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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
Volume 47, 2017 - Issue 2
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General Xenobiochemistry

Oxidative bioactivation of nitrofurantoin in rat liver microsomes

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Pages 103-111 | Received 18 Jan 2016, Accepted 08 Mar 2016, Published online: 19 Apr 2016
 

Abstract

1. Nitrofurantoin (NFT), a 5-nitrofuran derivative, has been widely used for the treatment of specific urinary tract infections. It has been reported that exposure to NFT was associated with various adverse effects, particularly hepatotoxicity and pneumotoxicity. The objective of the study was to identify reactive metabolites of NFT and explore the mechanisms of the toxicities.

2. An epoxide intermediate generated in microsomal incubations was trapped by glutathione (GSH) and 4-bromobenzyl mercaptan (BBM), and the resulting GSH and BBM conjugates were characterized by LC–MS/MS. A spontaneous denitration took place in the trapping reaction. 2-Nitrofuran and 2-hydroxyfuran as model compounds were employed to probe the mechanism of the denitration.

3. The oxidative activation of NFT was P450-dependent, and P450 3A5 and P450 2A6 were the principal enzymes responsible for the bioactivation. The findings facilitate the understanding of the mechanisms of NFT-induced toxicities.

Declaration of interest

Authors declare no competing interest.

Funding statement

This work was supported in part by Grant 81373471 and 81430086 of the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

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