title: Assessment of the disposition of chiral polychlorinated biphenyls in female mdr 1a/b knockout versus wild-type mice using multivariate analyses.
abstract: Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are present in the environment as complex mixtures, which make it challenging to identify PCB congeners that may be subject to active transport processes. Here we employ a transgenic mouse model in combination with multivariate analyses to investigate if chiral PCBs 91, 95, 132, 136, 149, 174, 176 and 183 are subject to active (enantioselective) transport by multidrug resistance (MDR) transporters. A synthetic PCB mixture containing these congeners was administered orally to female FVB or mdr1a/1b knockout mice. Due to the short half-life of chiral PCB congeners, mice were euthanized after 24h and PCB concentrations and enantiomeric fractions were determined in selected tissues and excreta. Principal component analysis did not reveal differences between wild-type and mdr1a/1b knockout mice. However, Hotelling T(2)-test revealed significantly lower PCB concentrations and a more pronounced enantiomeric enrichment in the adipose tissue of mdr1a/1b knockout mice. These differences are due to higher body weights and higher fecal fat contents of mdr1a/1b knockout mice. Analysis of the enantiomeric fractions of PCBs 91, 95, 136, 149 and 174 showed a significant enantiomeric enrichment for all five congeners in wild-type and mdr1a/1b knockout mice. Overall, by studying a PCB mixture in a transgenic mouse model in combination with a multivariate data reduction approach, PCBs 91, 95, 136, 149 and 174 could be excluded as substrates of multidrug resistance transporters 1a/b.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, 6 Grunwaldzka Street, 60-780 Poznań, Poland.
authors.forename: Bartłomiej
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Milanowski
authors.forename: Janina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lulek
authors.forename: Hans-Joachim
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lehmler
authors.forename: Izabela
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kania-Korwel
mesh_terms: D018435:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B / Q000172:deficiency*; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000737:chemistry; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006207:Half-Life; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009153:Mutagens / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D000097202:ATP-Binding Cassette Sub-Family B Member 4
chemical_list: D018435:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D009153:Mutagens; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls; D000097202:ATP-Binding Cassette Sub-Family B Member 4; C095122:multidrug resistance protein 3