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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2018

A Pathological Study of Acute Pulmonary Toxicity Induced by Inhaled Kanto Loam Powder.

Yoshimi Kobayashi, Akinori Shimada, Takehito Morita, Kenichiro Inoue, Hirohisa Takano

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Yoshimi KobayashiDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama Minami, Tottori-shi, Tottori 680-8553, Japan. guildmiyoshi@yahoo.co.jp.
Akinori ShimadaLaboratory of Pathology, School of Life and Environmental Science, Azabu University, 1-17-71 Fuchinobe, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa 252-5201, Japan. a-shimada@azabu-u.ac.jp.
Takehito MoritaDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama Minami, Tottori-shi, Tottori 680-8553, Japan. morita@muses.tottori-u.ac.jp.
Kenichiro InoueSchool of Nursing, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan. inoue-k@u-shizuoka-ken.ac.jp.
Hirohisa TakanoDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Kyoto University Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 615-8530, Japan. takano.hirohisa.4x@kyoto-u.ac.jp.
Tottori University · JPAzabu University · JPKyoto University · JPUniversity of Shizuoka · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The frequency and volume of Asian sand dust (ASD) (Kosa) are increasing in Japan, and it has been reported that ASD may cause adverse respiratory effects. The pulmonary toxicity of ASD has been previously analyzed in mice exposed to ASD particles by intratracheal instillation. To study the pulmonary toxicity induced by inhalation of ASD, ICR mice were exposed by inhalation to 50 or 200 mg/m³ Kanto loam powder, which resembles ASD in elemental composition and particle size, for 6 h a day over 1, 3, 6, 9, or 15 consecutive days. Histological examination revealed that Kanto loam powder induced acute inflammation in the whole lung at all the time points examined. The lesions were characterized by infiltration of neutrophils and macrophages. The intensity of the inflammatory changes in the lung and number of neutrophils in both histological lesions and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) appeared to increase over time. Immunohistochemical staining showed interleukin (IL)-6- and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α-positive macrophages and a decrease in laminin positivity in the inflammatory lesions of the lung tissues. Electron microscopy revealed vacuolar degeneration in the alveolar epithelial cells close to the Kanto loam particles. The nitric oxide level in the BALF increased over time. These results suggest that inhaled Kanto loam powder may induce diffuse and acute pulmonary inflammation, which is associated with increased expression of inflammatory cytokines and oxidative stress.

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AnimalsBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidCytokinesDustInhalation ExposureLungMacrophagesMaleMiceMice, Inbred ICRNeutrophilsOxidative StressPneumoniaPowdersSilicon DioxideCytokinesDustPowdersSilicon DioxideAsian sand dustinhalationKanto loam powderpulmonary toxicity

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PMID29385040
PMCPMC5855638
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