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Absolute oral bioavailability, quantitative toxicokinetics and metabolite profiling of alternariol and alternariol monomethyl ether in pigs.

Danica den Hollander, Siegrid De Baere, Celestien Holvoet, Mathias Devreese, Gunther Antonissen, Ann Martens, Kristel Demeyere, Kris Audenaert, Evelyne Meyer, Siska Croubels

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Danica den Hollander *Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Pathobiology, Pharmacology and Zoological Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820, Merelbeke, Belgium.
Siegrid De Baere *Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Pathobiology, Pharmacology and Zoological Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820, Merelbeke, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-1382-5699
Celestien HolvoetLaboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Pathobiology, Pharmacology and Zoological Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820, Merelbeke, Belgium.
Mathias DevreeseLaboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Pathobiology, Pharmacology and Zoological Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820, Merelbeke, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-2512-4176
Gunther AntonissenLaboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Pathobiology, Pharmacology and Zoological Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820, Merelbeke, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-8832-1498
Ann MartensDepartment of Large Animal Surgery, Anaesthesia and Orthopaedics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820, Merelbeke, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-9554-4841
Kristel DemeyereLaboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Veterinary and Biosciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820, Merelbeke, Belgium.
Kris AudenaertLaboratory of Applied Mycology and Phenomics, Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Valentin Vaerwyckweg 1, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-8791-1282
Evelyne MeyerLaboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Veterinary and Biosciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820, Merelbeke, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-7066-8255
Siska CroubelsLaboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Pathobiology, Pharmacology and Zoological Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820, Merelbeke, Belgium. siska.croubels@UGent.be.ORCID 0000-0001-6357-3517

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FOD Volksgezondheid, Veiligheid van de Voedselketen en Leefmilieu RT 20/4 ALTERTOX 2
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The mycotoxins alternariol (AOH) and alternariol monomethyl ether (AME), produced by Alternaria spp., are common contaminants of food and feed and are a potential threat to animal and human health. To date, the most prominent data gaps for their comprehensive risk assessment concern information on their in vivo absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion (ADME) and toxicokinetic behavior. The aim of this study was to determine the absolute oral bioavailability, quantitative toxicokinetic characteristics and biotransformation of AOH and AME in vivo in pigs, using crossover trials with intravenous and oral administration of a single dose of both mycotoxins at 2 mg/kg b.w. Plasma profiles of the mycotoxins and phase I and II metabolites were studied in the vena jugularis using UPLC-MS/MS and LC-HRMS methods. Furthermore, plasma from the vena portae was analyzed to study presystemic biotransformation. Urine was collected to determine the urinary excretion and metabolite profiles. Results reveal a low absolute oral bioavailability of AOH (15%) and AME (9%), caused by a low absorption and/or extensive first-pass biotransformation in the liver to mainly phase II, and to a lesser extent phase I metabolites. Quantitative toxicokinetic modeling of the IV data showed a high total body clearance for both AOH and AME (12.9 and 16.8 L/(h*kg b.w.), respectively), a high volume of distribution (4.97 and 5.15 L/kg b.w., respectively) and a short elimination half-life of 0.16 and 0.21 h, respectively. These findings may contribute to the risk assessment of AOH and AME and to the development of candidate biomarkers of exposure in biomonitoring studies since pigs are considered a suitable animal model to extrapolate to humans.

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LactonesMycotoxinsAdministration, OralAnimalsBiological AvailabilityBiotransformationCross-Over StudiesFemaleMaleSwineTandem Mass SpectrometryToxicokineticsalternariolalternariol monomethyl etherLactonesMycotoxinsADMEAlternariolAlternariol monomethyl etherBiomarkers of exposureIn vivoMycotoxinsPig modelRisk assessmentToxicokinetics

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