Dichloromethane inhalation, carboxyhemoglobin concentrations, and drug metabolizing enzymes in rabbits

Roth, RP; Drew, RT; Lo, RJ; Fouts, JR

HERO ID

29063

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

1975

Language

English

PMID

1188941

HERO ID 29063
In Press No
Year 1975
Title Dichloromethane inhalation, carboxyhemoglobin concentrations, and drug metabolizing enzymes in rabbits
Authors Roth, RP; Drew, RT; Lo, RJ; Fouts, JR
Journal Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
Volume 33
Issue 3
Page Numbers 427-437
Abstract The relationship between inhaled dichloromethane (DCM) and percentage of carboxyhemoglobin (% COHb) in blood has been investigated in rabbits. After a single 20-min exposure to DCM, % COHb rose to a maximum within 2–3 hr and usually declined to basal values within 8 hr. The maximum COHb concentration and the time to reach that value were DCM concentration-dependent. In rabbits given a 4-hr exposure to DCM, % COHb increased over the first 2–3 hr, reaching a peak by about 4 hr with a return to basal levels within 24 hr. Studies were carried out to determine whether treatment with modifiers of hepatic mixed-function oxidase changed the % COHb response after DCM exposure. Of the compounds investigated, only CCl4 and phenobarbital altered % COHb resulting from DCM inhalation. As expected, CCl4, a potent hepatotoxin, reduced the % COHb resulting from DCM inhalation. Contrary to expectations phenobarbital also lowered the COHb response from DCM inhalation although the decrease was not as marked as that caused by CCl4.
Doi 10.1016/0041-008X(75)90069-1
Pmid 1188941
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Comments Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol. 33: 427-437.
Is Public Yes
Language Text English
Is Qa No