title: Determination of 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene in orally treated rats by high-performance liquid chromatography and transfer stripping voltammetry.
abstract: A number of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have been shown to be toxicants, and induce carcinogenic and immunotoxic effects. As a model PAH agent, 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA) was the strongest one tested in terms of its biological activities and biotransformation. A new and simple high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method with diode-array detection at 290 nm was developed and validated for monitoring of DMBA in different matrices (serum, liver and kidney) of rats orally treated with DMBA. Furthermore, the applicability of adsorptive transfer stripping voltammetry (AdTSV) on the pencil-lead graphite electrode to these samples was illustrated using our previously reported data for bulk aqueous solutions of DMBA. HPLC and AdTSV methods, which were compatible with each other, allowed DMBA to be detected down to the levels of 3.82x10-9 M (0.98 ppb) and 6.73x10-9 M (1.73 ppb), respectively. Olive oil solutions of DMBA in dose 50 mg/kg were orally administered. 60 days after a single dose of DMBA, its concentrations in these biological samples from rats were measured by means of both methods. Because of rapid biotransformation, DMBA could not be detected in serum. Only low levels of the compounds were deposited unchanged in kidney whereas its levels were considerably higher in liver. These methods were also applied to the assay whether there is an influence of the intake of aqueous extracts of Hypericum Perforatum L. plant on the parent DMBA levels accumulated in rat tissues.
authors.affiliation: Yuzuncu Y1l University, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yavuz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yardim
authors.forename: Abdulkadir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Levent
authors.forename: Suat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ekin
authors.forename: Ertugrul
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Keskin
authors.forename: Gokhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Oto
authors.forename: Zuhre
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Senturk
mesh_terms: D015127:9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D001711:Biotransformation; D002273:Carcinogens / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D055664:Electrochemical Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D002273:Carcinogens; D015127:9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene