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Abstract
Though polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) transfer through intestinal epithelium seems principally governed by transcellular diffusion, other mechanisms may interfere. Several studies suggest a PAH metabolism via CYP450, particularly in liver, but only few data are available regarding intestinal barrier. This in vitro work aimed at studying PAH metabolism and its consequences on the transfer in the intestinal epithelium according to molecule physicochemical properties. It used 14C-labeled benzo[a]pyrene, pyrene, and phenanthrene. Medium analysis proved a metabolism in intestinal cells for each PAH. Parallel metabolism appeared to play a positive role in the intestinal transfer of PAHs under different forms: 14C from benzo[a]pyrene, pyrene, and phenanthrene were respectively transferred 26, 4, and 2 times less when cells were incubated with CYP450 inhibitors. Generally speaking, the faster and the higher a PAH crosses intestinal barrier, the less metabolized it will be.
