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ArticleInhalation toxicology2015

Comparative cardiopulmonary toxicity of exhausts from soy-based biofuels and diesel in healthy and hypertensive rats.

Virginia L Bass, Mette C Schladweiler, Abraham Nyska, Ronald F Thomas, Desinia B Miller, Todd Krantz, Charly King, M Ian Gilmour, Allen D Ledbetter, Judy E Richards and 1 more

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Article in Inhalation toxicology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Virginia L Bassa Environmental Sciences and Engineering, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill , NC , USA .
Mette C Schladweilerb Environmental Public Health Division, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , Research Triangle Park , NC , USA .
Abraham Nyskac Consultant in Toxicologic Pathology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University , Timrat , Israel , and.
Ronald F Thomasb Environmental Public Health Division, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , Research Triangle Park , NC , USA .
Desinia B Millerd Curriculum in Toxicology, University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill , NC , USA.
Todd Krantzb Environmental Public Health Division, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , Research Triangle Park , NC , USA .
Charly Kingb Environmental Public Health Division, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , Research Triangle Park , NC , USA .
M Ian Gilmourb Environmental Public Health Division, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , Research Triangle Park , NC , USA .
Allen D Ledbetterb Environmental Public Health Division, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , Research Triangle Park , NC , USA .
Judy E Richardsb Environmental Public Health Division, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , Research Triangle Park , NC , USA .
Urmila P Kodavantib Environmental Public Health Division, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , Research Triangle Park , NC , USA .
Research Triangle Park Foundation · USEnvironmental Protection Agency · USUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USTel Aviv University · IL

Funding

TOXICOLOGYT32ES007126 · NIEHS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI ILONA JASPERS, Bernard E. Weissman · 1985 to 2026
$13.0M
NIEHS NIH HHS T32 ES007126
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Increased use of renewable energy sources raise concerns about health effects of new emissions. We analyzed relative cardiopulmonary health effects of exhausts from (1) 100% soy biofuel (B100), (2) 20% soy biofuel + 80% low sulfur petroleum diesel (B20), and (3) 100% petroleum diesel (B0) in rats. Normotensive Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) and spontaneously hypertensive rats were exposed to these three exhausts at 0, 50, 150 and 500 μg/m(3), 4 h/day for 2 days or 4 weeks (5 days/week). In addition, WKY rats were exposed for 1 day and responses were analyzed 0 h, 1 day or 4 days later for time-course assessment. Hematological parameters, in vitro platelet aggregation, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) markers of pulmonary injury and inflammation, ex vivo aortic ring constriction, heart and aorta mRNA markers of vasoconstriction, thrombosis and atherogenesis were analyzed. The presence of pigmented macrophages in the lung alveoli was clearly evident with all three exhausts without apparent pathology. Overall, exposure to all three exhausts produced only modest effects in most endpoints analyzed in both strains. BALF γ-glutamyl transferase (GGT) activity was the most consistent marker and was increased in both strains, primarily with B0 (B0 > B100 > B20). This increase was associated with only modest increases in BALF neutrophils. Small and very acute increases occurred in aorta mRNA markers of vasoconstriction and thrombosis with B100 but not B0 in WKY rats. Our comparative evaluations show modest cardiovascular and pulmonary effects at low concentrations of all exhausts: B0 causing more pulmonary injury and B100 more acute vascular effects. BALF GGT activity could serve as a sensitive biomarker of inhaled pollutants.

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Air PollutantsAnimalsBiofuelsBlood GlucoseCardiovascular SystemGlycine maxHypertensionInhalation ExposureLungLung InjuryMaleParticulate MatterRatsRats, Inbred SHRRats, Inbred WKYVehicle EmissionsAir PollutantsBiofuelsBlood GlucoseParticulate MatterVehicle EmissionsBiodieselbiomarkershypertensive ratspulmonary toxicitytoxicity

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PMID26514782
PMCPMC4768834
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