TOXICOKINETICS Flashcards
What is toxicology
Study of poisons and their effects on humans or
Adverse effects of chemical or physical avens on living organisms
What was the state poison of the Greeks
Hemlock
A Chinese arrow poison
Aconite
Toxin Used both as a poison and an antidote
Opium
Who made the first attempt to classify poisons
Dioscorides
Who had an expeditious suicide poison hidden in his pen
Demosthenes
How did Cleopatra die
Falling on her asp
Who regularly ingested mixture of poisons to protect himself against assassination
Mithridates
Contribution of Hippocrates to toxicology
Talked about poisons Clinical toxicology principles pertaining to bioavailability in therapy and overdosage
Famous quote of Paracelsus pertaining to poisons
All things are poison and nothing is without poison only the dose makes a thing not a poison
Who is the modern father of toxicology
Mathieu Orfila
Why is Mathieu Orfila considered the father of modern toxicology
First toxicologist to use autopsy material SHS chemical analysis systematically as legal proof of poisoning
Branches of toxicology
Molecular
Environmental
Reproductive and Developmental
Regulatory
Clinical
How does toxicology contribute to physiology and pharmacology
Using toxic chemicals up understand physiological phenomena
What is a poison or toxicant
Interferes with homeostasis of organism or life processes of its cells but it’s one inherent qualities without acting mechanistically and irrespective of temperature
Hazardous vs Toxic
Hazardous - can cause harm
Toxic - produces adverse effects in living organisms
Poison vs Toxin vs Toxicant
Toxicant includes both toxins and poisons
Poisons - both natural and synthetic harmful substances
Toxin- natural only
Types of toxins
Zootoxin
Bacterial toxins - endotoxins and exotoxin
Phytotoxins
Mycotoxins
Toxicosis or poisoning
State of being poisoned
What is an ultimate toxicant
Chemical species that reacts with the endogenous target molecule
What species can act as the ultimate toxicant
Original chemical
Metabolite
Reactive oxygen or nitrogen species generated during biotransformation
Factors that promote delivery to target site
Absorption
Distribution toward target
Reabsorption
Toxication
Factors that reduce delivery to the target site
Presystemic elimination
Distribution away from the target
Excretion
Toxication
Intensity of a toxic effect depend primarily on ….. and …….
Concentration and persistence of the ultimate toxicant at the site of action
Which toxicant cause adverse effects at the site of exposure
Caustic and Corrosive toxicants
Movement of strongly acidic and basic substances and into urine and ph gradient in body systems occur by which method of absorption
Active transport
Factors affecting bioavailability
First pass metabolism - reduces
P glycoprotein activity - reduces
Enterohepatic circulation - enhances
Three types of capillaries
Sinusoïdal
Fenestrated
Continuous
Locations of fenestrated epithelium
Hepatic sinusoids
Renal peritubular capillaries
Examples of organs with specialized barriers
Brain
Placenta
Testicles
Examples of specialized barriers
Oocyte - multiple layers of granulosa cells
Spermatogenic cells - supported by tightly joined Sertoli cells
Which drugs bind to alpha 1 acid glycoprotein
Neutral and basic drugs
Which types of xenobiotics accumulate in the melanin containing cells off the retina and substantia nigra
Organic and inorganic cations
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Which compounds bind to keratin
Thiol reactive metal ions and metalloid compounds
Which substances accumulate in adipocytes
Highly lipophilic substances such as chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticides
Where does lead accumulate in the body
Deposited in bone by substituting calcium in hydroxyapatite
Specialized membrane transport for arsénite, lead or barium ions and thallous ions
Arsénite - Aquaglyceroporin channeled
Lead or barium - VG Calcium channels
Thallous ion - Na/K/ATPase