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Kast C, Droz B, Kilchenmann V. Toxicity of coumaphos residues in beeswax foundation to the honey bee brood. Environ Toxicol Chem 2023. [PMID: 37144826 DOI: 10.1002/etc.5645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Revised: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Coumaphos is one of the most frequently detected pesticides in recycled beeswax. The objective was to assess the maximal level of coumaphos in foundation sheets that could exist without lethal effects on the honey bee larvae. Brood development was followed in cells drawn on foundation squares containing coumaphos ranging from 0 to 132 mg/kg. Furthermore, larval exposure was determined by measuring the coumaphos level in the drawn cells. Coumaphos levels in the initial foundation sheets up to 62 mg/kg did not increase brood mortality, since the emergence rates of bees raised on these foundation squares were similar to controls (median of 51%). After a single brood cycle, coumaphos levels in the drawn cells were up to three times lower than the initial levels in foundation sheets. Hence, coumaphos levels of 62 mg/kg in the initial foundation sheets, the one but highest exposures, resulted in levels of 21 mg/kg in drawn cells. A significantly reduced emergence rate (median of 14%) was observed for bees raised on foundation sheets with initial coumaphos levels of 132 mg/kg, indicating increased brood mortality. Such levels resulted in coumaphos concentrations of 51 mg/kg in drawn cells, which is close to the median lethal concentration of 50% (LC50 ) as determined in previous in vitro experiments. In conclusion, brood mortality was increased on wax foundation sheets with initial coumaphos levels of 132 mg/kg, while no elevated mortality was observed for levels up to 62 mg/kg.
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- Christina Kast
- Agroscope, Swiss Bee Research Centre, Schwarzenburgstrasse 161, Bern, 3003, Switzerland
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- Agroscope, Swiss Bee Research Centre, Schwarzenburgstrasse 161, Bern, 3003, Switzerland
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- Agroscope, Swiss Bee Research Centre, Schwarzenburgstrasse 161, Bern, 3003, Switzerland
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Schaad E, Fracheboud M, Droz B, Kast C. Quantitation of pesticides in bee bread collected from honey bee colonies in an agricultural environment in Switzerland. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:56353-56367. [PMID: 36917390 PMCID: PMC10121494 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-26268-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Pesticide contamination of bee products is a widespread phenomenon. Due to its composition, bee bread is affected by both lipophilic and hydrophilic substances. As proof of concept of a monitoring campaign and to better understand the extent of contamination, we developed an analytical method based on a modified QuEChERS extraction, with subsequent separation by liquid chromatography and detection by mass spectrometry. This allowed for the quantitation of 51 agricultural- or beekeeping-associated pesticides in bee bread. The workflow was applied to 60 samples taken biweekly throughout spring to autumn 2022 from five colonies at a Swiss apiary in an agricultural area. In total, 30 pesticides were identified (> LOD), among which 26 pesticides were quantitated. The total number of pesticides detected per colony ranged from 11 to 19. The most prevalent substances (> LOQ) were two neonicotinoid insecticides, acetamiprid and thiacloprid (max. 16 μg/kg and 37 μg/kg, respectively); seven fungicides, azoxystrobin (max. 72 μg/kg), boscalid (max. 50 μg/kg), cyprodinil (max. 1965 μg/kg), difenoconazole (max. 73 μg/kg), mandipropamid (max. 33 μg/kg), pyraclostrobin (max. 8 μg/kg) and trifloxystrobin (max. 38 μg/kg); and two herbicides, prosulfocarb (max. 38 μg/kg) and terbuthylazine (max. 26 μg/kg). The study revealed strong variability in pesticide occurrence and concentrations among colonies sampled at the same site and date. The applied biweekly sampling of bee bread from March to August was shown to be reliable in capturing peak contaminations and revealing the onset of certain pesticides in bee bread. The study provides an adequate practical approach for pesticide monitoring campaigns.
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- Emmanuel Schaad
- Swiss Bee Research Centre, Agroscope, Schwarzenburgstrasse 161, 3003, Bern, Switzerland
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- Swiss Bee Research Centre, Agroscope, Schwarzenburgstrasse 161, 3003, Bern, Switzerland
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- Swiss Bee Research Centre, Agroscope, Schwarzenburgstrasse 161, 3003, Bern, Switzerland
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- Swiss Bee Research Centre, Agroscope, Schwarzenburgstrasse 161, 3003, Bern, Switzerland.
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Marti JNG, Kilchenmann V, Kast C. Evaluation of pesticide residues in commercial Swiss beeswax collected in 2019 using ultra-high performance liquid chromatographic analysis. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2022; 29:32054-32064. [PMID: 35018599 PMCID: PMC9054900 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-18363-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The aim of this study was to determine residue levels of pesticides in Swiss commercial beeswax. Foundation samples were collected in 2019 from nine commercial manufacturers for analysis of 21 pesticides using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography. Individual samples showed the variability and residue ranges and pooled samples represented the average annual residue values of the Swiss production. In total, 17 pesticides were identified and 13 pesticides were quantified. They included 13 acaricides and/or insecticides, two fungicides as well as a synergist and a repellent. The means calculated from individual samples were similar to the average annual residue values for most tested pesticides. Mean values of 401, 236, 106 and 3 μg·kg-1 were obtained for the beekeeping-associated contaminants coumaphos, tau-fluvalinate, bromopropylate and N-(2,4-Dimethylphenyl)-formamide (DMF; breakdown product of amitraz), respectively. For the other pesticides, the mean values were 203 μg·kg-1 (synergist piperonyl butoxide), 120 μg·kg-1 (repellent N,N-Diethyl-3-methylbenzamide, DEET), 19 μg·kg-1 (chlorfenvinphos) and 4 μg·kg-1 ((E)-fenpyroximate), while the means for acrinathrin, azoxystrobin, bendiocarb, boscalid, chlorpyrifos, flumethrin, permethrin, propoxur and thiacloprid were below the limit of quantification (< LOQ). Individual samples contained from seven to 14 pesticides. The ranges of values for coumaphos and piperonyl butoxide (from 14 to 4270 μg·kg-1; from 6 to 1555 μg·kg-1, respectively) were larger as compared to the ranges of values for DEET and tau-fluvalinate (from < LOQ to 585 μg·kg-1; from 16 to 572 μg·kg-1, respectively). In conclusion, the most prominent contaminants were the pesticides coumaphos and tau-fluvalinate, which are both acaricides with previous authorization for beekeeping in Switzerland, followed by piperonyl butoxide, a synergist to enhance the effect of insecticides.
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- Joshua N G Marti
- Agroscope, Swiss Bee Research Centre, Schwarzenburgstrasse 161, 3003, Bern, Switzerland
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- Agroscope, Swiss Bee Research Centre, Schwarzenburgstrasse 161, 3003, Bern, Switzerland
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- Agroscope, Swiss Bee Research Centre, Schwarzenburgstrasse 161, 3003, Bern, Switzerland.
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Kast C, Kilchenmann V. An in vitro model for assessing the toxicity of pesticides in beeswax on honey bee larvae. Chemosphere 2022; 287:132214. [PMID: 34826914 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Revised: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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While many studies have examined residue levels in beeswax, little is known about the levels that pose a risk for honey bee development. In an in vitro study, we aimed to assess the toxicity of pesticides in wax for worker larvae using coumaphos as a model substance. First, we reared larvae in beeswax with the aim to correlate the larval toxicity to the corresponding levels of coumaphos in beeswax. In a second step, we tested to which extent coumaphos migrates from the beeswax into the larval diet and if such dietary levels are toxic to larvae. We observed dose-related toxicity when larvae were exposed to coumaphos concentrations in beeswax from 30 to 100 mg/kg. The lethal concentration in 50% of the individuals (LC50) was calculated to be 55.9 mg/kg, while the no observed effect concentration (NOEC) for exposure of larvae to coumaphos in wax was 20 mg/kg. Additional test series without larvae allowed to assess the migration of coumaphos from the beeswax into the diet. The resulting dietary coumaphos concentrations were four to five times lower than the initial concentrations in wax. In accordance, the LC50 for chronic exposure of larvae to coumaphos in the diet was 12.5 mg/kg, which was 4.5 times lower than the LC50 obtained for wax exposure. Finally, a coumaphos level of 20 mg/kg in wax led to a dietary concentration of 3.9 mg/kg that was close to the NOEC of 3 mg/kg obtained in the diet. In conclusion, both experimental approaches suggest that coumaphos concentrations of up to 20 mg/kg in wax are non-lethal.
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- Christina Kast
- Agroscope, Swiss Bee Research Centre, Schwarzenburgstrasse 161, Bern, 3003, Switzerland.
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- Agroscope, Swiss Bee Research Centre, Schwarzenburgstrasse 161, Bern, 3003, Switzerland
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Kast C, Kilchenmann V, Charrière J. Long-term monitoring of lipophilic acaricide residues in commercial Swiss beeswax. Pest Manag Sci 2021; 77:4026-4033. [PMID: 33896103 PMCID: PMC8453734 DOI: 10.1002/ps.6427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 04/06/2021] [Accepted: 04/25/2021] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND A national survey on pesticides in recycled beeswax originating from beekeeping has been conducted in Switzerland for almost three decades. It allowed obtaining a good overview of the lipophilic products used for beekeeping within the last 30 years. RESULTS The use of the veterinary drugs containing bromopropylate or tau-fluvalinate two decades ago led to substantial residues in commercial beeswax. These contaminants are still detectable although in Switzerland the corresponding products have been out of use for many years. The level of coumaphos substantially increased in 2015 up to an annual value of 3.25 mg·kg-1 , suggesting that at least a few beekeepers used coumaphos-containing products. Consequently, an information campaign was launched, and the annual value decreased again. Maximal levels of thymol up to an annual value of 87.5 mg·kg-1 were measured in 2009. Since that time, a steady decrease of thymol residues suggests that beekeepers less frequently use thymol-containing products. Twenty-five years ago, 1,4-dichlorobenzene (PDCB) was widely used for the control of the wax moth, resulting in residues in beeswax up to an annual value of 10.9 mg·kg-1 whereas nowadays, PDCB residues are rarely detected in Swiss beeswax. CONCLUSIONS Our survey illustrates that several beekeeping-associated pesticides persist in recycled beeswax for many years. Most recent analyses show lower residue levels in Swiss beeswax as compared to previous years. Nowadays Swiss beekeepers mostly use hydrophilic substances for treatment against the Varroa destructor that do not accumulate in beeswax, thus reducing exposure of the honey bees to lipophilic contaminants.
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Trunz V, Lucchetti MA, Bénon D, Dorchin A, Desurmont GA, Kast C, Rasmann S, Glauser G, Praz CJ. To bee or not to bee: The ‘raison d'être’ of toxic secondary compounds in the pollen of Boraginaceae. Funct Ecol 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Vincent Trunz
- Institute of Biology University of Neuchatel Neuchatel Switzerland
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- Institute of Biology University of Neuchatel Neuchatel Switzerland
- Agroscope Swiss Bee Research Centre Bern Switzerland
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- Institute of Biology University of Neuchatel Neuchatel Switzerland
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- The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv Israel
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- Institute of Biology University of Neuchatel Neuchatel Switzerland
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- Neuchatel Platform of Analytical Chemistry University of Neuchatel Neuchâtel Switzerland
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Godocikova J, Bugarova V, Kast C, Majtan V, Majtan J. Antibacterial potential of Swiss honeys and characterisation of their bee-derived bioactive compounds. J Sci Food Agric 2020; 100:335-342. [PMID: 31584691 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.10043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Revised: 09/04/2019] [Accepted: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Antibacterial activity of honey is not only crucial characteristic in selection of honey for medical usage but also an important honey quality marker. The aim of the study was to characterise the antibacterial potential of 29 honey samples representing the main types of multi-floral blossom and honeydew honeys produced in Switzerland. Antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa was expressed as a minimum inhibitory and bactericidal concentrations (MIC and MBC). Furthermore, the content of bee-derived glucose oxidase (GOX) and its enzymatic product, H2 O2 , were also evaluated. RESULTS All honey samples successfully met basic defined criteria (moisture and hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF)) tested in this study. Honeydew honeys were the most effective honey samples and generated the highest levels of H2 O2 . A strong significant correlation was found between the overall antibacterial activity and the level of H2 O2 among all honey samples. Interestingly, the content of GOX in honey samples did not correlate with their antibacterial activity as well as H2 O2 production capacity. A weak antibacterial activity was determined in five floral honeys, most likely due to increased enzymatic activity of pollen-derived catalase. CONCLUSION This study showed that antibacterial effect of Swiss honey samples is associated mainly with H2 O2 . © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Jana Godocikova
- Laboratory of Apidology and Apitherapy, Department of Microbial Genetics, Institute of Molecular Biology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Laboratory of Apidology and Apitherapy, Department of Microbial Genetics, Institute of Molecular Biology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Slovak Medical University, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Laboratory of Apidology and Apitherapy, Department of Microbial Genetics, Institute of Molecular Biology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
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Gross AS, Zimmermann A, Pendl T, Schroeder S, Schoenlechner H, Knittelfelder O, Lamplmayr L, Santiso A, Aufschnaiter A, Waltenstorfer D, Ortonobes Lara S, Stryeck S, Kast C, Ruckenstuhl C, Hofer SJ, Michelitsch B, Woelflingseder M, Müller R, Carmona-Gutierrez D, Madl T, Büttner S, Fröhlich KU, Shevchenko A, Eisenberg T. Acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1-dependent lipogenesis promotes autophagy downstream of AMPK. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:12020-12039. [PMID: 31209110 PMCID: PMC6690696 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.007020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2018] [Revised: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Autophagy, a membrane-dependent catabolic process, ensures survival of aging cells and depends on the cellular energetic status. Acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1 (Acc1) connects central energy metabolism to lipid biosynthesis and is rate-limiting for the de novo synthesis of lipids. However, it is unclear how de novo lipogenesis and its metabolic consequences affect autophagic activity. Here, we show that in aging yeast, autophagy levels highly depend on the activity of Acc1. Constitutively active Acc1 (acc1S/A) or a deletion of the Acc1 negative regulator, Snf1 (yeast AMPK), shows elevated autophagy levels, which can be reversed by the Acc1 inhibitor soraphen A. Vice versa, pharmacological inhibition of Acc1 drastically reduces cell survival and results in the accumulation of Atg8-positive structures at the vacuolar membrane, suggesting late defects in the autophagic cascade. As expected, acc1S/A cells exhibit a reduction in acetate/acetyl-CoA availability along with elevated cellular lipid content. However, concomitant administration of acetate fails to fully revert the increase in autophagy exerted by acc1S/A. Instead, administration of oleate, while mimicking constitutively active Acc1 in WT cells, alleviates the vacuolar fusion defects induced by Acc1 inhibition. Our results argue for a largely lipid-dependent process of autophagy regulation downstream of Acc1. We present a versatile genetic model to investigate the complex relationship between acetate metabolism, lipid homeostasis, and autophagy and propose Acc1-dependent lipogenesis as a fundamental metabolic path downstream of Snf1 to maintain autophagy and survival during cellular aging.
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- Angelina S Gross
- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria; Central Lab Gracia, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria; BioTechMed-Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria; Department of Molecular Biosciences, Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, 114 19 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Gottfried Schatz Research Center for Cell Signaling, Metabolism, and Aging, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria; BioTechMed-Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria; Division of Plastic, Aesthetic, and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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- BioTechMed-Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria; Gottfried Schatz Research Center for Cell Signaling, Metabolism, and Aging, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria; Department of Molecular Biosciences, Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, 114 19 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria; Central Lab Gracia, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria; BioTechMed-Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria.
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Kast C, Kilchenmann V, Reinhard H, Bieri K, Zoller O. Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids: The Botanical Origin of Pollen Collected during the Flowering Period of Echium vulgare and the Stability of Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids in Bee Bread. Molecules 2019; 24:E2214. [PMID: 31200507 PMCID: PMC6631664 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24122214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Revised: 06/07/2019] [Accepted: 06/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Previous studies have shown that pollen products sold as nutritional supplements and used in apitherapy may contain toxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) if bees collect pollen from PA-containing plants, such as Echium vulgare. In this study, the botanical origin of pollen from two observation sites was studied. Despite a high PA content in pollen samples that bees collected during E. vulgare's flowering period, bees were found to collect relatively few Echium pollen loads. Thus, the monitoring of pollen loads collected at the apiaries is unviable to estimate the risk of PA contamination in pollen or bee bread. In a second step, the stability of PAs in bee bread samples containing PAs at concentrations of 2538 ng/g and 98 ng/g was assessed over a period of five or six months, respectively. No significant PA reduction was observed in bee bread stored at 15 °C, but there were overall PA reductions of 39% and 33% in bee bread stored at 30 °C, reflecting hive conditions. While PA N-oxides decreased over time, other types of PAs remained relatively stable. Monitoring PAs in pollen products remains important to ensure consumer safety and should include echivulgarine (and its N-oxide), the major PA type found in pollen from E. vulgare.
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- Christina Kast
- Agroscope, Swiss Bee Research Centre, Schwarzenburgstrasse 161, 3003 Bern, Switzerland.
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- Agroscope, Swiss Bee Research Centre, Schwarzenburgstrasse 161, 3003 Bern, Switzerland.
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- Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO), Risk Assessment Division, 3003 Bern, Switzerland.
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- Biologisches Institut für Pollenanalyse K. Bieri GmbH, Talstrasse 23, 3122 Kehrsatz, Switzerland.
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- Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO), Risk Assessment Division, 3003 Bern, Switzerland.
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Lucchetti MA, Kilchenmann V, Glauser G, Praz C, Kast C. Nursing protects honeybee larvae from secondary metabolites of pollen. Proc Biol Sci 2019; 285:rspb.2017.2849. [PMID: 29563265 PMCID: PMC5897640 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2017.2849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Accepted: 02/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
Abstract
The pollen of many plants contains toxic secondary compounds, sometimes in concentrations higher than those found in the flowers or leaves. The ecological significance of these compounds remains unclear, and their impact on bees is largely unexplored. Here, we studied the impact of pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) found in the pollen of Echium vulgare on honeybee adults and larvae. Echimidine, a PA present in E. vulgare pollen, was isolated and added to the honeybee diets in order to perform toxicity bioassays. While adult bees showed relatively high tolerance to PAs, larvae were much more sensitive. In contrast to other bees, the honeybee larval diet typically contains only traces of pollen and consists predominantly of hypopharyngeal and mandibular secretions produced by nurse bees, which feed on large quantities of pollen-containing bee bread. We quantified the transfer of PAs to nursing secretions produced by bees that had previously consumed bee bread supplemented with PAs. The PA concentration in these secretions was reduced by three orders of magnitude as compared to the PA content in the nurse diet and was well below the toxicity threshold for larvae. Our results suggest that larval nursing protects honeybee larvae from the toxic effect of secondary metabolites of pollen.
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- Matteo A Lucchetti
- Agroscope, Swiss Bee Research Centre, Schwarzenburgstrasse 161, 3003 Bern, Switzerland.,Institute of Biology, University of Neuchâtel, Rue Emile-Argand 11, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Agroscope, Swiss Bee Research Centre, Schwarzenburgstrasse 161, 3003 Bern, Switzerland
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- Neuchâtel Platform of Analytical Chemistry, University of Neuchâtel, Rue Emile-Argand 11, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Biology, University of Neuchâtel, Rue Emile-Argand 11, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Agroscope, Swiss Bee Research Centre, Schwarzenburgstrasse 161, 3003 Bern, Switzerland
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Gehring E, Kast C, Kilchenmann V, Bieri K, Gehrig R, Pezzatti GB, Conedera M. Impact of the Asian Chestnut Gall Wasp, Dryocosmus kuriphilus (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae), on the Chestnut Component of Honey in the Southern Swiss Alps. J Econ Entomol 2018; 111:43-52. [PMID: 29267963 DOI: 10.1093/jee/tox338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
The Asian chestnut gall wasp (ACGW; Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu, Hymenoptera, Cynipidae) is considered as one of the most dangerous pests of the genus Castanea. In southern Switzerland, repeated heavy ACGW attacks prevented chestnut trees from vegetating normally for years before the arrival and spread of the biological control agent Torymus sinensis (Kamijo, Hymenoptera, Torymidae). This resulted in a greatly reduced green biomass and flower production. In this paper, we analyze the impact of such an ecosystem alteration of the environment on the composition of produced honey. Six beekeepers were chosen from sites with different densities of chestnut trees, each of which providing series of honey samples from 2010 to 2016. We determined the chestnut component in the honeys via a combined chemical and sensory approach, and correlated the obtained results with the degree of yearly ACGW-induced crown damage and weather conditions during the period in question in the surrounding chestnut stands. The chestnut component in the analyzed honey sample series showed a strong correlation with the degree of ACGW-induced crown damage, whereas meteorological conditions of the corresponding year had a very marginal effect. Decreases in the chestnut component of the honey were statistically significant starting from a ACGW infestation level of 30%.
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- Eric Gehring
- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Insubric Ecosystems Research Group, Switzerland
- University of Neuchâtel, Laboratory of Soil Biology, Switzerland
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- Biologisches Institut für Pollenanalyse K. Bieri GmbH, Switzerland
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- Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss, Switzerland
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- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Insubric Ecosystems Research Group, Switzerland
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- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Insubric Ecosystems Research Group, Switzerland
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Kast C, Kilchenmann V, Reinhard H, Droz B, Lucchetti MA, Dübecke A, Beckh G, Zoller O. Chemical fingerprinting identifies Echium vulgare, Eupatorium cannabinum and Senecio spp. as plant species mainly responsible for pyrrolizidine alkaloids in bee-collected pollen. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2017; 35:316-327. [DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2017.1378443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO), Risk Assessment Division, Bern, Switzerland
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- Agroscope, Swiss Bee Research Centre, Bern, Switzerland
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- Agroscope, Swiss Bee Research Centre, Bern, Switzerland
- Institute of Biology, University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Quality Services International GmbH (QSI), Bremen, Germany
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- Quality Services International GmbH (QSI), Bremen, Germany
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- Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO), Risk Assessment Division, Bern, Switzerland
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Despland C, Walther B, Kast C, Campos V, Rey V, Stefanoni N, Tappy L. A randomized-controlled clinical trial of high fructose diets from either Robinia honey or free fructose and glucose in healthy normal weight males. Clin Nutr ESPEN 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2017.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Lucchetti MA, Glauser G, Kilchenmann V, Dübecke A, Beckh G, Praz C, Kast C. Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids from Echium vulgare in Honey Originate Primarily from Floral Nectar. J Agric Food Chem 2016; 64:5267-73. [PMID: 27244472 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b02320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) in honey can be a potential human health risk. So far, it has remained unclear whether PAs in honey originate from pollen or floral nectar. We obtained honey, nectar, and plant pollen from two observation sites where Echium vulgare L. was naturally abundant. The PA concentration of honey was determined by targeted analysis using a high pressure liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry system (HPLC-MS/MS), allowing the quantification of six different PAs and PA-N-oxides present in E. vulgare. Echium-type PAs were detected up to 0.153 μg/g in honey. Nectar and plant pollen were analyzed by nontargeted analysis using ultrahigh pressure liquid chromatography-high resolution-mass spectrometry (UHPLC-HR-MS), allowing the detection of 10 alkaloids in small size samples. Echium-type PAs were detected between 0.3-95.1 μg/g in nectar and 500-35000 μg/g in plant pollen. The PA composition in nectar and plant pollen was compared to the composition in honey. Echimidine (+N-oxide) was the main alkaloid detected in honey and nectar samples, while echivulgarine (+N-oxide) was the main PA found in plant pollen. These results suggest that nectar contributes more significantly to PA contamination in honey than plant pollen.
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- Matteo A Lucchetti
- Agroscope, Swiss Bee Research Centre, Schwarzenburgstrasse 161, 3003 Bern, Switzerland
- Institute of Biology, Laboratory of Fundamental and Applied Research in Chemical Ecology (FARCE), University of Neuchâtel , Rue Emile-Argand 11, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Neuchâtel Platform of Analytical Chemistry, University of Neuchâtel , Rue Emile-Argand 11, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Agroscope, Swiss Bee Research Centre, Schwarzenburgstrasse 161, 3003 Bern, Switzerland
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- Quality Services International GmbH (QSI), Flughafendamm 9a, 28199 Bremen, Germany
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- Quality Services International GmbH (QSI), Flughafendamm 9a, 28199 Bremen, Germany
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- Institute of Biology, Laboratory of Fundamental and Applied Research in Chemical Ecology (FARCE), University of Neuchâtel , Rue Emile-Argand 11, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Agroscope, Swiss Bee Research Centre, Schwarzenburgstrasse 161, 3003 Bern, Switzerland
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Despland C, Campos V, Walther B, Kast C, Tappy L. Has honey different short‐term metabolic effects than glucose:fructose mixtures? A pilot human study. FASEB J 2015. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.596.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Camille Despland
- Departement of physiologyUniversity of LausanneLausanneSwitzerland
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- Departement of physiologyUniversity of LausanneLausanneSwitzerland
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- Departement of physiologyUniversity of LausanneLausanneSwitzerland
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Human tissue factor pathway inhibitor-2 (hTFPI-2) is a 32-kDa serine protease inhibitor that is associated with the extracellular matrix. hTFPI-2 inhibits several extracellular matrix-degrading serine proteases and may play a role in tumor invasion and metastasis. To study the signal transduction pathway that leads to the activation of the hTFPI-2, we cloned the potential promoter region of this gene adjacent to a heterologous luciferase reporter gene. Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) induced the luciferase reporter gene in HEK293 cells and other epithelial cell lines, such as the human lung carcinoma A549 cells, the breast carcinoma MCF7 cells, and the cervical HeLa cells. This PMA induction was blocked with the MEK inhibitor UO126, suggesting that the PMA-induced activation of the hTFPI-2 promoter is mediated through MEK. Furthermore, epidermal growth factor induced the luciferase reporter gene in HeLa cells. Cotransfection of the luciferase construct with constitutively active components of the Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK pathway in EcR-293 cells lead to a 7- to 92-fold induction of the luciferase reporter gene, indicating that regulation of hTFPI-2 is mediated through this pathway. A series of luciferase reporter gene constructs with progressive deletions of the 5'-flanking region suggested that the minimal basal promoter activity is located between nucleotide positions -89 and -384, whereas the minimal inducible promoter activity is between -89 and -222. We have used the computer program TFSEARCH and mutagenesis to analyze potential transcription factor binding sites. We identified an AP-1 binding site at nucleotide position -156 (inducible activity) and a Sp1 site at position -134 (basal activity) as potential cis-acting elements in the promoter region of the hTFPI-2.
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- Christina Kast
- Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Council of Canada, 6100 Royalmount Ave., Montreal, Quebec H4P 2R2, Canada.
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Hoffmann JN, Steinhagen S, Kast C, Scheuber HP, Jochum M, Gippner-Steppert C, Inthorn D, Schildberg FW, Nolte D. Chronic left heart catheterization for microvascular blood flow determination in the rabbit: a minimally invasive technique using specially designed port devices. J Surg Res 2002; 102:119-25. [PMID: 11796007 DOI: 10.1006/jsre.2001.6280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study describes a modified catheterization technique with subcutaneously implanted port catheters to be inserted in a retrograde manner across the aortic valve into the left heart ventricle through the right carotid artery to measure organ perfusion. MATERIALS AND METHODS The specially designed arterial port catheters were implanted in New Zealand rabbits (n = 11, 3.7 +/- 0.1 kg [mean +/- SEM]) under iv anesthesia (medetomidine/ketamine) and single-shot perioperative antibiotic therapy. Hemodynamics were registered continuously during the operation via an ear artery catheter. RESULTS Implantation of ports was performed in all animals (11/11) without major complications (mean operation time: 70 +/- 3 min). We did not observe catheter-associated arrhythmia, fall in mean arterial pressure (MAP before and post OP: 70 +/- 2 and 68 +/- 2 Torr, respectively), or change in arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2 before and post OP: 89 +/- 3 and 95 +/- 2%, respectively). With a specifically modified microsurgical insertion technique, cerebral blood supply was effectively preserved as evidenced from postmortem histological examinations, cerebral blood flow determination with fluorescent microspheres, and measurement of S-100b protein serum concentrations, a specific marker of neuronal damage. The positioning of the catheter tip in the left ventricle was found to be correct in 10/11 animals. CONCLUSIONS Repeated and atraumatic microsphere injections into the left ventricle have become feasible by transcutaneous puncture of subcutaneous port systems over several weeks under light sedation. Hence, this new approach (i) avoids the necessity of repeated intracardiac injections and port insertions via thoracotomy, thus reducing the perioperative stress for the animals, and (ii) allows for the first time minimally invasive repetitive and chronic measurements of regional organ blood flow under various experimental settings.
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The mechanisms of MRP1-drug binding and transport are not clear. In this study, we have characterized the interaction between MRP1 and rhodamine 123 (Rh123) using the photoreactive-iodinated analogue, [(125)I]iodoaryl azido-rhodamine 123 (or IAARh123). Photoaffinity labeling of plasma membranes from HeLa cells transfected with MRP1 cDNA (HeLa-MRP1) with IAARh123 shows the photolabeling of a 190 kDa polypeptide not labeled in HeLa cells transfected with the vector alone. Immunoprecipitation of a 190 kDa photolabeled protein with MRP1-sepcific monoclonal antibodies (QCRL-1, MRPr1, and MRPm6) confirmed the identity of this protein as MRP1. Analysis of MRP1-IAARh123 interactions showed that photolabeling of membranes from HeLa-MRP1 with increasing concentrations of IAARh123 was saturable, and was inhibited with excess of IAARh123. Furthermore, the photoaffinity labeling of MRP1 with IAARh123 was greatly reduced in the presence of excess Leukotreine C(4) or MK571, but to a lesser extent with excess doxorubicin, colchicine or chloroquine. Cell growth assays showed 5-fold and 14-fold increase in the IC(50) of HeLa-MRP1 to Rh123 and the Etoposide VP16 relative to HeLa cells, respectively. Analysis of Rh123 fluorescence in HeLa and HeLa-MRP1 cells with or without ATP suggests that cross-resistance to Rh123 is in part due to reduced drug accumulation in the cytosol of HeLa-MRP1 cells. Mild digestion of purified IAARh123-photolabeled MRP1 with trypsin showed two large polypeptides (approximately 111 and approximately 85 kDa) resulting from cleavage in the linker domain (L1) connecting the multiple-spanning domains MSD0 and MSD1 to MSD2. Exhaustive proteolysis of purified IAARh123-labeled 85 and 111 kDa polypeptides revealed one (6 kDa) and two (approximately 6 plus 4 kDa) photolabeled peptides, respectively. Resolution of total tryptic digest of IAARh123-labeled MRP1 by HPLC showed three radiolabeled peaks consistent with the three Staphylococcus aureus V8 cleaved peptides from the Cleveland maps. Together, the results of this study show direct binding of IAARh123 to three sites that localize to the N- and C-domains of MRP1. Moreover, IAARh123 provides a sensitive and specific probe to study MRP1-drug interactions.
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- R Daoud
- Institute of Parasitology, Macdonald Campus, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada
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Ruetz S, Brault M, Kast C, Hemenway C, Heitman J, Grant CE, Cole SP, Deeley RG, Gros P. Functional expression of the multidrug resistance-associated protein in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Biol Chem 1999; 274:2592. [PMID: 10419350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023] Open
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Ruetz S, Brault M, Kast C, Hemenway C, Heitman J, Grant CE, Cole SP, Deeley RG, Gros P. Retraction: Functional expression of the multidrug resistance-associated protein in the yeastSaccharomyces cerevisiae. J Biol Chem 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)88215-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Reece M, Prawitt D, Landers J, Kast C, Gros P, Housman D, Zabel BU, Pelletier J. Functional characterization of ORCTL2--an organic cation transporter expressed in the renal proximal tubules. FEBS Lett 1998; 433:245-50. [PMID: 9744804 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(98)00907-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Chromosome 11p15.5 harbors a gene or genes involved in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome that confer(s) susceptibility to Wilms' tumor, rhabdomyosarcoma, and hepatoblastoma. We have previously identified a transcript at 11p15.5 which encodes a putative membrane transport protein, designated organic cation transporter-like 2 (ORCTL2), that shares homology with tetracycline resistance proteins and bacterial multidrug resistance proteins. In this report, we have investigated the transport properties of ORCTL2 and show that this protein can confer resistance to chloroquine and quinidine when overexpressed in bacteria. Immunohistochemistry analyses performed with anti-ORCTL2 polyclonal antibodies on human renal sections indicate that ORCTL2 is localized on the apical membrane surface of the proximal tubules. These results suggest that ORCTL2 may play a role in the transport of chloroquine and quinidine related compounds in the kidney.
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- M Reece
- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Que., Canada
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Kast C, Gros P. Epitope insertion favors a six transmembrane domain model for the carboxy-terminal portion of the multidrug resistance-associated protein. Biochemistry 1998; 37:2305-13. [PMID: 9485377 DOI: 10.1021/bi972332v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The overexpression of the multidrug resistance protein, MRP, in mammalian cells is associated with pleiotropic resistance to cytotoxic drugs. MRP is an integral membrane protein which belongs to the family of ATP-binding cassette transporters. Secondary structure predictions combined with biochemical analyses suggest that MRP encodes 11 transmembrane (TM) domains in the amino-terminal half of the protein and four or six transmembrane domains in the carboxy-terminal half of the protein. To gain insight into the membrane topology of the carboxy-terminal half of MRP, small, antigenic hemagglutinin (HA) epitopes (YPYDVPDYAS) were inserted within six predicted hydrophilic subfragments of this region (938, 1001, 1084, 1175, 1222, 1295). These epitope-tagged MRP variants were expressed in HeLa cells to evaluate their ability to confer resistance to the drug etoposide (VP-16). Insertion of the HA epitopes at positions 938, 1001, and 1222 resulted in functional proteins, while epitope insertion at positions 1084, 1175, and 1295 abrogated MRP function. The intracellular versus extracellular location of the HA epitopes present in biologically active MRP variants was then established in intact and permeabilized cells by immunofluorescence using an anti-HA antibody. Epitopes inserted at positions 1001 and 1222 were located on the extracellular side of the plasma membrane, while the epitope inserted at position 938 was located intracellularly. These results are consistent with a six TM rather than a four TM domain model for the membrane portion of the carboxy-terminal half of MRP.
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- C Kast
- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, 3655 Drummond, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1Y6
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Kast C, Gros P. Topology mapping of the amino-terminal half of multidrug resistance-associated protein by epitope insertion and immunofluorescence. J Biol Chem 1997; 272:26479-87. [PMID: 9334225 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.42.26479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The multidrug resistance-associated protein (MRP) is an integral membrane protein that causes multidrug resistance when overexpressed in mammalian cells. Within the ATP-binding cassette superfamily, MRP belongs to a subgroup of structurally and functionally related proteins that includes the yeast cadmium factor 1 and yeast oligomycin resistance I proteins, and the mammalian sulfonylurea receptors SUR1 and SUR2. Hydropathy analysis of these proteins predicts a unique membrane-associated region at the amino terminus followed by a structural unit composed of 12 transmembrane (TM) domains and two nucleotide-binding domains that is characteristic of eukaryotic ATP-binding cassette transporters. The topology of the membrane-associated regions of MRP remains largely unknown and was investigated. Small hemagglutinin epitopes (YPYDVPDYAS) were inserted in predicted hydrophilic segments of the membrane-associated regions from the amino-terminal half of MRP and these proteins were expressed in HeLa cells, and tested for their capacity to confer etoposide resistance. The polarity of the inserted tags with respect to plasma membrane was then deduced by immunofluorescence in intact and permeabilized cells. Insertion of epitopes at positions 4, 163, 271, 574, and 653 produced functional proteins while insertions at positions 127, 417, 461, and 529 abrogated the capacity of MRP to confer drug resistance. Epitopes inserted at positions 4, 163, and 574 were localized extracellularly, whereas those inserted at positions 271 and 653 revealed an intracellular location. Although a single epitope inserted at position 461 was compatible with MRP function, it was inaccessible to the anti-epitope antibody and two copies of the tag at that site abrogated MRP function. These results indicate that the amino terminus of MRP is extracellular, while the linker segment joining the first and second membrane-associated regions is intracellular as is the first nucleotide-binding domain. Our findings are therefore consistent with a topological model of MRP that contains 5 TM segments in the first membrane-associated region and 6 TM segments in the second membrane region.
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- C Kast
- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1Y6, Canada
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Kast C, Canfield V, Levenson R, Gros P. Transmembrane organization of mouse P-glycoprotein determined by epitope insertion and immunofluorescence. J Biol Chem 1996; 271:9240-8. [PMID: 8621583 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.16.9240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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P-glycoprotein (P-gp) is an integral membrane protein that causes multidrug resistance when overexpressed in tumor cells. Efforts to identify the position and polarity of its 12 putative transmembrane (TM) domains have so far failed to yield a consistent topological model. Recently, we have described a method for topology mapping based on the insertion of a small antigenic peptide epitope (YPYDVPDYA) in predicted intra- or extracellular loops of the protein. The tagged proteins are then functionally expressed in Chinese hamster ovary cells, and the polarity of the inserted tag with respect to plasma membrane is deduced by immunofluorescence in intact or permeabilized cells. We previously localized segments between TM1 and TM2, and TM5 and TM6 as extracellular and segments between TM2 and TM3 and downstream of TM6 as intracellular (Kast, C., Canfield, V., Levenson, R., and Gros, P. (1995) Biochemistry 34, 4402-4411). We have now inserted single epitope tags at positions 207, 235, 276, 741, 782, 797, 815, 849, 887, 961, and 1024; double epitope tags at positions 736, 849, and 961; and a triple epitope tag at position 849. Insertions of epitopes at positions 235, 736, 741, 849, 887, 961, and 1024 resulted in functional proteins, whereas insertions at positions 207, 276, 782, 797, and 815 abrogated the capacity of P-gp to confer multidrug resistance. The epitope tags inserted at positions 736, 849, and 961 were localized extracellularly, whereas tags at positions 235, 887, and 1024 mapped intracellularly. These results indicate that the intervening segments separated by TM4-TM5, TM10-TM11, and downstream of TM12 are cytoplasmic; segments delineated by TM7-TM8, TM9-TM10, and TM11-TM12 are extracellular. Our combined analysis of the amino- and carboxyl-terminal halves of P-gp supports a 12-TM domain topology with intracellular amino and carboxyl termini and ATP binding sites and an extracellular glycosylated loop (TM1-TM2) in agreement with hydropathy prediction. These results are clearly distinct from those obtained by the analysis of truncated P-gps in vitro and in heterologous expression systems.
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MESH Headings
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1/analysis
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1/biosynthesis
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1/chemistry
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- CHO Cells
- Cell Membrane/metabolism
- Cell Membrane/ultrastructure
- Cloning, Molecular
- Cricetinae
- DNA, Complementary
- Epitopes/chemistry
- Fluorescent Antibody Technique
- Hemagglutinins
- Mice
- Models, Structural
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutagenesis, Insertional
- Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
- Oligodeoxyribonucleotides
- Protein Conformation
- Protein Structure, Secondary
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/analysis
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/biosynthesis
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/chemistry
- Recombinant Proteins/biosynthesis
- Recombinant Proteins/chemistry
- Sequence Tagged Sites
- Transfection
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- C Kast
- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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The biochemical and genetic analyses of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) have indicated that the membrane-associated regions of P-gp play an important role in drug recognition and drug transport. Predicted transmembrane domain 11 (TM11) maps near a major drug binding site revealed by photoaffinity labeling, and mutations in this domain alter the substrate specificity of P-gp. To investigate further the role of TM11 in P-gp function in general, and substrate specificity in particular, each of the 21 residues of TM11 of the P-gp isoform encoded by the mouse mdr3 gene was independently mutated to alanine, or to glycine in the case of endogenous alanines. After transfection and overexpression in Chinese hamster ovary cells, pools of stable transfectants were analyzed for qualitative or quantitative deviations from the profile of resistance to vinblastine, adriamycin, colchicine, and actinomycin D displayed by the wild-type protein. While mutations at eight of the positions had no effect on P-gp function, 13 mutants showed a 2-10-fold reduction of activity against one of the four drugs tested. Although the phenotype of individual mutants was varied, replacements at most mutation-sensitive positions seemed to affect the drug resistance profiles rather than the overall activity of the mutant P-gp. When TM11 was projected in a alpha-helical configuration, the distribution of deleterious and neutral mutations was not random but segregated with a more hydrophobic (mutation-insensitive) face and a more hydrophilic (mutation-sensitive) face of a putative amphipathic helix. The alternate clustering pattern of deleterious vs neutral mutations in TM11 together with the altered drug resistance profile of deleterious mutants suggest that the more hydrophilic face of the TM11 helix may play an important structural or functional role in drug recognition and transport by P-gp. Finally, the conservation of the two residues most sensitive to mutations (Y949 and Y953) in TM11, and in the homologous TM5, of all mammalian P-gps and also in other ABC transporters, suggests that these residues and domains may play an important role in structural as well as mechanistic aspects common to this family of proteins.
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- M Hanna
- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada USA
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Ruetz S, Brault M, Kast C, Hemenway C, Heitman J, Grant CE, Cole SP, Deeley RG, Gros P. Functional expression of the multidrug resistance-associated protein in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Biol Chem 1996; 271:4154-60. [PMID: 8626756 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.8.4154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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The multidrug resistance-associated protein (MRP) is a member of the ATP binding cassette superfamily of transporters which includes the mammalian P-glycoproteins (P-gp) family. In order to facilitate the biochemical and genetic analyses of MRP, we have expressed human MRP in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and have compared its functional properties to those of the mouse Mdr3 P-gp isoform. Expression of both MRP and Mdr3 in the anthracycline hypersensitive mutant VASY2563 restored cellular resistance to Adriamycin in this mutant. MRP and Mdr3 expression produced pleiotropic effects on drug resistance in this mutant, as corresponding VASY2563 transformants also acquired resistance to the anti-fungal agent FK506 and to the K+/H+ ionophore valinomycin. The appearance of increased cellular resistance to the toxic effect of Adriamycin (ADM) in MRP and Mdr3 transformants was concomitant with a reduced intracellular accumulation of [14C]ADM in spheroplasts prepared from these cells. Moreover, MRP and Mdr3, but not control spheroplasts, could mediate a time-dependent reduction in the overall cell-associated [14C]ADM from preloaded cells, suggesting the presence of an active ADM transport mechanism in MRP and Mdr3 transformants. Finally, human MRP was found to complement the biological activity of the yeast peptide pheromone transporter Ste6 and partially restored mating in a sterile ste6 null mutant. These findings suggest that despite their relatively low level of structural homology, MRP and P-gp share similar functional aspects, since both proteins can mediate transport of chemotherapeutic drugs and the a mating peptide pheromone in yeast.
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- S Ruetz
- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Kast C, Canfield V, Levenson R, Gros P. Membrane topology of P-glycoprotein as determined by epitope insertion: transmembrane organization of the N-terminal domain of mdr3. Biochemistry 1995; 34:4402-11. [PMID: 7535563 DOI: 10.1021/bi00013a032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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P-Glycoproteins (P-gps) are membrane glycoproteins encoded by the mdr gene family, and their overexpression is associated with multidrug resistance (MDR). Sequence analyses of mdr cDNAs predict a protein formed by two symmetrical halves, each composed of six transmembrane (TM) segments and one ATP-binding domain. To determine the topology of the N-terminal half of P-gp, a small antigenic peptide epitope (YPYDVPDYAIEGR) containing part of the hemagglutinin (HA) of influenza virus was inserted at six different positions of the Mdr3 protein (101, 161, 206, 244, 320, and 376). Functional integrity of the modified proteins was tested by measuring their capacity to confer MDR in Chinese hamster ovary cells. Intracellular and extracellular localization of the tag in the full-length protein was determined in intact or permeabilized cells by immunofluorescence using a mouse monoclonal antibody (12CA5) specific for the HA epitope. While insertions at positions 101, 161, 320, and 376 did not alter P-gp function, insertions at positions 206 and 244 abrogated the capacity of P-gp to confer drug resistance. The epitope tags inserted at positions 161 and 376 were found to be located intracellularly, whereas the tags at positions 101 and 320 were located on the extracellular side of the membrane. These results indicate that the intervening segments separating predicted TM1-TM2 and TM5-TM6 correspond to extracellular regions, while the segments linking TM2-TM3 and the one located downstream of TM6 correspond to intracellular regions. These results are consistent with a six TM domain model for the N-terminal half of P-gp with an extracellular glycosylated region (TM1-TM2) and an intracellular ATP-binding site (downstream TM6). Epitope insertion in segments linking TM3-TM4 and TM4-TM5 caused a loss of P-gp function, suggesting that the integrity of these sequences is essential either for drug transport or for proper maturation and accurate targeting of P-gp to the plasma membrane.
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MESH Headings
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1/chemistry
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1/genetics
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1/physiology
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- CHO Cells
- Cell Membrane/chemistry
- Cricetinae
- Drug Resistance, Multiple/genetics
- Epitopes/chemistry
- Epitopes/genetics
- Fluorescent Antibody Technique
- Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus
- Hemagglutinins, Viral/chemistry
- Hemagglutinins, Viral/genetics
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/chemistry
- Transfection
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- C Kast
- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Kast C, Stieger B, Winterhalter KH, Meier PJ. Hepatocellular transport of bile acids. Evidence for distinct subcellular localizations of electrogenic and ATP-dependent taurocholate transport in rat hepatocytes. J Biol Chem 1994; 269:5179-86. [PMID: 8106499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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To investigate whether electrogenic and ATP-dependent taurocholate transport activities are both mediated by the same bile acid-transporting polypeptide in rat liver, we further purified isolated canalicular membrane vesicles by free flow electrophoresis. Removal of most of the contaminating endoplasmic reticulum resulted in a complete loss of electrogenic taurocholate transport from an ecto-ATPase-enriched canalicular membrane subfraction. In contrast, ATP-dependent taurocholate transport remained associated with both an ecto-ATPase-enriched and an ecto-ATPase-free canalicular membrane subfraction. Microsomes containing 64% of total endoplasmic reticulum exhibited saturable electrogenic (Km approximately 270 microM), but no ATP-dependent taurocholate uptake. Golgi membrane vesicles were devoid of any taurocholate transport activity. These results indicate that electrogenic taurocholate transport resides entirely in the endoplasmic reticulum, whereas ATP-dependent bile acid transport is an intrinsic function of the canalicular membrane as well as of a so far unidentified intracellular membrane bound compartment. Hence, the two transport activities are most probably mediated by two different bile acid transporting polypeptides. Furthermore, the finding of ATP-dependent taurocholate transport in virtually ecto-ATPase-free vesicles argues against the concept of primary active bile acid transport being exclusively mediated by the canalicular ecto-ATPase.
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- C Kast
- Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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Kast C, Flück H. [The effects of pulverization on plant drugs with special reference to the active substance content. 2. Changes in drug active substances of folium menthae and fructus foeniculi during the process of pulverization]. Pharm Acta Helv 1967; 42:209-33. [PMID: 5582515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Kast C, Flück H. [The influence of grinding on vegetable drugs with special reference to tent of active ingredients. I. The mechanical processes in pulverizing of dry vegetable drugs, specially in Folium menthae and Fructus foeniculi]. Pharm Acta Helv 1966; 41:346-68. [PMID: 5963135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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