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The long term health effects of the exposure to sarin and by-products

Research Project

Project/Area Number 12470089
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Hygiene
Research InstitutionNippon Medical School

Principal Investigator

MINAMI Masayasu  Nippon Medical School, Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Professor, 医学部, 教授 (00019639)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) HUI Da Mei  Nippon Medical School, Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Instructor, 医学部, 助手 (60291720)
LI Qing  Nippon Medical School, Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Assistant Professor, 医学部, 講師 (50250048)
INAGAKI Hirofumi  Nippon Medical School, Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Assistant Professor, 医学部, 講師 (50213111)
Project Period (FY) 2000 – 2001
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2001)
Budget Amount *help
¥12,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥12,800,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥2,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥9,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥9,900,000)
Keywordssarin / by-products / sarin metabolites / fluorine / methylphasphonate / human / terrorism / Sarin / Biological monitor / Fluorine / neuro foxicity / Tokyo Sarin disaster / サリン / ジエチル・アニリン / S9-mix / DIMP
Research Abstract

The long term health effects of the exposure to sarin and by-products.
1. Biological monitoring ; We assayesd the metabolites of exposed substances and the results suggested that the patients were exposed to not only sarin but also fluoride and isopropanol containing by-products daring sarin synthesis. One of the metabolites, MPA excreted was far exceeding the human lethal dose of sarin and the amount of MPA excretion per person was inversely correlated with the garvity of the symptom. Even though the high level of MPA excretion, the lethality was low 1 death / 4 person received medical treatment in our ICU (Hui and Minami, Clin. Chim. Acta 2000 ; 302 : 171 - 188).
2. The effects on central and autonomic nervous systems ; A cross-sectional epidemiological study was conducted 3 years after the disaster. 56 male exposed and 52 referent spersons matched for age and occupation were tested concerning various kinds of central and autonomic nervous functions. The exposed group performed less well in backward digit span tests of memory function and Benton visual retention test. The test results has no relationship with PTSD symptoms. These results suggested the chronic decline in memory function (Environ, Hlth Perspect. 2001 ; 1169 - 1173).
3. Other studies now in progress ; i) One of the marker s of abberated DNA function, 8-hydroxy deoxiguanosine excretion in the urine of patients is now under study. ii) We find an isozyme which metabolise organic phosphate, paraoxonase. The enzyme which we found has optimal pH 6.5.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2001 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2000 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (7 results)

All Other

All Publications (7 results)

  • [Publications] Hui D-M, Minami M: "Monitoring of fluorine in mine Samples of patients involved in Tokyo sarin"Clin.Chem.Acta. 302. 171-188 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Nishiwaki Y et al.: "Effects of sarin on the nervous system"Environ Hlth perspect. 109. 1169-1173 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Hui D-M, Minami M.: "Monitoring of fluorine in urine samples of patients involved in the Tokyo sarin disaster, in connection with the detection of other decomposition products of sarin and the by-products generated during sarin synthesis"Clin Chim. Acta. 302. 171-188 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Nishiwaki Y, Maekawa K, Ogawa Y, Asukai N, Minami M, Omae K et al.: "Effects of sarin on the nervous system in rescue team staff members and police officers 3 years after Tokyo subway sarin attack"Environ Hlth Perspect. 109. 1169-1173 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Hui D-A. ら: "monitoring of fluorin in urine samples of patients in The Tokyo Sarin disaster"Clin. Chim. Acta. 302. 171-188 (2000)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Nishiwaki Y. ら: "Effect of Sarin on the Nervous System in Rescue team staff members ad police officers"Environ. Hlth. Perspectives. 1169-1173 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Hui DM,Minami M.: "Monitoring of fluorine in urine samples of patients involved in the Tokyo sarin disaster"Clin.Chim.Acta. 302. 171-188 (2000)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report

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