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  • Title: Potential mechanisms for redistribution of polychlorinated biphenyls during pregnancy and lactation.
    Author: Gallenberg LA, Vodicnik MJ.
    Journal: Xenobiotica; 1987 Mar; 17(3):299-310. PubMed ID: 3107224.
    Abstract:
    Female mice treated with 14C-2,4,5,2',4',5'-hexachlorobiphenyl (6-CB) two weeks prior to mating eliminated virtually their entire body burden of the compound through milk during one lactation cycle. 6-CB was shown to distribute among rat and human plasma lipoproteins and protein in vitro. It was readily transferred among plasma constituents and its distribution was related to the triacylglycerol:protein ratio in plasma. At one hour following its intravenous administration to virgin rats, 6-CB was primarily distributed to LDL. With the hypertriglyceridemia of late pregnancy, more than 70% of circulating 6-CB was associated with VLDL. VLDL is a major substrate for mammary gland lipoprotein lipase which is elevated during lactation. When 6-CB was complexed with human VLDL and injected i.v. into late pregnant mice, mammary gland concentrations of 6-CB exceeded those of adipose tissue at all sacrifice times between 5 min and 6 h. No differences between adipose tissue and mammary gland concentrations of 6-CB were observed with Emulphor:ethanol:saline as vehicle until 6 h. Isolated hepatocytes were capable of secreting protein and triacylglycerol in the form of VLDL into serum-free media. Eighty percent of 6-CB released from hepatocytes was in association with VLDL, with the remainder in association with protein. Adipocytes isolated from epididymal fat pads of male rats which were pretreated with 6-CB released progressively less radioactivity to incubation media with time after treatment even though PCB content of these cells increased. 6-CB may not be evenly distributed among adipocyte lipids.
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