Cholestyramine enhances fecal elimination of pentachlorophenol in rhesus monkeys

Lothar Ballhorn, Tibor Rozman, Karl Rozman, Friedhelm Korte, Helmut Greim

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Abstract

The effect of cholestyramine in the daily diet upon the excretion of pentachlorophenol with the feces was studied in the rhesus monkey. The treatment increased fecal elimination of pentachlorophenol and/or metabolites up to 9- to 14-fold over a six-day period. At the same time urinary excretion was reduced 2- to 6-fold. The data suggest that cholestyramine interrupts the enterhepatic circulation of PCP and/or metabolites thus indicating its possible usefulness in preventing toxicity of PCP that otherwise may occur due to reabsorption of biliary PCP and/or metabolites.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)877-888
Number of pages12
JournalChemosphere
Volume10
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 1981
Externally publishedYes

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