Masking effect of anti-androgens on androgenic activity in European river sediment unveiled by effect-directed analysis

Weiss, JM; Hamers, T; Thomas, KV; van der Linden, S; Leonards, PE; Lamoree, MH

HERO ID

1323154

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2009

Language

English

PMID

19418041

HERO ID 1323154
In Press No
Year 2009
Title Masking effect of anti-androgens on androgenic activity in European river sediment unveiled by effect-directed analysis
Authors Weiss, JM; Hamers, T; Thomas, KV; van der Linden, S; Leonards, PE; Lamoree, MH
Journal Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
Volume 394
Issue 5
Page Numbers 1385-1397
Abstract This study shows that the androgen receptor agonistic potency is clearly concealed by the effects of androgen receptor antagonists in a total sediment extract, demonstrating that toxicity screening of total extracts is not enough to evaluate the full in vitro endocrine disrupting potential of a complex chemical mixture, as encountered in the environment. The anti-androgenic compounds were masking the activity of androgenic compounds in the extract with relatively high anti-androgenic potency, equivalent to 200 nmol flutamide equivalents/g dry weight. A two-step serial liquid chromatography fractionation of the extract successfully separated anti-androgenic compounds from androgenic compounds, resulting in a total androgenic potency of 3,820 pmol dihydrotestosterone equivalents/g dry weight. The fractionation simplified the chemical identification analysis of the original complex sample matrix. Seventeen chemical structures were tentatively identified. Polyaromatic hydrocarbons, a technical mixture of nonylphenol and dibutyl phthalate were identified to contribute to the anti-androgenic potency observed in the river sediment sample. With the GC/MS screening method applied here, no compounds with AR agonistic disrupting potencies could be identified. Seventy-one unidentified peaks, which represent potentially new endocrine disrupters, have been added to a database for future investigation.
Doi 10.1007/s00216-009-2807-8
Pmid 19418041
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Language Text English
Keyword Androgenicity; Androgen receptor (AR); Effect-directed analysis (EDA); Sediment; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); MODELKEY