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ArticleEnvironment international2014

The fate of inhaled (14)C-labeled PCB11 and its metabolites in vivo.

Xin Hu, Andrea Adamcakova-Dodd, Peter S Thorne

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Article in Environment international, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34citing papers in PubMed
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xin HuDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. Electronic address: xin-hu@uiowa.edu.
Andrea Adamcakova-DoddDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. Electronic address: andrea-a-dodd@uiowa.edu.
Peter S ThorneDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. Electronic address: peter-thorne@uiowa.edu.
University of Iowa · US

Funding

Training CoreP42ES013661 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI Rachel Frances Marek · 2006 to 2026
$60.3M
Pulmonary Toxicology Facility CoreP30ES005605 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI Jong Sung Kim · 1990 to 2026
$40.5M
Vector Core-Core 2P30DK054759 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI Amy Leanne Ryan · 1998 to 2026
$30.5M
NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK054759NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES005605NIEHS NIH HHS P30ES005605NIEHS NIH HHS P42 ES013661NIEHS NIH HHS P42ES013661
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe production ban of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) technical mixtures has left the erroneous impression that PCBs exist only as legacy pollutants. Some lower-chlorinated PCBs are still being produced and contaminate both indoor and ambient air.

objectivesTo inform PCB risk assessment, we characterized lung uptake, distribution, metabolism and excretion of PCB11 as a signature compound for these airborne non-legacy PCBs.

methodsAfter delivering [(14)C]PCB11 to the lungs of male rats, radioactivity in 34 major tissues and 5 digestive matter compartments was measured at 12, 25, 50, 100, 200 and 720min postexposure, during which time the excreta and exhaled air were also collected. [(14)C]PCB11 and metabolites in lung, liver, blood, digestive matter, urine, feces, and adipose tissues were extracted separately to establish the metabolic profile of the disposition.

results[(14)C]PCB11 was distributed rapidly to all tissues after 99.8% pulmonary uptake and quickly underwent extensive metabolism. The major tissue deposition of [(14)C]PCB11 and metabolites translocated from liver, blood and muscle to skin and adipose tissue 200min postexposure, while over 50% of administered dose was discharged via urine and feces within 12h. Elimination of the [(14)C]PCB11 and metabolites consisted of an initial fast phase (t½=9-33min) and a slower clearance phase to low concentrations. Phase II metabolites dominated in liver blood and excreta after 25min postexposure.

conclusionsThis study shows that PCB11 is completely absorbed after inhalation exposure and is rapidly eliminated from most tissues. Phase II metabolites dominated with a slower elimination rate than the PCB11 or phase I metabolites and thus can best serve as urine biomarkers of exposure.

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Environmental ExposureInhalation ExposureAnimalsCarbon RadioisotopesLiverLungMalePolychlorinated BiphenylsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyTissue DistributionCarbon RadioisotopesPolychlorinated BiphenylsBiodistributionbiological half-lifeBiomarkersbody weightBWCYPcytochrome P450gastrointestinalGIhydroxylated polychlorinated biphenylInhalationMeSO(2)MetabolismmethylsulfonylOH-PCBPCBPersistent organic pollutantspolychlorinated biphenylPolychlorinated biphenylt(½)

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PMID24275706
PMCPMC3950335
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