Use of physiologically-based pharmacokinetic modeling to simulate the profiles of 3-hydroxybenzo(a)pyrene in workers exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

Biomathematical modeling has become an important tool to assess xenobiotic exposure in humans. In the present study, we have used a human physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model and an simple compartmental toxicokinetic model of benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) kinetics and its 3-hydroxybenzo(a)pyrene (3-OHBaP) metabolite to reproduce the time-course of this biomarker of exposure in the urine of industrially exposed workers and in turn predict the most plausible exposure scenarios. The models were constructed from in vivo experimental data in rats and then extrapolated from animals to humans after assessing and adjusting the most sensitive model parameters as well as species specific physiological parameters.

Understanding the linked kinetics of benzo(a)pyrene and 3-hydroxybenzo(a)pyrene biomarker of exposure using physiologically-based pharmacokinetic modelling in rats.

3-hydroxybenzo(a)pyrene (3-OHBaP) in urine has been proposed as a biomarker of occupational exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. However, to reconstruct exposure doses in workers from biomarker measurements, a thorough knowledge of the kinetics of the benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) and 3-OHBaP given different routes of exposure is needed. A rat physiologically-based pharmacokinetic model of BaP and 3-OHBaP was built.

A detailed urinary excretion time course study of captan and folpet biomarkers in workers for the estimation of dose, main route-of-entry and most appropriate sampling and analysis strategies.

Captan and folpet are two fungicides largely used in agriculture, but biomonitoring data are mostly limited to measurements of captan metabolite concentrations in spot urine samples of workers, which complicate interpretation of results in terms of internal dose estimation, daily variations according to tasks performed, and most plausible routes of exposure. This study aimed at performing repeated biological measurements of exposure to captan and folpet in field workers (i) to better assess internal dose along with main routes-of-entry according to tasks and (ii) to establish most appropriate sampling and analysis strategies. The detailed urinary excretion time courses of specific and non-specific biomarkers of exposure to captan and folpet were established in tree farmers (n = 2) and grape growers (n = 3) over a typical workweek (seven consecutive days), including spraying and harvest activities.

Toxicokinetic modeling of folpet fungicide and its ring-biomarkers of exposure in humans.

A human in vivo toxicokinetic model was built to allow a better understanding of the toxicokinetics of folpet fungicide and its key ring biomarkers of exposure: phthalimide (PI), phthalamic acid (PAA) and phthalic acid (PA). Both PI and the sum of ring metabolites, expressed as PA equivalents (PAeq), may be used as biomarkers of exposure. The conceptual representation of the model was based on the analysis of the time course of these biomarkers in volunteers orally and dermally exposed to folpet.

Toxicokinetic modeling of captan fungicide and its tetrahydrophthalimide biomarker of exposure in humans.

Measurement of tetrahydrophthalimide (THPI) in urine has been used for the biomonitoring of exposure to the widely used captan fungicide in workers. To allow a better understanding of the toxicokinetics of captan and its key biomarker of exposure, a human multi-compartment model was built to simulate the transformation of captan into THPI and its subsequent excretion while accounting for other non-monitored metabolites. The mathematical parameters of the model were determined from best-fits to the time courses of THPI in blood and urine of five volunteers administered orally 1mg/kg and dermally 10mg/kg of captan.

Modeling of the internal kinetics of benzo(a)pyrene and 3-hydroxybenzo(a)pyrene biomarker from rat data.

Measurements of 3-hydroxybenzo(a)pyrene (3-OHBaP) in urine has been proposed for the biomonitoring of exposure to benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) in workers. To allow a better understanding of the toxicokinetics of BaP and its key biomarker, a multicompartment model was developed based on rat data previously obtained by this group. According to the model, iv injected BaP is rapidly distributed from blood to tissues (t₁/₂ = 3.

A toxicokinetic study to elucidate 3-hydroxybenzo(a)pyrene atypical urinary excretion profile following intravenous injection of benzo(a)pyrene in rats.

The toxicokinetics of benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) and 3-hydroxybenzo(a)pyrene (3-OHBaP) were assessed in 36 male Sprague-Dawley rats injected intravenously with 40 micromol kg(1) of BaP to explain the reported atypical urinary excretion profile of 3-OHBaP. Blood, liver, kidney, lung, adipose tissue, skin, urine and feces were collected at t = 2, 4, 8, 16, 24, 33, 48, 72 h post-dosing. BaP and 3-OHBaP were measured by high-performance liquid chromatography/fluorescence.