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Nakagomi, M. et al.

Nakagomi, Suzuki,

Quantitation of catechol estrogens and their N-acetylcysteine conjugates in urine of rats and hamsters.

A method for the analysis of N-acetylcysteine conjugates of catechol estrogens [catechol estrogen mercapturates (CE SRs)], which are likely to be urinary markers of estrogen-induced tumors, was established in this study. The characteristics of the method that was established were (1) cleanup of urine using the immunoaffinity column of CE SRs, (2) detection of catechol estrogens (CEs) and CE SRs by electrochemical detection, which provided the high specificity, and (3) stability of CE SRs through the cleanup. Using this method, the simultaneous quantitation of 2-hydroxy-17beta-estradiol (2-OHE(2)), 4-hydroxy-17beta-estradiol (4-OHE(2)), 2-hydroxyestrone (2-OHE(1)), 4-hydroxyestrone (4-OHE(1)), 2-hydroxyestrone 1-N-acetylcysteine thioether (2-OHE(1) 1SR), 2-hydroxyestrone 4-N-acetylcysteine thioether (2-OHE(1) 4SR), and 4-hydroxyestrone 2-N-acetylcysteine thioether (4-OHE(1) 2SR) in the range of 1-15 ng was performed. We first demonstrated the presence of CE SRs, 2-OHE(1) 1SR and 2-OHE(1) 4SR, in urine from rats treated intraperitoneally with 17beta-estradiol (E(2)) at a dose of 5 mg/kg. In female rats, the amount of 2-OHE(1) 1SR was several-fold greater than that of 2-OHE(1) 4SR, while the presence of 4-OHE(1) 2SR was not confirmed. The level of CEs and CE SRs in male rats was approximately (1)/(2)-(1)/(20) of that in female rats. The excretion rate following administration of 2-OHE(1) at 2 mg/kg and that following the administration of 4-OHE(1) at 2 mg/kg were different in female rats. In addition, 4-OHE(1) 2SR was present in the urine of male Syrian hamsters treated intraperitoneally with E(2), whereas it was absent in rats.[1]

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Quantitation of catechol estrogens and their N-acetylcysteine conjugates in urine of rats and hamsters. Nakagomi, M., Suzuki, E. Chem. Res. Toxicol. (2000) [Pubmed]

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