Review of the Occupational Exposure to Isocyanates: Mechanisms of Action.

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  • NAKASHIMA Kazuko
    Department of Social and Environmental Medicine, Course of Social Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
  • TAKESHITA Tatsuya
    Department of Social and Environmental Medicine, Course of Social Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
  • MORIMOTO Kanehisa
    Department of Social and Environmental Medicine, Course of Social Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine

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Polyurethanes are useful polymers in a large variety of technical and consumer products that are generally made from diisocyanates and polyols or similar compounds. Toluene diisocyanate (TDI), 4,4’-methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) and 1,6’-hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) are useful for polyurethane products. Isocyanates are reactive chemicals that can be handled without problems in manufacturing or technical environments. In general, consumers may only have contact with these chemicals on rare occasions. The objective of this study was to review the mechanisms of action of inhalation of isocyanates. This paper describes, in summary, the potential occupational exposure to isocyanates, the chemistry and reactivity of isocyanates, the results from genotoxicity studies, investigative toxicity studies, metabolism and results from epidemiology studies on isocyanate-exposed workers. The overall conclusion is that because humans are not exposed to high levels of respiratory isocyanate particles, concerns over the possible development of lung tumors should not be relevant. There are many mechanisms of action induced by isocyanates, but those entities are unclear. This is because these mechanisms act simultaneously and are complex.

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