title: Immunochemical assessment of deoxynivalenol tissue distribution following oral exposure in the mouse.
abstract: Deoxynivalenol (DON or vomitoxin) is a trichothecene mycotoxin commonly found in cereal grains that adversely affects growth and immune function in experimental animals. A competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to monitor the kinetics of distribution and clearance of DON in tissues of young adult B6C3F1 male mice that were orally administered 25mg/kg bw of the toxin. DON was detectable from 5 min to 24h in plasma, liver, spleen and brain and from 5 min to 8h in heart and kidney. The highest DON plasma concentrations were observed within 5-15 min (12 microg/mL) after dosing. There was rapid clearance following two-compartment kinetics (t(1/2)alpha=20.4 min, t 1/2 beta=11.8h) with 5% and 2% maximum plasma DON concentrations remaining after 8 and 24h, respectively. DON distribution and clearance kinetics in other tissues were similar to that of plasma. At 5 min, DON concentrations in mug/g were 19.5+/-1.9 in liver, 7.6+/-0.5 in kidney, 7.3+/-0.8 in spleen, 6.8+/-0.9 in heart and 0.8+/-0.1 in the brain. DON recoveries in tissues by ELISA were comparable to a previous study that employed (3)H-DON and 25mg/kg bw DON dose. The ELISA was further applicable to the detection of DON in plasma of mice exposed to the toxin via diet. This approach provides a simple strategy that can be used to answer relevant questions in rodents of how dose, species, age, gender, genetic background and route/duration of exposure impact DON uptake and clearance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, United States. pestka@msu.edu
authors.forename: James J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Pestka
authors.forename: Zahidul
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.forename: Chidozie J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Amuzie
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006207:Half-Life; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000633:toxicity*; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014255:Trichothecenes / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D009183:Mycotoxins; D014255:Trichothecenes; C007262:deoxynivalenol