ABT EXAM Flashcards
LEAD
10% abs in adult; 50% in kids initial distribution: liver, kidneys; redistributes to bone exreted in urine acute poisoning is rare Chronic poisoning Adults: GI, neuromuscular Children: CNS Blood: basophilic stippling
ARSENIC
distributes to liver, kidney, hair, nails excreted: feces(ite) urine (ate) competes with PO4+ Diarrhea, dimentia, dermatitis hepatic fatty infiltration and necrosis carcinogen: skin llung, liver, bladder hyperkeratosis
Mercury
electrical equipment, pain, fugicides, fish
elemental (Vapor)
Salt (drinking water)
organo (methylHg) - fish
Chronic Vapors - CNS, psychotic
Chronic Organic: vision, hearing speech, ataxia, teratogen
Therapy
Dimercaprol: unable to reduce brain levels
Peniclliamine: goodfor vapor
polythiol resins: bine Hg in GI tract
CHROMIUM
lung cancer, oxidative injury
BERYLLIUM
effects on skin, conjuctivitis, chronic granuloma, carcinogen; zone 2 of liver
genetic polymorphism
LEAD EFFECTS
Peripheral neuropathy (Adults) Fatigue / Irritability Impaired concentration Hearing loss Wrist / Foot drop Seizures Encephalopathy (Children) Gastrointestinal Effects Nausea Dyspepsia Constipation Colic Lead line on gingival tissue Reproductive Effects Miscarriages/Stillbirths Reduced sperm count & motility Abnormal sperm Heme Synthesis Anemia Erythrocyte protoporphyrin elevation Renal Effects Chronic nephropathy with proximal tubular damage Hypertension Other Arthralgia Myalgia
EXCRETED INTO MILK
simple diffusion
basic compounds more likely because milk is acidic
lipid soluble
aldrin, chlordane, DDT,PCB, PBB, DBpD, furans
CARBON MONOXIDE
focal intimal damage and edema at 180ppm
direct damage to vasc enothelial and smooth muscle
increase permeability
induce atherosclerotic lesions
reversible interaction with Hemoglobin
carboxyhemoglobin decreases the O2 carrying capacity of blood leading to functional anemia
interacts with myoglobin and cytochrome C oxidase. vasodilatory
SALICYLATE
Ph1: hyperventilation leading to resp alkalosis
Ph2: paradoxic aciduria, with resp alkalosis
Ph3: dehydration, hypokalemia, metabolic acidosis
ALPHA RADIATION
most cannot penetrate skin
BETA RADIATION
short range
ejected electron
moderately penetrating
clothing provides some protection
GAMMA and XRay
highly penetrating
electromagnetic
dense material needed to shield
chlorophenothane (DDT)
estrogen mimetic
acute: motor unrest, tremors
poor absorption through skin
genotoxicity, endocrine disruptor
ACETONE
Solvent
very low toxicity
DIELDRIN
chlorinated hydrocarbon
persistent
biomagnifies
skin contamination is greatest hazard
NICOTINE
agonist at nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
absorbed through skin
PARATHION
cholinesterase inhibitor
absorbed through skin
metabolized to paraoxon
Activated by replacement of Sulfur with Oxygen
metabolized to both active and inactive metabolites
Phenacetin
Methemoglobin ; hemolytic anemic; renal damage
“ethanol and carbon tetrachloride are chronically absorbed into an organism, the effect on the liver would be _____.”
Synergy
PHENOTHIAZINE
hypothermia; dry mouth, hypotension
SIACYLATE POISONING
direct stimulation of resp center initially
enhanced urinary excretion of sodium or potassium bicarbonate
accumulation of acids
depressed respiration
CARBON MONOXIDE ACUTE EXPOSURE
increases affinity of unbound hemoglobin sites for oxygen
decreases overall oxygen carry capacity of blood
shifts the dissociation curve for oxyhemoglbin to left
causes blood to become cherry red
STYRENE
narcosis
nausea
respiratory irritaiton
MALOXON
direct acting cholinesterase inhibitor
Produce Methemoglobinemia
para-aminopropiophenone
sodium nitrite
DIETHYLSTILBESTROL
endocrine disruptor
Reserpine
indole alkaloid, antipsychotic, antihypertensive
depletes catecholamines from peripheral sympathetic nerves
Tox: GI, nasal congestion, breast cancer, passes into breast milk, depression leading to suicide
treatment of acute digitalis glycoside poisoning
Phenytoin, cholestyramine
Asbestos
water contaminant
air pollutant
cancer risk enhanced by smoking
OLEANDER
GI and Cardiac (cardiac glycoside) CNS sap can cause skin irritation, and allergic dermatitis Induce vomiting Charcoal to absorb remaining toxins Digoxin Immune Fab
JIMSON WEED
Datur stramonium nightshade all parts are poisonous HALLUCINIGENIC toxicity by tropane alkaloids ATROPINE, scopolamine, hyoscyamine
LILY OF THE VALLEY
all parts are poisonous
GI and Heart (cardiac glycoside)
FOXGLOVE
DIGOXIN, cardiac glycoside
Produce Pancytopenia
chloramphenicol, cyclophosphamide, phenylbutazone, benzene
CHINESE HAMSTER OVARY TEST
identify chromosomal aberrations or sister chromatid exchanges
CA only detects structural damage; score metaphase cells
SCE: measure of DNA damage
AMES TEST
S. typhimirium - unable to synthesize histidine
back mutation in the presence of mutagenic chemical
restored bacterial growth
MOUSE LYMPHOMA ASSAY
ability of cells to acquire resistance to trifluorothymidine (forward mutation at the TK locus)
mutated cells grow
PHILADENDRON
contains .7% oxalate
vomiting, diarrhea, colic, drooling
DIEFFENBACHIA
cells contain needle-shaped Calcium Oxalate Crytals (Raphides)
pain swelling in mouth, edema
vomiting, diarrhea, drooling
apricot seeds
cyanide; nausea, fever, rash headace,
COBALT
stimulus for EPO production
CADMIUM
kidney, liver, low phosphate, muslce weakness, coma, arthritis,
COBRA VENOM
primarily neurotoxin, some cardiotoxic
CORAL SNAKE VENOM
Most potent venom of any North American Snake
short fangs
powerful neurotoxin - paralyzes breathing muscles
COPPERHEAD SNAKE VENOM
lethal dose = 100 mg
lowest potency of all pit vipers, slightly weaker than cottonmouth
extreme pain, tingling, throbbing, swelling, and severe nausea.
TCDD
contaminant in 2,4,5-T; most toxic chemical; teratogenic and carcinogenic; induces P488 more than P-450
ATROPINE
anti-muscarinic; competitively inhibits acetylcholine at post-ganglionic parasympathetic neuroeffector sites
tachycardia, CNS stimulation, dry mouth, dry skin, flushing skin
RHUBARB
leaves can be toxic
oxalic acid
CASTOR BEAN
Ricin - inhibits protein synthesis in ribosomes
nausea, diarrhea, tachycardia, hypotension seizures persisting for a week
IV administration results in agglutination and hemolysis
ELDERBERRIES
cooked berries are edible
uncooked berries and the rest of the plant are poisonous: cyanide-inducing glycoside
Amygdalin
CYANIDE
CN- ion halts cellular respiration by inhibiting cytochrome c oxidase (in mitochondria)
antidote: amyl nitrite, followed by sodium nitrite, followed by sodium thiosulfate; hydroxocobalamin
JEQUIRITY BEAN
contains ABRIN; binds transport proteins on cell membranes, prevents protein synthesis by inactivating 26S subunit of ribosome; symptoms identical to ricin
IV administration results in agglutination and hemolysis
SODIUM AZIDE
found in automobile airbags
hypotension
interferes with cellular respiration and aerobic metabolism
CNS and CV system most sensitive
PHTHALIC ACID ESTERS
endocrine disruptor; mixed with plastics, released into the environment, metabolites present in urine; fatty foods are biggest source; cause birth defects in rodents; interferes chick embryo heart cells
METHANOL
breakdown to formic acid and cause blindness
CNS depressant
metabolism via alcohol dehydrogenase in liver converts to formaldehyde then to formate: inhibits mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase, metabolic acidosis
BOTULISM
toxin taken into neurons via endocytosis; prevents release of acetylcholine at axon endings
Metal Fume Fever
ZnO, MgO, chromium, cadmium; flu-like symptoms, 4 days for full recovery
HYDROGEN SULFIDE
complex binds with iron in the mitochondrial cytochrome enzymes, preventing cellular respiration
CNS is most affected
occurs naturally in body at low concentrations
ARSINE
Toxicity is distinct from other arsenic compounds, exposure via inhalation; attacks hemoglobin, resulting in lysis, hemolytic anemia
Dimercaprol (BAL)
treatment of arsenic, mercury, gold, lead, antimony,
competes with thiol groups
narrow therapeutic window
rapidly metabolized
PHOSPHOROUS
jaw necrosis, “phossy jaw”; liver and kidney toxicity
PROYLENE GLYCOL
toxicity requires extremely high intake
GRAS food additive
TOLUENE DIISOCYANATE
acute inhalation: irritation skin eyes, resp, GI CNS
Chronic inhalation: asthma-like
tumors in rodents
dyschromatopsia (alter color vision) - organic solvents
4 manifestations of deviant development
death, malformation, growth retardation, functional deficit
Rabbit Gestation
31-34 days
blastocyst: d2.6-6
implantation: d6
organogenesis: d6-17
Rat Gestation
21-22 days
blastocyst: d3-5
implantation: d5-6
organogenesis: d6-17
Monkey Gestation
166 days
Blastocyst: d4-9
implantation: d9
organogenesis:d20-45
Human Gestation
267 days
blastocyst: d4-6
implantation: d6-7
organogenesis: d21-56
Pre-implantation exposure to DDT, nicotine, methylmethane sulfonate
body and or brain weight deficits, embryo lethality , but NOT malformatino
toxic effects during gastrulation
malformations of eye brain and face; indicate damage to anterior neural plate
Fetal Toxicity
Fetus begins at 8 weeks; recognizable human form; tissue differentiation, growth, physiologic maturation
closure of the urethral groove in the male occurs around day 90
CHLORINE
irritates the resp system; accumulates at bottom of poorly ventilated spaces
irritant, inflammation, pulmonary congestion and edema
NITROSAMINE
carcinogen; formed from precursors in human stomach acid; reactions of nitrites and secondary amines; smoked food and tobacco;
Specific Locus Test
detecting recessive mutations in diploids. Normal individuals treated with mutagen are mated to testers that are homozygous for the recessive alleles at a number of specific loci; the progeny are then screened for recessive phenotypes.
ETHANOL
competitively inhibits ADH
GABA, NMDA and glycine recptors
TOCP
GI; peripheral neuropathy; cramps in calves, paresthesia in feet or hands; weak feet, wrist drop, paralysis
Inhibits acetylcholinesterase
ROTENONE
mildly toxic to humans, extremely toxic to insects and fish; lipophilic; long half-life in water; parkinson’s disease in rats
PYRETHRINS
chrysanthemum; insecticide; neurotoxic
tremors, convulsions,
MMS
methyl methanesulfonate; alkylating agent; carcinogen; reproductive toxicant
ACROLEIN
smell of burnt fat; unsaturated aldehyde; biocide; high toxicity; respiratory and cutaneous irritant; hemorrhagic cystitis;
ALLYL FORMATE
not toxic in the rat liver, converted via allyl alcohol into acrolein; requires alcohol dehydrogenase; localized to zone 1 of liver
CHROMATE
high concentratoins of chromium III can lead to DNA damage. Chromium III is excreted, and chromate ion is trsferred ino cell; oxidative damage to kidney, liver, blood cells, hemolysis, reanl and liver failure; dialysis useful for treatment; chromates cause allergic reactions; bronchogenic carcinoma when inhaled chronically
CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING SYNDROME
headache, numbness; cognitive; depression, irritability; blurry or double vision, loss of hearing seizures
TRICHLOROETHYLENE (TCE)
CNS depression, tachypnea; cardiac arrhythmias (exacerbated by epinephrine); reacts wit CO2; cranial nerve dysfunction; hepatotoxicity;
DELANEY CLAUSE
shall not approve for use in food any chemical additive found to induce cancer in man, or, after tests, found to induce cancer in animals
STYRENE
hazardous chemica; metabolized to styrene oxide then to styrene glycol; by P450; mutagenic, possible carcinogen;
Acute effects: eye and throat irritation
subchronic: neurotoxicant in humans - decreased cns function
HAZARD INDEX
Sum of hazard quotients that affect the same target organ
substance’s intrinsic toxicity (ie Hazard ) and exposure
HAZARD QUOTIENT
ratio between the exposure and a reference concentration (NOAEL)
DISULFURAM
anti-buse; blocks the oxidation of ethanol at the acetylaldehyde stage
Bluegill
consume daphnids; bioaccumulate selenium
effects on growth and survival of juvenile fish; effects on larvae (skeletal deformities)
ELIMINATION: zero order
constant quantity per time unit of the drug
ELIMINATION: first order
constant fraction per time unit of the drug; elimination is proportional to drug concentration
CHOLESTYRAMINE
bile acid sequestrant; ion exchange resin;
2,4-DINITROPHENOL
inhibitor of ATP production; uncouple oxidative phosphorylation; environmental contaminant; from car exhaust
BENZOPYRENE
Skin cancer
Epoxide intermediate
Pulmonary tumors in rats
FLUORIDE
Adversely affected ameloblasts lay down defective bone matrix
Increased production of methemoglobin is due to decreased activity of
NADH cytochrom b5 reductase
Isopropyl alcohol and CCL4 chronic absorption, the effect on the liver…
potentiation
Treatment of strychnine with diazepam
functional antagonism
Use of antitoxin for snakebites
chemical antagonism
known to produce dispositional tolerance
Cadmium and CCL4
Margin of Safety
TD1/ED99
Reasons for selective toxicity
transport differences between cells
biochemical differences between cells
cytology of plant cells versus animal cells
Fertility Index
percentage of matings that result in pregnancy
Gestation Index
Percentage of pregnancies that results in liver litters
Lactation index in rats
percentage of animals alive at 4 days that survive the 21 day lactation period
Assessment of neurotox
good concordance between human and animal neurotxicity assessment
monkeys can be used to test low level effect of neurotoxicants
in vitro cell cultures canbe used in neurotox assessment
Organogenesis in rats
Day 7-17
Emax
all receptors are occupied by a toxicant, and there is maximum amount of receptor toxicant complexes
TOCP
delayed neurotoxicity
Reason for embryo/fetal toxicity of DES
higher concentrations of free DES in embryo/fetus compared to adults
Acyl glucuronides toxicity to liver
active transport systems in the hepatocyte and bile duct system can greatly upconcentrate them
Selective Renal Toxicity of Cephaloridine (over cephalothin)
selective uptake by the organic anion transporter
Alpha amanitin
inhibits, RNA polymerase II
transported into the hepatocyte by a bile acid transporter
mushroom toxin
Paraquat toxicity
lungs accumulate paraquat in an energy dependent matter
enters lung via polyamine transport system
similar molecules with smaller distances between nitrogen atoms do not enter the lungs as readily
Enzyme induction of of phenobarbital
mediated through CAR receptor
CAR is down regulated by
proinflammatory cytokines
Pregnane X Receptor
cytosolic receptor
involved in induction of cyp 3A4
primarily expressed in skin
Amphipathic xenobiotics that get trapped in lysosomes and cause phospholipidosis
amiodarone
amitriptyline
fluoxetine
Bromobenzene (Parent)
bromobenzene 3,4 oxide (Electrophilic metabolite)
benzene (Parent)
muconic aldehyde (Electrophilic metabolite)
Allyl Alcohol (parent)
Acrolein (Electrophilic metabolite)
Can accept electrons from reductases and form radicals
paraquat, doxorubicin, nitrofurantoin
ASO4 (-3) to ASO3 (-2)
example of formation of electrophilic toxicant from inorganic chemical
most common nucleophilic detox reaction that amines undergo
acetylation
hydroxyl radical formation
interaction of ionizing radiation and water
reductive homolytic fission of hydrogen peroxide
interaction of silica with surface iron ions in lung
detoxication reaction
electrophile is covalently bound to protein that does not play a critical function
peroxisome proliferator activated receptor
clofibrate
estrogen receptor
zeralenone
kainate
glutamate receptor
muscimol
GABA A receptor
meperidine
opioid receptor
adrenergic beta I receptor
metoprolol
serotonin(2) receptor
ketanserin
glutamate receptor
ketamine
Inhibitors of citric acid cycle
flroroacetate, DCVC, malonate
Inhibitors of ADP phosphorylation
oligomycin, DDT, N-ethylmaleimide
Cause calcium influx into cytoplasm
capsaicin, domoate, amphotericin B
Inhibit Calcium export
vanadate, bromobenzene, CCL4
Blockade of Potassium Channels (voltage gated)
cisapride, terfenadine, grepafloxacin