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ArticleJournal of occupational health2020

Long-term observation of pulmonary toxicity of toner with external additives following a single intratracheal instillation in rats.

Taisuke Tomonaga, Hiroto Izumi, Yukiko Yoshiura, Takashi Marui, Ke-Yong Wang, Chinatsu Nishida, Kazuhiro Yatera, Yasuo Morimoto

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Article in Journal of occupational health, 2020. 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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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Taisuke TomonagaDepartment of Occupational Pneumology, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3583-3785
Hiroto IzumiDepartment of Occupational Pneumology, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.
Yukiko YoshiuraDepartment of Occupational Pneumology, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.
Takashi MaruiDepartment of Occupational Pneumology, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.
Ke-Yong WangShared-Use Research Center, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.
Chinatsu NishidaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.
Kazuhiro YateraDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.
Yasuo MorimotoDepartment of Occupational Pneumology, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.
University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan · JP

Funding

Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesAlong with technological innovations for improving the efficiency of printing, nanoparticles have been added to the surface of toners, and there is concern about the harmful effects of those components. We investigated, through a long-term observation following intratracheal instillation using rats, whether exposure to a toner with external additives can cause tumorigenesis.

methodsFemale Wistar rats were intratracheally instilled with dispersed toner at low (1 mg/rat) and high (2 mg/rat) doses, and the rats were sacrificed at 24 months after exposure, after which we examined pulmonary inflammation, histopathological changes, and DNA damage in the lung. Rats that had deceased before 24 months were dissected at that time as well, to compare tumor development.

resultsAlthough alveolar macrophages with pigment deposition in the alveoli were observed in the 1 and 2 mg exposure groups, no significant lung inflammation/fibrosis or tumor was observed. Since immunostaining with 8-OHdG or γ-H2AX did not show a remarkable positive reaction, it is thought that toner did not cause severe DNA damage to lung tissue.

conclusionThese results suggest that toner with external additives may have low toxicity in the lung.

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CarcinogenesisInhalation ExposureInkLungPneumoniaAnimalsBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidFemaleRatsRats, WistarTracheaDNA damageexternal additivesintratracheal instillationrattonertumorigenesis

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PMID32710690
PMCPMC7382305
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