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- Mariussen, Espen, et al.
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Effect of Polychlorinated Biphenyls on the Uptake of Dopamine into Rat Brain Synaptic Vesicles: A Structure–Activity Study
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Ingår i: Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. - : Elsevier BV. - 0041-008X. ; 175:2, s. 176-83
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- PCBs are neurotoxic compounds that have a known effect on the dopaminergic system in the brain. In a previous work it was established that PCBs are potent inhibitors of the uptake of dopamine into rat brain synaptic vesicles. In this work we further investigated the vesicular dopamine uptake in response to different PCBs to explore the structure–activity relationship involved in this effect. Twenty PCB congeners were selected, based on multivariate chemical characterization, to cover the chemical variation within tetra- to hepta-chlorinated PCBs. PCBs of large structural variation were tested and the general finding was that only the ortho-substituted PCBs inhibited the dopamine uptake. The most active congeners were the penta- and hexa-chlorinated PCBs. Furthermore, the uptake was correlated with parameters describing the absolute hardness, the octanol–water partition coefficient, and the Henry's law constant. These parameters are correlated to the number of chlorine atoms in ortho positions and to the size of the molecule. Notably the most active PCBs are highly prevalent in the environment and are disposed to bioaccumulate in wildlife. Thus, these neurotoxic effects should be included in the risk assessment of PCBs.
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- Wågman, N, et al.
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Dietary uptake and elimination of selected polychlorinated biphenyl congeners and hexachlorobenzene in earthworms
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Ingår i: ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY. - 0730-7268. ; 20:8, s. 1778-84
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Earthworms (Eisenia foetida) were given food contaminated with hexachlorobenzene (HxCBz) and 20 tetra- to heptachlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The PCBs were selected to cover a wide range of physicochemical properties. The uptake efficiencies, uptake rate constants, and elimination rate constants in worms varied between the 20 PCBs. The uptake efficiencies were between 10 and 68%. The PCBs that were eliminated fastest contained few chlorine atoms, had more polar characteristics, and were sterically hindered. Slowest was the elimination for less polar PCBs with six or seven chlorine atoms such as the non-ortho-substituted PCB 169. Elimination half-lives varied between 6 and 25 d. The biomagnification factors (BMFs) for the PCBs and HxCBz averaged 0.1 based on lipids and 0.04 based on wet (worms) and dry (food) weight. Worm cocoons were analyzed for PCBs for the first time. The PCB pattern in the cocoons differed from the adult worms by the comparatively higher load of non-ortho PCBs. By studying congeners covering a large range of PCB physicochemical characteristics, their fate within the environmental and the factors influencing biological responses can be better understood.
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