Inhalation of Cotton Dust Is Associated with Increases in Nitric Oxide Production by Rat Bronchoalveolar Lavage Cells

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• Personal Author:
  Castranova, Vincent ; Huffman LJ ; Judy DJ ; Robinson VA
• Description:
  The effect of inhalation of cotton dust on the induction of nitric- oxide (NO) and the contribution of NO to oxidant generation were investigated. Sprague-Dawley-rats were exposed to air, a dust aerosol of cotton (40.6+/-3.7mg/m3), or aerosolized endotoxin (2.2x10(4) endotoxin units) for 3 hours. Responses were studied 18 hours after exposure in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). BALF was analyzed for protein levels, lactate-dehydrogenase, and total nitrite levels. Both cotton dust and endotoxin produced an acute pulmonary inflammatory reaction, with increases in red blood cells, lymphocytes, and polymorphonuclear lymphocytes in BALF. The response was stronger for endotoxin than for cotton dust. Endotoxin and cotton dust elevated NO levels. A marked increase in nitric-oxide- synthase messenger RNA occurred following exposure to dust of cotton and endotoxin, and was confined to BALF. Endotoxin increased oxidant species as monitored by chemiluminescence, whereas cotton dust elevated zymosan stimulated and nitric-oxide-synthase dependent chemiluminescence. The authors conclude that endotoxin may be a major etiologic agent in the response to cotton or other organic dusts, but it is not the sole contributing factor in organic dust toxic syndrome. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aerosols Dust Enzymes Laboratories Lung Lung Diseases Nitrogen Oxides Occupational Health Respiratory System Safety
• Keywords:
  Aerosol-particles Cotton-dust Enzyme-activity Inhalation-studies Laboratory-animals Lung-cells Lung-disorders NIOSH-Author Nitrogen-oxides
• ISSN:
  0895-8378
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; 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:
  9
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00238716
• Citation:
  Inhal Toxicol 1997 Aug; 9(6):567-579
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1997
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Inhalation Toxicology
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4185113060698c910836cd66e1ff14b32e862d58e505906f883b53c4428e44369a716bd9e004e0f204a0ebe17e62c500be286cbf15bb7c8e0848c6454560e4d9
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/197939/cdc_197939_DS1.pdf
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