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Toxicokinetics and the related metabolites in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) after exposure to decabromodiphenyl ether

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Decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE209) is poorly absorbed by mammals, and little information is available on the toxicokinetics of BDE209 and its metabolites in fish. In the present study, rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) were administered to 100 ng/g and 500 ng/g body wet weight of BDE209 via a single intraperitoneal injection and parent BDE209 and its metabolites were sequentially monitored for 28 days. The results showed that toxicokinetic profiles of BDE209 could be described by the one-compartment model. In the higher dose group (500 ng/g wet weight), the calculated half-life (t 1/2) and elimination rate (k e) were 17.7 d and 0.039/d in the liver, and 100.3 d and 0.007/d in the muscle, respectively. Three major methoxylated brominated diphenyl ethers (MeO-BDEs) were detected with 2,2′,4,4′-tetrabromo-5-methoxydiphenyl ether (5-MeO-BDE47) being detected in all tissue samples. There was no significant temporal change of 5-MeO-BDE47 concentration in the muscle, whereas an exponential increase was observed in the liver. Therefore, the metabolism rate of BDE209 depended on the administered dose. BDE209 was hardly accumulated in the muscle of rainbow trout, while the liver was a primary metabolic organ. MeO-BDEs were formed via metabolism of BDE209, which probably played a significant role in fish toxicology as a potential indicator.

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Feng, C., Xu, Y., Zha, J. et al. Toxicokinetics and the related metabolites in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) after exposure to decabromodiphenyl ether. Sci. China Chem. 53, 2379–2386 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-010-4020-1

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