ArticleCancer science2016
Multiwalled carbon nanotubes intratracheally instilled into the rat lung induce development of pleural malignant mesothelioma and lung tumors.
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- Dose-Response Relationships for Lung Tumor and Pleural Mesothelioma Induction by Repetitive Intratracheal Instillation of a Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube, MWCNT-7, in Rats: Comparison with Inhalation Carcinogenicity Based on Lung Burden.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Use of the TIPS Technique as a Possible Method of Acute Inhalation Toxicity Assessment.Journal of applied toxicology : JAT · 2026Article
- Comparative Gene Expression Analysis of Malignant Mesothelioma and Lung Adenocarcinomas Induced by Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube-7 and Double-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Rats: Distinct Molecular Signatures and Canonical Pathways.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Comparative Carcinogenicity of Double-Walled Carbon Nanotubes of Different Lengths Administered by Intratracheal Installation into Rat Lungs.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Multiwalled carbon nanotubes activate the NLRP3 inflammasome-dependent pyroptosis in macrophages.Molecular pharmacology · 2025Article
- Safety of Mechanically Fibrillated Cellulose Nanofibers (CNFs) by Inhalation Exposure Based on TG412.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- A Review of the Carcinogenic Potential of Thick Rigid and Thin Flexible Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in the Lung.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Critical values for dimensional parameters of mesotheliomagenic mineral fibers: evidence from the dimensions and rigidity of MWCNT.Frontiers in toxicology · 2025Article
- Comparison of Single and Multiple Intratracheal Administrations for Pulmonary Toxic Responses of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Rats.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Fullerene and fullerene whisker are not carcinogenic to the lungs and pleura in rat long-term study after 2-week intra-tracheal intrapulmonary administration.Archives of toxicology · 2024Article
- Potent lung tumor promotion by inhaled MWCNT.Nanotoxicology · 2024Article
- Malignant peritoneal mesotheliomas of rats induced by multiwalled carbon nanotubes and amosite asbestos: transcriptome and epigenetic profiles.Particle and fibre toxicology · 2024Article
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- Difference in carcinogenicities of two different vapor grown carbon fibers with different physicochemical characteristics induced by intratracheal instillation in rats.Particle and fibre toxicology · 2023Article
- Exposure of Rats to Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Correlation of Inhalation Exposure to Lung Burden, Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Findings, and Lung Morphology.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Time-Course of Transcriptomic Change in the Lungs of F344 Rats Repeatedly Exposed to a Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube in a 2-Year Test.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- High aspect ratio nanomaterial-induced macrophage polarization is mediated by changes in miRNA levels.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Article
- Oxidative Stress and Inflammatory Biomarkers for Populations with Occupational Exposure to Nanomaterials: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Two-year intermittent exposure of a multiwalled carbon nanotube by intratracheal instillation induces lung tumors and pleural mesotheliomas in F344 rats.Particle and fibre toxicology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) have a fibrous structure and physical properties similar to asbestos and have been shown to induce malignant mesothelioma of the peritoneum after injection into the scrotum or peritoneal cavity in rats and mice. For human cancer risk assessment, however, data after administration of MWCNT via the airway, the exposure route that is most relevant to humans, is required. The present study was undertaken to investigate the carcinogenicity of MWCNT-N (NIKKISO) after administration to the rat lung. MWCNT-N was fractionated by passing it through a sieve with a pore size of 25 μm. The average lengths of the MWCNT were 4.2 μm before filtration and 2.6 μm in the flow-through fraction; the length of the retained MWCNT could not be determined. For the present study, 10-week-old F344/Crj male rats were divided into five groups: no treatment, vehicle control, MWCNT-N before filtration, MWCNT-N flow-through and MWCNT-N retained groups. Administration was by the trans-tracheal intrapulmonary spraying (TIPS) method. Rats were administered a total of 1 mg/rat during the initial 2 weeks of the experiment and then observed up to 109 weeks. The incidences of malignant mesothelioma and lung tumors (bronchiolo-alveolar adenomas and carcinomas) were 6/38 and 14/38, respectively, in the three groups administered MWCNT and 0/28 and 0/28, respectively, in the control groups. All malignant mesotheliomas were localized in the pericardial pleural cavity. The sieve fractions did not have a significant effect on tumor incidence. In conclusion, administration of MWCNT to the lung in the rat induces malignant mesothelioma and lung tumors.
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