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Industrial Toxicology BASIC PRINCIPLES Sho’im Hidayat INTRODUCTION What is Toxicology ? - Traditional : the science of poisons - The study of adverse health effects of chemicals or physical agents on living organism What is Industrial toxicology ? Industrial toxicoloy is the science of poisons whereby is used, produced or byproduced in industry History : Ancient time (1500 BC): Have recognized the use of plants and animal poisons extracts for hunting or warfare : hemlock, opium, arrow poisons, certain metal With time : Poisons become widely used and with great sophistication Victims : Socrates, Cleopatra, Claudius Renaissance & Enlightenment : Fundamental concept of toxicology began to take place (Paracelcus, 1500 AD and Orfila, 1800 AD) Paracelcus : - Specific chemical actually responsible for toxicity of the plant and animal poison - His famous statement : dose–response relationship All substance are poisons; there is none which is not a poison. The right dose differentiates a poison and a remedy. Orfila : - Often referred as founder of toxicology - Prepared a systematic correlation between chemical and biological properties of poisons - Demonstrates effect of poison in specific organ by autopsy Basic Toxicology Terminology There are varies in terminology : toxicant toxin poison toxic agent toxic substance toxic chemical Toxic agent : Anything can produce an adverse biological effect (chemical : cyanide; physical : radiation; biological: snake venom) Not included : infected by microorganism Biological toxin : Chemical excreted by microorganism which is the basis of toxicity Ex : tetanus toxin (neurotoxin), produced by Clostridium tetani Toxic material : Doesn’t consist of an exact chemical Ex : asbestos (fiber and other chemical) Organic toxin : Substance originally derived from living organism (named organic) Contain carbon, large molecule Inorganic toxin : Specific chemical not derived from living organism (mineral) Generally small molecule, consist of few atoms Xenobiotic : Foreign substance taken in to the body xeno = foreign Xenobiotics may produce : - beneficial effects (such as pharmaceuticals) - toxic effect (such as lead) Systemic toxin : Effects is in the entire body or many organs rather than a specific organ Ex : potassium cyanide, it effects virtually every cell and organ Organ toxin : Effects only in specific cell or organ (target organ or target tissue), not producing damage to the body as a whole Ex : Benzene Lead blood forming tissue CNS, kidney, hematopoietic system) DOSE and DOSE-RESPONSE • Dose : The amount of a substance administered at one time • Parameter needed : number of dose, frequency, total time period Ex : - 650 mg Tylenol as single dose - 500 mg Penicillin every 8 hours for 10 days - 10 mg DDT per day for 90 days Type of Doses Exposure dose External dose*) the amount of a xenobiotic encountered in the environment Absorbed dose Internal dose*) Effective dose*) the actual amount of the exposed dose that enter the body Administered dose the quantity administered usually orally or by injection Total dose The sum all individual doses Dose Unit : mg/kg/day Environmental exposure unit are expressed as the amount of a xenobiotic in a unit of the media Examples : • mg/liter (mg/l) for liquid • mg/gram (mg/g) for solids • mg/cubic meter (mg/m3) for air Smaller unit : µg/ml; ppm; ppb; ppt Dose Response Relationship Correlates : exposure and spectrum of effects In general, higher dose more severe the response (Based on observed data from animal, human clinic or cell study) Knowladge of dose-response relationship : - Establish causality - Establisth the lowest dose where the induce effect occur - Determines the rate which the injury build-up (slope) Dose-response curve : sigmoid • The point at which toxicity first appear threshold dose level • At that point the ability of the body to detoxify a xenobiotic or repair toxic injury has been exeeded. • For most organs there is a reserve capacity so that loss of some organ function does not cause decreased performance • For example, the development of cirrhosis in the liver may not result in a clinical effect until over 50% of the liver has been replaced by fibrous tissue. Threshold : • Shape and slope important for predicting the toxicity of substance • Some / every substance may has a different type of the curve Dose estimates of toxic effect : LD50 LD50 20 mg/kg, rat, oral, 5% Effective doses (ED) : Indicate the effectiveness of a substance Toxic doses (TDs) : Indicates doses that cause adverse toxic effects Therapeutic Index (TI) : compare the therapeutically effective dose to the toxic dose NOAEL and LOAEL No Observed Adverse Effect Level Low Observed Adverse Effect Level TOXIC EFFECTS Toxicity : complex process; dose is the most important influencing factor Xenobiotic : - originally toxic - after metabolized Toxicity : - adverse cellular - biochemical - macromolecular change Examples : • • • • • Cell replacement, such as fibrosis Damage to an enzym system Disruption of protein synthesis Production of reactive chemicals in cell DNA damage Indirectly : • Modification of an essential biochemical function • Interference with nutrition • Alteration of physiological mechanisme Factors influencing toxicity : • • • • • • • • • • • Form and innate chemical activity Dosage, especially dose-time relationship Exposure route Species Age Sex Ability to be absorbed Metabolisme Distribution within the body Excretion Presence of other chemicals Form Examples : - methyl mercury – mercury vapour (element) - Cr3+ - Cr6+ Innate Examples : HCN Nicotin cytohrome oxidase cholinergic receptor hypoxia paralysis Dosage Toxicant : Ethanol Arsenic Acute toxicity : CNS depressant GIT damage Chronic toxicity : liver cirrhosis skin / liver damage Exposure Route : - Ingested chemicals : intestine liver distributed - Inhaled chemicals : blood circulation body whole Liver : the most active organ for chemicals inactivation Frequenly : diff. target organ for diff. exp. route Selective toxicity : Differences in toxicity between two species - an insectcide is lethal to insect, not to human - antibiotics lethal for microorganisme, nontoxic to human Age : - parathion is more toxic to young animals - nitrosamines are more carcinogenis to newborne or young animals Sex : - male rats 10 x more sensitive to liver damage from DDT - female rats 2x more sensitive to parathion Ability to be absorbed : - ethanol is readily absorbed from GIT but poorly absorbed through the skin - organic mercury is readily absorbed from GIT, but inorganic mercury is not Metabolism = biotransformation Is a major factor in determining toxicity - detoxification (bioinactivation) : process by which a xenobiotic is converted to a less toxic form water soluble - bioactivation : process by which a xnobiotic may be converted to more reactive or toxic form. Distribution : Determine the sites where toxicity occur. Depend on how the lipid-solubility Excretion : Another major factor affecting the toxicity Excretory organ : kidney, GIT, lung. Sometime also : sweat, tears, milk Presence of other chemicals Antagonism, additivity, potentiation, synergism SYSTEMIC EFFECTS Toxic effects occur at multiple sites, including : - acute toxicity - subchronic toxicity - chronic toxicity - carcinogenicity - developmental toxicity - genetic toxicity (somatic cells) • Acute toxicity – occurs almost immediatly (h / d) after exposure – Usually single dose at large dose – Examples : Methyl isocyanat accident in Bophal India • Subchronic toxicity – Results from repeated exposure for several weeks or months • Chronic toxicity – Represents cumulative damage to specific organ system and takes many months or years to become a recognizible clinical disease – Ex : cirrhosis in alcoholics, chronis bronchitis in longterm cigarrete smokers, pulmonary fibrosis in coal miners • Carcinogenicity – Complex multistages of abnormal cell growth and differentiation – Need : initiator, promoter – Mutation results initial neoplastic transformation of cellular gene • Developmental toxicity – An adverse effect on developing embryo or fetus – Involving : embryolethality, embryotoxicity, terratogenicity • Genetic toxicity – Results from damage to DNA and altered genetic expression mutagenesis – 3 types of genetic change : gene mutation, chromosome abberation, aneploidy / polyploidy Organ specific toxicity Type of organ specific toxic effect are : - blood / cardiovasculer toxicity - dermal / occular toxicity - genetic (germ cell) toxicity - hepatotoxicity - immunotoxicity - nephrotoxicity - reproductive toxicity - respiratory toxicity • Blood & cardiovascular toxicity – Toxicity on circulating blood, bone marrow, heart – Ex : - hypoxia do to monoxide - decrease leucocyte do to chloramphenocol - leukemia do to benzene • Dermal and eye toxicity – Results from direct contact or internal distribution to the skin – Ex : dermal irritation, dermal corrosion, hypersensitivity, skin cancer • Hepatotoxicity – Toxicity to the liver, bile dict and gall bladder • Immunotoxicity – Toxicity of the immune system – Forms : hypersensitivity (allergic & autoimmunity), immunodeficiency, uncontrolled proliferation (leukemia & lymphoma), – Ex : contact dermatitis, systemic lupus erytematosus (SLE) • Nephrotoxicity – Succeptibility factor of kidney : high volume blood flow & filtrates amount of toxin – Forms : decrease excrete body waste, inability to maintain body fluid, decrease to synthesis hormon erythropoietin • Neurotoxicity – Damage cell of CNS & PNS – Types : • • • • Neuropathy (neuron injury) Axonopathy (axon injury) Demyelination (loss of axon insulation) Interference with neurotransmitter • Reproductive toxicity – Male and female – Effects : • • • • • Impotency / decrease of libido Infertility Interupted pregnancy Infant death / childhood mortality Childhood cancer, etc • Respiratory toxicity – Upper and lower respiratory tract – Forms : • • • • • • • • Pulmonary irritation Asthma bronchitis Reactive airways disease Emphysema Allergic alveolitis Fibrotic lung disease Pnumoconiosis Lung cancer INTERACTION Type of interaction : The interactions described can be categorized by their chemical or biological mechanisms as follows: – chemical reactions between chemicals – modifications in absorption, metabolism, or excretion – reactions at binding sites and receptors – physiological changes Additivity : Tranquilizer + alcohol Two Organophosphate Organochlorine + halogenated solvent Synergism : Cigaret smoke + asbestor / radon Ethanol + carbontetrachloride Potentiation : Carbontetrachloride (hepatotoxic) + isopropanol Antagonysme : TOXIKOKINETCS 1. ABSORPTION 2. DISTRIBUTION - STORAGE 3. BIOTRANSFORMATION 4. EXCRETION Toxicokinetics determines the severity of toxicity, through : - duration & concentration of substance at portal of entry - rate & amount that can be absorbed - distribution in the body & concentration at specific sites - efficiency of biotransformation & nature of metabolites. - ability of substance pass through cell membrane & reactivity to specific cell component - the rate and sites of excretion 1. ABSORPTION : Process whereby toxicants gain entrance into the body Varies with specific chemicals and the route of exposure Factors influencing the absorption : - route of exposure - concentration of the substance at the site of contact - biochemical and physical properties of the substance Primary route of exposure/absorption : Diagram how chemicals pass through membrane How chemicals pass through membrane 1. Passive transfer : simple diffusion - Difference concentration on opposite sides - Ability of substance to move through small pores in membrane It is depend on : lipid solubility, molecule size and degree of ionozation 2. Facilitated transfer : - facilitated diffusion - active transport - endocytosis (phagocytosis & pinocytosis) Large molecules and particles can not enter cell via passive or active mechanism by endocytosis - phagocytosis (cell eating) - pinopcytosis (cell drinking) Route of entry : 1. Respiratory tract The most chemicals in industry absorbed / inhaled via respiratory tract : - aerosol : dust, fume, mist - gas / vapour Region : - nasopharyngeal - tracheobronchial - pulmonary Toxic effect on respiratory tract, caused by: - gas / vapour: - irritant - aphyxiant - Dust - nonspecific - specific (fibrogenic, carcinogenic) Irritant gas / vapour : - NH3, Cl2, HCl, formaldehyde, phosgen, etc. - Inflammatory effect - Sites of effect depend on the water solubility of the substance Dust - Deposition at epithel - Inflammatory effect (nonspecific) - Specific effect Asphyxiant gases : 1. Simple asphyxiant due to decreasing of partial pressure of oxygen in atmosphere 2. Chemical asphyxiant - Monoxide gas (CO) more reactive to haemoglobine competitive inhibitor - Cyanides gas blocking to cytochrome enzyme 2. Gastrointestinal Tract 3 factors affect absorption : - type of cell at the specific site - period of time that the substance remain at the site - pH of stomach or intestinal 3. Skin Consist of 3 main layer : - epidermis - dermis - subcutaneus tissue - Intact & dry skin is good barrier - Lipid soluble substance more absorbable DISTRIBUTION Process whereby an absorbed chemical move away from the site of absorption to other areas of the body How do chemicals move through the body ? - pass through cell lining of the absorbing organ to the interstitial fluid - leave the interstitial fluid and then : - entering local tissue cell - entering blood capillaries and blood circulation system - entering the lymphatic system If chemicals is in the blood stream, may be : - excreted - stored - biotransformed into difference chemical (metabolites) - its metabolite may be excreted or stored - the chemicals or its metabolites may interact with cellular component Does distribution vary with the route of exposure ? - Yes it does - GIT liver (here biotransformed) target organ - skin or inhaled circulation target organ Structural barrier to distribution - Blood brain barrier - Placenta - Testes Organ or tissue differ in amount of chemicals that they receive due to 2 factors : - volume of blood - presence of special barrier Storage sites : - adipose tissue : lipid soluble toxicant - bone : Sr, Pb - liver : many substances - kidney - nail, hair BIOTRANSFORMATION Process whereby a substance is changed from one chemical to another by a chemical reaction in the body Results called as metabolites Metabolites : less toxic (bioinactivation / detoxification) or more toxic (bioactivation) Chemical Reaction : - By enzymatic reaction - Enzyme as a catalyst - Generally as a complex reaction - Phase 1 : degradation of chemicals (parent) through oxidation, hydrolysis and reduction, acetylation - Phase 2 : conjugation Oxidation : A chemical reaction in which a substance loses electrons. Aerobic (need oxygen) or anaerobic (without oxygen) Examples : oxygenation dehydrogenation electron transfer Illustration of oxidation : Reduction : Chemical reaction in which the substance gain electrons Most likely to occur with xenobiotic in which oxygen content is low Reduction can occur across nitrogen-nitrogen double bond (azo reduction) or on nitro group (NO2) Amina compound oxidized forming toxic metabolites Carbon tetrachloride free radicals Reduction : Hydrolysis : Phase 2 reaction : conjugation Phase 1 new intermediate metabolite that contains a reactive chemical group : - hydroxyl (-OH) - amino (-NH2) - carboxyl (-COOH) CONJUGATION Modifier of Biotransformation : - age - genetic variability - enzym inhibition and enzym induction - dose level EXCRETION Major route : - gastrointestinal tract, sweat and saliva - mother milk, tears and semen - urinary excretion, feces excretion, and exhaled air (main route of excretion) Urinary excretion : - primary route of excretion - Nephron : functional unit (about one million per kidney) : - glomerulus - proximal tubule - distal tubule Fecal excretion : - excretion in bile, then enters the intestin - direct excretion into the lumen of GIT - enterohepatic circulation will prolong the life of xenobiotic in the body Exhaled air : Main route excretion of volatile liquid Other route of excretion : • Milk : DDT, polybrominated biphenyl, lead • Saliva • Sweat : cadmium, copper, iron, lead, zinc • Tears, hair, skin