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      Selection of biomarkers of exposure for a population study of U.S. adult smokers to cigarette smoke

      Kinser, R. D.; Carchman, R. A.; Leyden, D. E.; Sanders, E. B.; Stabbert, R.; Tricker, A. R.; von Holt, K.; R-Walk, R-A. Walk.

      Conference date
      Jul 8, 2001
      Conference name
      IXTH International Congress of Toxicology (ICT)
      Topic
      Summary

      In our paradigm for the evaluation of harm reduction by new cigarette designs, measurements of exposure to both the gas/vapor phase and particulate phase ('tar') of mainstream cigarette smoke are required. We have identified biomarkers based on known mainstream cigarette smoke chemistry and the need to investigate toxicologically relevant smoke constituents. Selected biomarkers of gas/vapor phase smoke exposure are CO in exhaled breath, blood COHb, and acetonitrile in both exhaled breath and blood. Relevant biomarkers of particulate phase smoke exposure are hemoglobin adducts of the aromatic amines 3- and 4-aminobiphenyl, 24 h excretion of two urinary metabolites of the tobacco-specific nitrosamine, 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK), and the sum total of six urinary metabolites of nicotine. A justification for the smoke constituents chosen for study, the criteria used to select the above biomarkers of cigarette smoke exposure, and the pilot study planned to evaluate these choices will be presented.