Determination of the pyrethroid insecticide metabolite 3-PBA in plasma and urine samples from farmer and consumer groups in northern Thailand

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• Personal Author:
  Ahn KC ; Chantara S ; Gee SJ ; Hammock BD ; Mangklabruks A ; Prapamontol T ; Suphavilai C ; Thiphom S
• Description:
  In this study, the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) were modified to detect 3-PBA in plasma (including the adducted form) and urine among a large group of consumers and farmers in an agricultural area. The samples were collected on the same day in the morning from 100 consumers (50 females, 50 males) and 100 farmers (50 females, 50 males) in the Fang district, Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand. The ELISA was very sensitive having an IC50 value of 26.7 and 15.3 ng/mL, a limit of quantitation of 5 and 2.5 ng/mL and a limit of detection of 1.08 and 1.94 ng/mL for plasma and urine, respectively. These methods had low (< 5%) intra- and inter-assay coefficients of variation. The extraction technique satisfactorily eliminated the matrix effect from samples before ELISA analysis, yielding good recoveries (85.9-99.4% and 87.3-98.0%, respectively). For the volunteer study, the detection rate for plasma 3-PBA was 24% in consumers and 42% in farmers, but the median and range values were similar (median 5.87 ng/mL, range 5.16-8.44 ng/mL in consumers and 6.27 ng/mL, range 4.29-9.57 ng/mL in farmers). The rate of detection in the urine was similar (76% and 69%, in consumers and in farmers), yet the median concentration was significantly higher in farmers (8.86 µg/g creatinine in consumers vs 16.1 µg/g creatinine in farmers) and the range also much wider in farmers (1.62-80.5 µg/g creatinine in consumers and 0.80-256.2 µg/g creatinine in farmers). There was no correlation between plasma 3-PBA and urinary 3-PBA concentrations in the study presumably because plasma 3-PBA is a measure of cumulative exposures while urinary 3-PBA reflects acute exposures. In addition, metabolism and excretion of pyrethroids varies by individual. Nevertheless, this study demonstrated that these volunteers were exposed to pyrethroids. To our knowledge, this is the first report that compared plasma 3-PBA and urinary 3-PBA in a large group of volunteers. The ELISA method provided higher sample throughput with lower cost as compared to the instrumental analysis. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Blood Energy Metabolism Enzymes Farmers Insecticides Occupational Health Safety Urine
• Keywords:
  3-PBA-adduct Agricultural-chemicals Agricultural-industry Author Keywords: Pyrethroid Insecticide Blood-plasma Consumers ELISA Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay Metabolites Plasma 3-PBA Pyrethroids Urinalysis Urinary 3-PBA

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• ISSN:
  0360-1234
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  15-22
• Volume:
  49
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20043550
• Citation:
  J Environ Sci Health, Part B, Pestic Food Contam Agric 2014 Jan; 49(1):15-22
• Contact Point Address:
  Tippawan Prapamontol, Research Institute for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
• Email:
  tprapamontol@yahoo.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of California - Davis
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Environmental Science and Health. Part B: Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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