A comparative dose-related response of several key pro- and antiinflammatory mediators in the lungs of rats, mice, and hamsters after subchronic inhalation of carbon black.
J Occup Environ Med 2007;
48:1265-78. [PMID:
17159643 DOI:
10.1097/01.jom.0000230489.06025.14]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this study was to investigate mechanisms underlying species specificity in particle-induced lung inflammation.
METHODS
Rats, mice, and hamsters exposed to air, 1, 7, or 50 mg/m3 of carbon black for 13 weeks were killed at 1 day, 3 months, and 11 months after exposure. Bronchoalveolar lavage was performed and characterized for cell number, cell type, reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, and cytokine levels. Ex vivo mutational analysis of inflammatory cells was evaluated by coincubating with lung epithelial cells. Lung tissue was evaluated for gene expression of various antiinflammatory mediators.
RESULTS
There was a dose- and time-related effect with all the parameters. Rats demonstrated greater propensity for generating a proinflammatory response, whereas mice and hamsters demonstrated an increased antiinflammatory response.
CONCLUSIONS
These differences in pro- and antiinflammatory responses may contribute to the apparent species differences in inflammation and tumorigenesis.
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