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Bovee TF, Heusinkveld HJ, Dodd S, Peijnenburg A, Rijkers D, Blokland M, Sprong RC, Crépet A, Nolles A, Zwart EP, Gremmer ER, Ven LTVD. Dose addition in mixtures of compounds with dissimilar endocrine modes of action in in vitro receptor activation assays and the zebrafish sexual development test. Food Chem Toxicol 2024; 184:114432. [PMID: 38176580 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2023.114432] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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BACKGROUND Human exposure to pesticides is being associated with feminisation for which a decrease of the anogenital distance (AGD) is a sensitive endpoint. Dose addition for the cumulative risk assessment of pesticides in food is considered sufficiently conservative for combinations of compounds with both similar and dissimilar modes of action (MoA). OBJECTIVE The present study was designed to test the dose addition hypothesis in a binary mixture of endocrine active compounds with a dissimilar mode of action for the endpoint feminisation. METHODS Compounds were selected from a list of chemicals of which exposure is related to a decrease of the AGD in rats and completed with reference compounds. These chemicals were characterised using specific in vitro transcriptional activation (TA) assays for estrogenic and androgenic properties, leading to a final selection of dienestrol as an ER-agonist and flutamide, linuron, and deltamethrin as AR-antagonists. These compounds were then tested in an in vivo model, i.e. in zebrafish (Danio rerio), using sex ratio in the population as an endpoint in order to confirm their feminising effect and MoA. Ultimately, the fish model was used to test a binary mixture of flutamide and dienestrol. RESULTS Statistical analysis of the binary mixture of flutamide and dienestrol in the fish sexual development tests (FSDT) with zebrafish supported dose addition.
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- Toine Fh Bovee
- Wageningen Food Safety Research, Akkermaalsbos 2, 6708 WB, Wageningen, the Netherlands.
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- Centre for Health Protection, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), PO Box 1, 3720 BA, Bilthoven, the Netherlands
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research, Akkermaalsbos 2, 6708 WB, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research, Akkermaalsbos 2, 6708 WB, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research, Akkermaalsbos 2, 6708 WB, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research, Akkermaalsbos 2, 6708 WB, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Centre for Nutrition, Prevention and Health Services, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), PO Box 1, 3720 BA, Bilthoven, the Netherlands
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- ANSES, French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety, Risk Assessment Department, Methodology and Studies Unit, 947001, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research, Akkermaalsbos 2, 6708 WB, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Centre for Health Protection, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), PO Box 1, 3720 BA, Bilthoven, the Netherlands
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- Centre for Health Protection, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), PO Box 1, 3720 BA, Bilthoven, the Netherlands
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- Centre for Health Protection, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), PO Box 1, 3720 BA, Bilthoven, the Netherlands
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Nijssen R, Lommen A, van den Top H, van Dam R, Meuleman-Bot C, Tienstra M, Zomer P, Sunarto S, van Tricht F, Blokland M, Mol H. Assessment of exposure to pesticides: residues in 24 h duplicate diets versus their metabolites in 24 h urine using suspect screening and target analysis. Anal Bioanal Chem 2024; 416:635-650. [PMID: 37736840 PMCID: PMC10766712 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-023-04918-x] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
Abstract
Human biomonitoring can add value to chemical risk assessment by reducing the assumptions regarding consumption rates, residue occurrence, and processing effects and by integrating exposures from different sources (diet, household use, environmental). However, the relationship between exposure and concentration in human matrices is unknown for most pesticides. Therefore, we conducted a pilot study to gain more insight into the qualitative and quantitative relationship between dietary intake of pesticides (external exposure) and urinary excretion (reflecting internal exposure). In this cross-sectional observational study, 35 healthy consumers aged 18-65 years from the region of Wageningen, Netherlands, collected an exact duplicate portion of their diets during 24 h. On the same day, they also collected all their urine. The duplicate diets were analyzed using target screening by GC- and LC-HRMS; each duplicate diet contained at least five, up to 21, pesticide residues. The 24 h urine samples were analyzed using LC-HRMS in a suspect screening workflow. Metabolites were tentatively detected in all 24 h urine samples, ranging from six metabolites corresponding to four pesticides up to 40 metabolites originating from 16 pesticides in a single urine sample. In total, 65 metabolites originating from 28 pesticides were tentatively detected. After prioritization and additional confirmation experiments, 28 metabolites originating from 10 pesticides were identified with confidence level 1 or 2b. Next, quantitative analysis was performed for a selection of pesticides in duplicate diets and their metabolites in 24 h urine to assess quantitative relationships. In the quantitative comparisons between duplicate diet and 24 h urine, it was found that some metabolites were already present in the duplicate diet, which may give an overestimation of exposure to the parent pesticide based on measurement of the metabolites in urine. Additionally, the quantitative comparisons suggest a background exposure through other exposure routes. We conclude that suspect screening of 24 h urine samples can disclose exposure to mixtures of pesticide on the same day in the general population. However, more research is needed to obtain quantitative relationships between dietary intake and exposure.
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- R Nijssen
- Wageningen Food Safety Research, part of Wageningen University & Research, Akkermaalsbos 2, 6708 WB, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research, part of Wageningen University & Research, Akkermaalsbos 2, 6708 WB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research, part of Wageningen University & Research, Akkermaalsbos 2, 6708 WB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research, part of Wageningen University & Research, Akkermaalsbos 2, 6708 WB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research, part of Wageningen University & Research, Akkermaalsbos 2, 6708 WB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research, part of Wageningen University & Research, Akkermaalsbos 2, 6708 WB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research, part of Wageningen University & Research, Akkermaalsbos 2, 6708 WB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research, part of Wageningen University & Research, Akkermaalsbos 2, 6708 WB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research, part of Wageningen University & Research, Akkermaalsbos 2, 6708 WB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research, part of Wageningen University & Research, Akkermaalsbos 2, 6708 WB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research, part of Wageningen University & Research, Akkermaalsbos 2, 6708 WB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Jongedijk E, Fifeik M, Arrizabalaga-Larrañaga A, Polzer J, Blokland M, Sterk S. Use of high-resolution mass spectrometry for veterinary drug multi-residue analysis. Food Control 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2022.109488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Vitale CM, Lommen A, Huber C, Wagner K, Garlito Molina B, Nijssen R, Price EJ, Blokland M, van Tricht F, Mol HGJ, Krauss M, Debrauwer L, Pardo O, Leon N, Klanova J, Antignac JP. Harmonized Quality Assurance/Quality Control Provisions for Nontargeted Measurement of Urinary Pesticide Biomarkers in the HBM4EU Multisite SPECIMEn Study. Anal Chem 2022; 94:7833-7843. [PMID: 35616234 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c00061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
A set of quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) criteria for nontargeted measurement of pesticide exposure markers in a large-scale study of human urine has been proposed and applied across five laboratories within the HBM4EU project. Quality control material, including reference standards and fortified pooled urine samples (QC urine) were prepared in a centralized way and distributed across participants to monitor analytical performance and consistency of the liquid chromatography coupled to high-resolution mass spectrometry data generated with a harmonized workflow. Signal intensities, mass accuracy, and retention times of selected QA/QC markers covering a broad range of physicochemical properties were monitored across QC solvent standards, QC urine samples, study urine samples, and procedural blanks, setting acceptance thresholds for repeatability and accuracy. Overall, results showed high repeatability of the collected data. The RSDs of the signal intensities were typically below 20-30% in QC and study samples, with good stability of the chromatographic separation (retention time drift within 2-4 s intrabatch and 5 s interbatch) and excellent mass accuracy (average error < 2 ppm). The use of the proposed criteria allowed for the identification of handling errors, instrumental issues, and potential batch effects. This is the first elaboration of harmonized QA/QC criteria applied across multiple laboratories to assess the quality of data generated by nontargeted analysis of human samples.
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen 6708 WB, The Netherlands
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- Department of Effect-Directed Analysis, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Leipzig 04318, Germany.,Institute of Ecology, Diversity and Evolution, Goethe University Frankfurt Biologicum, Campus Riedberg, Frankfurt am Main 60438, Germany
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- FISABIO (Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research of the Valencia Region), Valencia 46020, Spain
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen 6708 WB, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen 6708 WB, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen 6708 WB, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen 6708 WB, The Netherlands
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- Department of Effect-Directed Analysis, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Leipzig 04318, Germany
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- FISABIO (Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research of the Valencia Region), Valencia 46020, Spain
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- FISABIO (Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research of the Valencia Region), Valencia 46020, Spain
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- RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno 60200, Czech Republic
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Costermans NGJ, Soede NM, van Tricht F, Blokland M, Kemp B, Keijer J, Teerds KJ. Follicular fluid steroid profile in sows: relationship to follicle size and oocyte quality†. Biol Reprod 2021; 102:740-749. [PMID: 31786607 PMCID: PMC7068110 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioz217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [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: 10/17/2019] [Revised: 11/21/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Identification of reliable characteristics of follicle quality and developmental competence has been pursued in numerous studies, but with inconsistent outcomes. Here, we aimed to identify these characteristics by analysis of the follicular fluid (FF) steroid profile in relation to cumulus-oocyte complex (COC) morphology and follicle size, followed by molecular substantiation. Multiparous sows at weaning were used to facilitate analysis at the start of the follicular phase of the oestrus cycle. Sows with a higher average follicle size (≥5 mm vs. < 5 mm) had a higher follicular fluid β-estradiol concentration, but did not differ in other measured steroids. Sows with high compared to low percentage high-quality COCs (<70% vs. ≥70% high-quality) had follicular fluid with a higher concentration of β-estradiol, 19-norandrostenedione, progesterone, and α-testosterone, while the concentration of cortisol was lower. Transcriptome analysis of granulosa cells of healthy follicles of sows with a high percentage high-quality COCs showed higher abundance of transcripts involved in ovarian steroidogenesis (e.g., CYP19A2 and 3, POR, VEGFA) and growth (IGF1) and differential abundance of transcripts involved in granulosa cell apoptosis (e.g., GADD45A, INHBB). Differences in aromatase transcript abundance (CYP19A1, 2 and 3) were confirmed at the protein level. In addition, sows with a high percentage high-quality COCs lost less weight during lactation and had higher plasma IGF1 concentration at weaning, which may have affected COC quality. To the best of our knowledge, this study is also the first to report the relation between FF steroid profile and COC quality.
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- N G J Costermans
- Human and Animal Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands.,Adaptation Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Adaptation Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research (WFSR), Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research (WFSR), Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Adaptation Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Human and Animal Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Human and Animal Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Costermans NGJ, Teerds KJ, Middelkoop A, Roelen BAJ, Schoevers EJ, van Tol HTA, Laurenssen B, Koopmanschap RE, Zhao Y, Blokland M, van Tricht F, Zak L, Keijer J, Kemp B, Soede NM. Consequences of negative energy balance on follicular development and oocyte quality in primiparous sows†. Biol Reprod 2021; 102:388-398. [PMID: 31504218 PMCID: PMC7016286 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioz175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [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: 06/19/2019] [Revised: 08/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Metabolic demands of modern hybrid sows have increased over the years, which increases the chance that sows enter a substantial negative energy balance (NEB) during lactation. This NEB can influence the development of follicles and oocytes that will give rise to the next litter. To study effects of a lactational NEB on follicular development, we used 36 primiparous sows of which 18 were subjected to feed restriction (3.25 kg/day) and 18 were full-fed (6.5 kg/day) during the last 2 weeks of a 24.1 ± 0.3 day lactation. Feed restriction resulted in a 70% larger lactational body weight loss and 76% higher longissimus dorsi depth loss, but similar amounts of backfat loss compared to the full fed sows. These changes were accompanied by lower plasma insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) and higher plasma creatinine levels in the restricted sows from the last week of lactation onward. Ovaries were collected 48 h after weaning. Restricted sows had a lower average size of the 15 largest follicles (−26%) and cumulus–oocyte complexes showed less expansion after 22 h in vitro maturation (−26%). Less zygotes of restricted sows reached the metaphase stage 24 h after in vitro fertilization and showed a higher incidence of polyspermy (+89%). This shows that feed restriction had severe consequences on oocyte developmental competence. Follicular fluid of restricted sows had lower IGF1 (−56%) and steroid levels (e.g., β-estradiol, progestins, and androgens), which indicated that follicles of restricted sows were less competent to produce steroids and growth factors needed for oocytes to obtain full developmental competence.
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- N G J Costermans
- Human and Animal Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands.,Adaptation Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Human and Animal Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Adaptation Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Adaptation Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Adaptation Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Human and Animal Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research (WFSR), Wageningen University & Research, Akkermaalsbos 2, 6708WB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research (WFSR), Wageningen University & Research, Akkermaalsbos 2, 6708WB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- TopigsNorsvin Research Center B. V., Beuningen, The Netherlands
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- Human and Animal Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Adaptation Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Adaptation Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Piai L, Blokland M, van der Wal A, Langenhoff A. Biodegradation and adsorption of micropollutants by biological activated carbon from a drinking water production plant. J Hazard Mater 2020; 388:122028. [PMID: 31955023 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [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: 10/11/2019] [Revised: 12/18/2019] [Accepted: 01/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The presence of micropollutants in surface water is a potential threat for the production of high quality and safe drinking water. Adsorption of micropollutants onto granular activated carbon (GAC) in fixed-bed filters is often applied as a polishing step in the production of drinking water. Activated carbon can act as a carrier material for biofilm, hence biodegradation can be an additional removal mechanism for micropollutants in GAC filters. To assess the potential of biofilm to biodegrade micropollutants, it is necessary to distinguish adsorption from biodegradation as a removal mechanism. We performed experiments at 5 °C and 20 °C with biologically active and autoclaved GAC to assess the biodegradation of micropollutants by the biofilm grown on the GAC surface. Ten micropollutants were selected as model compounds. Three of them, iopromide, iopamidol and metformin, were biodegraded by the GAC biofilm. Additionally, we observed that temperature can increase or decrease adsorption, depending on the micropollutant studied. Finally, we compared the adsorption capacity of GAC used for more than 100,000 bed volumes and fresh GAC. We demonstrated that used GAC shows a higher adsorption capacity for guanylurea, metformin and hexamethylenetetramine and only a limited reduction in adsorption capacity for diclofenac and benzotriazole compared to fresh GAC.
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- Laura Piai
- Environmental Technology, Wageningen University & Research, P.O. Box 17, 6700 AA Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research - Wageningen University & Research, P.O. Box 230, 6708 WB, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Environmental Technology, Wageningen University & Research, P.O. Box 17, 6700 AA Wageningen, the Netherlands; Evides Water Company, PO Box 4472, 3006 AL, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Environmental Technology, Wageningen University & Research, P.O. Box 17, 6700 AA Wageningen, the Netherlands.
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Costermans NGJ, Soede NM, Blokland M, van Tricht F, Keijer J, Kemp B, Teerds KJ. Steroid profile of porcine follicular fluid and blood serum: Relation with follicular development. Physiol Rep 2019; 7:e14320. [PMID: 31883224 PMCID: PMC6934872 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to identify follicular fluid (FF) steroids which reflect follicular development in the early stages of the follicular phase and to establish whether the levels of these FF steroids correspond to their levels in serum. If these relations are established, serum steroid profiles may be used to monitor follicular development already in this early stage of the follicular phase. We used samples of two experiments, one with multiparous sows at the onset of the follicular phase (weaning) and one with primiparous sows at the midfollicular phase (48 hr after weaning). Complete steroid profiles were measured in pooled FF of the 15 largest follicles and serum using high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. In experiment 1, pooled FF volume, as a measure for average follicle size, tended to be positively related to higher FF 17β-estradiol levels (β = 0.56, p = .08). In experiment 2, a larger FF volume was related not only to FF higher 17β-estradiol levels (β = 2.11, p < .001) but also to higher levels of β-nortestosterone (β = 1.15, p < .0001) and its metabolite 19-norandrostenedione (β = 1.27, p < .01). In addition, FF volume was related to higher FF 17α-OH-pregnenolone (β = 1.63, p = .03) and 17α-OH-progesterone (β = 1.83, p < .001), which could indicate that CYP17,20-lyase activity is limiting for 17β-estradiol production in larger follicles at the beginning of the follicular phase. In serum, most of the steroids were present at lower levels compared to FF, except for the corticosteroids. Serum progestins and androgens were never related to follicle pool volume and steroid levels did not differ in the midfollicular phase compared to the onset of the follicular phase in the second experiment. Serum steroid levels therefore poorly reflect the developmental stage of the follicle pool in the first half of the follicular phase of the estrous cycle in sows.
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- Natasja G J Costermans
- Human and Animal Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands.,Adaptation Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Adaptation Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research (WFSR), Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research (WFSR), Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Human and Animal Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Adaptation Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Human and Animal Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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In this paper, the past, present, and (possible) future of the European analytical criteria for residues are described. The elaboration of the revision of Commission Decision 93/256/EC was a long process starting in 1996 and ending with the formation of a European Commission (EC) working group in 1998. This working group took account of developments in scientific and technical knowledge at that time and produced a draft version of the revision within 6 months. The revision, finally published in 2002 (2002/657/EC), includes new ideas on the identification of analytes and the criteria for performance assessment as well as validation procedures. Currently (2009), the evolution in analytical equipment and progress in scientific research, accompanied by recent European regulatory changes, demands an update or revision of the 2002/657/EC.
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- Lynn Vanhaecke
- Ghent University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Laboratory of Chemical Analysis, Salisburylaan 133, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL), EC Community Reference Laboratory for Residues, P.O. Box 110260, D-10832 Berlin, Germany
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- LABoratoire d'Etudes des Rsidus et Contaminants dans les Aliments (LABERCA), ONIRIS, Atlanple de Chantrerie, Route de Gachet, BP 50707, 44307 Nantes Cedex 03, France
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- RIKILTInstitute of Food Safety, European Community Reference Laboratory (CRL), P.O. Box 230, 6700 AE Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- LABERCA, ONIRIS, Atlanple de Chantrerie, Route de Gachet, BP 50707, 44307 Nantes Cedex 03, France
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- RIKILTInstitute of Food Safety, CRL, P.O. Box 230, 6700 AE Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Ghent University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Laboratory of Chemical Analysis, Salisburylaan 133, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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Lommen A, Elaradi A, Vonaparti A, Blokland M, Nielen MW, Saad KA, Abushreeda WM, Horvatovich P, Al-Muraikhi AE, Al-Maadheed M, Georgakopoulos C. Ultra-fast retroactive processing of liquid chromatography high-resolution full-scan Orbitrap mass spectrometry data in anti-doping screening of human urine. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom 2019; 33:1578-1588. [PMID: 31240795 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.8507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2019] [Revised: 06/08/2019] [Accepted: 06/12/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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RATIONALE Retroactive analysis of previously tested urine samples has become an important sports anti-doping tool. Retroactive reprocessing of old data files acquired from a generic screening procedure can reveal detection of initially unknown substances, like illegal drugs and newly identified metabolites. METHODS To be able to efficiently search through hundreds to thousands of liquid chromatography high-resolution full-scan Orbitrap mass spectrometry data files of anti-doping samples, a combination of MetAlign and HR_MS_Search software has been developed. MetAlign reduced the data size ca 100-fold making possible local storage of a massive volume of data. RESULTS The newly developed HR_MS_Search module can search through the reduced data files for new compounds (mass or isotope pattern) defined by mass windows and retention time windows. A search for 33 analytes in 940 reduced data files lasted 10 s. The output of the automatic search was compared to the standard manual routine evaluation. The results of searching were evaluated in terms of false negatives and false positives. The newly banned b2-agonist higenamine and its metabolite coclaurine were successfully searched in reduced data files originating from a testing period for which these substances were not banned, as an example of retroactive analysis. CONCLUSIONS The freeware MetAlign software and its automatic searching module HR_MS_Search facilitated the retroactive reprocessing of reduced full-scan high-resolution liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry screening data files and created a new tool in anti-doping laboratories' network.
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- Arjen Lommen
- RIKILT Wageningen University and Research, PO Box 230, 6700 AE, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- RIKILT Wageningen University and Research, PO Box 230, 6700 AE, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- RIKILT Wageningen University and Research, PO Box 230, 6700 AE, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- University of Groningen, PO Box 196, 9700 AD, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Piai L, Dykstra JE, Adishakti MG, Blokland M, Langenhoff AAM, van der Wal A. Diffusion of hydrophilic organic micropollutants in granular activated carbon with different pore sizes. Water Res 2019; 162:518-527. [PMID: 31277934 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [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: 02/14/2019] [Revised: 05/09/2019] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Hydrophilic organic micropollutants are commonly detected in source water used for drinking water production. Effective technologies to remove these micropollutants from water include adsorption onto granular activated carbon in fixed-bed filters. The rate-determining step in adsorption using activated carbon is usually the adsorbate diffusion inside the porous adsorbent. The presence of mesopores can facilitate diffusion, resulting in higher adsorption rates. We used two different types of granular activated carbon, with and without mesopores, to study the adsorption rate of hydrophilic micropollutants. Furthermore, equilibrium studies were performed to determine the affinity of the selected micropollutants for the activated carbons. A pore diffusion model was applied to the kinetic data to obtain pore diffusion coefficients. We observed that the adsorption rate is influenced by the molecular size of the micropollutant as well as the granular activated carbon pore size.
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- Laura Piai
- Environmental Technology, Wageningen University & Research, P.O. Box 17, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Environmental Technology, Wageningen University & Research, P.O. Box 17, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Environmental Technology, Wageningen University & Research, P.O. Box 17, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research, Wageningen University & Research, P.O. Box 230, 6708 WB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Environmental Technology, Wageningen University & Research, P.O. Box 17, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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- Environmental Technology, Wageningen University & Research, P.O. Box 17, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands; Evides Water Company, P.O. Box 4472, 3006 AL, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Abushareeda W, Tienstra M, Lommen A, Blokland M, Sterk S, Kraiem S, Horvatovich P, Nielen M, Al-Maadheed M, Georgakopoulos C. Comparison of gas chromatography/quadrupole time-of-flight and quadrupole Orbitrap mass spectrometry in anti-doping analysis: I. Detection of anabolic-androgenic steroids. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom 2018; 32:2055-2064. [PMID: 30216576 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.8281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2018] [Revised: 08/12/2018] [Accepted: 09/07/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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RATIONALE The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) encourages drug-testing laboratories to develop screening methods that can detect as many doping substances as possible in urine. The use of full-scan high-resolution acquisition (FS/HR) with gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) for the detection of known and unknown trimethylsilyl (TMS) derivatives of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) provides anti-doping testing bodies with a new analytical tool. METHODS The AAS were extracted from urine samples by generic liquid-liquid extraction, after enzymatic hydrolysis, and TMS derivatization. The extracted urine was analyzed by GC/Q-TOF and GC/Q-Orbitrap to compare the performance of the two instrument types for the detection of 46 AAS in human urine. The quantitation of endogenous anabolic steroids and the ability of the two analytical platforms to comply with the requirements for testing as part of the WADA Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) were also assessed. RESULTS The data presented show that the analytical performance for both instruments complies with the WADA specifications. The limits of detection (LODs) for both instruments are well below the WADA 50% Minimum Required Performance Levels. The mass errors in the current study for the GC/Q-Orbitrap platform are lower than those obtained for the GC/Q-TOF instrument. CONCLUSIONS The data presented herein proved that both molecular profiling platforms can be used for antidoping screening. The mass accuracies are excellent in both instruments; however, the GC/Q-Orbitrap performs better as it provides higher resolution than the GC/Q-TOF platform.
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- Wadha Abushareeda
- Anti-Doping Lab Qatar, Sports City Road, P.O. Box 27775, Sports City, Doha, Qatar
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- RIKILT, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 230, 6700 AE, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- RIKILT, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 230, 6700 AE, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- RIKILT, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 230, 6700 AE, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- RIKILT, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 230, 6700 AE, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Anti-Doping Lab Qatar, Sports City Road, P.O. Box 27775, Sports City, Doha, Qatar
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- University of Groningen, P.O. Box 196, 9700 AD, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- RIKILT, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 230, 6700 AE, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Anti-Doping Lab Qatar, Sports City Road, P.O. Box 27775, Sports City, Doha, Qatar
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Weesepoel Y, Heenan S, Boerrigter-Eenling R, Venderink T, Blokland M, van Ruth S. Protocatechuic Acid Levels Discriminate Between Organic and Conventional Wheat from Denmark. Chimia (Aarau) 2016; 70:360-3. [DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2016.360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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van den Broek I, Blokland M, Nessen MA, Sterk S. Current trends in mass spectrometry of peptides and proteins: Application to veterinary and sports-doping control. Mass Spectrom Rev 2015; 34:571-594. [PMID: 24375671 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [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: 08/05/2013] [Revised: 11/12/2013] [Accepted: 11/12/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Detection of misuse of peptides and proteins as growth promoters is a major issue for sport and food regulatory agencies. The limitations of current analytical detection strategies for this class of compounds, in combination with their efficacy in growth-promoting effects, make peptide and protein drugs highly susceptible to abuse by either athletes or farmers who seek for products to illicitly enhance muscle growth. Mass spectrometry (MS) for qualitative analysis of peptides and proteins is well-established, particularly due to tremendous efforts in the proteomics community. Similarly, due to advancements in targeted proteomic strategies and the rapid growth of protein-based biopharmaceuticals, MS for quantitative analysis of peptides and proteins is becoming more widely accepted. These continuous advances in MS instrumentation and MS-based methodologies offer enormous opportunities for detection and confirmation of peptides and proteins. Therefore, MS seems to be the method of choice to improve the qualitative and quantitative analysis of peptide and proteins with growth-promoting properties. This review aims to address the opportunities of MS for peptide and protein analysis in veterinary control and sports-doping control with a particular focus on detection of illicit growth promotion. An overview of potential peptide and protein targets, including their amino acid sequence characteristics and current MS-based detection strategies is, therefore, provided. Furthermore, improvements of current and new detection strategies with state-of-the-art MS instrumentation are discussed for qualitative and quantitative approaches.
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- Irene van den Broek
- RIKILT Wageningen UR, Institute of Food Safety, Akkermaalsbos 2, 6708, WB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Albinusdreef 2, 2333, ZA, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- RIKILT Wageningen UR, Institute of Food Safety, Akkermaalsbos 2, 6708, WB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- RIKILT Wageningen UR, Institute of Food Safety, Akkermaalsbos 2, 6708, WB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- RIKILT Wageningen UR, Institute of Food Safety, Akkermaalsbos 2, 6708, WB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Bovee TFH, Blokland M, Kersten S, Hamers ARM, Heskamp HH, Essers ML, Nielen MWF, van Ginkel LA. Bioactivity screening and mass spectrometric confirmation for the detection of PPARδ agonists that increase type 1 muscle fibres. Anal Bioanal Chem 2013; 406:705-13. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-013-7520-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2013] [Revised: 11/13/2013] [Accepted: 11/18/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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van Amsterdam J, Sleijffers A, van Spiegel P, Blom R, Witte M, van de Kassteele J, Blokland M, Steerenberg P, Opperhuizen A. Effect of ammonia in cigarette tobacco on nicotine absorption in human smokers. Food Chem Toxicol 2011; 49:3025-30. [PMID: 22001171 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2011.09.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2011] [Revised: 09/28/2011] [Accepted: 09/29/2011] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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The function of ammonia as tobacco additive is subject of scientific debate. It is argued that ammonia, by increasing the proportion of free nicotine, increases the absorption of nicotine in smokers. As a result of the addition of ammonia to cigarettes, smokers get exposed to higher internal nicotine doses and become more addicted to the product. On two occasions, the nicotine absorption in blood was measured after smoking a commercial cigarette of either brand 1 or brand 2, which differed 3.8-fold in ammonium salt content. Using a standardized smoking regime (six puffs, 30 s puff interval, 7 s breath hold before exhalation), 51 regular smokers smoked brand 1 (Caballero Smooth Flavor; 0.89 mg ammonium per gram tobacco) and brand 2 (Gauloise Brunes; 3.43 mg ammonium per gram tobacco). Puff volumes and cardiovascular parameters were monitored during and following smoking, respectively. Measurement of serum nicotine level in the blood samples collected over time following smoking of the two brands, showed that total amount of nicotine absorbed did not differ between the two brands. Present results demonstrate that smoking tobacco containing a higher amount of the tobacco additive ammonium does not increase the absorption of nicotine in the smoker's body.
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- Jan van Amsterdam
- National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), PO Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
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Vanhaecke L, Gowlk P, Le Bizec B, Van Ginkel L, Bichon E, Blokland M, De Brabander HF. European analytical criteria: past, present, and future. J AOAC Int 2011; 94:360-372. [PMID: 21563669] [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: 05/30/2023]
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In this paper, the past, present, and (possible) future of the European analytical criteria for residues are described. The elaboration of the revision of Commission Decision 9312561EC was a long process starting in 1996 and ending with the formation of a European Commission (EC) working group in 1998. This working group took account of developments in scientific and technical knowledge at that time and produced a draft version of the revision within 6 months. The revision, finally published in 2002 (2002/657/EC), includes new ideas on the identification of analytes and the criteria for performance assessment as well as validation procedures. Currently (2009), the evolution in analytical equipment and progress in scientific research, accompanied by recent European regulatory changes, demands an update or revision of the 2002/657/EC.
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- Lynn Vanhaecke
- Ghent University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Laboratory of Chemical Analysis, Salisburylaan 133, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium.
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Osman AM, Pennings JLA, Blokland M, Peijnenburg A, van Loveren H. Protein expression profiling of mouse thymoma cells upon exposure to the trichothecene deoxynivalenol (DON): implications for its mechanism of action. J Immunotoxicol 2010; 7:147-156. [PMID: 20672443] [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: 05/29/2023] Open
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The objective of this work was to investigate whether proteomic analysis of thymoma cells treated with the trichothecene deoxynivalenol (DON) as compared to non-treated (control) cells would reveal differential protein expression, and thus would contribute to a better understanding of the mechanisms of its toxicity. For that purpose the mouse thymoma cell line EL4 was exposed to 0.5 microM DON for 6 hr. A total of 30 proteins were affected after exposure of EL4 cells to DON. Most of these proteins were up-regulated and included key metabolic enzymes (e.g., fatty acid synthase, aldose reductase, carbamoyl phosphate synthetase, glucose-6-phosphate isomerase), chaperones (e.g., HSP9AB1 and HSP70), enzymes implicated in protein folding (PDI and ERO1-l alpha), and proteins involved in protein degradation (ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme (E1) and proteasome subunit alpha type-1). In addition, an IgE-binding protein with a molecular weight of 60 kDa and My-binding protein 1a (MYBBP1A), a transcription factor, were found to be up-regulated by DON. The observed up-regulation of MYBBP1A, a known repressor of a number of transcription factors such as PGC-1 alpha, C-myb, and p65 of the NF-kappaB family, suggests that this protein might play a role in the mechanism of DON toxicity.
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- Ahmed M Osman
- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
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Osman AM, van Dartel DAM, Zwart E, Blokland M, Pennings JLA, Piersma AH. Proteome profiling of mouse embryonic stem cells to define markers for cell differentiation and embryotoxicity. Reprod Toxicol 2010; 30:322-32. [PMID: 20553848 DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2010.05.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2010] [Revised: 05/12/2010] [Accepted: 05/20/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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In search for alternative methods for developmental toxicity testing, we investigated whether embryonic stem cell (ESC) differentiation and its modulation by toxic exposure could be monitored by proteome profiling. We compared the proteomes of mouse ESC, differentiating ESC (DIF) and differentiating ESC exposed to the embryotoxicant monobutyl phthalate (MBP). Experiments were performed in duplicates for each cell culture and the proteins extracted from the cells were separated by one-dimensional SDS-PAGE. The identified proteins were quantified using a label-free quantitative method based on counting the observed peptides as an index of protein abundance. Fifty-seven proteins were upregulated in DIF relative to ESC, whereas 42 proteins were downregulated. Most of the upregulated proteins could be correlated with cardiomyocyte functionality. In contrast, the downregulated proteins were principally pluripotency markers, chaperones and ribosomal proteins. Higher expression levels of enzymes involved in DNA mismatch repair (MSH6) and in methylation reactions (MAT2A, AHCY) were also detected in the ESC, suggesting that these processes are more active in the ESC. In addition, the detection of gluthatione S-transferase alpha 4 (GSTA4) and Park7 DJ-1 protein (antioxidant) in ESC indicates that these cells have potential detoxification mechanisms. Furthermore, MBP affected the expression of 33 proteins, including MYH6, a cardiomyocyte-specific protein, which was significantly downregulated. MBP also affected the expression levels of chaperones, metabolic enzymes and chromatin modulating proteins, suggesting that MBP alters the differentiation process. Western blot analysis of MYH6 and HSPB1 confirmed the proteomic data. In addition, a favorable correlation was observed between protein expression and published changes in the expression of related genes at the transcriptomics level. Together, the results reveal potential protein markers that may be used as endpoints in an ESC based animal free alternative test for embryotoxicity though further studies are required for confirmation.
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- Ahmed M Osman
- Laboratory for Health Protection Research, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
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Osman AM, Pennings JLA, Blokland M, Peijnenburg A, van Loveren H. Protein expression profiling of mouse thymoma cells upon exposure to the trichothecene deoxynivalenol (DON): Implications for its mechanism of action. J Immunotoxicol 2009; 6:174-83. [DOI: 10.3109/15476910903496691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Osman AM, Kol SV, Peijnenburg A, Blokland M, Pennings JLA, Kleinjans JCS, Loveren HV. Proteomic analysis of mouse thymoma EL4 cells treated with bis(tri-n-butyltin)oxide (TBTO). J Immunotoxicol 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/15476910903051723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Kabak B, Brandon EFA, Var I, Blokland M, Sips AJAM. Effects of probiotic bacteria on the bioaccessibility of aflatoxin B(1) and ochratoxin A using an in vitro digestion model under fed conditions. J Environ Sci Health B 2009; 44:472-480. [PMID: 20183052 DOI: 10.1080/03601230902935154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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In the present study, we aimed at determining the release of aflatoxin B(1) (AFB(1)) and ochratoxin A (OTA) from different food products in the gastro-intestinal tract in the absence and presence of probiotics, a possible adsorbent. The average bioaccessibility of AFB(1) and OTA without probiotics was about 90%, and 30%, respectively, depending on several factors, such as food product, contamination level, compound and type of contamination (spiked versus naturally contaminated). The six probiotic bacteria showed varying binding capacity to AFB(1) and OTA depending on the bacterial strain, toxin studied, type of food and contamination level. A reduction to a maximum of 37% and 73% as observed for the bioaccessibility of AFB(1) and OTA in the presence of probiotic bacteria, respectively. This is the first report on the effect of probiotic bacteria on reducing the fraction of mycotoxins available for absorption in the gastrointestinal tract from different food products.
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- Bulent Kabak
- Department of Food Engineering, Hitit University, Corum, Turkey.
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Rouse M, Blokland M, Martin R, Söderbaum P. Workshop 2 (synthesis): principles for management of urban water services. Water Sci Technol 2005; 51:59. [PMID: 16007928] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The main conclusion of the workshop was that there is a widespread need for reform in the water sector, with clear separation of policy, regulatory and service delivery functions in the management of urban water services.
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- M Rouse
- IWA, 12 Caxton St, London SWIH 0QS, UK.
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Launay FM, Ribeiro L, Alves P, Vozikis V, Tsitsamis S, Alfredsson G, Sterk SS, Blokland M, Iitia A, Lövgren T, Tuomola M, Gordon A, Kennedy DG. Prevalence of zeranol, taleranol andFusariumspp. toxins in urine: implications for the control of zeranol abuse in the European Union. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 21:833-9. [PMID: 15666976 DOI: 10.1080/02652030400002121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [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: 10/26/2022]
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There is currently little information concerning the prevalence of zeranol and taleranol in animal urine following metabolism of the naturally occurring Fusarium spp. toxins. An epidemiological study is described which involves four European Union control laboratories in which 8008 urine samples were screened for the presence of zeranol using a time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay (TR-FIA). Of these samples, 93.6% screened negative for zeranol. All samples testing positive for zeranol were then analysed with a confirmatory method. Based on the confirmatory results, the TR-FIA-positive samples were then categorized as false-positive, true-positive or 'equivocal' (zeranol/taleranol and the Fusarium spp. toxins detected). The true-positive samples represented only 0.05% of the total number of samples (n = 4). After statistical analysis, 170 of 174 equivocal samples proved to belong to a 'normal' population in which the amount of zeranol/taleranol could be related to the total amount of Fusarium spp. toxins through a linear regression with a 99% prediction interval. This suggested that the presence of zeranol in these samples might be due to in vivo metabolism of the Fusarium spp. toxins. The presence of zeranol in the four remaining 'outliers' might be attributable to zeranol abuse rather than to natural contamination. The results are of interest for control laboratories as they might provide an analytical tool to help distinguish between abuse and natural contamination in zeranol testing.
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- F M Launay
- Department of Veterinary Science, Queen's University Belfast, Stoney Road, Belfast BT4 3SD, UK
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Cooper KM, Ribeiro L, Alves P, Vozikis V, Tsitsamis S, Alfredsson G, Lövgren T, Tuomola M, Takalo H, Iitia A, Sterk SS, Blokland M, Kennedy DG. Interlaboratory ring test of time-resolved fluoroimmunoassays for zeranol and alpha-zearalenol and comparison with zeranol test kits. Food Addit Contam 2003; 20:804-12. [PMID: 13129775 DOI: 10.1080/0265203031000156097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Many zeranol immunoassay test kits cross-react with toxins formed by naturally occurring Fusarium spp. fungi, leading to false-positive screening results. This paper describes the evaluation and application of recently published, dry reagent time-resolved fluoroimmunoassays (TR-FIA) for zeranol and the toxin alpha-zearalenol. A ring test of bovine urine fortified with zeranol and/or alpha-zearalenol in four European Union National Reference Laboratories demonstrated that the TR-FIA tests were accurate and robust. The alpha-zearalenol TR-FIA satisfactorily quantified alpha-zearalenol in urine fortified at 10-30 ng ml(-1). The specificity-enhanced zeranol TR-FIA accurately quantified zeranol in the range 2-5 ng ml(-1) and gave no false-positive results in blank urine, even in the presence of 30 ng ml(-1) alpha-zearalenol. Zeranol TR-FIA specificity was demonstrated further by analysing incurred zeranol-free urine samples containing natural Fusarium spp. toxins. The TR-FIA yielded no false-positive results in the presence of up to 22 ng ml(-1) toxins. The performance of four commercially available zeranol immunoassay test kits was more variable. Three kits produced many false-positive results. One kit produced only one potential false-positive using a protocol that was longer than that of the TR-FIA. These TR-FIAs will be valuable tools to develop inspection criteria to distinguish illegal zeranol abuse from contamination arising from in vivo metabolism of Fusarium spp. toxins.
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- K M Cooper
- Queen's University Belfast, Department of Veterinary Science, Belfast, UK
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For a number of species it is known that nortestosterone, either the alpha- or beta-epimer, can be of endogenous origin. For goats and mares similar results have not yet been published. As a follow-up on the experiments with cattle, a large number of urine samples per animal were collected from pregnant goats, sheep and mares. These samples were analysed for the presence of alpha- and beta-nortestosterone and alpha-estradiol using GC-MS. The results show that in the goats and mares studied alpha-nortestosterone is present during pregnancy. In this study no alpha-nortestosterone could be demonstrated in sheep. From our study and recently published data, however, it is proven that alpha-nortestosterone can occur endogenously.
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- S Sterk
- National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), European Union Community Reference Laboratory, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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