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Mechanism of Toxicity I: Tutorial 3
Mechanism of Toxicity I: Tutorial 3
Spring 2023
Mechanism of Toxicity I
Tutorial 3
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Course ILOs
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Tutorial Intended learning outcomes
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Tutorial Outline
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Potential stages in the development of toxicity
after chemical exposure
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Q1. Match the following toxicants with the correct
group according to the type of the toxicant:
1. Acetaminophen 2. Hydroxyl radical 3. paraquate
4. Doxorubicin 5. Bungarotoxin 6. Tetrodotoxin
7. Chlorpromazine 8. Erabutoxin 9. Nitrofurantoin
10. Lead 11. Protein carbonyl
Q2. Examples of parent xenobiotics that act as
ultimate toxicants include all of the following except:
a. Lead
b. CCL4
c. Tetrodotoxin
d. A&C
Q3.Examples of xenobiotics whose metabolites act as
ultimate toxicants:
a. Acetaminophen
b. Doxorubicin
c. Nitrofurantoin
d. Lead
e. All except d
Step 1: Delivery:
• Mechanisms opposing distribution:
1. Binding to plasma proteins
2. Specialized Barriers
3. Distribution to storage sites
4. Export from cells
ONOOCO2- HOOH-
POD
Chlorpromazine (CPZ) CPZ.+
Detox
GSSG 2 GSH
Q7. Detoxication mechanisms may fail due to:
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Q8. Major target molecules for toxicants
include all of the following except:
a. Ca2+ channels
b. Vitamins
c. RNA
d. Thyroperoxidase
Q9. Rearrange the following steps:
1. O2-. B a. Peroxidase
3. Chlorpromazine A c. Catalase
d. Thioredoxin
4. Erabutoxin D