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Are 4-hydroxy-2(E)-nonenal derived mercapturic acids and (1)H NMR metabonomics potential biomarkers of chemically induced oxidative stress in the kidney?Angela Mally
Department of Toxicology, University of Wurzburg, Versbacher Str 9, 97078 Wurzburg, Germany
Toxicology 230:244-55. 2007....
Chemical-induced nephrotoxicity mediated by glutathione S-conjugate formationW Dekant
Department of Toxicology, University of Wurzburg, Versbacher Street 9, 97078 Wurzburg, Germany
Toxicol Lett 124:21-36. 2001....
Toxicity assessment strategies, data requirements, and risk assessment approaches to derive health based guidance values for non-relevant metabolites of plant protection productsWolfgang Dekant
Department of Toxicology, University of Wurzburg, Versbacher Strasse 9, 97078 Wurzburg, Germany
Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 56:135-42. 2010..Based on the recommendations given in the SANCO guidance document and the work described in this and the accompanying paper, a concise re-evaluation of the Guidance document is proposed...
Biosynthesis of toxic glutathione conjugates from halogenated alkenesWolfgang Dekant
Department of Toxicology, University of Wurzburg, Versbacher Str 9, 97078 Wurzburg, Germany
Toxicol Lett 144:49-54. 2003..Beta-lyase-dependent metabolism of halovinyl cysteine S-conjugates yields electrophilic thioketenes, whose covalent binding to cellular macromolecules is likely responsible for the observed nephrotoxicity of the parent compounds...
Toxicokinetics of ethers used as fuel oxygenatesW Dekant
Department of Toxicology, University of Wurzburg, Versbacher Str 9, 97078 Würzburg D, Germany
Toxicol Lett 124:37-45. 2001..The results suggest that reactive and potentially toxic metabolites are not formed during biotransformation of these ethers and that toxic effects of these compounds initiated by covalent binding to cellular macromolecules are unlikely...
Human exposure to bisphenol A by biomonitoring: methods, results and assessment of environmental exposuresWolfgang Dekant
Department of Toxicology, University of Wurzburg, Germany
Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 228:114-34. 2008..1 microg/kg bw/day) for the majority of the population...
Organ-specific carcinogenicity of haloalkenes mediated by glutathione conjugationW Dekant
Department of Toxicology, University of Wurzburg, Germany
J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 125:174-81. 1999..The formation of reactive intermediates by cysteine-conjugate beta-lyase may play a role in the target-organ toxicity and in the possible renal tumorigenicity of several chlorinated olefins widely used in many chemical processes...
Modulation of key regulators of mitosis linked to chromosomal instability is an early event in ochratoxin A carcinogenicityMelanie Adler
Department of Toxicology, University of Wurzburg, Versbacher Strasse 9, 97078 Wurzburg, Germany
Carcinogenesis 30:711-9. 2009....
Metabonomic study of ochratoxin a toxicity in rats after repeated administration: phenotypic anchoring enhances the ability for biomarker discoveryMaximilian Sieber
Department of Toxicology, University of Wurzburg, Versbacher Strasse 9, 97078 Wurzburg, Germany
Chem Res Toxicol 22:1221-31. 2009..Use of multiple analytical platforms for metabonomics analysis may result in a more comprehensive metabolite coverage and may be applied to obtain mechanistic information from conventional rodent toxicity studies...
Ochratoxin A: 13-week oral toxicity and cell proliferation in male F344/n ratsEva Rached
Department of Toxicology, University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
Toxicol Sci 97:288-98. 2007....
Functional, biochemical, and pathological effects of repeated oral administration of ochratoxin A to ratsAngela Mally
Department of Toxicology, , Germany
Chem Res Toxicol 18:1242-52. 2005..Taken together, the uncommon changes induced by OTA suggest that a unique mechanism may be involved in OTA nephrotoxicity and carcinogenicity...
Evaluation of putative biomarkers of nephrotoxicity after exposure to ochratoxin a in vivo and in vitroEva Rached
Department of Toxicology, University of Wurzburg, Würzburg D 97078, Germany
Toxicol Sci 103:371-81. 2008....
Furan carcinogenicity: DNA binding and genotoxicity of furan in rats in vivoCarolin Neuwirth
Department of Toxicology, University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
Mol Nutr Food Res 56:1363-74. 2012..However, short-term tests for genotoxicity of furan are inconclusive. The aim of this study was to assess the potential of furan to covalently bind to DNA, and to assess furan genotoxicity in rats in vivo...
Mycotoxins and the kidney: modes of action for renal tumor formation by ochratoxin A in rodentsAngela Mally
Department of Toxicology, University of Wurzburg, Germany
Mol Nutr Food Res 53:467-78. 2009..The estimated intake of OTA in Europe is below this TWI for most of the population...
Perturbation of mitosis through inhibition of histone acetyltransferases: the key to ochratoxin a toxicity and carcinogenicity?Kristin Czakai
Department of Toxicology, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
Toxicol Sci 122:317-29. 2011....
Furan in heat-treated foods: formation, exposure, toxicity, and aspects of risk assessmentSabrina Moro
Department of Toxicology, University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
Mol Nutr Food Res 56:1197-211. 2012....
Toxicokinetics and biotransformation of 3-(4-methylbenzylidene)camphor in rats after oral administrationWolfgang Völkel
Department of Toxicology, University of Wurzburg, Versbacherstrasse 9, 97078 Wurzburg, Germany
Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 216:331-8. 2006..Enterohepatic circulation of glucuronides derived from the two major 4-MBC metabolites may explain the slow excretion of 4-MBC metabolites with urine and the small percentage of the administered doses recovered in urine...
Performance of novel kidney biomarkers in preclinical toxicity studiesDana Hoffmann
Department of Toxicology, University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
Toxicol Sci 116:8-22. 2010..Although Lcn2 did not appear to be specific for kidney toxicity, its rapid response to inflammation and tissue damage in general may suggest its utility in routine toxicity testing...
Hepatobiliary toxicity of furan: identification of furan metabolites in bile of male f344/n ratsCarolin Hamberger
University of Wurzburg, Versbacher Strasse 9, Wurzburg, Germany
Drug Metab Dispos 38:1698-706. 2010....
Evaluation of a urinary kidney biomarker panel in rat models of acute and subchronic nephrotoxicityDana Hoffmann
Department of Toxicology, University of Wurzburg, Versbacher Str 9, 97078 Wurzburg, Germany
Toxicology 277:49-58. 2010..Overall, our data confirm increased sensitivity of new markers as compared to traditional clinical chemistry parameters...
Biotransformation of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf)Paul Schuster
Institut fur Toxikologie, Universitat Wurzburg, Versbacher Str 9, 97078 Wurzburg, Germany
Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 233:323-32. 2008....
Functional and proliferative effects of repeated low-dose oral administration of furan in rat liverAngela Mally
Department of Toxicology, University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
Mol Nutr Food Res 54:1556-67. 2010..The aim of this study was to establish dose-response data for cytotoxicity, regenerative cell proliferation and secondary oxidative DNA damage in livers of male F344 rats treated with furan at doses ≤2 mg/kg b.w. for 28 days...
Biotransformation of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf) in rabbitsPaul Schuster
Institut fur Toxikologie, Universitat Wurzburg, Versbacher Str 9, 97078 Wurzburg, Germany
Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 244:247-53. 2010..The differences in urinary metabolite patterns between rats and rabbits seen with HFO-1234yf are likely due to species-specific processing of glutathione S-conjugates. Rabbits also show a larger extent of biotransformation of HFO-1234yf...
Comparative analysis of novel noninvasive renal biomarkers and metabonomic changes in a rat model of gentamicin nephrotoxicityMax Sieber
Department of Toxicology, University of Wurzburg, 97078 Wurzburg, Germany
Toxicol Sci 109:336-49. 2009..The early increase in urine, which correlated with enhanced gene and protein expression at the site of injury, provides further support for lipocalin-2 and Kim-1 as sensitive, noninvasive biomarkers of nephrotoxicity...
Biotransformation of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf) in male, pregnant and non-pregnant female rabbits after single high dose inhalation exposureTobias Schmidt
Institut fur Toxikologie, Universitat Wurzburg, Versbacher Str 9, 97078 Wurzburg, Germany
Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 263:32-8. 2012..Lethality and clinical signs of toxicity were not observed in any group. The results suggest that the lethality of HFO-1234yf in pregnant rabbits unlikely is due to changes in biotransformation patterns or capacity in pregnant rabbits...
Application of the "threshold of toxicological concern" to derive tolerable concentrations of "non-relevant metabolites" formed from plant protection products in ground and drinking waterStephanie Melching-Kollmuss
BASF SE, GUP PP Z470, 67056 Ludwigshafen, 97078 Wurzburg, Germany
Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 56:126-34. 2010....
Glutathione conjugates of 4-hydroxy-2(E)-nonenal as biomarkers of hepatic oxidative stress-induced lipid peroxidation in ratsWolfgang Völkel
Institut fur Toxikologie, Universitat Wurzburg, Versbacher Strasse 9, 97078 Wurzburg, Germany
Free Radic Biol Med 38:1526-36. 2005....
Toxicokinetics of acrylamide in rats and humans following single oral administration of low dosesEva Katharina Kopp
Department of Toxicology, University of Wurzburg, Versbacher Strasse 9, 97078 Wurzburg, Germany
Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 235:135-42. 2009..7% and 49.2%, 6.3% and 6.4% and 13.2% and 14.5% of the applied dose, respectively. The obtained results suggest that the extent of AA bioactivation to GA in humans is lower than in rodents...
Ochratoxin A: lack of formation of covalent DNA adductsAngela Mally
, , Versbacher Strasse 9, , Germany
Chem Res Toxicol 17:234-42. 2004..In summary, the results presented here demonstrate that DNA binding of OTA is not detectable with sensitive analytical methods and is unlikely to represent a mechanism for OTA-induced tumor formation...
Analysis of renal cell transformation following exposure to trichloroethene in vivo and its metabolite S-(dichlorovinyl)-L-cysteine in vitroAngela Mally
Department of Toxicology, University of Wurzburg, Versbacher Str 9, 97078 Wurzburg, Germany
Toxicology 224:108-18. 2006....
Rapid detection and identification of N-acetyl-L-cysteine thioethers using constant neutral loss and theoretical multiple reaction monitoring combined with enhanced product-ion scans on a linear ion trap mass spectrometerKaroline Scholz
Department of Toxicology, , Germany
J Am Soc Mass Spectrom 16:1976-84. 2005..These results show that the developed methods have a high potential to serve as both a prescreen to detect unknown MAs and to identify these analytes in complex matrix...
Quantitation of bisphenol A and bisphenol A glucuronide in biological samples by high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometryWolfgang Völkel
Department of Toxicology, University of Wurzburg, Versbacherstrasse 9, 97078 Wurzburg, Germany
Drug Metab Dispos 33:1748-57. 2005..The LOD obtained and the absence of detectable levels of BPA in samples from individuals suggests that general exposure of humans to BPA is much lower than the worst-case exposure scenario developed...
Ochratoxin a causes DNA damage and cytogenetic effects but no DNA adducts in ratsAngela Mally
Department of Toxicology, , Germany
Chem Res Toxicol 18:1253-61. 2005....
Rapid and sensitive HILIC-ESI-MS/MS quantitation of polar metabolites of acrylamide in human urine using column switching with an online trap columnEva K Kopp
Department of Toxicology, University of Wurzburg, Versbacher Strasse 9, 97078 Wurzburg, Germany
J Agric Food Chem 56:9828-34. 2008..Median concentrations in urine samples ( n = 54) of six nonsmoking human subjects were 24.0 microg/L (AAMA, 7.8-79.8 microg/L), 16.7 microg/L (AAMA-sulfoxide, 6.8-70.1 microg/L), and 3.82 microg/L (GAMA, 1.0-23.6 microg/L)...
DNA adduct formation by ochratoxin A: review of the available evidenceAngela Mally
Department of Toxicology, , Germany
Food Addit Contam 22:65-74. 2005..The aim of this manuscript is to provide an overview of the available literature regarding DNA adduct formation by OTA...
Biotransformation of trans-1,1,1,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234ze)Paul Schuster
Institut fur Toxikologie, Universitat Wurzburg, Versbacher Str 9, 97078 Wurzburg, Germany
Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 239:215-23. 2009..6 h). The obtained results suggest that HFO-1234ze is likely subjected to an addition-elimination reaction with glutathione and to a CYP 450 mediated epoxidation at low rates...
Toxicokinetics of tetrabromobisphenol a in humans and rats after oral administrationUte M D Schauer
Department of Toxicology, , , Germany
Toxicol Sci 91:49-58. 2006..The obtained results suggest absorption of TBBPA from the gastrointestinal tract and rapid metabolism of the absorbed TBBPA by conjugation resulting in a low systemic bioavailability of TBBPA...
Quantitation of mercapturic acids from acrylamide and glycidamide in human urine using a column switching tool with two trap columns and electrospray tandem mass spectrometryMarco Kellert
Department of Toxicology, , Versbacher Strasse 9, , Germany
J Chromatogr A 1131:58-66. 2006..Lower levels for AA-MA (14-102 microg/L) and GA-MA (1-11 microg/L) were detected in non-smokers (n=13)...
Ochratoxin A alters cell adhesion and gap junction intercellular communication in MDCK cellsAngela Mally
Department of Toxicology, University of Wurzburg, Germany
Toxicology 223:15-25. 2006..Taken together, these data support the hypothesis that disruption of cell-cell signaling may contribute to OTA toxicity and carcinogenicity...
The role of biotransformation and bioactivation in toxicityWolfgang Dekant
Department of Toxicology, University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
EXS 99:57-86. 2009..The interaction of toxic products formed by biotransformation reactions with cellular macromolecules initiates the sequences resulting in cellular damage, cell death and toxicity...
Ochratoxin A as a potential etiologic factor in endemic nephropathy: lessons from toxicity studies in ratsA Mally
Department of Toxicology, University of Wurzburg, Versbacher Str 9, 97078 Wurzburg, Germany
Food Chem Toxicol 45:2254-60. 2007....
Assaying the estrogenicity of phytoestrogens in cells of different estrogen sensitive tissuesE Schmitt
Department of Toxicology, University of Wuerzburg, Versbacherstrasse 9, D 97078 Wuerzburg, Germany
Toxicol In Vitro 15:433-9. 2001..Furthermore, we demonstrated that BG-1 cells are a suitable additional cell system to investigate estrogenicity of test compounds...
Ochratoxin A-induced tumor formation: is there a role of reactive ochratoxin A metabolites?H Zepnik
Institut fur Toxikologie, Universitat Wurzburg, Versbacher Str 9, 97078 Wurzburg, Germany
Toxicol Sci 59:59-67. 2001..The obtained results suggest that oxidative biotransformation of ochratoxin A occurs at low rates, is catalyzed by cytochromes P450, and is unlikely to form reactive intermediates capable of binding to DNA...
Biotransformation of trans-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (trans-HCFO-1233zd)Tobias Schmidt
Institut fur Toxikologie, Universitat Wurzburg, Versbacher Str 9, 97078 Wurzburg, Germany
Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 268:343-51. 2013..The low extent of biotransformation and the rapid excretion of metabolites formed are consistent with the very low potential for toxicity of trans-HCFO-1233zd in mammals...
Fumonisin B1 and the kidney: modes of action for renal tumor formation by fumonisin B1 in rodentsStephanie Muller
Department of Toxicology, University of Wurzburg, Germany
Food Chem Toxicol 50:3833-46. 2012....
Toxicokinetics of the mycotoxin ochratoxin A in F 344 rats after oral administrationHerbert Zepnik
, , Versbacher Str 9, , Germany
Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 192:36-44. 2003..The high concentrations of OTA in kidneys of male rats may, in part, explain the organ- and gender-specific toxicity of OTA...
Identification and pathway mapping of furan target proteins reveal mitochondrial energy production and redox regulation as critical targets of furan toxicitySabrina Moro
Department of Toxicology, University of Wurzburg, 97078 Wurzburg, Germany
Toxicol Sci 126:336-52. 2012....
Comparison of electrospray ionization, atmospheric pressure chemical ionization, and atmospheric pressure photoionization for the analysis of dinitropyrene and aminonitropyrene LC-MS/MSEllen A Straube
Department of Toxicology, , Versbacher Strasse 9, , Germany
J Am Soc Mass Spectrom 15:1853-62. 2004..To our knowledge, this is the first time that aminonitropyrene was observed in plasma after intratracheal or oral administration directly demonstrating the reductive metabolism of dinitropyrene in vivo...
Ochratoxin A: apoptosis and aberrant exit from mitosis due to perturbation of microtubule dynamics?Eva Rached
Department of Toxicology, University of Wurzburg, Versbacher Strasse 9, 97078 Wurzburg, Germany
Toxicol Sci 92:78-86. 2006..Aberrant exit from mitosis resulting in blocked or asymmetric cell division may favor the occurrence of cytogenetic abnormalities and may therefore play a critical role in renal tumor formation by OTA...
Disposition and biotransformation of the estrogenic isoflavone daidzein in ratsT Bayer
, , Versbacher Str. 9, , Germany
Toxicol Sci 62:205-11. 2001....
Metabolism and kinetics of bisphenol a in humans at low doses following oral administrationWolfgang Völkel
Institut fur Toxikologie, Universitat Wurzburg, Versbacher Strasse 9, 97078 Wurzburg, Germany
Chem Res Toxicol 15:1281-7. 2002..The efficient glucuronidation of bisphenol A and the rapid excretion of the formed glucuronide result in a low body burden of the estrogenic bisphenol A in humans following oral absorption of low doses...
Enhanced sensitivity for the determination of ambiphilic polyaromatic amines by LC-MS/MS after acetylationEllen Straube
Department of Toxicology, , Versbacher Strasse 9, , Germany
J Chromatogr A 1067:181-90. 2005....
Toxicokinetics of methyl tert-butyl ether and its metabolites in humans after oral exposureA Amberg
, , Versbacher Str. 9, , Germany
Toxicol Sci 61:62-7. 2001..The obtained data indicate that MTBE-biotransformation and excretion after oral exposure is similar to inhalation exposure and suggest the absence of a significant first-pass metabolism of MTBE in the liver after oral administration...
Genotoxic activity of four metabolites of the soy isoflavone daidzeinElmar Schmitt
Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Wuerzburg, Versbacher Strasse 9, D-97078 Wuerzburg, Germany
Mutat Res 542:43-8. 2003..2-fold induction at 100 microM) induced micronuclei in a concentration-dependent manner. Thus, both reductive and oxidative metabolites of the soy isoflavone daidzein exhibit genotoxic potential in vitro...
Biotransformation of 1,1,1,3,3-Pentafluoropropane (HFC-245fa)Tanja Bayer
, , Versbacher Strasse 9, 97078, Germany
Chem Res Toxicol 15:723-33. 2002..The toxic effects of 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane may be associated with the formation of the minor metabolite 3,3,3-trifluoropropanoic acid, which is highly toxic in rats...
Toxicology of chlorofluorocarbon replacementsW Dekant
Department of Toxicology, University of Wurzburg, Germany
Environ Health Perspect 104:75-83. 1996..The chronic toxicity of the CFC replacements studied is unlikely to be of relevance for humans exposed during production and application of CFC replacements...
Gas chromatography-negative ion chemical ionization mass spectrometry as a powerful tool for the detection of mercapturic acids and DNA and protein adducts as biomarkers of exposure to halogenated olefinsW Völkel
Department of Toxicology, University of Wurzburg, Germany
J Chromatogr A 847:35-46. 1999....
Biotransformation and nephrotoxicity of ochratoxin B in ratsAngela Mally
, , , Germany
Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 206:43-53. 2005..OTB is more extensively metabolized and more rapidly eliminated than OTA. The lack of specific retention of OTB in the kidneys and the differences in toxicokinetics may therefore provide an explanation for the lower toxicity of OTB...
Absence of 2'-deoxyguanosine-carbon 8-bound ochratoxin A adduct in rat kidney DNA monitored by isotope dilution LC-MS/MSThierry Delatour
Institut fur Toxikologie, Universitat Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
Mol Nutr Food Res 52:472-82. 2008..5 dGuoOTA/10(9) nucleotides. These data are consistent with previous results showing lack of DNA adduct formation by OTA and demonstrate that dGuoOTA is not formed in biologically relevant amounts under physiological conditions in vivo...
Specificity of aminoacylase III-mediated deacetylation of mercapturic acidsDebra Newman
Division of Nephrology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, 7 155 Factor Building, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1689, USA
Drug Metab Dispos 35:43-50. 2007..Our results indicate that in proximal tubule cells, AAIII plays an important role in deacetylating several halogenated mercapturic acids, and this process may be involved in their cyto- and nephrotoxicity...
Exposure of an adult population to perfluorinated substances using duplicate diet portions and biomonitoring dataHermann Fromme
Department of Environmental Health, Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Veterindiirstrasse 2, D 85764 Oberschleissheim, Germany
Environ Sci Technol 41:7928-33. 2007..Biomonitoring data predict an exposure in a comparable range. We suppose that, normally, food intake is the main source of exposure of the general population to PFOS and PFOA...
Kinetics of 3-(4-methylbenzylidene)camphor in rats and humans after dermal applicationUte M D Schauer
Institute of Toxicology, University of Wuerzburg, Versbacherstrasse 9, 97078 Wuerzburg, Germany
Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 216:339-46. 2006..The obtained results suggest a more intensive biotransformation of 4-MBC in rats as compared to humans after dermal application and a poor absorption of 4-MBC through human skin...
2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin induced cytochrome P450s alter the formation of reactive oxygen species in liver cellsStefanie Knerr
Food Chemistry and Environmental Toxicology, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
Mol Nutr Food Res 50:378-84. 2006..Both effects were in good agreement with the extent of induction of CYP1A1 protein and EROD activity, suggesting that CYP1 induction is a major source of ROS formation in TCDD-treated hepatocytes...
