Toxicological Sciences 53, 308-315 (2000)
Copyright © 2000 by the Society of Toxicology
In Vivo Acetylcholinesterase Inhibition, Metabolism, and Toxicokinetics of Aldicarb in Channel Catfish: Role of Biotransformation in Acute Toxicity
* Lilly Research Laboratories, Department of Drug Disposition, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana 46285; and
Department of Pharmacology, Environmental Toxicology Research Program, University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677
The carbamate pesticide, aldicarb, demonstrates significant acute toxicity in mammals, birds, and fish through the inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (AChE), and may present high potential for exposure of aquatic organisms during periods of runoff. Toxicity studies have shown that channel catfish are less sensitive to the acute toxic effects of aldicarb than are rainbow trout or bluegill. An earlier in vitro study suggests that the aldicarb resistance in catfish may be related to a low level of bioactivation to the potent aldicarb sulfoxide. The current study examines the toxicity, AChE inhibition, plasma kinetics, and in vivo metabolism of aldicarb in channel catfish. A 48-h LC50 of 9.7 mg/l was determined for juvenile channel catfish. Mortality was accompanied by dramatic loss of brain AChE. Further characterization of tissue-level effects suggests that muscle AChE plays a causal role in mortality. Aldicarb was metabolized in channel catfish to aldicarb sulfoxide, along with the formation of minor hydrolytic products. The toxicokinetics of aldicarb in catfish are bi-compartmental with rapid elimination (t1/2 = 1.9 h). Plasma AChE was inhibited in a pattern similar to that of the elimination of total aldicarb-derived compounds. A comparison of aldicarb uptake between catfish and rainbow trout showed no difference in compound absorbed in 24 h. The pattern of in vivo metabolism, however, was quite different between these species. Rainbow trout produce significantly more hydrolytic derivatives and have a 3-fold higher aldicarb sulfoxide to aldicarb ratio at 3 h. These data give strength to the hypothesis that a slower rate of bioactivation in the catfish (vs. rainbow trout) is acting as a protective mechanism against the acute toxicity of aldicarb.
Key Words: aldicarb; (TemikTM); 2-methyl-2-(methylthio)propionaldehyde-O-(methylcarbamoyl)oxime; aldicarb sulfoxide; 2-methyl-2-(methylsulfinyl)propionaldehyde-O-(methylcarbamoyl)oxime; channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus); acetylcholinesterase inhibition; carbamate insecticide; aldicarb sulfoxidation; cytochrome P450; flavin-containing monooxygenase; toxicokinetics.
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