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Biological availability of selenosugars in rats

Journal

CHEMICO-BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS
Volume 168, Issue 3, Pages 203-210

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ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2007.04.009

Keywords

selenium; selenosugars; rat; metabolism; urine

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The biological availability and metabolism of two selenosugars orally administered to rats were investigated. Two other selenium species, selenite and trimethylselenonium ion (TMSe) were included in the study as positive and negative controls, respectively. Male Wistar strain rats (three per group) at 8 weeks of age were exposed to sodium selenite, TMSe, selenosugar 1 (methyl-2-acetamido2-deoxy- I -seleno-beta-D-galactopyranoside) or selenosugar 2 (methyl-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-1-seleno-beta-D-glucopyranoside) through drinking water for 48 h. Total selenium concentrations (ICPMS) and selenium species concentrations (HPLC/ICPMS) were determined in urine samples collected in two 24 It periods during the exposure, and total selenium concentrations in liver, kidney, small intestine and blood were determined at the end of the experiment. The major species found in background urine were selenosugar 1 (major metabolite) and TMSe (minor metabolite). Rats exposed to selenite excreted large quantities of selenosugars and TMSe consistent with efficient uptake and biotransformation of selenite, whereas TMSe-exposed rats excreted large quantities of TMSe, but there was no significant increase of other selenium metabolites, consistent with TMSe being taken up and excreted unchanged. Rats exposed to selenosugars, however, excreted significant quantities of TMSe suggesting that the sugars were at least partly biologically available and biotransformed. Rats exposed to selenite accumulated selenium in the liver, kidney, small intestine and blood, whereas no accumulation was observed for the other samples except for small increases in selenium concentrations of small intestine from the two selenosugar-exposed groups. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

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