The candidate, Dr. Janice Chambers, intends to develop a career in biochemical toxicology, with emphasis on insecticide mechanisms of action and metabolism, and other related aspects of neurotoxicology, such as behavior. The current emphasis is on concepts related to the acute toxicity of organophosphorus insecticides, which act by inhibiting acetylcholinesterase (AChE). Her short term career goal is to establish a more productive program in metabolism of organophosphorus insecticides and toxic interactions of these compounds in the organism. Her long term career goal is to establish a recognized research program in insecticide neurotoxicology, with emphasis on mechanisms of action (including metabolism) in vertebrates. The proposed RCDA would reduce current teaching commitments of two courses per semester to two courses per year and likewise reduce committee assignments so that the candidate will be able to devote a far greater percentage of her time to research. This concentration will allow her the time not previously available to learn new methodologies to expand the scope of her research program into logical related areas, to better keep up with new developments in the field, to interact more effectively with her graduate students, and to write manuscripts on completed research results. Mississippi State University will reduce her annual teaching load to two courses in her field (Toxicology and Principles of Toxicology) and will reduce her committee obligations to service on only the Animal Research Committee. The research project to be conducted during the tenure of the RCDA will be an investigation of the monooxygenase-mediated activation and detoxication of phosphorothionate insecticides and the detoxication of the activated metabolites by brain (the target tissue) and liver, along with the potential mechanisms (esterases and other binding proteins) present in liver and blood which would protect the target AChE. This current project (ES 04394) will be expanded later into the areas of structure-activity relationships, toxicokinetics and enzyme kinetics.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Type
Modified Research Career Development Award (K04)
Project #
5K04ES000190-04
Application #
3072764
Study Section
Toxicology Subcommittee 2 (TOX)
Project Start
1989-07-01
Project End
1994-06-30
Budget Start
1992-07-01
Budget End
1993-06-30
Support Year
4
Fiscal Year
1992
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Mississippi State University
Department
Type
Schools of Arts and Sciences
DUNS #
075461814
City
Mississippi State
State
MS
Country
United States
Zip Code
39762
Tang, J; Chambers, J E (1999) Detoxication of paraoxon by rat liver homogenate and serum carboxylesterases and A-esterases. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 13:261-8
Pond, A L; Chambers, H W; Coyne, C P et al. (1998) Purification of two rat hepatic proteins with A-esterase activity toward chlorpyrifos-oxon and paraoxon. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 286:1404-11
Atterberry, T T; Burnett, W T; Chambers, J E (1997) Age-related differences in parathion and chlorpyrifos toxicity in male rats: target and nontarget esterase sensitivity and cytochrome P450-mediated metabolism. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 147:411-8
Carr, R L; Chambers, J E (1996) Kinetic analysis of the in vitro inhibition, aging, and reactivation of brain acetylcholinesterase from rat and channel catfish by paraoxon and chlorpyrifos-oxon. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 139:365-73
Boone, J S; Chambers, J E (1996) Time course of inhibition of cholinesterase and aliesterase activities, and nonprotein sulfhydryl levels following exposure to organophosphorus insecticides in mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis). Fundam Appl Toxicol 29:202-7
Pond, A L; Coyne, C P; Chambers, H W et al. (1996) Identification and isolation of two rat serum proteins with A-esterase activity toward paraoxon and chlorpyrifos-oxon. Biochem Pharmacol 52:363-9
Watson, A M; Chambers, J E (1996) The effect of high and low dosages of paraoxon in beta-naphthoflavone-treated rats. J Biochem Toxicol 11:263-8
Pond, A L; Chambers, H W; Chambers, J E (1995) Organophosphate detoxication potential of various rat tissues via A-esterase and aliesterase activities. Toxicol Lett 78:245-52
Chambers, J E; Carr, R L (1995) Biochemical mechanisms contributing to species differences in insecticidal toxicity. Toxicology 105:291-304
Ma, T; Chambers, J E (1995) A kinetic analysis of hepatic microsomal activation of parathion and chlorpyrifos in control and phenobarbital-treated rats. J Biochem Toxicol 10:63-8

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