Ethanol-induced increase in the metabolic clearance of 1,1,1-trichloroethane in human volunteers

Toxicological Sciences : an Official Journal of the Society of Toxicology
Douglas O JohnsMichael S Morgan

Abstract

This study evaluated the effect of moderate doses of ethanol over a short period of time on the toxicokinetics of an organic solvent, 1,1,1-trichloroethane. A group of 10 moderate drinkers were recruited and exposed via inhalation for 2 h to a low concentration of 1,1,1-trichloroethane (175 ppm) on two separate occasions. Subjects were administered ethanol (0.35 g/kg body weight) on each of the 7 days preceding one of the exposures. Blood and urine samples were collected during and following each exposure, with blood analyzed for 1,1,1-trichloroethane and urine analyzed for the metabolites of 1,1,1-trichloroethane: trichloroethanol and trichloroacetic acid. Prior ethanol consumption resulted in a significant increase in apparent metabolic clearance of 1,1,1-trichloroethane (mean increase = 25.4%). The results of this study demonstrate that ethanol consumption over time can affect the rate at which an organic solvent is cleared through metabolism in humans. For chemicals with toxic metabolic products, this inductive effect of ethanol consumption on the rate of biotransformation could be potentially harmful to exposed individuals. Metabolic clearance of compounds with high hepatic extraction may not be affected by enzyme inductio...Continue Reading

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