Bioavailability of the genotoxic components in coal tar contaminated soils in Fischer 344 rats

Bordelon, NR; Donnelly, KC; King, LC; Wolf, DC; Reeves, WR; George, SE

HERO ID

1576667

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2000

Language

English

PMID

10869452

HERO ID 1576667
In Press No
Year 2000
Title Bioavailability of the genotoxic components in coal tar contaminated soils in Fischer 344 rats
Authors Bordelon, NR; Donnelly, KC; King, LC; Wolf, DC; Reeves, WR; George, SE
Journal Toxicological Sciences
Volume 56
Issue 1
Page Numbers 37-48
Abstract The effect of chemical aging on the bioavailability and subsequent genotoxicity of coal tar (CT)-contaminated soils was evaluated in a 17-day feeding study using Fischer 344 male rats. Rats consumed a control diet or diets amended with soil, 0.35% CT, or soil freshly prepared or aged for 9 months with 0.35% CT. Mild treatment-related microscopic lesions in liver tissue and elevated enzyme levels in serum were detected in all CT treatment groups. The (32)P-postlabeling assay was employed to determine DNA adduct formation in treated animals. All CT treatment groups induced DNA adducts in both the liver and lung. Adduct levels were 3-fold higher in lung DNA compared to hepatic DNA. After correcting adduct levels for total ingested polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), a significant decrease (p < 0.05) in adduct levels was observed in both CT/soil treatment groups compared to CT control in liver and lung DNA. Adduct profiles of (32)P-postlabeled hepatic and lung DNA displayed several nonpolar DNA adducts that comigrated with PAH-adducted calf thymus DNA standards as determined through both thin-layer chromatography (TLC) and high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC). These results suggest that soil, but not aging of contaminants in soil, decreases the bioavailability of genotoxic components in CT, as evidenced by DNA adduct analysis.
Doi 10.1093/toxsci/56.1.37
Pmid 10869452
Wosid WOS:000087942900008
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