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Disposition and Metabolomic Effects of 2,2',5,5'-Tetrachlorobiphenyl in Female Rats Following Intraperitoneal Exposure
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Disposition and Metabolomic Effects of 2,2',5,5'-Tetrachlorobiphenyl in Female Rats Following Intraperitoneal Exposure

Amanda Bullert, Xueshu Li, Zhang Chunyun, Kendra Lee, Casey F Pulliam, Brianna S Cagle, Jonathan A Doorn, Aloysius J Klingelhutz, Larry W Robertson and Hans-Joachim Lehmler
Environmental toxicology and pharmacology, Vol.102, 104245
09/2023
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2023.104245
PMCID: PMC10562985
PMID: 37572994
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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10562985/pdf/nihms-1925652.pdfView
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Abstract

The disposition and toxicity of lower chlorinated PCBs (LC-PCBs) with less than five chlorine substituents have received little attention. This study characterizes the distribution and metabolomic effects of PCB 52, an LC-PCB found in indoor and outdoor air, three weeks after intraperitoneal exposure of female Sprague Dawley rats to 0, 1, 10, or 100mg/kg BW. PCB 52 exposure did not affect overall body weight. Gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) analysis identified PCB 52 in all tissues investigated. Hydroxylated, sulfated, and methylated PCB metabolites, identified using GC-MS/MS and nontarget liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry (Nt-LCMS), were primarily found in the serum and liver of rats exposed to 100mg/kg BW. Metabolomic analysis revealed minor effects on L-cysteine, glycine, cytosine, sphingosine, thymine, linoleic acid, orotic acid, L-histidine, and erythrose serum levels. Thus, the metabolism of PCB 52 and its effects on the metabolome must be considered in toxicity studies.
dose-response hydroxylated metabolites, polychlorinated biphenyls, PCB 52 disposition

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