Pulmonary Responses to Single Versus Multiple Intratracheal Instillations of Silica in Rats

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• Personal Author:
  Antonini JM ; Reasor MJ
• Description:
  The pulmonary toxicity of particles is often studied using a single intratracheal (I.T.) instillation of the material. Criticism has been levied that this procedure is not representative of inhalation exposure. In this study, we compared the pulmonary responses in male F344 rats to a single I.T. instillation of crystalline silica (5 mg/IOO gm BWt) given on day 0 with those resulting from 5 consecutive daily I.T. instillations of the dust (1 mg/100 gm BWt per day) with the initial dose given on day 0. Controls received the sterile saline vehicle I.T.. The multiple instillation protocol was used as an experimental surrogate for inhalation exposure. The total amount of silica instilled was the same in the two protocols. Responses were assessed on day 14. The indices of response were cellular differentials recovered by bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and the level of albumin in BAL fluid (BALF). With both instillation protocols, the total cells, PMNs, and lymphocytes recovered and albumin levels in BALF were increased significantly in the silica-treated rats versus the respective controls. There were no significant differences between the single and multiple instillation protocols for any of these values for either controls or silica-treated rats. Therefore, at this high dose of silica, where particle overload may be occurring, the single and multiple instillation protocols gave similar pulmonary responses using these endpoints. Responses at other doses of silica and the use of additional endpoints are being investigated. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Aluminum Silicates Animals Chemistry Chemistry, Analytic Dust Environmental Monitoring Hazardous Substances Irritants Laboratories Lung Lung Diseases Occupational Health Particulate Matter Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Silicon Dioxide Toxicology

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• Keywords:
  Airborne-dusts Airborne-fibers Airborne-particles Analytical-chemistry Analytical-methods Animal-studies Dust-exposure Dust-inhalation Dust-particles Exposure-assessment Laboratory-animals Particulate-dust Particulates Pulmonary-disorders Pulmonary-system-disorders Respiratory-irritants Respiratory-system-disorders Silica-dusts Silicates Statistical-analysis Toxic-materials Toxins

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• ISSN:
  1096-6080
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Louisiana ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 6 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  48
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20027963
• Citation:
  Toxicologist 1999 Mar; 48(1-S):132
• CAS Registry Number:
  Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1999
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  The Toxicologist. Society of Toxicology 38th Annual Meeting, March 14-18, 1999, New Orleans, Louisiana
• Supplement:
  1-S
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5866c9350f0126f40281b6958e2da82fbff5ffab7fa1620ea0088b031193b6c6326e06754a735a01793ee3d603940bed9b40133589a9141eba55f66ab5e7c9a1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/189699/cdc_189699_DS1.pdf
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