ΤΙ ΕΔΕΙΞΑΝ πειράματα στις ΗΠΑ
Ουσία σε σαμπουάν μπλοκάρει τα νευρικά κύτταρα
Της ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΑΣ ΓΙΑΝΝΟΥΤΣΟΥ
Πειράματα που έγιναν με εγκεφαλικά κύτταρα ποντικών έδειξαν ότι η επαφή με μια
χημική ουσία, η οποία περιέχεται σε πολλά προϊόντα που χρησιμοποιούμε
καθημερινά, εμποδίζει την ανάπτυξη των νευρικών κυττάρων.
Πρόκειται για τη χημική ουσία methylisothiazolinone (ΜΙΤ), η οποία ανήκει σε μια ομάδα ουσιών που ονομάζονται βιοκτόνα και χρησιμοποιείται ευρέως σε κρέμες χειρός,
σαμπουάν, βαφές μαλλιών κι άλλα καλλυντικά (για να αποθηκεύονται για μεγάλο χρονικό
διάστημα χωρίς να αναπτύσσονται βακτήρια) ενώ ανάμεσα στα άλλα χρησιμοποιείται σε
εργοστάσια παραγωγής χρωμάτων, κόλλας, καθώς και σε βιομηχανικά συστήματα ψύξης
νερού για να σκοτώνει τα μικρόβια.
Στο Πίτσμπουργκ
Τα αποτελέσματα της συγκεκριμένης μελέτης παρουσίασε πριν από λίγες μέρες ο
καθηγητής Νευροβιολογίας στην Ιατρική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου του Πίτσμπουργκ, Elias
Aizenman, στο ετήσιο συνέδριο της αμερικανικής εταιρείας Κυτταρικής Βιολογίας που
πραγματοποιήθηκε στην Ουάσιγκτον.
Σε προηγούμενα πειράματα είχε βρεθεί ότι η χημική αυτή ουσία μπορεί να προκαλέσει
ερεθισμό σε ευαίσθητα άτομα, καψίματα στο δέρμα και δερματίτιδα, όμως ο Aizenman μάς
δήλωσε σε τηλεφωνική επικοινωνία που είχαμε μαζί του, ότι δεν μπόρεσε να βρει καμιά
πληροφορία σχετικά με τις επιπτώσεις της χημικής αυτής ουσίας στην ανάπτυξη των
νευρικών κυττάρων. «Μέχρι στιγμής δεν είχαν γίνει τέτοιου είδους πειράματα με το ΜΙΤ».
Ο Aizenman είχε δημοσιεύσει το 2003 στο περιοδικό Neurosience μιαν άλλη έρευνα,
χρησιμοποιώντας τότε στα πειράματά του σχετικά μεγάλες δόσεις ΜΙΤ, οι οποίες και
«σκότωσαν τα περισσότερα από τα νευρικά κύτταρα του ποντικού μέσα σε 10 λεπτά».
Επειδή πολλές χημικές ουσίες είναι τοξικές σε μεγάλες δόσεις, ο Aizenman και η ομάδα του
ξεκίνησαν να δοκιμάζουν πολύ μικρότερες δόσεις για μεγάλη χρονική περίοδο, μιμούμενοι
έτσι την περίπτωση ανθρώπων που εκτίθενται σε ΜΙΤ καθημερινά, όπως για παράδειγμα
αυτοί που εργάζονται σε εργοστάσια που φτιάχνουν καλλυντικά, χρώματα, βαφές, κόλλες
κ.λπ., ή όπου αλλού η συγκέντρωση της συγκεκριμένης χημικής ουσίας είναι υψηλή.
Οι ερευνητές εξέθεσαν αναπτυσσόμενους νευρώνες ποντικού σε 1 micromolar ΜΙΤ (που
ισοδυναμεί με ένα γραμμάριο της χημικής αυτής ουσίας διαλυμένο σε περισσότερο από
8.000 λίτρα νερού) για λίγο περισσότερο από 18 ώρες. «Οι αναπτυσσόμενοι νευρώνες
βγάζουν νευρίτες για να συνδέονται μεταξύ τους τα κύτταρα.
Ομως μετά την έκθεση στο ΜΙΤ κάθε νευρίτης είχε μεγαλώσει μόνον κατά το ήμισυ». Ο
Aizenman θεωρεί ότι το ΜΙΤ φαίνεται να στοχεύει ένα ειδικό ένζυμο, το οποίο είναι
υπεύθυνο για να ξεκινήσει η ανάπτυξη του νευρίτη.
Καίτοι η ανακάλυψη του Aizenman αφορά τις επιδράσεις του ΜΙΤ σε νευρικά κύτταρα (και
μάλιστα σε καλλιέργεια) εμβρύου ποντικού, η ανακοίνωσή της έχει ταράξει και έχει
προκαλέσει ποικίλες συζητήσεις στην επιστημονική κοινότητα.Η μεγαλύτερη ανησυχία των
επιστημόνων έγκειται τις επιδράσεις που μπορεί να έχει το ΜΙΤ σε ανθρώπους που
έρχονται σε επαφή καθημερινά με αυτήν την ουσία, όσο και στο νευρικό σύστημα ενός
αναπτυσσόμενου εμβρύου, και πιθανά επιπτώσεις σε όλους μας, μια και όλοι
χρησιμοποιούμε προϊόντα που περιέχουν ΜΙΤ.
«Η ουσία αυτή απορροφάται εάν τη φάμε, την αναπνεύσουμε ή έρθει σε επαφή με το
δέρμα. Θα συμβούλευα λοιπόν μιαν έγκυο να μη δουλεύει σε ένα εργοστάσιο όπου
χρησιμοποιείται αυτή η χημική ουσία, επειδή μπορεί να προκύψει κάποια ανωμαλία στην
ανάπτυξη του νευρικού συστήματος του εμβρύου».
Ενας κίνδυνος
Ο Aizenman πιστεύει ότι η μελέτη του αποκαλύπτει έναν εν δυνάμει κίνδυνο. Τα σαμπουάν
περιέχουν συγκέντρωση ΜΙΤ 100 με 200 φορές περισσότερο από ό,τι χρησιμοποίησε στο
πείραμά του. Αλλά παραδέχεται ότι πιθανώς αυτοί που χρησιμοποιούν σαμπουάν ή
κοντίσιονερ, για παράδειγμα, μπορεί να μην έχουν επιπτώσεις, όπως αυτοί που εκτίθενται
στην ουσία λόγω δουλειάς.
«Δεν γνωρίζουμε εάν η μακρόχρονη έκθεση σε προϊόντα που περιέχουν ΜΙΤ είναι
επικίνδυνη. Δεν μπορώ να πω ότι τα προϊόντα που περιέχουν ΜΙΤ είναι ασφαλή,
αλλά ούτε ότι δεν είναι. Υπάρχει εξαιρετικά λίγη πληροφόρηση σχετικά με το τι
μπορούν να κάνουν αυτές οι ουσίες κι ανησυχώ γιατί δεν έχουν γίνει τα κατάλληλα
πειράματα. Απαιτούνται ακόμη και επιδημιολογικές έρευνες, όπου θα πρέπει να
μελετηθούν άνθρωποι με αυτισμό κι άλλες νευρολογικές ασθένειες, ώστε να αποκαλυφθεί
εάν υπάρχει κάποια σχέση με την έκθεση του εμβρύου στη χημική αυτή ουσία».
Σύμφωνα με το National Institute of Health των ΗΠΑ η ουσία ΜΙΤ περιέχεται σε σαμπουάν,
ενδεικτικά όπως τα Head and Shoulders, Suave και Clairol, καθώς επίσης σε κοντίσιονερ
μαλλιών Pantene, στις βαφές μαλλιών της Revlon και σε μία πληθώρα άλλων γνωστών και
μη προϊόντων (πλήρης λίστα προϊόντων που περιέχουν ΜΙΤ μπορείτε να δείτε στην
ιστοσελίδα
http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/household/brands?tbl=chem&id=92
«Η US Enviromental Protecion Agensy (ΕΡΑ) φαίνεται ότι δεν απαιτεί πειράματα όσον
αφορά τις πιθανές βλάβες που μπορεί να προκληθούν στην ανάπτυξη του νευρικού
συστήματος από διάφορες ουσίες για να δώσει άδεια κυκλοφορίας σε κάποιο προϊόν.
Πιθανώς υπάρχουν ουσίες γενικής χρήσης που μπορούν να καταστρέφουν το νευρικό
σύστημα», λέει ο Aizenman.
Αυτή τη στιγμή ο Aizenman προσπαθεί να επαναλάβει τα πειράματά του σε ζωντανά ζώα,
ώστε να βρει ακριβώς με ποιο τρόπο το ΜΙΤ επιδρά στους νευρώνες.
ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΤΥΠΙΑ – 10/12/2004
ΑΥΤΗ ΕΙΝΑΙ Η ΙΣΤΟΣΕΛΙΔΑ ΤΟΥ
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
ΤΩΝ Η.Π.Α.


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Chemical Information |
Chemical Name: |
Methylisothiazolinone |
CAS Registry Number: |
002682-20-4 |
Synonyms: |
Methylisothiazolinone; 3(2H)-Isothiazolone, 2-methyl-; 2-Methyl-2H-isothiazol-3-one; 2-Methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one; 2-Methyl-3(2H)-isothiazolone |
Information from other National Library of Medicine databases |
Health Studies: |
***No information available in HSDB at this time*** |
Toxicity Information: |
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Chemical Information: |
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Biomedical References: |
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Dangerous chemicals in
personal care products
compromise health
Monday, March 07, 2005 by: Mike Adams
Researchers are now finding that the active ingredient in antimicrobial soaps and personal care products causes nerve damage. This really isn’t surprising: I’ve been warning readers about this for years. The ingredient is called MIT (methylisothiazolinone), and it is found in antimicrobial soaps, hand soaps, dish soaps and a surprising number of personal care products. People buy these personal care products thinking they’re protecting themselves from infectious microbes. They think it makes them immune to viruses and bacteria that might be found in their bathrooms or kitchens, and thus they believe in the mythology of using antimicrobial soaps to create a sterile environment in their own homes.
This mythology has been promoted by the manufacturers of these products who, through clever advertising, propagate the distortion that bacteria on the kitchen counter and in the bathroom are responsible for making people sick. But the reality is that we don’t live in a sterile environment anyway: the only thing that prevents you from getting sick is a healthy immune system. We are exposed to bacteria and viruses literally hundreds of thousands of times each day. It is our immune system that takes care of these threats and keeps us safe, not antimicrobial soap.
But many consumers don’t understand this. They think that they can make their homes spotless; that they can create a level-4 biohazard clean room in their kitchen by using this antimicrobial soap, and that this will somehow protect them from getting sick. But the reality is that they’re giving themselves nervous system disorders while actually promoting the breeding of resistant strains of bacteria. And thanks to the nervous system damage caused by these antimicrobial ingredients, people are probably accelerating Alzheimer’s disease by using these products. No doubt, they are impacting the learning ability of their children by poisoning their nervous systems, too.
It turns out that this active ingredient is chemically similar to Agent Orange. That’s right, this was the Weapon of Mass Destruction used in Vietnam. And while it’s not accurate to say that there’s Agent Orange in your antimicrobial soap, there is indeed a chemical compound that’s similar in its function, purpose, and molecular structure. Is this something that you want to be coating your dishes with? How insane is that?
Yet it’s precisely what millions of Americans are doing each and every day that they use these products. They are literally placing a thin film of nerve agent chemicals on their dishes, and then drinking and eating from those dishes. Here, Johnny, be sure to clean up your plate! We washed ’em in something special: nerve toxins!
There are a great number of dangerous poisons in the average American home. The typical pantry is loaded with toxic chemicals. This is something I’ve been warning about for years, but most people just laugh it off and say «If these things were dangerous, they wouldn’t be legal!» Yet they remain perfectly legal and quite dangerous at the same time.
For example, most people still use dryer sheets in their dryer. These sheets really serve no function other than to spread perfume all over your clothing. They’re perfume sheets. And these perfumes are not essential oils harvested from flowers out in a wild field somewhere, they are synthetic chemicals, manufactured in a chemical plant, and many are highly carcinogenic. So after washing their clothes to get out all the dirt, people are then coating their clothes with a product that deposits a thin film of toxic chemicals onto their clothes. In other words, the clothes were cleaner before they went through the washer and dryer. And now that they come out of the dryer, they are dangerous to your health, because now they have been soaked in a toxic chemical cocktail. And people put these clothes on every single day, then walk around and produce sweat which moistens the clothes, and that accelerates the diffusion of such chemicals into their bloodstream through their skin. They do this and then they wonder why they are diseased. They think their laundry is clean because it smells like perfume.
The average American household is a toxic chemical dump. People have antimicrobial soaps, dryer sheets with toxic chemicals, and then there are people using all sorts of personal perfumes and fragrance products that are also loaded with cancer-causing chemicals. You’ve got people putting deodorant in their armpits, and that deodorant contains aluminum which promotes dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. And if that’s not enough toxicity, you can buy air fresheners that will release a mist of toxic chemicals into the very air that you breathe so that you can inhale carcinogenic chemicals directly into your lungs. Beyond all that, we have the shampoos which are also loaded with all sorts of toxic chemicals, and we have the cleaning products that contain solvents which directly promote cancer as well as birth defects. And this isn’t even to mention the food supply yet, because the food supply in the average American household contains yet more toxic chemicals. But of course, that’s for another article altogether.
So what do you do about all of this? Some people say to me «Mike, you sure are paranoid about all these products.» Not really, only the ones that cause cancer and other chronic diseases. I’m fine with all the other products. The thing is, you can’t find those healthy products at your regular convenience store or grocery store. You have to go to a health food store or a natural grocer, and you have to know the sources for these products. You have to be smart enough to read ingredient labels and figure out what’s in these products. And then you have to educate yourself by reading articles like this so that you know what belongs in your body and what doesn’t. It’s not that difficult to understand; it isn’t rocket science to figure out that the human body is not a toxic waste dump (regardless of what the consumer products companies try to convince you to believe).
The vast majority of these chemicals I’m talking about are considered environmental hazards by the EPA. And yet it’s perfectly legal for manufacturers to put them in their products and indirectly allow consumers to put them into their bodies. You could be arrested if you dumped these same chemicals into a stream — that would be a violation of federal law. And yet, you put them into your body every single day, and that’s not only legal, it’s actually encouraged by media coverage, advertisements, department stores, and retailers.
It is perfectly possible, by the way, to live a life free of these toxic products. All you have to do is stop buying the toxic products, throw them out, and start buying products that actually protect your health. You could start with your laundry detergent. Go to the health food store, or natural grocer, and get yourself some laundry detergent that isn’t made with all these fragrance chemicals (a good brand is Seventh Generation).
Switch out all your soap: get rid of all that antimicrobial soap and switch to a product like Dr. Bronner’s soap, which is only scented with natural oils like peppermint and almond oil. It’s a wonderful soap, and I strongly recommend it. Throw out all those ridiculous brand name shampoos that are loaded with garbage ingredients that actually promote dandruff and hair loss because of all the toxic chemicals they contain. A lot of these products actually cause the very problems they claim to be solving. Throw those out! Go with olive oil shampoo from a company called Heritage Products.
And throw out all those perfumes and colognes, please, people, you are polluting the air for everyone else who actually has olfactory senses remaining. Maybe you can’t smell yourself because your nose has been dulled from years and years of use of these products, but I tell you what – everybody else can smell you! And we’re tired of it. Take those products, throw them away and try to live a day without smelling like an artificial fragrance factory, for God’s sake.
And while you’re at it, throw out the antimicrobial soap. Er, wait a minute, that might be an EPA violation. Better call a chemical waste processing facility and see if they can take it off your hands in an environmentally responsible way. Just don’t be foolish enough to coat your skin with it.
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