Immune responses of cynomolgus monkeys to phthalic anhydride

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• Personal Author:
  Bernstein DI ; Bernstein IL ; Biagini, Raymond E. ; Gallagher JS ; Knecht EA ; Moorman WJ ; Smallwood, Anthony W.
• Description:
  The immunologic conditions required for sensitization to phthalic- anhydride (85449) (PA) alone or PA complexed with monkey serum albumin (MSA) as a protein carrier were investigated in cynomolgus- monkeys. Four groups of four animals each were administered ten consecutive weekly subcutaneous injections of 2 milligrams aluminum- hydroxide plus one of the following: 200 micrograms (microg) of PA- MSA; 200microg of PA dissolved in ethanol/saline; 200microg MSA; or ethanol/saline alone. Every 2 weeks during the study, skin testing was performed, and total immunoglobulin-E (IgE) and specific immunoglobulin-G (IgG) and IgE to PA-MSA were determined. The results indicated that PA-MSA injections in monkeys were effective in inducing positive skin sensitivity and statistically significant de-novo synthesis of specific immunoglobulin-G (IgG) to PA-MSA. It appeared that the conditions for maximal production of antibody from PA exposure in monkeys required either prior sensitization to hapten dependent determinants on a carrier protein or prior sensitization of hapten independent new antigenic determinants from exposure to the reactive phthalate group compounds. Workers sensitized to PA occupationally most probably form hapten conjugates with proteins present in the airway or airway epithelium. The lack of cutaneous sensitization to PA or PA-MSA in the group of immunized monkeys exposed to PA alone supports this theory. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Immune System Laboratories Lung Occupational Health Plastics Respiratory System Safety Skin
• Keywords:
  Immune-reaction Immune-system Laboratory-animals NIOSH-Author Plasticizers Pulmonary-system Skin-tests
• ISSN:
  0091-6749
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  23-29
• Volume:
  82
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00185636
• Citation:
  J Allergy Clin Immunol 1988 Jul; 82(1):23-29
• CAS Registry Number:
  Phthalic anhydride (CAS RN 85-44-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1988
• NORA Priority Area:
  Pulmonary System Disorders
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:67d428d59da496d89d5b443391fb83a57b1685edba2f5edd6ae6f5d04612eb8ac4b88c353167676e3cc0ca7718489aaf9135cd969ee02038710b9cbf6adc1442
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