Risk assessment of consumer spray products using in vitro lung surfactant function inhibition, exposure modelling and chemical analysis

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  • J B Sørli
  • S Sengupta
  • A C Ø Jensen
  • V Nikiforov
  • P A Clausen
  • Hougaard, Karin Sørig
  • Sara Højriis
  • M Frederiksen
  • N Hadrup

Consumer spray products release aerosols that can potentially be inhaled and reach the deep parts of the lungs. A thin layer of liquid, containing a mixture of proteins and lipids known as lung surfactant, coats the alveoli. Inhibition of lung surfactant function can lead to acute loss of lung function. We focused on two groups of spray products; 8 cleaning and 13 impregnation products, and in the context of risk assessment, used an in vitro method for assessing inhibition of lung surfactant function. Original spray-cans were used to generate aerosols to measure aerodynamic particle size distribution. We recreated a real-life exposure scenario to estimate the alveolar deposited dose. Most impregnation products inhibited lung surfactant function at the lowest aerosolization rate, whereas only two cleaning products inhibited function at the highest rates. We used inhibitory dose and estimated alveolar deposition to calculate the margin of safety (MoS). The MoS for the inhibitory products was ≤1 for the impregnation products, while much larger for the cleaning products (>880). This risk assessment focused on the risk of lung surfactant function disruption and provides knowledge on an endpoint of lung toxicity that is not investigated by the currently available OECD test guidelines.

Original languageEnglish
Article number112999
JournalFood and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association
Volume164
ISSN0278-6915
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Publication statusPublished - 2022

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    Research areas

  • Aerosols/toxicity, Excipients, Inhalation Exposure/adverse effects, Lung/metabolism, Particle Size, Pulmonary Surfactants/metabolism, Risk Assessment, Surface-Active Agents/toxicity

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