3-Nitrobenzanthrone (3-NBA) is an extremely potent mutagen and suspect human carcinogen found in diesel exhaust. Its isomer 2-nitrobenzanthrone (2-NBA) has also been found in ambient air. These isomers differ in mutagenicity in Salmonella by 2-3 orders of magnitude. To identify their urinary metabolites and also to assess the assumed differences in their excretion, rats were dosed orally with 2mg/kg b.w. of either 2-NBA or 3-NBA. Their urine was collected for two consecutive days after dosage. Both LC-ESI-MS and GC-MS confirmed formation of the corresponding aminobenzanthrones (ABA). Excretion of these metabolites within the first day after dosing with 2- and 3-ABA amounted to 0.32±0.06 and 0.83±0.40% of the doses, respectively, while the excretion within the second day was by one order of magnitude lower. A novel mercapturic acid metabolite of 3-NBA was identified in urine by LC-ESI-MS as N-acetyl-S-(3-aminobenzanthron-2-yl)cysteine (3-ABA-MA) by comparison with the authentic standard. Its excretion amounted to 0.49±0.15 and 0.02±0.01% of dose within the first and second day after dosing, respectively. In contrast, no mercapturic acid was detected in the urine of rats dosed with 2-NBA. Observed difference in the mercapturic acid formation between 2- and 3-NBA is a new distinctive feature reflecting differences in the critical step of their metabolism, i.e., benzanthronylnitrenium ion formation that is intrinsically associated with biological activities of these two isomers. Moreover, 3-ABA-MA is a promising candidate biomarker of exposure to the carcinogenic 3-NBA.
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- acetylcystein moč MeSH
- benz(a)anthraceny chemie farmakokinetika moč MeSH
- hmotnostní spektrometrie s elektrosprejovou ionizací MeSH
- karcinogeny chemie metabolismus MeSH
- krysa rodu rattus MeSH
- látky znečišťující vzduch chemie farmakokinetika moč MeSH
- magnetická rezonanční spektroskopie MeSH
- plynová chromatografie s hmotnostně spektrometrickou detekcí MeSH
- potkani Wistar MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- krysa rodu rattus MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
Among numerous adducts formed by reaction of DNA with p-benzoquinone (p-BQ), an electrophilic metabolite of benzene, only N2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)guanine (N2HPG) has been confirmed in vivo. If excreted in urine N2HPG would be a candidate non-invasive biomarker of the DNA damage caused by benzene. To test this hypothesis, biotransformation of N2HPG was studied in rats. Unchanged N2HPG in urine amounted to 8.0 ± 2.2% and 9.1 ± 1.7% (mean ± SE) at the dose of 2 mg/kg excreted within 1 and 2 days after ip dosage, respectively. After acidic hydrolysis of the urine a slight but consistent increase in urinary N2HPG to 9.5 ± 3.2% and 11 ± 2.6% of dose was found within 1 and 2 days, respectively, indicating formation of hydrolysable conjugates. An oxidised metabolite was detected by LC-ESI-MS and identified by comparison with authentic standard as N2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-8-oxoguanine (N2HPOG). Its excretion amounted to 2.7 ± 0.2% of dose and increased to 12.0 ± 2.7% of dose when N2HPOG was released from its conjugates by acidic hydrolysis. Glucuronides and sulphates of both N2HPG and N2HPOG were confirmed in urine by LC-ESI-MS and by enzymatic treatment with glucuronidase/sulphatase. These results indicate an extensive metabolism of N2HPG in vivo, which must be taken into account when considering N2HPG as a possible biomarker of exposure to benzene.
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- adukty DNA chemie metabolismus farmakokinetika moč MeSH
- benzochinony metabolismus MeSH
- biologické markery chemie metabolismus moč MeSH
- biotransformace MeSH
- glukuronidasa metabolismus MeSH
- glukuronidy chemie metabolismus moč MeSH
- guanin analogy a deriváty chemie metabolismus farmakokinetika moč MeSH
- hmotnostní spektrometrie s elektrosprejovou ionizací MeSH
- hydrolýza MeSH
- karcinogeny metabolismus MeSH
- koncentrace vodíkových iontů MeSH
- krysa rodu rattus MeSH
- oxidace-redukce MeSH
- potkani Wistar MeSH
- sírany chemie metabolismus moč MeSH
- sulfatasy metabolismus MeSH
- tandemová hmotnostní spektrometrie MeSH
- vysokoúčinná kapalinová chromatografie MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- krysa rodu rattus MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
The urine from mice exposed to styrene vapors (600 and 1200 mg/m(3), 6 h) was analyzed for ring-oxidized metabolites of styrene. To facilitate the identification of metabolites in urine, the following potential metabolites were prepared: 2-, 3-, and 4-vinylphenol (2-, 3-, and 4-VP), 4-vinylpyrocatechol, and 2-, 3-, and 4-vinylphenylmercapturic acid (2-, 3-, and 4-VPMA). For the analysis of vinylphenols beta-glucuronidase-treated urine was extracted and derivatized with acetanhydride/triethylamine before injection into GC/MS. Three isomers, 2-, 3-, and 4-VP, were found in the exposed urine using authentic standards. Additionally, three novel minor urinary metabolites, arylmercapturic acids 2-, 3-, and 4-VPMA, were identified by LC-ESI-MS(2) by comparison with authentic standards. Excretion of the most abundant isomer, 4-VPMA, amounted to 535 +/- 47 nmol/kg and 984 +/- 78 nmol/kg, representing approximately 0.047 and 0.043% of the absorbed dose for the exposure levels of 600 and 1200 mg/m(3), respectively. The ratio of 2-VPMA, 3-VPMA, and 4-VPMA was approximately 2:1:6. In model reactions of styrene 3,4-oxide (3,4-STO) with N-acetylcysteine in aqueous solutions and of its methyl ester in methanol, 4-vinylphenol was always the main product, while 3-vinylphenol has never been detected. No mercapturic acid was found in the reaction of 3,4-STO with N-acetylcysteine in aqueous solution at pH 7.4 or 9.7, but a small amount of 4-VPMA methyl ester was detected by LC-ESI-MS after the reaction of 3,4-STO with N-acetylcysteine methyl ester. In contrast, no mercapturic acid was found in the reaction of 3,4-STO with N-acetylcysteine in aqueous solution at pH 7.4 or 9.7. These findings indicate a capability of 3,4-STO to react with cellular thiol groups despite its rapid isomerization to vinylphenol in an aqueous environment. Moreover, the in vivo formation of 2- and 3-isomers of both VP and VPMA, neither of which was formed from 3,4-STO in vitro, strongly suggests that another arene oxide, styrene 2,3-oxide, might be a minor metabolic intermediate of styrene.
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- acetylcystein analogy a deriváty moč MeSH
- fenoly moč MeSH
- hmotnostní spektrometrie s elektrosprejovou ionizací MeSH
- katecholy moč MeSH
- myši MeSH
- stereoizomerie MeSH
- styreny metabolismus MeSH
- vysokoúčinná kapalinová chromatografie MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- myši MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
