代谢
铬从口腔、吸入或皮肤暴露中被吸收,并分布到几乎所有组织中,肾脏和肝脏中浓度最高。骨骼也是主要的储存地点,并可能导致长期保留。六价铬与硫酸盐和铬酸盐的相似性使其能够通过硫酸盐转运机制进入细胞。在细胞内,六价铬首先被还原为五价铬,然后通过许多物质,包括抗坏血酸、谷胱甘肽和烟酸腺嘌呤二核苷酸还原为三价铬。铬几乎全部随尿液排出。摄入一定量的硝酸盐和亚硝酸盐是人类氮循环的正常部分。在适当的条件下,硝酸盐可以在胃肠系统中转化为亚硝酸盐,显著增强硝酸盐的毒性。硝酸盐的主要代谢途径是转化为亚硝酸盐,然后转化为氨。亚硝酸盐、硝酸盐及其代谢物随尿液排出。(L1137, A12, L16)
Chromium is absorbed from oral, inhalation, or dermal exposure and distributes to nearly all tissues, with the highest concentrations found in kidney and liver. Bone is also a major storage site and may contribute to long-term retention. Hexavalent chromium's similarity to sulfate and chromate allow it to be transported into cells via sulfate transport mechanisms. Inside the cell, hexavalent chromium is reduced first to pentavalent chromium, then to trivalent chromium by many substances including ascorbate, glutathione, and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide. Chromium is almost entirely excreted with the urine. Intake of some amount of nitrates and nitrites is a normal part of the nitrogen cycle in humans. In vivo conversion of nitrates to nitrites can occur in the gastrointestional tract under the right conditions, significantly enhancing nitrates' toxic potency. The major metabolic pathway for nitrate is conversion to nitrite, and then to ammonia. Nitrites, nitrates, and their metabolites are excreted in the urine. (L1137, A12, L16)
来源:Toxin and Toxin Target Database (T3DB)