Application of a physiologically based pharmacokinetic model for reference dose and reference concentration estimation for acetone

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Gentry, PR
Covington, TR
Clewell, H
Anderson, ME
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[1] ENVIRON Int Corp, Ruston, LA 71270 USA
[2] CIIT Ctr Hlth Res, Res Triangle Pk, NC USA
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JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH-PART A-CURRENT ISSUES | 2003年 / 66卷 / 23期
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10.1080/713853996
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X [环境科学、安全科学];
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08 ; 0830 ;
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Recent health risk assessments to propose a Reference Dose (RID) for acetone (Forsyth, 2001; U.S. EPA, 2001) have been based on the results of an oral subchronic study conducted in rats and mice (Dietz et al., 1991; NTF, 7991). These assessments have utilized the traditional concept of establishing the RfD by determining the lowest experimentally determined No-Observed-Adverse-Effect Level (NOAEL) and applying various Uncertainty Factors (UFs) (U.S. EPA, 1988). This article describes a risk assessment for acetone based on the systemic toxicity observed in subchronic and developmental toxicity studies to estimate an RID and an inhalation reference concentration (RfC) for acetone. Specifically, this approach examined the subchronic study by Dietz et al. (1991), as well as an inhalation developmental toxicity study on acetone (Mast et al., 1988) and several toxicology studies of isopropanol (IPA). This was accomplished by applying a physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model developed previously for IPA and its metabolite acetone (Clewell et al., 2001). The incorporation of the PBPK model into the derivation of an RID and RfC for acetone allowed for a tissue-based approach rather than an external exposure-based approach, making it possible to derive an oral RID from an inhalation study. In addition, the use of the PBPK model to analyze data from chronic and reproductive/developmental studies conducted with IPA enabled an assessment of the potential for acetone to produce any of the effects observed in the IPA studies. This analysis provided sufficient information to reduce the need for UFs in the adjustment of the NOAEL from the oral subchronic study for the determination of an RfD. Using the PBPK model in the acetone risk assessment supports a composite UF of 60 for the subchronic study, compared to composite factors of 300 to 3000 in the other recent risk assessments. This difference resulted in an RfD of 16 mg/kg/d, compared to the values of 0.3 to 3 that have previously been estimated (Forsyth, 2001; U.S. EPA, 2001). Considering the results from the inhalation developmental study (Mast et al., 1988) resulted in an RID of 8.7 mg/kg/d. Using this study also fills a data gap for acetone that exists if only the oral database for acetone is considered for RfD derivation. An RfC of 29 ppm was also estimated for acetone using the Mast et al. (1988) study results in combination with the PBPK model. The potential impact of endogenous acetone on a risk assessment for acetone is also discussed.
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