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TOXICOLOGY LETTERS
卷 373, 期 -, 页码 141-147出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2022.11.006
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Acrylonitrile; Workers; Urinary metabolite; Mercapturic acid; Cotinine; Biomarker; Biomonitoring; Interspecies difference; Metabolism
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This study assessed the potential biomarkers of acrylonitrile (AN) exposure by analyzing urinary mercapturic acids (CEMA, CHEMA, HEMA) and cotinine in AN-exposed and non-exposed factory workers. The results showed that urinary CEMA and CHEMA levels were linearly correlated with AN exposure, suggesting their potential as chemically-specific biomarkers for AN exposure. Additionally, cotinine was found to be a biomarker of cigarette smoke exposure for non-exposed workers.
Exposure to the vinyl monomer acrylonitrile (AN) is primarily occupational. AN is also found in cigarette smoke. AN can be detoxified to form N-acetyl-S-(2-cyanoethyl)-cysteine (CEMA) or activated to 2-cyanoethylene oxide (CEO) and detoxified to form N-acetyl-S-(1-cyano-2-hydroxyethyl)-cysteine (CHEMA) and N-acetyl-S-(2-hydroxyethyl)-cysteine (HEMA). These urinary mercapturic acids (MAs) are considered to be potential biomarkers of AN exposure. This study assessed personal AN exposure, urinary MAs (CEMA, CHEMA, and HEMA), and cotinine (a biomarker of cigarette smoke) in 80 AN-exposed and 23 non-exposed factory workers from urine samples provided before and after work shifts. Unambiguous linear correlations were observed between levels of urinary CEMA and CHEMA with personal AN exposures, indicating their potential as chemically-specific biomarkers for AN exposures. AN exposure was the dominant factor in MA formation for AN-exposed workers, whereas urinary cotinine used as a biomarker showed that cigarette smoke exposure was the primary factor for non-exposed workers. The CHEMA/CEMA and (CHEMA+HEMA)/CEMA ratios in this human study differ from those in similar studies of AN-treated rats and mice in literature, suggesting a possible dose- and species-dependent effect in AN metabolic activation and detoxification.
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