TitleHuman in Vivo Pharmacokinetics of [(14)C]Dibenzo[def,p]chrysene by Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Following Oral Microdosing.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2015
AuthorsMadeen, EP, Corley, RA, Crowell, SRitger, Turteltaub, KW, Ognibene, TJ, Malfatti, M, McQuistan, TJ, Garrard, M, Sudakin, D, Williams, DE
JournalChem Res Toxicol
Volume28
Issue1
Pagination126-34
Date Published2015 Jan 20
ISSN1520-5010
KeywordsAdministration, Oral, Adult, Aged, Benzopyrenes, Carcinogens, Female, Humans, Male, Mass spectrometry, Middle Aged, Young Adult
Abstract

Dibenzo(def,p)chrysene (DBC), (also known as dibenzo[a,l]pyrene), is a high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) found in the environment, including food, produced by the incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons. DBC, classified by IARC as a 2A probable human carcinogen, has a relative potency factor (RPF) in animal cancer models 30-fold higher than benzo[a]pyrene. No data are available describing the disposition of high molecular weight (>4 rings) PAHs in humans to compare to animal studies. Pharmacokinetics of DBC was determined in 3 female and 6 male human volunteers following oral microdosing (29 ng, 5 nCi) of [(14)C]-DBC. This study was made possible with highly sensitive accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS), capable of detecting [(14)C]-DBC equivalents in plasma and urine following a dose considered of de minimus risk to human health. Plasma and urine were collected over 72 h. The plasma Cmax was 68.8 ± 44.3 fg·mL(-1) with a Tmax of 2.25 ± 1.04 h. Elimination occurred in two distinct phases: a rapid (α)-phase, with a T1/2 of 5.8 ± 3.4 h and an apparent elimination rate constant (Kel) of 0.17 ± 0.12 fg·h(-1), followed by a slower (β)-phase, with a T1/2 of 41.3 ± 29.8 h and an apparent Kel of 0.03 ± 0.02 fg·h(-1). In spite of the high degree of hydrophobicity (log Kow of 7.4), DBC was eliminated rapidly in humans, as are most PAHs in animals, compared to other hydrophobic persistent organic pollutants such as, DDT, PCBs and TCDD. Preliminary examination utilizing a new UHPLC-AMS interface, suggests the presence of polar metabolites in plasma as early as 45 min following dosing. This is the first in vivo data set describing pharmacokinetics in humans of a high molecular weight PAH and should be a valuable addition to risk assessment paradigms.

DOI10.1021/tx5003996
Alternate JournalChem. Res. Toxicol.
PubMed ID25418912
PubMed Central IDPMC4303324
Grant ListP42ES016465 / ES / NIEHS NIH HHS / United States
8P41 GM103483-14 / GM / NIGMS NIH HHS / United States
P41 GM103483 / GM / NIGMS NIH HHS / United States
P41GM103483 / GM / NIGMS NIH HHS / United States
T32ES07060 / ES / NIEHS NIH HHS / United States
P42 ES016465 / ES / NIEHS NIH HHS / United States
T32 ES007060 / ES / NIEHS NIH HHS / United States