Bisphenol A glucuronide/sulfate diconjugate in perfused liver of rats

• Published in: Journal of Veterinary Medical Science Vol. 78; no. 5; pp. 733 - 737
• Main Authors: INOUE, Hiroki, KEMANAI, Shino, SANO, Chie, KATO, Seiyu, YOKOTA, Hiroshi, IWANO, Hidetomo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE 2016; Japan Science and Technology Agency; The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science
• Subjects: Animals; Benzhydryl Compounds - analysis; Benzhydryl Compounds - metabolism; bisphenol A; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; diconjugation; Female; glucuronide conjugation; Glucuronides - analysis; Glucuronides - metabolism; Liver - chemistry; Liver - metabolism; liver perfusion; Male; Perfusion; Phenols - analysis; Phenols - metabolism; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; sulfate conjugation; Sulfates - analysis; Sulfates - metabolism; Toxicology
• ISSN: 0916-7250; 1347-7439
• DOI: 10.1292/jvms.15-0573

In isolated hepatocytes, the environmental estrogen bisphenol A (BPA) is metabolized into a mono-glucuronide and a glucuronide/sulfate diconjugate. Little is known about the fate of the diconjugate in the liver. The present study focused on the metabolism and dispostion of BPA diconjugate in the liver using a perfusion method. In Sprague-Dawley rats, BPA (15,150 or 1,500 nmol) was applied into the liver. In male rats, the infused BPA was conjugated to both glucuronide and a diconjugate during passage through the liver. The diconjugate was observed at high-dose application of the substrate. In female rats, the chemical was conjugated almost exclusively to the glucuronide in all doses utilized in this study. In both the male and female rats, the resultant metabolites were preferentially excreted into the bile. These results suggest that BPA is conjugated primarily to mono-glucuronide in rat liver; and that in males, diconjugate production occurs under conditions of high-dose exposure to BPA.