MS; Stokholm, ZA; Vestergaard, JM, 2021
)
1.63
"Styrene is an aromatic colorless hydrocarbon available in liquid form and highly volatile. "( Molecular mechanisms of action of styrene toxicity in blood plasma and liver.
Abdollahi, M; Baeeri, M; Gholami, M; Hassani, S; Ismail Hassan, F; Khan, F; Mabqool, F; Navaei-Nigjeh, M; Niaz, K, 2017
)
2.18
"Styrene is an aromatic hydrocarbon compound present in the environment and have primary exposure through plastic industry. "( Effect of styrene exposure on plasma parameters, molecular mechanisms and gene expression in rat model islet cells.
Abdollahi, M; Baeeri, M; Hassan, FI; Khan, F; Mabqool, F; Momtaz, S; Navaei-Nigjeh, M; Niaz, K; Rahimifard, M, 2017
)
2.3
"Styrene is a chemical used in the manufacture of plastic-based products worldwide. "( Occupational styrene exposure and acquired dyschromatopsia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Braun, JM; Choi, AR; Greenberg, PB; Papandonatos, GD, 2017
)
2.27
"Styrene is a mouse-specific lung carcinogen, and short-term mode of action studies have demonstrated that cytotoxicity and/or cell proliferation, and genomic changes are dependent on CYP2F2 metabolism. "( Editor's Highlight: Complete Attenuation of Mouse Lung Cell Proliferation and Tumorigenicity in CYP2F2 Knockout and CYP2F1 Humanized Mice Exposed to Inhaled Styrene for up to 2 Years Supports a Lack of Human Relevance.
Andersen, ME; Banton, MI; Bus, JS; Cruzan, G; Dodd, D; Layko, DB; Raymond, J; Sarang, SS; Waites, R, 2017
)
2.1
"Styrene is an important industrial chemical that the general population is exposed to at low levels. "( Styrene Exposure and Risk of Lymphohematopoietic Malignancies in 73,036 Reinforced Plastics Workers.
Christensen, MS; d'Amore, F; Gørløv, JS; Iversen, IB; Kolstad, HA; Nissen, MS; Ramlau-Hansen, CH; Stokholm, ZA; Toft, G; Vestergaard, JM, 2018
)
3.37
"Styrene is an established neurotoxicant at occupational levels, but effects at levels relevant to the general population have not been studied. "( Environmental styrene exposure and neurologic symptoms in U.S. Gulf coast residents.
Emch, ME; Engel, LS; Gerr, FE; Kwok, RK; Richardson, DB; Sandler, DP; Werder, EJ, 2018
)
2.28
"Styrene is an important high production volume chemical used to manufacture polymeric products. "( Critical review of styrene genotoxicity focused on the mutagenicity/clastogenicity literature and using current organization of economic cooperation and development guidance.
House-Knight, T; Moore, MM; Pottenger, LH, 2019
)
2.29
"Styrene is a large-volume commodity petrochemical, which has been used in a wide range of polymer industry as the main building block for the construction of various functional polymers. "( Enhanced production of styrene by engineered Escherichia coli and in situ product recovery (ISPR) with an organic solvent.
Bang, HB; Jeong, KJ; Lee, K; Lee, YH, 2019
)
2.27
"Styrene is a organic chemical widely used in occupational settings."( Styrene altered clock gene expression in serum-shocked cultured human fibroblasts.
Amati, M; Bracci, M; Copertaro, A; Manzella, N; Rapisarda, V; Santarelli, L; Staffolani, S; Strafella, E; Valentino, M, 2013
)
2.55
"Styrene is an important commodity chemical used in polymers and resins, and is typically produced from the petrochemical feedstocks benzene and ethylene. "( Technoeconomic evaluation of bio-based styrene production by engineered Escherichia coli.
Claypool, JT; Jarboe, LR; Nielsen, DR; Raman, DR, 2014
)
2.11
"Styrene is an important building-block petrochemical and monomer used to produce numerous plastics. "( Rational and combinatorial approaches to engineering styrene production by Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
McKenna, R; Nielsen, DR; Pugh, S; Thompson, B, 2014
)
2.09
"Styrene is a toxic pollutant commonly found in waste effluents from plastic processing industries. "( Bioconversion of styrene to poly(hydroxyalkanoate) (PHA) by the new bacterial strain Pseudomonas putida NBUS12.
Chen, CL; Ge, L; Li, L; Tan, GY; Tan, SN; Wang, JY, 2015
)
2.2
"Styrene is a building-block of several compounds used in a wide array of materials and products. "( The cytokinesis-block micronucleus (CBMN) assay in human populations exposed to styrene: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Bonassi, S; Ceppi, M; Costa, C; Costa, S; Laffon, B; Pereira, C; Silva, S; Teixeira, JP,
)
1.8
"Styrene is a volatile organic compound (VOC) that is widely used as a solvent in many industrial settings. "( Styrene induces an inflammatory response in human lung epithelial cells via oxidative stress and NF-kappaB activation.
Duschl, A; Eder, K; Feltens, R; Fischäder, G; Kohse, F; Lehmann, I; Mörbt, N; Oostingh, GJ; Röder-Stolinski, C; von Bergen, M, 2008
)
3.23
"Styrene is an ototoxic agent, which targets and destroys OHCs starting from the third row to the second and first rows depending on the exposure level."( Relation between outer hair cell loss and hearing loss in rats exposed to styrene.
Chen, GD; Henderson, D; Tanaka, C, 2008
)
1.3
"Styrene is a commercially important chemical widely used in the manufacture of synthetic rubber, resins, polyesters, and plastics. "( Genetic effects and biotoxicity monitoring of occupational styrene exposure.
Gaspar, JF; Rueff, J; Santos, LS; Teixeira, JP, 2009
)
2.04
"Styrene is a volatile organic compound that is widely used as an intermediate in many industrial settings. "( Proteome changes in human bronchoalveolar cells following styrene exposure indicate involvement of oxidative stress in the molecular-response mechanism.
Feltens, R; Kalkhof, S; Lehmann, I; Mögel, I; Mörbt, N; Röder-Stolinski, C; Vogt, C; von Bergen, M; Zheng, J, 2009
)
2.04
"Styrene is a widely used chemical, but it is known to produce lung and liver damage in mice. "( Depletion by styrene of glutathione in plasma and bronchioalveolar lavage fluid of non-Swiss albino (NSA) mice.
Carlson, GP, 2010
)
2.17
"Styrene-7,8-oxide is a primary oxidative metabolite generated by vinyl epoxidation of styrene."( Detection of phenolic metabolites of styrene in mouse liver and lung microsomal incubations.
Gao, L; Shen, S; Zeng, S; Zhang, F; Zheng, J, 2010
)
1.35
"Styrene is a commercially important chemical widely used in the manufacture of synthetic rubber, resins, polyesters and plastics. "( Cytogenetic and DNA damage on workers exposed to styrene.
Coelho, P; Costa, C; Costa, S; Da Silva, S; Farmer, P; Gaspar, J; Laffon, B; Pásaro, E; Pinho-Silva, S; Rueff, J; Teixeira, JP, 2010
)
2.06
"Styrene is a volatile organic compound used in factories for synthesis of plastic products. "( Pulmonary function and oxidative stress in workers exposed to styrene in plastic factory: occupational hazards in styrene-exposed plastic factory workers.
Ahmed, T; Banerjee, BD; Khaliq, F; Sati, PC; Tripathi, AK; Vaney, N, 2011
)
2.05
"Styrene is a large volume, commodity petrochemical with diverse commercial applications, including as a monomer building-block for the synthesis of many useful polymers. "( Styrene biosynthesis from glucose by engineered E. coli.
McKenna, R; Nielsen, DR, 2011
)
3.25
"Styrene is a toxic and potentially carcinogenic alkenylbenzene used extensively in the polymer processing industry. "( Regulation of phenylacetic acid uptake is σ54 dependent in Pseudomonas putida CA-3.
Dobson, AD; O' Leary, ND; O' Mahony, MM, 2011
)
1.81
"Styrene is a basic building block for manufacturing thousands of products throughout the world. "( Health hazards among workers in plastic industry.
Elshafy, WS; Helal, SF, 2013
)
1.83
"Styrene is a widely used chemical in the manufacture of synthetic rubber, resins, polyesters, and plastics. "( DNA damage and susceptibility assessment in industrial workers exposed to styrene.
Botelho, M; Coelho, P; Costa, C; Costa, S; Gaspar, J; Laffon, B; Rueff, J; Silva, S; Teixeira, JP, 2012
)
2.05
"Styrene is an indispensable chemical extensively used in plastic and synthetic rubber industries. "( Effects of occupational exposure to styrene on expression of adhesion molecule on leukocytes.
Dusinská, M; Fuortes, L; Jahnová, E; Tulinská, J; Weissová, S, 2002
)
2.03
"Styrene is a monomer of great commercial interest; its polymers and copolymers are used in a wide range of applications. "( Individual sensitivity to DNA damage induced by styrene in vitro: influence of cytochrome p450, epoxide hydrolase and glutathione S-transferase genotypes.
Laffon, B; Méndez, J; Pásaro, E; Pérez-Cadahía, B, 2003
)
2.02
"Styrene is an important chemical extensively used in the petrochemical and polymer industries. "( Styrene-catabolism regulation in Pseudomonas fluorescens ST: phosphorylation of StyR induces dimerization and cooperative DNA-binding.
Ascenzi, P; Bocedi, A; Castellini, L; Leoni, L; Rampioni, G; Zennaro, E, 2003
)
3.2
"Styrene is a widely used chemical. "( In vitro metabolism of styrene to styrene oxide in liver and lung of Cyp2E1 knockout mice.
Carlson, G, 2003
)
2.07
"Styrene is a chemical widely used in the plastic industry. "( Assessment of biotransformation of the arene moiety of styrene in volunteers and occupationally exposed workers.
Andreoli, R; Bergamaschi, E; Buzio, L; Goldoni, M; Hirvonen, A; Jakubowski, M; Manini, P; Mutti, A; Vodicka, P, 2003
)
2.01
"Styrene monomer is a commercially important chemical used extensively in the production of plastics. "( Styrene monomer does not induce unscheduled DNA synthesis in the mouse liver following inhalation exposure.
Clay, P, 2004
)
3.21
"Styrene (S) is a widely used aromatic hydrocarbon, responsible for several adverse effects. "( [Excretion kinetics of phenylhydroxyethyl mercapturic acids (PHEMAs), ethanol consumption, and chronic exposure to styrene: preliminary data on humans].
Ferrari, M; Ghittori, S; Imbriani, M; Maestri, L; Negri, S,
)
1.78
"Styrene is a highly reactive monomer widely used in the plastics industry. "( Perspectives on the genotoxic risk of styrene.
Lynch, BS; Nestmann, ER; Ratpan, F,
)
1.85
"Styrene (ST) is an important industrial chemical. "( Styrene-7,8-oxide burden in ventilated, perfused lungs of mice and rats exposed to vaporous styrene.
Csanády, GA; Faller, TH; Filser, JG; Hofmann, C; Pütz, C; Semder, B, 2006
)
3.22
"Styrene thus appears to be a chemical compound that induces multiple CYPs."( Styrene monomer primarily induces CYP2B1 mRNA in rat liver.
Arany, S; Hirasawa, F; Kawagoe, M; Koizumi, Y; Sugiyama, T; Ueno, Y, 2005
)
2.49
"Styrene is a widely used compound in the manufacturing industry. "( Comparison of styrene and its metabolites styrene oxide and 4-vinylphenol on cytotoxicity and glutathione depletion in Clara cells of mice and rats.
Carlson, GP; Harvilchuck, JA, 2006
)
2.14
"Styrene is an important industrial chemical that is extensively used in the production of resins, rubbers and fiberglass-reinforced plastics. "( Differential gene expression by styrene in rat reproductive tissue.
Choi, CS; Chun, YJ; Han, JH; Kim, MY, 2007
)
2.07
"Styrene is an aromatic solvent belonging to the alkylbenzene family. "( Relationship between styrene exposure and hearing loss: review of human studies.
Johnson, AC, 2007
)
2.1
"Styrene is an extremely important commodity chemical used extensively in the manufacture of numerous polymers and copolymers, including polystyrene, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN), styrene-butadiene latex, and styrene-butadiene rubber. "( Styrene production, use, and human exposure.
Miller, RR; Newhook, R; Poole, A, 1994
)
3.17
"Styrene is a widely used chemical, mostly in making synthetic rubber, resins, polyesters, plastics and insulators. "( Evaluation of genotoxic potential of styrene in furniture workers using unsaturated polyester resins.
Aygün, N; Burgaz, S; Karahalil, B; Karakaya, AE; Sardaş, S; Yilmazer, M, 1997
)
2.01
"Styrene is a widely used industrial solvent associated with acute neurotoxicity. "( Modeling the acute neurotoxicity of styrene.
Becker, CE; Owen, DJ; Pierce, CH; So, Y; Tozer, TN, 1998
)
2.02
"Styrene is a colorless, oily liquid most commonly found in paints, plastics, and resins. "( Styrene-induced peripheral neuropathy.
Clark, RF; Fung, F, 1999
)
3.19
"Styrene is a widely used industrial chemical. "( Changes in cellular immunity among workers occupationally exposed to styrene in a plastics lamination plant.
Dusinska, M; Fuortes, L; Jahnova, E; Kuricova, M; Liskova, A; Sulcova, M; Tulinska, J; Vodicka, P; Vodickova, L, 2000
)
1.98
"Styrene is an aromatic solvent widely used as a precursor for polystyrene plastics in many factories which produce glass-reinforced plastic. "( Styrene-induced hearing loss: a membrane insult.
Bonnet, P; Campo, P; Lataye, R; Loquet, G, 2001
)
3.2
"Styrene is a widely used chemical in the reinforced plastics industry and in polystyrene production. "( Metabolism of the styrene metabolite 4-vinylphenol by rat and mouse liver and lung.
Carlson, GP; Mantick, NA; Perez Rivera, AA, 2001
)
2.09
"Styrene is an extensively used industrial chemical that has been classified as a possible human carcinogen. "( Identification of 1-adenine DNA adducts in workers occupationally exposed to styrene.
Hemminki, K; Koskinen, M; Vodicka, P, 2001
)
1.98
"Styrene is a known mutagen and suspected carcinogen, used in the reinforced plastic industry. "( DNA single strand breaks induced by low levels of occupational exposure to styrene: the gap between standards and reality.
Abdel-Moneim, NM; El, SK; Kandeel, KM; Osman, HH; Shamy, MY, 2002
)
1.99
"Styrene is an important industrial chemical that has shown genotoxicity in many toxicology assays. "( Spectrum of styrene-induced DNA adducts: the relationship to other biomarkers and prospects in human biomonitoring.
Arand, M; Hemminki, K; Koskinen, M; Oesch, F; Vodicka, P, 2002
)
2.14
"Styrene is an aromatic compound widely used in the production of plastic polymers and rubbers. "( [Styrene-induced occupational asthma and rhinitis].
Candura, SM; Dellabianca, A; Marraccini, P; Moscato, G; Vinci, G, 1988
)
2.63

Effects

Styrene has recently been produced biosynthetically for the first time using engineered Escherichia coli. This bio-based route may represent a lower energy and renewable alternative to petroleum-derived styrene. Styrene has been found to be hepatotoxic and pneumotoxic in humans and animals.

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"Styrene has recently been produced biosynthetically for the first time using engineered Escherichia coli, and this bio-based route may represent a lower energy and renewable alternative to petroleum-derived styrene."( Technoeconomic evaluation of bio-based styrene production by engineered Escherichia coli.
Claypool, JT; Jarboe, LR; Nielsen, DR; Raman, DR, 2014
)
1.39
"Styrene has been found to be hepatotoxic and pneumotoxic in humans and animals."( Evidence for cellular protein covalent binding derived from styrene metabolite.
Chung, JK; Jin, H; Yuan, W; Zheng, J, 2010
)
1.32
"Styrene has been found in very low doses in air and has chemical characteristics that would cause adherence to particles."( Styrene exposure and ischemic heart disease: a case-cohort study.
Matanoski, GM; Tao, XG, 2003
)
2.48
"Styrene has been shown to cause an increase in the incidence of lung tumors in CD-1 mice following chronic exposure at 40 and 160 ppm, whereas no treatment-related increase in tumors in any organ was seen in rats chronically exposed to up to 1000 ppm styrene. "( The effects of styrene on lung cells in female mice and rats.
Deckardt, K; Gamer, AO; Kaufmann, W; Kittel, B; Leibold, E; Tennekes, HA; van Ravenzwaay, B, 2004
)
2.12
"Styrene monomer has shown a low reactivity with DNA and also a lack of genotoxic response in the mouse lung in vivo."( Styrene monomer does not induce unscheduled DNA synthesis in the mouse liver following inhalation exposure.
Clay, P, 2004
)
2.49
"Styrene has been found to be toxic to the respiratory system, and the toxicity of styrene is metabolism-dependent. "( Investigation of bioactivation and toxicity of styrene in CYP2E1 transgenic cells.
Chung, JK; Liu, G; Yuan, W; Zheng, J, 2006
)
2.03
"Styrene has been shown to cross the placenta. "( Effects of styrene on the reproductive health of women: a review.
Lindbohm, ML, 1993
)
2.12
"Styrene (S) has been shown to be responsible for neurotoxic effects, including behavioural changes and neuroendocrine disturbances. "( Excretion of N-acetyl-S-(1-phenyl-2-hydroxyethyl)-cysteine and N-acetyl-S-(2-phenyl-2-hydroxyethyl)-cysteine in workers exposed to styrene.
Capodaglio, E; Cavalleri, A; Ghittori, S; Gobba, F; Imbriani, M; Maestri, L, 1997
)
1.94

Actions

Styrene is known to produce various types of hepatotoxic, neurotoxic, and genotoxic effects. It is also known to cause both hepatotoxicity and pneumotoxicity in mice.

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"Styrene is known to produce various types of hepatotoxic, neurotoxic, and genotoxic effects."( Effects of occupational exposure to styrene on expression of adhesion molecule on leukocytes.
Dusinská, M; Fuortes, L; Jahnová, E; Tulinská, J; Weissová, S, 2002
)
1.31
"Styrene is known to cause both hepatotoxicity and pneumotoxicity in mice. "( Comparison of mouse strains for susceptibility to styrene-induced hepatotoxicity and pneumotoxicity.
Carlson, GP, 1997
)
1.99

Treatment

styrene was treated effectively, with average styrene effluent concentrations maintained at less than 50 mg m(-3) and a total removal efficiency of over 96%. Both styrene-treated groups had a marked increase of GFAP expression in cerebral cortex and hippocampus compared to those in the control group. Styrene treatment had no effect on 65Zn distribution.

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"Styrene treated WT mice displayed significant necrosis and exfoliation of Clara cells, and cumulative BrdU-labeling index of S-phase cells was markedly increased in terminal bronchioles of WT mice exposed to styrene or S- or RSO."( CYP2F2-generated metabolites, not styrene oxide, are a key event mediating the mode of action of styrene-induced mouse lung tumors.
Banton, M; Bus, J; Cruzan, G; Harkema, J; Hotchkiss, J; Sarang, S, 2012
)
1.38
"Styrene was treated effectively, with average styrene effluent concentrations maintained at less than 50 mg m(-3) and a total removal efficiency of over 96% achieved when the biofiltration column faced fluctuating loads."( A biofilter integrated with gas membrane separation unit for the treatment of fluctuating styrene loads.
Han, Y; Li, L; Lian, J; Liu, J, 2012
)
1.32
"Both styrene-treated groups had a marked increase of GFAP expression in cerebral cortex and hippocampus compared to those in the control group."( Effects of styrene exposure on middle latency auditory evoked potentials and glial cells in rat.
Wang, YP, 1998
)
1.15
"Styrene treatment had no effect on 65Zn distribution."( The role of metallothionein induction and altered zinc status in maternally mediated developmental toxicity: comparison of the effects of urethane and styrene in rats.
Daston, GP; Keen, CL; Lehman-McKeeman, LD; Overmann, GJ; Rogers, JM; Taubeneck, MW, 1991
)
1.2
"In treated rats, styrene significantly increased G6Pase activity (P < .001) and down-regulated GP activity (P < .001) as compared to the control group."( Molecular mechanisms of action of styrene toxicity in blood plasma and liver.
Abdollahi, M; Baeeri, M; Gholami, M; Hassani, S; Ismail Hassan, F; Khan, F; Mabqool, F; Navaei-Nigjeh, M; Niaz, K, 2017
)
1.06
"Treatment with styrene also caused the formation of styrene oxide-protein adducts, specifically for thioredoxin reductase 1."( Proteome changes in human bronchoalveolar cells following styrene exposure indicate involvement of oxidative stress in the molecular-response mechanism.
Feltens, R; Kalkhof, S; Lehmann, I; Mögel, I; Mörbt, N; Röder-Stolinski, C; Vogt, C; von Bergen, M; Zheng, J, 2009
)
0.94

Toxicity

Styrene has been found to be toxic to the respiratory system, and the toxicity of styrene is metabolism-dependent. styrene oxide is not much more toxic than styrene.

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"We hypothesize that maternal metallothionein (MT) induction by toxic dosages of chemicals may contribute to or cause developmental toxicity by a chain of events leading to a transient but developmentally adverse decrease in Zn availability to the embryo."( The role of metallothionein induction and altered zinc status in maternally mediated developmental toxicity: comparison of the effects of urethane and styrene in rats.
Daston, GP; Keen, CL; Lehman-McKeeman, LD; Overmann, GJ; Rogers, JM; Taubeneck, MW, 1991
)
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" Some ethylene glycol ethers are also toxic to bone marrow."( Kidney disorders and hematotoxicity from organic solvent exposure.
Bernard, A; Buchet, JP; Lauwerys, R; Viau, C, 1985
)
0.27
" Although the size of the study groups is small, the results indicate that exposure to styrene below 110 mg/m3 does not cause any acute adverse effects on the central nervous system."( No acute behavioural effects of exposure to styrene: a safe level of exposure?
Edling, C; Ekberg, K, 1985
)
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" Also they are at risk of acute and chronic illness, including dermatitis, toxic hepatitis, peripheral neuropathy, and chronic encephalopathy as a result of their occupational exposures to such materials as styrene, resins, solvents, paints, welding fumes, and coating systems."( Safety and health in boatbuilding and repair.
Brigham, CR; Landrigan, PJ, 1985
)
0.46
"Studies were conducted to evaluate the toxic effects of short-term repeated styrene inhalation in B6C3F1 mice."( Styrene inhalation toxicity studies in mice. I. Hepatotoxicity in B6C3F1 mice.
Adkins, B; Mahler, JF; Morgan, DL; O'Connor, RW; Price, HC, 1993
)
1.96
"Environmental estrogens (endocrine disruptive chemicals) have been shown to affect reproduction in wild life and it has been reported that maternal exposure to those chemicals has adverse effects on the male reproductive tract."( Possible reproductive toxicity of styrene in peripubertal male mice.
Asaba, K; Hashimoto, K; Nanamiya, W; Nazarloo, HP; Takao, T, 2000
)
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"Inhaled styrene is known to be toxic to the nasal olfactory epithelium of both mice and rats, although mice are markedly more sensitive."( The toxicity of styrene to the nasal epithelium of mice and rats: studies on the mode of action and relevance to humans.
Foster, J; Green, T; Lee, R; Lund, V; Meadowcroft, S; Toghill, A, 2001
)
1.09
" R-SO has been shown to be more toxic to mouse terminal bronchioles than S-SO."( Styrene respiratory tract toxicity and mouse lung tumors are mediated by CYP2F-generated metabolites.
Andrews, LS; Banton, MI; Bevan, C; Carlson, GP; Cruzan, G; Cushman, JR; Johnson, KA, 2002
)
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" These findings would suggest that there should be no difference in the toxic responses to styrene between these two strains."( Comparison of the susceptibility of wild-type and CYP2E1 knockout mice to the hepatotoxic and pneumotoxic effects of styrene and styrene oxide.
Carlson, GP, 2004
)
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" It has generally been presumed that styrene toxicity is mediated by styrene 7,8-oxide, but styrene oxide is not much more toxic than styrene."( Ring-oxidized metabolites of styrene contribute to styrene-induced Clara-cell toxicity in mice.
Carlson, GP; Cruzan, G; Mellert, W; Turner, M, 2005
)
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"This study was conducted to assess potential adverse functional and/or morphological effects of styrene on the neurological system in the F2 offspring following F0 and F1 generation whole-body inhalation exposures."( Developmental neurotoxicity study of styrene by inhalation in Crl-CD rats.
Beck, MJ; Cruzan, G; Faber, WD; Hellwig, J; Johnson, KA; Maurissen, J; Radovsky, A; Roberts, LS; Stump, DG, 2005
)
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"Styrene has been found to be toxic to the respiratory system, and the toxicity of styrene is metabolism-dependent."( Investigation of bioactivation and toxicity of styrene in CYP2E1 transgenic cells.
Chung, JK; Liu, G; Yuan, W; Zheng, J, 2006
)
2.03
"Styrene, which is widely used in manufacturing, is both acutely and chronically toxic to mice."( Metabolism and toxicity of styrene in microsomal epoxide hydrolase-deficient mice.
Carlson, GP, 2010
)
2.1
"Styrene is known to be hepatotoxic and pneumotoxic in rodents, and these adverse effects are related to its metabolism."( Hepatotoxicity and pneumotoxicity of styrene and its metabolites in glutathione S-transferase-deficient mice.
Carlson, GP, 2011
)
2.08
" All leachates from plasticized PVC (5/5) and epoxy (5/5) products were toxic (48-h EC50s ranging from 2 to 235 g plastic/L)."( Comparative acute toxicity of leachates from plastic products made of polypropylene, polyethylene, PVC, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, and epoxy to Daphnia magna.
Dave, G; Lithner, D; Nordensvan, I, 2012
)
0.58
" S and its alkene-oxidized metabolite styrene oxide (SO) were not lung toxic in CYP2F2(-/-) [knockout] mice, indicating S-induced mouse lung tumors are mediated through mouse-specific CYP2F2-generated ring-oxidized metabolite(s) in lung bronchioles."( Studies of styrene, styrene oxide and 4-hydroxystyrene toxicity in CYP2F2 knockout and CYP2F1 humanized mice support lack of human relevance for mouse lung tumors.
Banton, M; Bus, J; Cruzan, G; Hotchkiss, J; Moore, C; Sarang, S; Sura, R; Yost, G, 2013
)
1.05
" To assure safe use, safe exposure levels are derived for consumers potentially exposed via food using No/Low Adverse Effect Levels from animal and human studies and assessment factors proposed by European organisations (EFSA, ECHA, ECETOC)."( Derivation of safe health-based exposure limits for potential consumer exposure to styrene migrating into food from food containers.
Banton, M; Duhayon, S; Faes, E; Gelbke, HP; Leibold, E; Pemberton, M, 2014
)
0.63
"ALDH2 is involved in the metabolism of styrene, a widely used industrial material, but no data are available regarding the influence of this enzyme on the metabolic fate as well as toxic effects of this chemical."( Significant association between decreased ALDH2 activity and increased sensitivity to genotoxic effects in workers occupationally exposed to styrene.
Guan, D; Miyagawa, M; Suda, M; Wan, M; Wang, RS; Weng, Z; Zhang, X; Zhao, P; Zheng, Y, 2016
)
0.91
" The chemicals might have major adverse effects on the functions of the organelles in hepatocytes such as mitochondria, but little influence to the cell membrane damage."( [Optimization of primary hepatocytes model and study on the cytotoxicity of styrene and styrene oxide].
Bin, P; Dai, Y; Ji, Y; Meng, T; Miao, P; Niu, Y; Zheng, Y, 2016
)
0.66
" In vitro cellular assays and in vivo mice exposure all showed toxic responses when exposed to PLA and ABS-emitted particles, where PLA-emitted particles elicited higher response levels than ABS-emitted particles at comparable mass doses."( Chemical Composition and Toxicity of Particles Emitted from a Consumer-Level 3D Printer Using Various Materials.
Black, MS; Davis, AY; Kaplan-Ashiri, I; Pardo, M; Rudich, Y; Weber, RJ; Wong, JPS; Zhang, Q, 2019
)
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Pharmacokinetics

A physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model was developed to describe the simultaneous disposition of BD and styrene in mice coexposed by inhalation. Concentration-time courses of styrene were monitored and analyzed by a Pharmacokinetic two-compartment model.

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" This paper advocates use of a physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PB-PK) model for determining adjustment factors for unusual exposure schedules, an approach that should be more accurate than those proposed previously."( Adjusting exposure limits for long and short exposure periods using a physiological pharmacokinetic model.
Andersen, ME; Clewell, HJ; MacNaughton, MG; Paustenbach, DJ, 1987
)
0.27
"A physiologically based pharmacokinetic model which describes the behavior of inhaled styrene in rats accurately predicts the behavior of inhaled styrene in humans."( A physiologically based description of the inhalation pharmacokinetics of styrene in rats and humans.
Andersen, ME; Ramsey, JC, 1984
)
0.72
" To estimate the body burden of SO resulting from various scenarios, a physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model for ST and its metabolite SO was developed."( A physiologic pharmacokinetic model for styrene and styrene-7,8-oxide in mouse, rat and man.
Csanády, GA; Filser, JG; Mendrala, AL; Nolan, RJ, 1994
)
0.56
" In order to translate these results into conditions of human exposure, we developed a physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model, which is presented here."( A pharmacokinetic model to describe toxicokinetic interactions between 1,3-butadiene and styrene in rats: predictions for human exposure.
Baur, C; Csanády, GA; Filser, JG; Johanson, G; Kessler, W; Kreuzer, PE; Stei, P, 1993
)
0.51
" Concentration-time courses of styrene in the chamber atmosphere were monitored and analyzed by a pharmacokinetic two-compartment model."( Species-specific pharmacokinetics of styrene in rat and mouse.
Csanády, GA; Filser, JG; Greim, H; Kessler, W; Kreuzer, PE; Schwegler, U, 1993
)
0.84
"The objective of the present study was to develop and validate a methodology for solving physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) models without the use of simulation software."( A methodology for solving physiologically based pharmacokinetic models without the use of simulation softwares.
Haddad, S; Krishnan, K; Pelekis, M, 1996
)
0.29
" A three compartment pharmacokinetic model was used to define kappa."( Comparison of average estimated metabolic rates for styrene in previously exposed and unexposed groups with pharmacokinetic modelling.
Kupper, LL; Löf, A; Rappaport, SM; Wang, Y, 1996
)
0.54
" In contrast, other methods based on pharmacokinetic models usually involved many variables that were non-estimable on an individual basis."( Comparison of average estimated metabolic rates for styrene in previously exposed and unexposed groups with pharmacokinetic modelling.
Kupper, LL; Löf, A; Rappaport, SM; Wang, Y, 1996
)
0.54
" A physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model was developed to describe the simultaneous disposition of BD and styrene in mice coexposed by inhalation."( Pharmacokinetic model describing the disposition of butadiene and styrene in mice.
Bond, JA; Leavens, TL, 1996
)
0.74
" Experimental results were compared with simulation results of a physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PB-PK) model."( Ethnic differences in biological monitoring of several organic solvents. II. A simulation study with a physiologically based pharmacokinetic model.
Droz, PO; Jang, JY, 1997
)
0.3
" A mode of action-based physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model was developed to predict the concentration of ST and SO in blood, liver, and the respiratory-tract tissues, particularly in terminal bronchioles (target tisue), in order to conduct interspecies extrapolations and determine the extent to which there is a pharmacokinetic basis for the observed species specificity."( Physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling of styrene and styrene oxide respiratory-tract dosimetry in rodents and humans.
Andersen, ME; Clewell, HJ; Cruzan, G; Sarangapani, R; Teeguarden, JG, 2002
)
0.57
" This group of predominantly volatile and lipophilic chemicals was selected on the basis that their kinetics have been well-studied and can be predicted in mice, rats, and humans using physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) models."( Assessing the dose-dependency of allometric scaling performance using physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling.
Gargas, ML; Kirman, CR; Meek, ME; Sweeney, LM, 2003
)
0.32
"We used the case of styrene to (i) determine the best times to sample venous blood and end-exhaled air, (ii) characterize the inter-individual variability in biological levels following occupational exposure and (iii) propose biological limit values using a population physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model."( Using population physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling to determine optimal sampling times and to interpret biological exposure markers: The example of occupational exposure to styrene.
Johanson, G; McDougall, R; Verner, MA, 2012
)
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"Physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) models differ from conventional compartmental pharmacokinetic models in that they are based to a large extent on the actual physiology of the organism."( Physiologically based pharmacokinetic/toxicokinetic modeling.
Andersen, ME; Campbell, JL; Clewell, HJ; Clewell, RA; Gentry, PR, 2012
)
0.38
" A simple physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model capable of estimating blood and liver concentrations of styrene was established for rats."( Human plasma and liver concentrations of styrene estimated by combining a simple physiologically based pharmacokinetic model with rodent data.
Kamiya, Y; Kusama, T; Miura, T; Murayama, N; Nakazato, M; Shimizu, M; Suemizu, H; Toda, A; Uehara, S; Yamazaki, H, 2019
)
0.99

Compound-Compound Interactions

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"Chemical modification of rubber wood (Hevea Brasiliensis) was carried out by impregnating the wood with styrene and in combination with a crosslinker Glycidyl Methacrylate (GMA)."( Chemical modification of rubber wood with styrene in combination with a crosslinker: effect on dimensional stability and strength property.
Ali, I; Devi, RR; Maji, TK, 2003
)
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"This study utilized effect-directed analysis (EDA) combined with full-scan screening analysis (FSA) to identify aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR)-active compounds in sediments of inland creeks flowing into Lake Sihwa, South Korea."( Major AhR-active chemicals in sediments of Lake Sihwa, South Korea: Application of effect-directed analysis combined with full-scan screening analysis.
Cha, J; Giesy, JP; Hong, S; Hur, J; Khim, JS; Kim, J; Lee, J; Lee, S; Moon, HB; Shin, KH; Yoon, SJ, 2019
)
0.51

Bioavailability

The highest dose level represented the maximum tolerated dose. The rate of absorption of styrene through the skin is very low, averaging 1 +/- 0.

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" Results from both a bioavailability assay and gas chromatography mass spectrometry analyses, revealed that only trace amounts of triclosan desorbed from the plastic."( Effects of triclosan incorporation into ABS plastic on biofilm communities.
Hay, AG; Junker, LM, 2004
)
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" The bioavailability of biotin to protein avidin was evaluated by a 4'-hydroxyazobenzene-2-carboxylic acid/avidin (HABA/avidin) binding assay and TEM."( Biotinylated thermoresponsive core cross-linked nanoparticles via RAFT polymerization and "click" chemistry.
Liu, L; Liu, Y; Luo, Y; Lv, W; Wang, X, 2011
)
0.37
"The ATP-binding cassette transporter P-glycoprotein (P-gp) is known to limit both brain penetration and oral bioavailability of many chemotherapy drugs."( A High-Throughput Screen of a Library of Therapeutics Identifies Cytotoxic Substrates of P-glycoprotein.
Ambudkar, SV; Brimacombe, KR; Chen, L; Gottesman, MM; Guha, R; Hall, MD; Klumpp-Thomas, C; Lee, OW; Lee, TD; Lusvarghi, S; Robey, RW; Shen, M; Tebase, BG, 2019
)
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" The highest dose level represented the maximum tolerated dose based on findings in a 28-day dose range-finding study, in which the bioavailability of orally administered styrene was also confirmed."( Genotoxicity evaluation of orally administered styrene monomer in mice using comet, micronucleus, and Pig-a endpoints.
Gollapudi, BB, 2023
)
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Dosage Studied

Adult male rabbits were exposed to high concentrations (750 ppm, 12 hours daily for 7 days) of toluene, xylenes, styrene, ethylbenzene, vinyltoluene (3-methylstyrene), and 7-methyl-styrene vapours. No evidence that styrene exposure in workers results in detectable levels of mutagenic damage.

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" There was not a significant dose-response trend in decreasing average birth weights."( Reproductive outcomes of pregnant workers employed at 36 reinforced plastics companies. II. Lowered birth weight.
Brooks, SM; Lemasters, GK; Morrison, JA; Samuels, SJ, 1989
)
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" These methods have been applied to the study of the metabolic stereochemistry of ethylbenzene and styrene in rats dosed orally (100 mg/kg body weight) and in human volunteers exposed to atmospheres containing these solvents at the upper limits prescribed for workplaces by the UK Health and Safety Executive (100 ppm in air)."( The metabolism of ethylbenzene and styrene to mandelic acid: stereochemical considerations.
Caldwell, J; Drummond, L; Wilson, HK, 1989
)
0.77
"The striatal concentration of dopamine (DA), norepinephrine (NE), and homovanillic acid (HVA) was assessed in adult male rabbits exposed to styrene vapours or dosed with mandelic acid (MA), phenylglyoxylic acid (PGA) and phenylglycine (PG)."( Styrene metabolism and striatal dopamine depletion in rabbits.
Falzoi, M; Franchini, I; Lucertini, S; Mutti, A; Romanelli, A, 1985
)
1.91
" The inhibition by styrene oxide had a clear dose-response relationship, but that by styrene did not."( [Inhibition of delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase by styrene and styrene oxide].
Fujishiro, K; Inoue, N; Mori, K, 1988
)
0.85
"Adult male rabbits were exposed to toluene, xylene, styrene, ethylbenzene, vinyltoluene or were dosed with hippuric, methylhippuric, mandelic, phenylglyoxylic, and 7-methyl-mandelic acids."( Brain dopamine as a target for solvent toxicity: effects of some monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
Bocchi, MC; Falzoi, M; Ferroni, C; Franchini, I; Mutti, A; Romanelli, A, 1988
)
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" Styrene significantly increased the % avoidance response at both doses as compared to controls, although no definite dose-response relationship was evident."( Some behavioral effects of early styrene intoxication in experimental animals.
Husain, R; Seth, PK; Srivastava, SP, 1985
)
1.46
" Dose-response relationships between indices of internal dose and prevalence of abnormal values were detectable for T lymphocyte subsets, NK phenotypes, and activation markers."( Immunological changes among workers occupationally exposed to styrene.
Bergamaschi, E; Franchini, I; Lucchini, R; Mutti, A; Smargiassi, A, 1995
)
0.53
" Blood samples were collected 6 and 24 h after treatment for studies of dose-response and 6 h to 32 days after treatment for studies of adduct stability."( Dosimetry of styrene 7,8-oxide in styrene- and styrene oxide-exposed mice and rats by quantification of haemoglobin adducts.
Christakopoulos, A; Osterman-Golkar, S; Svensson, K; Zorcec, V, 1995
)
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" Furthermore, in the 17 investigations in which positive results were found, there is no convincing evidence of a positive dose-response relationship, in spite of the wide ranges of exposure and different methods of measurement."( Cytogenetic studies of workers exposed to styrene: a review.
Scott, D, 1993
)
0.55
" Our data show the need to improve biological monitoring of exposure to styrene and, in particular, to establish dose-effect and dose-response relationships between exposure and early effects."( Kinetics of urinary excretion and effects on colour vision after exposure to styrene.
Cavalleri, A; Gobba, F, 1993
)
0.75
" The dose-response relationship was investigated."( Effects of toluene, styrene, trichloroethylene, and trichloroethane on the vestibulo-and opto-oculo motor system in rats.
Eriksson, B; Larsby, B; Niklasson, M; Tham, R,
)
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" A quadratic model described best the dose-response shape for cumulative exposure and duration of exposure with the highest risks at around 300 ppm-years and 5 years, respectively, and a subsequent decrease in risk in the highest exposure categories."( Exposure to styrene and mortality from nervous system diseases and mental disorders.
Andersen, A; Bellander, T; Biocca, M; Boffetta, P; Coggon, D; Esteve, J; Ferro, G; Gennaro, V; Kogevinas, M; Kolstad, H; Lundberg, I; Lynge, E; Partanen, T; Saracci, R; Spence, A; Welp, E, 1996
)
0.67
"Male Wistar rats were dosed intraperitoneally with styrene (400 mg/kg)."( The evidence for conjugated mandelic and phenylglyoxylic acids in the urine of rats dosed with styrene.
Linhart, I; Mládková, I; Mráz, J; Smejkal, J; Weidenhoffer, Z, 1997
)
0.77
" Dose-response relationships were found for abnormally low DBH and abnormally high PRL values, with a threshold occurring at metabolite levels corresponding to 8h-TWA styrene concentrations in air around 25 ppm."( Peripheral markers of neurochemical effects among styrene-exposed workers.
Bergamaschi, E; Cavazzini, S; Franchini, I; Mutti, A; Renzulli, FS; Vettori, MV,
)
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" In conclusion, although our data do not demonstrate a dose-response relationship, they do suggest that styrene exposure was evident and that this styrene exposure may contribute to the observed genotoxic damage in furniture workers."( Evaluation of genotoxic potential of styrene in furniture workers using unsaturated polyester resins.
Aygün, N; Burgaz, S; Karahalil, B; Karakaya, AE; Sardaş, S; Yilmazer, M, 1997
)
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"Urine of rats dosed with styrene (240 mg/kg), R-, S- and racemic styrene oxide (150 mg/kg) was analysed for mandelic acid enantiomers and for regioisomers and diastereomers of mercapturic acids by NMR spectrometry."( Stereochemical aspects of styrene biotransformation.
Linhart, I; Mládková, I; Smejkal, J, 1998
)
0.9
"Male Wistar rats were dosed with 0, 1250, 3750 or 5000 mg/l of phenylglyoxylic acid (PGA) (CAS no."( Toxicity of the styrene metabolite, phenylglyoxylic acid, in rats after three months' oral dosing.
Hansen, EV; Hass, U; Ladefoged, O; Lam, HR; Lund, SP; Ostergaard, G; Simonsen, L,
)
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" A strong sublinear dose-response relationship was observed in the lymphocytes, liver and bone marrow cells, possibly indicating a saturation of the detoxifying enzyme systems in these organs."( Detection of styrene and styrene oxide-induced DNA damage in various organs of mice using the comet assay.
Hellman, B; Vaghef, H, 1998
)
0.67
"01 (1%) from a lifetime continuous exposure to 1,3-butadiene based on a linear dose-response model and the cumulative 1,3-butadiene dose metric (ppm-years)."( Dose-response implications of the University of Alabama study of lymphohematopoietic cancer among workers exposed to 1,3-butadiene and styrene in the synthetic rubber industry.
Sielken, RL; Valdez-Flores, C, 2001
)
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" Increases in cell replication rates were seen in the terminal bronchioles in mice dosed with 100 and 200 mg/kg styrene, but not 10 mg/kg."( The role of cytochromes P-450 in styrene induced pulmonary toxicity and carcinogenicity.
Foster, JR; Green, T; Toghill, A, 2001
)
0.8
" The data showed that there was a good linear dose-response relationship between reacting dose of styrene oxide or styrene and amount of protein-styrene oxide adducts in both in vitro and in vivo experiments."( Investigation of protein-styrene oxide adducts as a molecular biomarker of human exposed to styrene.
Fang, QM; Jin, ZL; Liu, SF; Rappaport, MS, 2001
)
0.83
" This case-cohort study explored a possible association and dose-response relation between styrene exposure and risk of acute IHD in an occupational setting."( Case-cohort study of styrene exposure and ischemic heart disease.
Matanoski, GM; Tao, X, 2002
)
0.85
" A clear dose-response relationship at micromolar doses of SO was found for the whole group."( Genetic polymorphism of drug-metabolizing enzymes and styrene-induced DNA damage.
Bergamaschi, E; Buschini, A; Buzio, L; De Palma, G; Martino, A; Mozzoni, P; Mutti, A; Poli, P; Rossi, C; Scotti, E, 2003
)
0.57
" To explore a possible dose-response relation between styrene exposure and ischemic heart disease, the authors of this case-cohort study included 498 cases that died from ischemic heart disease and a 15% random sample (n = 997) of all male workers who were employed during 1943-1984 in two styrene-butadiene rubber-manufacturing plants in the United States."( Styrene exposure and ischemic heart disease: a case-cohort study.
Matanoski, GM; Tao, XG, 2003
)
2.01
"75 for dose-response assessments in which toxicity is attributed to the formation of a reactive metabolite from an inhaled compound."( Assessing the dose-dependency of allometric scaling performance using physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling.
Gargas, ML; Kirman, CR; Meek, ME; Sweeney, LM, 2003
)
0.32
" All showed close dose-response relationship."( [A study on biomarkers of styrene].
Cheng, H; Shao, H; Shi, YK; Wang, XY; Zhang, MP, 2003
)
0.62
" Glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) was dosed in the IC by indirect competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay."( Consequences of noise- or styrene-induced cochlear damages on glutamate decarboxylase levels in the rat inferior colliculus.
Campo, P; Lambert-Xolin, AM; Maguin, K; Morel, G; Pouyatos, B, 2004
)
0.62
"36) with a positive dose-response relationship between estimated cumulative exposure and lung cancer risk."( Occupational exposure to vinyl chloride, acrylonitrile and styrene and lung cancer risk (europe).
Boffetta, P; Brennan, P; Cassidy, A; Constantinescu, V; Csiki, I; Fabiánová, E; Fevotte, J; Fletcher, T; Foretova, L; Janout, V; Lissowska, J; Mannetje, A'; Rudnai, P; Scélo, G; Slamova, A; Szeszenia-Dabrowska, N; Zaridze, D, 2004
)
0.57
" The analyses of individual studies, together with a consideration of dose-response relationships and the lack of a common profile of positive responses for the various endpoints in different studies, provide no clear evidence that styrene exposure in workers results in detectable levels of mutagenic damage."( Review of the genotoxicity of styrene in humans.
Henderson, LM; Speit, G, 2005
)
0.8
" In the preparation of P(NIPAM-co-St) seeds, with increasing the initiator dosage, the mean diameters and the dispersal coefficients were almost at the same levels at first; however, when the initiator dosage increased further to a critical amount, the mean diameters decreased drastically and the monodispersity became worse significantly."( Preparation of submicrometer-sized monodispersed thermoresponsive core-shell hydrogel microspheres.
Chen, WM; Chu, LY; Wang, S; Xiao, XC; Xie, R, 2004
)
0.32
" To prevent neurobehavioral toxicity, we need further studies to obtain precise data on chemical-biological interactions developmental toxicity and dose-response relationships."( [Significance of laboratory studies of neurobehavioral and developmental toxicities--transgenerational effects of styrene exposure].
Katakura, Y; Kishi, R, 2005
)
0.54
"The result indicated that the content of urinary MA and PGA were associated with dosage positively, and MA may be more sensitive as inner dosage of styrene exposure since the background of PGA."( [Effects of styrene on the dopaminergic transmitter content and monoamine oxidase activity in different sections of rat brain].
Li, B; Li, ZS; Wang, HH; Xiao, JW, 2006
)
0.91
" In pregnant rats, the concentrations of both radioactivity and SAN Trimer 2h after dosing were highest in the blood, followed by the placenta, with the lowest levels in the fetus."( Disposition of styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN) trimer in female rats: single dose intravenous and gavage studies.
Collins, B; Fennell, TR; Gargas, ML; Gaudette, NF; Sweeney, LM, 2008
)
0.7
" Particularly no sufficient proof of dose-response relationship measured against parameters of current exposure (MA + PGA, styrene/blood) and of chronic exposure (cumulative and average life time exposure resp."( Occupational styrene exposure and hearing loss: a cohort study with repeated measurements.
Bruckner, T; Seeber, A; Triebig, G, 2009
)
0.93
" With few exceptions (at frequencies of 1,000 and 1,500 Hz) no dose-response relationship between threshold and exposure data was found."( Occupational styrene exposure and hearing loss: a cohort study with repeated measurements.
Bruckner, T; Seeber, A; Triebig, G, 2009
)
0.72
" This statement must be qualified by two exceptions: performances in the Benton test and in a finger dexterity test were associated with parameters of long-term exposure as a dose-response relationship, but not with current exposure."( Occupational styrene exposure and neurobehavioural functions: a cohort study with repeated measurements.
Bruckner, T; Seeber, A; Triebig, G, 2009
)
0.72
" Using an exposure period of 30 days and the vacous chewing movement (VCM) model as an expression of striatal-motor toxicity, we found that incremental PGA dosing (220-400 mg/kg) significantly increased VCMs up to day 25, but decreased to control levels shortly after reaching maximum dose."( The styrene metabolite, phenylglyoxylic acid, induces striatal-motor toxicity in the rat: influence of dose escalation/reduction over time.
Bergh, JJ; Harvey, BH; Heyer, N; Mienie, LJ; Terre'Blanche, G; van der Schyf, CJ, 2011
)
0.93
" In addition to the positive comet assay results, significant increases in the frequencies of micronucleated reticulocytes were observed in peripheral blood of male and female juvenile rats dosed with SAN Trimer."( Toxicology and carcinogenesis study of styrene-acrylonitrile trimer in F344/N rats (perinatal and postnatal feed studies).
, 2012
)
0.65
" The results showed that with the increasing of the latex dosage up to 2% (wt on dry CTMP fibers), the impact, tensile and flexural strengths of the modified CTMP/PP biocomposites were significantly increased."( CTMP-based cellulose fibers modified with core-shell latex for reinforcing biocomposites.
Pan, Y; Wang, Z; Xiao, H; Zhao, Y, 2013
)
0.39
" Otoacoustic emissions, and particularly distortion products, were able to discriminate the exposed workers from the controls, providing also a rough estimate of the slope of the dose-response relation between otoacoustic levels and styrene exposure."( Otoacoustic emission sensitivity to exposure to styrene and noise.
Cerini, L; Gatto, MP; Gherardi, M; Gordiani, A; Moleti, A; Paci, E; Sanjust, F; Sisto, R; Tranfo, G, 2013
)
0.83
" The modified crystals have been dosed into polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) nanocomposites by the solution casting."( Modification of cellulose nanocrystal via SI-ATRP of styrene and the mechanism of its reinforcement of polymethylmethacrylate.
Gao, W; Jiang, X; Tian, X; Wang, H; Yin, Y, 2016
)
0.68
"41), but there was no evidence of a dose-response relationship."( Cancer mortality update with an exposure response analysis among styrene-exposed workers in the reinforced plastics boatbuilding industry.
Bertke, SJ; Daniels, RD; Yiin, JH, 2018
)
0.72
"We review approaches for characterizing "peak" exposures in epidemiologic studies and methods for incorporating peak exposure metrics in dose-response assessments that contribute to risk assessment."( Peak Exposures in Epidemiologic Studies and Cancer Risks: Considerations for Regulatory Risk Assessment.
Checkoway, H; Dell, LD; Gentry, PR; Lees, PSJ; Mundt, KA, 2019
)
0.51
" The aims of this research were to investigate dose-response relationships between exposure to lead, mercury, toluene, and styrene and hearing impairment based on current epidemiological evidence, conduct cross-jurisdictional comparisons, and investigate control measures for exposure to ototoxic chemicals."( Exposure to lead, mercury, styrene, and toluene and hearing impairment: evaluation of dose-response relationships, regulations, and controls.
Hemmativaghef, E,
)
0.64
" Firstly, surface modified styrene-acrylic (SA) resin films by adding different dosage of perfluoroalkyl ethyl acrylate (FM) were prepared."( Impacts of surface wettability and roughness of styrene-acrylic resin films on adhesion behavior of microalgae Chlorella sp.
Gao, L; Liu, B; Liu, T; Su, G; Tang, J; Wang, W, 2021
)
1.17
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Roles (3)

RoleDescription
mutagenAn agent that increases the frequency of mutations above the normal background level, usually by interacting directly with DNA and causing it damage, including base substitution.
plant metaboliteAny eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
mouse metaboliteAny mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in a mouse (Mus musculus).
[role information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Drug Classes (3)

ClassDescription
styrenes
vinylareneA vinyl-substituted arene.
volatile organic compoundAny organic compound having an initial boiling point less than or equal to 250 degreeC (482 degreeF) measured at a standard atmospheric pressure of 101.3 kPa.
[compound class information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Pathways (1)

PathwayProteinsCompounds
styrene degradation311

Protein Targets (8)

Potency Measurements

ProteinTaxonomyMeasurementAverage (µ)Min (ref.)Avg (ref.)Max (ref.)Bioassay(s)
RAR-related orphan receptor gammaMus musculus (house mouse)Potency0.42660.006038.004119,952.5996AID1159521
aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family, member A1Homo sapiens (human)Potency39.81070.011212.4002100.0000AID1030
thyroid stimulating hormone receptorHomo sapiens (human)Potency1.99530.001318.074339.8107AID926; AID938
glucocorticoid receptor [Homo sapiens]Homo sapiens (human)Potency6.30960.000214.376460.0339AID588532
estrogen nuclear receptor alphaHomo sapiens (human)Potency60.26130.000229.305416,493.5996AID743079
thyroid stimulating hormone receptorHomo sapiens (human)Potency6.02610.001628.015177.1139AID1259385
thyroid hormone receptor beta isoform aHomo sapiens (human)Potency0.01010.010039.53711,122.0200AID588545; AID588547
nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 isoform 1Homo sapiens (human)Potency74.97800.000627.21521,122.0200AID651741
[prepared from compound, protein, and bioassay information from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Bioassays (11)

Assay IDTitleYearJournalArticle
AID651635Viability Counterscreen for Primary qHTS for Inhibitors of ATXN expression
AID1296008Cytotoxic Profiling of Annotated Libraries Using Quantitative High-Throughput Screening2020SLAS discovery : advancing life sciences R & D, 01, Volume: 25, Issue:1
Cytotoxic Profiling of Annotated and Diverse Chemical Libraries Using Quantitative High-Throughput Screening.
AID1346986P-glycoprotein substrates identified in KB-3-1 adenocarcinoma cell line, qHTS therapeutic library screen2019Molecular pharmacology, 11, Volume: 96, Issue:5
A High-Throughput Screen of a Library of Therapeutics Identifies Cytotoxic Substrates of P-glycoprotein.
AID1346987P-glycoprotein substrates identified in KB-8-5-11 adenocarcinoma cell line, qHTS therapeutic library screen2019Molecular pharmacology, 11, Volume: 96, Issue:5
A High-Throughput Screen of a Library of Therapeutics Identifies Cytotoxic Substrates of P-glycoprotein.
AID167125Eye irritation potential accessed using Draize in vivo rabbit eye irritation test2003Journal of medicinal chemistry, Apr-10, Volume: 46, Issue:8
Mapping property distributions of molecular surfaces: algorithm and evaluation of a novel 3D quantitative structure-activity relationship technique.
AID289347Biomagnification factors in Diporeia2007Science (New York, N.Y.), Jul-13, Volume: 317, Issue:5835
Food web-specific biomagnification of persistent organic pollutants.
AID311367Permeability coefficient in human skin2007Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, Nov-15, Volume: 15, Issue:22
Transdermal penetration behaviour of drugs: CART-clustering, QSPR and selection of model compounds.
AID289346Octanol-air partition coefficient, log KOA of the compound2007Science (New York, N.Y.), Jul-13, Volume: 317, Issue:5835
Food web-specific biomagnification of persistent organic pollutants.
AID289348Biomagnification factors in human2007Science (New York, N.Y.), Jul-13, Volume: 317, Issue:5835
Food web-specific biomagnification of persistent organic pollutants.
AID1080381Nematicidal activity against Bursaphelenchus xylophilus assessed as nematode mortality at 2 mg/mL measured 24 hr post dose by microscopy2008Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, Aug-27, Volume: 56, Issue:16
Nematicidal activity of plant essential oils and components from coriander (Coriandrum sativum), Oriental sweetgum (Liquidambar orientalis), and valerian (Valeriana wallichii) essential oils against pine wood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus).
AID289345Octanol-water partition coefficient, log KOW of the compound2007Science (New York, N.Y.), Jul-13, Volume: 317, Issue:5835
Food web-specific biomagnification of persistent organic pollutants.
[information is prepared from bioassay data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (1,923)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-1990227 (11.80)18.7374
1990's310 (16.12)18.2507
2000's553 (28.76)29.6817
2010's627 (32.61)24.3611
2020's206 (10.71)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 79.95

According to the monthly volume, diversity, and competition of internet searches for this compound, as well the volume and growth of publications, there is estimated to be very strong demand-to-supply ratio for research on this compound.

MetricThis Compound (vs All)
Research Demand Index79.95 (24.57)
Research Supply Index7.62 (2.92)
Research Growth Index4.77 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index145.03 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index2.01 (0.95)

This Compound (79.95)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials6 (0.29%)5.53%
Reviews109 (5.34%)6.00%
Case Studies20 (0.98%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other1,906 (93.39%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]