Journal article
Identification and environmental implications of photo-transformation products of trenbolone acetate metabolites
Environmental science & technology, Vol.47(10), pp.5031-5041
05/21/2013
DOI: 10.1021/es3052069
PMID: 23597146
Abstract
Despite the widespread use of the anabolic androgen trenbolone acetate (TBA) in animal agriculture, evidence demonstrating the occurrence of TBA metabolites such as 17β-trenbolone (17β-TBOH), 17α-trenbolone (17α-TBOH), and trendione (TBO) is relatively scarce, potentially due to rapid transformation processes such as direct photolysis. Therefore, we investigated the phototransformation of TBA metabolites and associated ecological implications by characterizing the photoproducts arising from the direct photolysis of 17β-TBOH, 17α-TBOH, and TBO and their associated ecotoxicity. LC-HRMS/MS analysis identified a range of hydroxylated products that were no longer photoactive, with primary photoproducts consisting of monohydroxy species and presumptive diastereomers. Also observed were higher-order hydroxylated products probably formed via subsequent reaction of primary photoproducts. NMR analysis confirmed the formation of 12,17-dihydroxy-estra-5(10),9(11),dien-3-one (12-hydroxy-TBOH; 2.2 mg), 10,12,17-trihydroxy-estra-4,9(11),dien-3-one (10,12-dihydroxy-TBOH; 0.7 mg), and a ring-opened 11,12-dialdehyde oxidation product (TBOH-11,12-dialdehyde; 1.0 mg) after irradiation of ∼14 mg of 17β-trenbolone. Though unconfirmed by NMR, our data suggest that the formation of additional isomeric products may occur, likely due to the reactivity of the unique 4,9,11 conjugated triene structure of trenbolone. In vivo exposure studies employing Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes) indicate that low concentrations of 17α-TBOH photoproduct mixtures can alter ovarian follicular development, and photoproducts alter whole-body 17β-estradiol levels. Therefore, direct photolysis yields photoproducts with strong structural similarity to parent steroids, and these photoproducts still retain enough biological activity to elicit observable changes to endocrine function at trace concentrations. These data indicate that environmental transformation processes do not necessarily reduce steroid hormone ecotoxicity.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Identification and environmental implications of photo-transformation products of trenbolone acetate metabolites
- Creators
- Edward P Kolodziej - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno, Mail Stop 258, Reno, Nevada 89557, United States. koloj@unr.eduShen QuKristy L ForsgrenSarah A LongJames B GloerGerrad D JonesDaniel SchlenkJonas BaltrusaitisDavid M Cwiertny
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Environmental science & technology, Vol.47(10), pp.5031-5041
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1021/es3052069
- PMID
- 23597146
- ISSN
- 0013-936X
- eISSN
- 1520-5851
- Grant note
- P30 ES005605 / NIEHS NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/21/2013
- Academic Unit
- Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination; Civil and Environmental Engineering; Public Policy Center (Archive); Chemistry; Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9983985843002771
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