title: Toxicokinetics of ochratoxin A in vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops).
abstract: The toxicokinetics of ochratoxin A were investigated in vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops). Three female monkeys were treated intravenously with ochratoxin A at doses, respectively, of 0.8, 1.5 and 2 mg/ kg body weight (BW). Blood and urine samples were collected over a period of 21 days. Plasma and urine extracts were analysed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with either fluorescence or negative ion electrospray ionization mass spectrometric detection. The clearance of ochratoxin A from plasma followed a two-compartment model. The elimination half-life of ochratoxin A in the monkeys was determined to be 19-21 days and the average total body clearance was 0.22 +/- 0.07 ml/h per kg and the average apparent distribution volume of the central compartment was 59 +/- 9 ml/kg and the peripheral compartment was 59 +/- 20 ml/kg. No evidence was found for any metabolic conversion of ochratoxin A.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Potchefstroom, South Africa.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Stander
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Nieuwoudt
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Steyn
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Shephard
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Creppy
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sewram
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002273:Carcinogens / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000633:toxicity*; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006207:Half-Life; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009793:Ochratoxins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000633:toxicity*; D051381:Rats; D013045:Species Specificity; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
chemical_list: D002273:Carcinogens; D009793:Ochratoxins; C025589:ochratoxin A