PMID- 25475126 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150824 LR - 20181202 IS - 1542-9741 (Electronic) IS - 1542-9733 (Linking) VI - 101 IP - 6 DP - 2014 Dec TI - Close link between protoporphyrin IX accumulation and developmental toxicity induced by N-phenylimide herbicides in rats. PG - 429-37 LID - 10.1002/bdrb.21133 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: S-53482, 7-fluoro-6-[(3,4,5,6-tetrahydro)phthalimido]-4-(2-propynyl)-1,4-benzoxazin-3(2H)-one (flumioxazin), is an N-phenylimide herbicide and developmentally toxic to rats, but not to rabbits. The day of greatest sensitivity to S-53482 is gestational day (GD) 12 in rats. There is a compound-specific difference in developmental toxicity among structurally similar compounds including S-23121 (N-[4-chloro-2-fluoro-5-[(1-methyl-2-propynyl)oxy]phenyl]-3,4,5,6-tetrahydrophthalimide; teratogenic) and S-23031 (pentyl 2-chloro-4-fluoro-5-(3,4,5,6-tetrahydrophthalimido)phenoxyacetate (flumiclorac pentyl); nonteratogenic). The herbicidal action is due to photodynamic action of accumulating protoporphyrin IX (PPIX), resulting from the inhibition of protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO), an enzyme in porphyrin biosynthesis. Species difference in PPIX accumulation in embryos corresponded to those of the developmental toxicity. Our objective in this study was to further investigate a link between PPIX accumulation resulting from PPO inhibition and developmental toxicity. This article is part of a series of studies to be published serially. METHODS: To investigate compound-specific differences, each compound was orally administered to rats on GD 12. To define peak period of PPIX accumulation, single oral treatments of S-53482 were given to rats or rabbits at 19:30 on GD 10 through GD 15. PPIX was extracted from embryos 14 hr after treatment. RESULTS: Remarkable PPIX accumulation was observed when treated with S-53482 or S-23121, but not with S-23031. The greatest accumulation of PPIX was observed when treated with S-53482 at 19:30 on GD 11 or GD 12. No PPIX accumulation was found on any GDs in rabbits. CONCLUSIONS: The developmentally toxic compounds caused PPIX accumulation in embryos. The peak period of PPIX accumulation corresponded to that of developmental effects. This correlation suggests a close link between PPO inhibition and developmental abnormality. CI - (c) 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. FAU - Kawamura, Satoshi AU - Kawamura S AD - Environmental Health Science Laboratory, Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd, Konohana-ku, Osaka, Japan. FAU - Kato, Terushige AU - Kato T FAU - Fantel, Alan G AU - Fantel AG LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20141204 PL - United States TA - Birth Defects Res B Dev Reprod Toxicol JT - Birth defects research. Part B, Developmental and reproductive toxicology JID - 101155115 RN - 0 (ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 2) RN - 0 (ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters) RN - 0 (Abcg2 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Benzoxazines) RN - 0 (Herbicides) RN - 0 (Phthalimides) RN - 0 (Protoporphyrins) RN - 84478-52-4 (S 23121) RN - C2K325S808 (protoporphyrin IX) RN - EC 1.3.3.4 (Protoporphyrinogen Oxidase) RN - L0PX7OGI22 (flumioxazin) SB - IM MH - ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 2 MH - ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters/metabolism MH - Animals MH - Benzoxazines/chemistry/toxicity MH - Embryonic Development/*drug effects MH - Female MH - Herbicides/chemistry/*toxicity MH - Liver/metabolism MH - Phthalimides/chemistry/toxicity MH - Protoporphyrinogen Oxidase/*antagonists & inhibitors MH - Protoporphyrins/*metabolism/*pharmacokinetics MH - Rabbits MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Teratogenesis/drug effects OTO - NOTNLM OT - N-phenylimide herbicide OT - compound-specific difference OT - developmental toxicity OT - peak period OT - porphyrin accumulation OT - rabbits OT - rats OT - teratogenicity EDAT- 2014/12/06 06:00 MHDA- 2015/08/25 06:00 CRDT- 2014/12/06 06:00 PHST- 2014/09/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/11/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/12/06 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/12/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/08/25 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1002/bdrb.21133 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Birth Defects Res B Dev Reprod Toxicol. 2014 Dec;101(6):429-37. doi: 10.1002/bdrb.21133. Epub 2014 Dec 4.