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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-7-26
pubmed:abstractText
The placental transport and localization in fetal and maternal tissues of 14C-BHA isomers, 2-t-[methyl-14C]butyl-4-hydroxyanisole (2-BHA) and 3-t-[methyl-14C]butyl-4-hydroxyanisole (3-BHA), were studied in pregnant mice by whole-body autoradiography techniques. BHA isomers were given (iv 50 microCi/100 g as a tracer dose) to pregnant mice at Day 11 (organogenesis) and Day 18 (postorganogenesis) of gestation. Peak levels of radioactivity occurred in various tissues 1-4 hr after iv administration of both isomers. 3-BHA and its metabolites have a higher affinity to fatty tissues and livers of pregnant mice. The concentration of radiocarbon in maternal liver and brown fat following treatment with 14C-3-BHA was much higher than the radioactivity concentration in the corresponding tissues of mothers treated with 2-BHA. On the other hand, the fetal concentration of radioactivity was higher in animals treated with 2-BHA than in those treated with 3-BHA. The radioactivity derived from both isomers accumulated in the fetal gastrointestinal tract. In both groups the radioactivity accumulated in the maternal nasal cavity and mucosa and the gastrointestinal contents. At 24 hr after treatment, retention of radioactivity in maternal lungs, amniotic fluid, and fetal gastrointestinal tissues was observed. Results from this study indicate that there are differences in the magnitude and extent of placental transport of 3-BHA and 2-BHA. Differences also exist in maternal organ uptake and radioactivity distribution of both isomers. Findings from this study are consistent with pharmacological differences existing between the isomers.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0272-0590
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
356-64
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Differential distribution and placental transport of 2- and 3-t-[methyl-14C]butyl-4-hydroxyanisole (BHA) in pregnant mice.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77550.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't