Inhalation toxicokinetics of p-dichlorobenzene and daily absorption and internal accumulation in chronic low-level exposure to humans
Inhalation toxicokinetics of p-dichlorobenzene and daily absorption and internal accumulation in chronic low-level exposure to humans
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对二氯苯的吸入毒代动力学以及人体长期低水平接触时的日吸收和体内蓄积
DOI:
10.1007/s00204-002-0341-y
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发表时间:
2002
影响因子:
6.1
通讯作者:
M. Fukuhara
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作者:
Toshiaki Yoshida;K. Andoh;H. Kosaka;S. Kumagai;I. Matsunaga;Susumu Akasaka;Sei;H. Oda;M. Fukuhara
Inhalation toxicokinetics ofp-dichlorobenzene (p-DCB) in humans was evaluated, and the amounts of daily absorption and internal accumulation were estimated in order to obtain fundamental data for the risk assessment of chronic low-level exposure in the general population. Seven male subjects continuously inhaled about 2.5 ppm ofp-DCB vapor for 1 h, and the concentration-time courses ofp-DCB in their exhaled air and serum and of urinary 2,5-dichlorophenol (2,5-DCP), a major metabolite ofp-DCB, were examined. The toxicokinetics ofp-DCB was evaluated on the basis of the time courses using a linear two-compartment model. The amounts ofp-DCB absorbed daily and the internal accumulation in chronic low-level exposure were extrapolated using the estimated toxicokinetic parameters.p-DCB was transferred from inhaled air to the body with a constant high absorption rate during exposure. The major route for elimination from the body was urinary excretion followed by metabolism, not exhalation. However, during 9–11 h after the start of exposure, the fraction ofp-DCB excreted in urine was only 5–16% of the amount absorbed. Furthermore, most of the absorbedp-DCB seemed to be distributed rapidly to the tissues, such as fat, according to toxicokinetic analysis. Consequently,p-DCB seems to require a long time to be completely eliminated from the body. The amounts of daily absorption and internal accumulation were extrapolated to average 0.27 mg/day and 2.9 mg, respectively, in the subjects exposed chronically to 1 ppb ofp-DCB. The amount absorbed daily agreed approximately with that extrapolated from rats which inhaledp-DCB in our previous study.