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Organochlorine and butyltin residues in walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) from Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska and Japan Sea.
Persistent organochlorine (OC) and toxic butyltin compounds (BTs) were determined in walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) collected from Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea and Japan Sea, during 1991 and 1992. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDTs) and its metabolites were the most abundant compounds ranging up to 3200 and 2500 ng/g on lipid weight, respectively, followed by chlordane compounds (CHLs), hexachlorocyclohexane isomers (HCHs) and hexachlorobenzene (HCB) in the liver of walleye pollock. Concentrations of HCHs and HCB in walleye pollock from these remote areas were higher than those in fishes from the western North Pacific and Japanese coastal waters, indicating atmospheric transport of these compounds to higher latitude regions such as Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska and/or local input around northern Japan Sea. The concentrations of other OCs were generally comparable to those in fishes from North Pacific Ocean and Japanese waters but significantly lower than in cod-like fishes from North Atlantic and European countries. Among sampling locations, walleye pollock from Japan Sea showed higher concentrations of DDTs and HCHs compared to fishes from Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska, suggesting greater input of these compounds around Japan Sea. Slower declining trend of DDTs and CHLs and an increasing pattern of PCBs concentrations were found in walleye pollock from Bering Sea during 1982-1992. This may imply a continuous input of these compounds by long-range transport and/or long-term persistency in these cold regions. Compared to the fishes from Japan Sea, walleye pollock from Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska showed higher proportions of alpha-HCH and p,p'-DDE in the composition of HCH isomers and DDT compounds, respectively. This suggests selective transportability of these compounds during long-range transport to higher latitude remote areas. Concentrations of tributyltin (TBT) in the muscle of walleye pollock ranged from 1.1 to 5.5 ng/g on wet weight. Concentrations of TBT in deep-sea walleye pollock from Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea were lower than those in Japan Sea.
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Occupational irritant contact folliculitis associated with triphenyl tin fluoride (TPTF) exposure.
Triphenyl tin fluoride (TPTF) is a bioactive organo-tin compound used in concentrations 2-12% as anti-foulants in boat paints. The chemical is moderately toxic to the skin. An occupational irritant contact folliculitis from TPTF in a marine paint plant worker is described. Contact allergy was excluded by patch testing. An attempt to reproduce the follicular reaction in man, rabbit and guinea pig was unsuccessful.
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Flameless atomic absorption spectrophotometric determination of Vendex, an organic tin miticide, in apples, oranges, and tea leaves.
A method is described for the determination of an organic tin insecticide, Vendex or hexakis(2-methyl-2-phenylpropyl)distannoxane (HMPD). Tin compounds are extracted from the sample homogenate with ethyl ether containing 1% acetic acid. HMPD and its degradation products are separated through a silica gel column, and analyzed by an atomic absorption spectrophotometer coupled with a heated graphite atomizer. By this technique, as little as 5 ng HMPD and its degradation products can be determined with an average recovery of 67-96%.
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Occurrence of butyltin compounds in the waters of selected lakes, rivers and coastal environments from China.
The presence of butyltin compounds was investigated for the first time in selected lakes, rivers and coastal environments of China. Aqueous samples were pretreated by the technique of headspace solid phase micro-extraction after hydride generation with sodium tetrahydroborate (NaBH4). Quantitative measurement of tributyltin (TBT), dibutyltin (DBT) and monobutyltin (MBT) concentrations were accomplished by capillary gas chromatography with flame photometric detector using quartz surface-induced luminescence. Experimental data demonstrated the widespread occurrence of butyltin compounds in the Chinese aquatic environment. In some locations, the concentrations of TBT were higher than the acute and chronic toxicity threshold of sensitive fresh water or marine organisms. Although DBT and MBT (which mainly come from the degradation of TBT), are less toxic, their occurrence can still affect the ecosystem over a long time frame.
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Butyltin residues in blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) and arkshells (Scapharca broughtonii) collected from Korean coastal waters.
Butyltin compounds (BTs) including tributyltin (TBT) and its degradation products, di- (DBT) and mono-butyltin (MBT), were determined in bivalves such as blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) and arkshells (Scapharca broughtonii) collected from Korean coastal waters. BTs were detected in all the blue mussels and arkshells analyzed. The concentrations of total butyltin (sigmaBTs: MBT + DBT + TBT) in blue mussels and arkshells ranged from 49 to 2500 ng/g and 29 to 87 ng/g wet weight, respectively. Higher concentrations of BTs were found in blue mussels collected from Okpo and Kohyonsong Bays and Jangsengpo Harbor where large shipyards and harbors are located with dry-dock facilities. This suggested that maritime activities nearby the harbors play a major role as the source of BTs. Concentrations of TBT in mussels collected from Korea were one of the highest values reported, suggesting ongoing TBT contamination in Korea. Among BTs, TBT was the predominant compound both in blue mussels and arkshells collected from almost all the sampling locations, indicating the fresh input of TBT in Korean coastal waters. Smaller mussels tended to accumulate BTs at higher concentrations than larger ones, which may be due to higher filtration rate of small mussels and/or contact with surface microlayer in intertidal zones.
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Comparison of hepatotoxicity and metabolism of butyltin compounds in the liver of mice, rats and guinea pigs.
The hepatotoxicity of tributyltin chloride (TBTC) and dibutyltin dichloride (DBTC) was compared among mice, rats and guinea pigs in vivo. Further, the metabolism of these butyltin compounds in the liver was also investigated in these species. The oral administration of TBTC and DBTC to mice induced obvious liver injury, as demonstrated by both serodiagnosis and histopathological diagnosis. The concentrations of TBTC and DBTC that induced hepatotoxicity in mice at 24 h after oral administration were 180 and 60 micro mol/kg, respectively. In the case of rats, the liver injury induced by TBTC and DBTC was detected at 24 h by the serodiagnosis, but not by histopathological diagnosis. On the other hand, in guinea pigs, TBTC and DBTC administration did not produce any clear liver injury at 24 h, as evaluated by these two diagnostic methods. Thus, the following ranking was obtained with regard to increasing order of sensitivity to liver injury caused by TBTC and DBTC: mice, rats and guinea pigs. The total butyltin contents in the liver of mice were equivalent at 3 h and 24 h after the administration of TBTC or DBTC; however, the contents in the liver of rats and guinea pigs were relatively lower at 3 h and higher at 24 h than those of mice, although there were no differences between rats and guinea pigs in the total liver butyltin content. Concerning the liver metabolism of these butyltin compounds, the main form of butyltin compounds in these animals treated with TBTC was DBTC within 3 h after oral administration, while the main metabolites at 24 h were different in each species, indicating that the liver metabolism of TBTC might vary by animal type. When the animals were treated with DBTC orally, DBTC was hardly metabolized in the livers of these animals even at 24 h, and the liver levels of DBTC were two times greater in mice and guinea pigs than in rats at 3 h and were lower in mice at 24 h than in rats and guinea pigs. The analysis of cellular distributions of DBTC in the liver at 3 h after the administration showed that the levels of DBTC in the nuclear, microsomal and mitochondrial fractions of mice hepatocytes were relatively higher than in those of rats, which were greater than in those of guinea pigs. These results suggest differences in the sensitivity of mice, rats and guinea pigs to hepatotoxicity caused by butyltin compounds and demonstrate that the difference in the sensitivity of these animals to the hepatotoxicity induced by TBTC and DBTC may be partly due to differences in hepatic metabolism of TBTC and in the distribution of DBTC within cell organelles, respectively.
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Effect of SKF-525A on liver metabolism and hepatotoxicity of tri- and dibutyltin compounds in mice.
The effect of pretreatment with SKF-525A, which inhibits hepatic cytochrome P450 enzymes, on metabolism and hepatotoxicity was examined in mice orally administered tributyltin chloride (TBTC) or dibutyltin dichloride (DBTC) at a dose of 180 mumol/kg. Analysis of butyltin compounds showed that the main metabolites in liver of mice treated with TBTC alone were DBTC (40%) and dibutyl(3-carboxylpropyl)tin chloride (TCOOH; 12-26%), with the levels of other butyltin compounds including TBTC comprising < 12% of total butyltin compounds at 3-24 h following treatment. The pretreatment with SKF-525A resulted in four- to tenfold increased TBTC levels and a significant decrease of debutylated metabolites, particularly DBTC (60 and 37% decrease) at both 3 and 6 h in liver of mice treated with TBTC, leading to complete inhibition of hepatotoxicity at 24 h. At 24 h after TBTC treatment, hepatic levels of TBTC and most of the debutylated metabolites in mice pretreated with SKF-525A did not differ significantly when compared to those in unpretreated mice, resulting in the induction of hepatotoxicity at 48 h, although levels of TCOOH decreased even at 24 h. In the case of DBTC treatment, > 95% of the butyltin compounds were detected as DBTC in liver, and the levels of DBTC inside cells as well as the induction of DBTC hepatotoxicity were unaffected by pretreatment with SKF-525A. These results suggest that debutylated metabolites, in particular DBTC, are the main metabolites of butyltin compounds responsible for the induction of hepatotoxicity following in vivo administration of TBTC. The results also indicate that cytochrome P450 enzymes may play a greater role in the metabolism of TBTC to form DBTC or butyltin trichloride (MBTC) than that of DBTC to form MBTC in liver of mice.
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Assessment of butyl- and phenyltin pollution in the coastal environment of Korea using mussels and oysters.
Butyl- and phenyltin residues in bivalves were quantified around the coast of Korean peninsula in 1995-1998 and 2001. Butyltin compounds were detected at all the sites surveyed, whereas phenyltins were detected at 41 out of 67 sites in 1995-1998. Tributyltin (TBT) concentrations in bivalves ranged 48-2800 ng Sn/g on dry weight basis. Triphenyltin (TPT) concentrations ranged <3-1820. The mean TPT concentration was 3.5 times less than that of TBT. Spatial distribution of TBT was closely related to boating and dry-docking activities. TPT concentration in bivalves showed significant correlation with TBT. Concentrations of TBT in bivalves, 2001 are not significantly changed compared to those in 1995-1998. However, TPT concentrations in bivalves steeply decreased in 2001. High concentration of TBT and lesser extent TPT and their nation-wide distribution indicate that organotins are one of major organic pollutants in the marine environment of Korea.
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[Study on the interaction of Et2SnCl2(phen) with DNA].
The absorbance, fluorescence and cyclic voltammetric methods as well as agarose gel electrophoresis were used to study the interaction of the antitumor compound Et2SnCl2(phen) with DNA. The results indicate that Et2SnCl2 (phen) mainly reacts electrostatically with the phosphate backbone of DNA. There also exists an intercalation into the double-helix of DNA through the phenanthroline group of Et2SnCl2(phen). At high concentration Et2SnCl2(phen) can cause unwinding of DNA. The molecular action mechanism of Et2SnCl2(phen) with DNA was first proposed.
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Liquid chromatography with fluorimetric detection of triorganotin compounds in marine biological materials.
Several extraction methods have been evaluated for marine biological materials with regard to tributyltin and triphenyltin determination by liquid chromatography with post-column fluorimetric detection using fisetin as a fluorogenic reagent. Extraction with ethyl acetate in a hydrochloric acid medium has been shown to be the most appropriate extraction method and it has been successfully applied to fish (sea bass) reference material from the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES-11) and to a candidate reference material.
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Estimation of the human intestinal permeability of butyltin species using the Caco-2 cell line model.
The main objective of the work was the setup of the Caco-2 human intestinal cell-line model for the study of the intestinal permeation of monobutyltin (MBT), dibutyltin (DBT) and tributyltin (TBT). The study was focused in gathering information on (a) the relative permeability of butyltins, (b) their possible permeation routes (paracellular/transcellular) and (c) the eventual interactions between the different butyltins when occurring as a mixture. The presence of basolateral serum protein greatly influenced the permeability, causing a large net clearance, but the apparent permeability (Papp) values were comparable to that of phenolred, suggesting a low in vivo permeability of the butyltins. The found permeability pattern correlates well with the general in vivo toxicity pattern (trialkyltin>dialkyltin>>monoalkyltin). The accumulation pattern (DBT>TBT>MBT) was different from that of permeability and may be an important element regarding the elucidation of some specific strong toxic effects caused by the dialkyltins in several species. The transport of MBT and DBT was found to be dependent on the paracellular route status. An interaction between the butyltin compounds in a mixture was found for the accumulation results (the accumulation was significantly higher for the three compounds when in a mixture). A set of useful information about the butyltin accumulation and transport by the epithelial Caco-2 cell line was, thus, achieved, constituting a starting point for future research on the permeability of butyltins from contaminated food and beverages.
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New triorganotin(IV) derivatives of dipeptides as anti-inflammatory-antimicrobial agents.
New triorganotin(IV) derivatives of dipeptides with general formulae R(3)Sn(HL), where R = Me and/or n-Bu and/or Ph and HL is the monoanion of glycylglycine (H(2)L-1), glycylvaline (H(2)L-2), glycylleucine (H(2)L-3), glycyltryptophane (H(2)L-4) and glycyltyrosine (H(2)L-5) have been synthesized and characterized on the basis of infrared, multinuclear NMR and (119)Sn Mossbauer spectroscopic studies. All the newly synthesized compounds were examined for their in vivo anti-inflammatory activity (using the carrageenan-induced paw edema bioassay in rats), acute toxicity (LD(50)) and cardiovascular activity. These compounds were also screened for their in vitro antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus Mau (29/58) and (78/71), Bacillus subtilis (18/64), Escherichia coli (326/71), Candida albicans (Pn-10), Microsporum gypseum and Euglena gracillis. The results revealed that triphenyltin(IV) derivatives exhibited anti-inflammatory activity comparable to that of phenylbutazone with high safety margin (LD(50) > 500 mg kg(-1)). Further Ph(3)Sn(Gly-Val) displays a potent cardiovascular activity. Moreover, most of the compounds displayed appreciable antibacterial activities when compared with ampicillin and norfloxacin. Compounds Ph(3)Sn(Gly-Gly) and Ph(3)Sn(Gly-Val) are the most distinctive derivatives identified in the present study because of their promising in vivo anti-inflammatory activity and in vitro antibacterial activity against gram-positive and -negative bacteria.
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Triphenyltin as inductor of mitochondrial membrane permeability transition.
The effect of triphenyltin on mitochondrial Ca2+ content was studied. It was found that this trialkyltin compound induces an increase in membrane permeability that leads to Ca2+ release, drop of the transmembrane potential, and efflux of matrix proteins. Interestingly, cyclosporin A was unable to inhibit triphenyltin-induced Ca2+ release. Based on these results it is proposed that the hyperpermeable state is produced by modification of 2.25 nmol of membrane thiol groups.
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Analytical methods for phenyltin compounds in polychlorinated biphenyl-based transformer oil samples.
We present the first study on the analytical methods of phenyltin compounds (PTs) in polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-based transformer oil samples. Tetraphenyltin (TePhT) has been used as stabilizer for some kinds of PCBs-based transformer oil formulations. Monophenyltin (MPhT), diphenyltin (DPhT) and triphenyltin (TrPhT) could have been formed from TePhT during long-term use. TePhT was directly measured by gas chromatograph (GC) connected with three types of detectors, a mass spectrometer (MS), a flame photometric detector (FPD) and an atomic emission detector (AED) after dilution with hexane. MPhT, DPhT and TrPhT were propylated with Grignard reagent before measurement. The MS was the most sensitive of the detectors, with detection limits of phenyltin compounds of 30 ng/ml (MPhT), 9.8 ng/ml (DPhT), 5.5 ng/ml (TrPhT) and 0.60 ng/ml (TePhT), respectively. From the viewpoint of selectivity, MS was slightly worse than other detectors, but interference from PCBs matrices was not significant under ordinary analytical conditions. Two used transformer oil samples were analyzed using the analytical methods developed in this study. TePhT and TrPhT were found in both samples.
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[Effect of triphenyltin chloride on superoxide (O2-.) production in human neutrophils].
Brief treatment (3 min at 37 degrees C) of human neutrophils with triphenyltin chloride (TPTC1) resulted in a dose-dependent inhibition of superoxide (O2-.) production stimulated by concanavalin A+ cytochalasin D. It was considered from the following findings that the inhibition may be caused by some functional disorders of neutrophils: 1) O2-. generated by xanthine oxidase-acetaldehyde system was not inhibited by TPTC1. 2) There was no change in cell viability after treatment with TPTC1. When the other phenyltin compounds were examined, the relative potencies of inhibitory effect were shown to be in the order of TPTC1 greater than diphenyltin dichloride greater than phenyltin trichloride greater than tetraphenyltin on a molar basis. Lysosomal enzyme release caused by neutrophils stimulated by N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (FMLP) was also inhibited by TPTC1. These results suggest that TPTC1 inhibits the common pathway(s) of the two stimulus responses.
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[Preparation, X-ray structural and spectroscopic studies of some D-lactobionic acid complexes with Cs(I), Fe(III) and di-n-butyltin(IV)].
D-Lactobionic acid (4-O-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-D-gluconic acid) complexes of Cs(I), Fe(III) and di-n-butyltin(IV)2+ ions were prepared in the solid state. The bonding sites of the ligands were verified by means of FTIR, Raman and 13C NMR spectroscopic measurements. The Cs(I)-D-lactobionate was obtained in single-crystal form. The X-ray crystallographic results on Cs(I)-D-lactobionate demonstarted that each Cs(I) ion is bonded to four D-lactobionate ions, forming an intricate 3D network. The asymmetric unit consists of one Cs(I), one D-lactobionate ion and one water molecule. For the di-n-butyltin(IV) complex, Mössbauer pqs calculations indicated octahedral and trigonalbipyramidal stereochemistry around the central tin atom in the oligomeric compound. In DMSO solution, the polymeric structure does not remain as shown by 13C NMR measurement. One solvent molecule is coordinated additionally to the tin center, and the carboxylate group has become monodentate. According to the EPR measurement, the Fe(III) complexes obtained at different pH have at least dimeric or oligomeric structure.
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Subchronic toxicity studies of tri-n-butyltin and triphenyltin acetates in rats.
The effects of a moderate but prolonged exposure of rats to tri-n-butyltin acetate (TBTA) and triphenyltin acetate (TPTA), as might be encountered as residues in yam peel diets, were investigated in rats. These subchronic toxicity studies (16, 8, or 4 mg TBTA/kg and 20, 10 or 5 mg TPTA/kg) showed histopathologic lesions in lungs, liver, intestine and kidney. The hematologic parameters in the groups treated with either compound fell within the normal range for the rats. However, there was a reduction in mean lymphocyte count for rats receiving 10 or 20 mg TPTA/kg, and a reduction in monocyte count in the 20 mg TPTA/kg group. These data indicate a need for further toxicologic studies and cautionary measures to avoid ingestion, inhalation or contamination of dietary materials by these fungicides.
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