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Retention and clearance of inhaled submicron carbon black particles.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2466129     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Carbon black aerosols were used as a probe of the pulmonary retention and clearance of submicron particles. Male Fischer rats (COBS CD) were exposed for 20 h/d, 7 d/wk for 1, 3, or 6 wk to either 7 +/- 2 mg/m3 carbon black or filtered air. The submicron aerosol (mass median aerodynamic diameter, MMAD, 0.24 microns) was generated with a Wright dust feed-cyclone system. Lung and hilar lymph node particle burdens were determined immediately following the exposure and at preselected intervals up to 1 yr postexposure. After 1-, 3-, and 6-wk exposures, the lung burdens were 1.1 +/- 0.1, 3.5 +/- 0.2, and 5.9 +/- 0.1 mg, respectively. One year after a 1-, 3-, or 6-wk exposure, 8%, 46%, and 61% of the initial lung burden remained in the lungs. Initially, the hilar lymph nodes contained 0.2%, 0.9%, and 2.0% of the lung burdens in the 3 exposure groups, respectively. At 1 yr postexposure, particle translocation from the lungs led to a rise in lymph node burdens to 1%, 21%, and 27% of the initial lung burden. The retention of carbon black in both the lungs and lymph nodes combined was 9%, 67%, and 89% for the 1-, 3-, and 6-wk exposed animals. Lung clearance was modeled as a compartmental system consisting of four lung compartments and a regional lymph node compartment. The results from the model are similar for carbon black and diesel engine exhaust particles. However, the compartmental kinetics of carbon black differed in two ways: the deposition efficiency in the alveolar region was lower than that for diesel exhaust particles, and there was earlier transport of particles to the regional lymph nodes. These results showed that when lung burdens reached 0.8 mg, lung clearance was decreased by 50% and lymphatic transport of insoluble particles was increased.
Authors:
K A Strom; J T Johnson; T L Chan
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of toxicology and environmental health     Volume:  26     ISSN:  0098-4108     ISO Abbreviation:  J Toxicol Environ Health     Publication Date:  1989  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1989-04-20     Completed Date:  1989-04-20     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7513622     Medline TA:  J Toxicol Environ Health     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  183-202     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Biomedical Science Department, General Motors Research Laboratories, Warren, Michigan 48090-9055.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Administration, Inhalation
Animals
Carbon / pharmacokinetics*
Lung / metabolism*
Lymph Nodes / metabolism*
Male
Particle Size
Rats
Rats, Inbred F344
Tissue Distribution
Vehicle Emissions
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Vehicle Emissions; 7440-44-0/Carbon

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