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Title: 2,2',3,5',6-Pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB 95) Is Atropselectively Metabolized to para-Hydroxylated Metabolites by Human Liver Microsomes.

Authors: Uwimana, Eric; Li, Xueshu; Lehmler, Hans-Joachim

Published In Chem Res Toxicol, (2016 Dec 19)

Abstract: Exposure to neurotoxic, chiral PCBs has been associated with neurodevelopmental disorders, but their metabolism in humans remains unexplored. We investigated the enantioselective metabolism of PCB 95 by human liver microsomes (HLMs) to potentially neurotoxic, hydroxylated metabolites (OH-PCBs). OH-PCB profiles formed in experiments with HLMs differed from metabolite profiles reported for rodent species. The second eluting atropisomer of 2,2',3,5',6-pentachlorobiphenyl-4'-ol, the major metabolite, was preferentially formed by all HLM preparations investigated. Differences in metabolite formation rates were observed with single donor HLMs. The metabolism of PCBs and its role in PCB-mediated neurodevelopmental disorders need to be further characterized.

PubMed ID: 27989147 Exiting the NIEHS site

MeSH Terms: Humans; Hydroxylation; Microsomes, Liver/metabolism*; Polychlorinated Biphenyls/metabolism

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