Relationship between lead concentration in blood and biological response for porphyrin metabolism in workers occupationally exposed to lead
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Archives of Toxicology
- Vol. 35 (4), 239-246
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00570265
Abstract
The biological responses of the heme biosynthesis pathway in male workers moderately exposed to lead are discussed in relation to the concentration of lead in the blood. The level of erythrocyte delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (ALA-D) activity in the group of lead-exposed workers was remarkably reduced while the level of erythrocyte protoporphyrin (Proto) in them was strikingly increased, compared to normal levels. On the other hand, the amounts of hemoglobin (Hb) and urinary delta-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) in the group of lead-exposed workers kept the normal levels. In the workers moderately exposed to lead, the log of erythrocyte Proto level was closely correlated to the blood lead level and the sensitivity of the Proto test was almost equal to that of erythrocyte ALA-D test. It was observed that the erythrocyte Proto was remarkably increased even in lead-exposed workers whose ALA excretion into the urine was in the range of normal level. Es geht um das Problem einer Korrelation zwischen den Parametern einer gestörten Häm-Biosynthese und der Bleikonzentration im Blut bei mäßig bleiexponierten männlichen Arbeitern. Verglichen mit Normalwerten fand sich in den Erythrocyten dieser Personengruppe eine deutlich reduzierte Aktivität der Delta-Aminolevulinsäure-Dehydratase (ALA-D) und ein erheblich erhöhter Gehalt an Protoporphyrin. Andererseits lagen die Hämoglobinwerte und die Werte für ALA im Urin im Normbereich. Zwischen dem Logarithmus des Protoporphyrin-Gehaltes der Erythrocyten und dem Blei-Blutspiegel bestand eine enge Korrelation. Die Empfindlichkeit des Protoporphyrintests entsprach fast der des Erythrocyten-ALA-D-Tests. Es wurden erhebliche Anstiege im Protoporphyringehalt der Erythrocyten bleiexponierter Arbeiter bereits zu einem Zeitpunkt beobachtet, wenn die Urinausscheidung an ALA noch im Normalbereich lag.This publication has 15 references indexed in Scilit:
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