代谢
石棉纤维在正常意义上不被代谢,而保留在肺部的闪石纤维似乎不会发生任何重大变化。一些纤维会沉积在呼吸道和构成你肺部的细胞上。大多数纤维通过被带走或在喉部的一层粘液中咳出而被从肺部移除,然后在那里被吞入胃中。沉积在肺部最深处的纤维移除得更慢。实际上,一些纤维可能会穿过肺部,并且可以在原位停留多年,甚至可能永远不被身体移除。保留在肺部的较长纤维可能会经历多种过程,包括转移、溶解、断裂、分裂或蛋白质包裹。在肺部停留的较长纤维可以被蛋白质包裹,形成通常所说的“石棉体”。作为对石棉纤维的反应,肺泡巨噬细胞产生反应性氧种以尝试消化纤维。这些反应性氧种包括过氧化氢和超氧自由基阴离子(O2-)。被吞下的纤维(那些在水中的,或那些从肺部转移到喉部的)几乎都在几天内通过肠道并随粪便排出体外。(L222)
Asbestos fibers are not metabolized in the normal sense of the word, and amphibole fibers that are retained in the lung do not appear to undergo any major changes. Some of the fibers will be deposited in the air passages and on the cells that make up your lungs. Most fibers are removed from the lungs by being carried away or coughed up in a layer of mucus to the throat, where they are swallowed into the stomach. Fibers that are deposited in the deepest parts of the lung are removed more slowly. In fact, some fibers may move through the lungs and can remain in place for many years and may never be removed from the body. Longer fibers that are retained in the lung may undergo a number of processes including translocation, dissolution, fragmentation, splitting, or protein encapsulation. Long fibers that reside in the lung can become encapsulated in protein, forming what is often referred to as an "asbestos body". In response to asbestos fibers, alveolar macrophages produce reactive oxygen species in an attempt to digest the fiber. The reactive oxygen species include hydrogen peroxide and superoxide radical anion (O2-). Fibers that have been swallowed (those present in water, or those moved to the throat from the lungs) almost all pass along the intestines within a few days and are excreted in the feces. (L222)
来源:Toxin and Toxin Target Database (T3DB)