title: Permeation of roxarsone and its metabolites increases caco-2 cell proliferation.
abstract: The benzenearsonate, Roxarsone, has been used since 1944 as an antimicrobial, growth-promoting poultry feed additive. USGS and EPA report that Roxarsone (4-hydroxy-3-nitrobenzenearsonate) and metabolites, including AHBA (3-amino-4-hydroxybenzenearsonate), contaminate waterways at greater than 1100 tons annually. To assess human impact of these organic arsenic water contaminants, it was important to study their potential absorption. The human adenocarcinoma cell line, Caco-2, is a model for intestinal absorption. We found proliferative effects on Caco-2 cells at micromolar levels of these compounds, as monitored by [3H]-thymidine incorporation into DNA. Flow cytometry cell cycle analysis confirmed accumulation in S phase from 21% (control) to 36% (24 hour exposure to 10 μM AHBA). Confluent Caco-2 cells grown on collagen-coated Transwell plates were dosed on the apical side. After exposure, media from apical and basolateral sides were collected separately. Following removal of FBS by 30K centrifugal filtration, the benzenearsonates in the collected media were analyzed by HPLC. Analyses were at wavelengths in the ultraviolet/visible range where the absorbance values were linear with respect to concentration. Concentrations were calculated by comparison with analytically-prepared commercial standards. Results from cells dosed at 10 μM for 24 hours with AHBA, Roxarsone, or Acetarsone indicated 6% - 29% permeation occurring from apical to basolateral side, modeling absorption across intestinal epithelium to the circulatory system. Benzenearsonate feed additives are frequently applied in combination with antibiotics, raising additional health concerns. We conclude that micromolar levels of these benzenearsonates are adequate to stimulate Caco-2 cell proliferation.
authors: Department of Chemistry, Spelman College, Atlanta, USA.
authors: Gladys S
authors: GS
authors: Bayse
authors: Department of Biology, Spelman College, Atlanta, USA.
authors: Latanya P
authors: LP
authors: Hammonds-Odie
authors: Department of Chemistry, Spelman College, Atlanta, USA.
authors: Kimberly M
authors: KM
authors: Jackson
authors: Department of Chemistry, Spelman College, Atlanta, USA.
authors: Deidre K
authors: DK
authors: Tucker
authors: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA.
authors: Ward G
authors: WG
authors: Kirlin
keywords: Arsenicals; Benzenearsonates; Caco-2; Phenylarsonates; Roxarsone
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