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Toluene and styrene intoxication route in the rat cochlea.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10440486     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
It is well established that organic solvents such as toluene and styrene are ototoxic in the rat; however, the intoxication route used to reach the organ of Corti is still questionable. The distribution of toluene and styrene in various tissues of Long-Evans rats (n = 2 x 8) was studied after inhalation of either 1750 ppm toluene or 1750 ppm styrene for 10 h (6 consecutive h + 4 h the following day). At the end of the solvent exposures, blood, brain, auditory nerves, the organ of Corti, cerebrospinal (CSF), and inner ear fluids (IEF) were sampled or removed to measure the rates of solvent uptake in each tissue by gas chromatography. Results indicate that CSF and IEF were free from detectable solvents, whereas the organ of Corti, the nerves, and the brain were contaminated. Therefore, both toluene- and styrene-induced hearing losses are caused by tissue intoxication rather than by fluid contamination. It is proposed that the outer sulcus is used as an intoxication route to reach the organ of Corti.
Authors:
P Campo; G Loquet; V Blachère; M Roure
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neurotoxicology and teratology     Volume:  21     ISSN:  0892-0362     ISO Abbreviation:  Neurotoxicol Teratol     Publication Date:    1999 Jul-Aug
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-10-14     Completed Date:  1999-10-14     Revised Date:  2009-10-26    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8709538     Medline TA:  Neurotoxicol Teratol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  427-34     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Institut National de Recherche et de Sécurité, Laboratoire Multinuisances, Vandoeuvre, France. campo@inrs.fr
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Administration, Inhalation
Animals
Brain / metabolism
Chromatography, Gas
Cochlea / drug effects*
Male
Organ of Corti / metabolism*
Rats
Rats, Long-Evans
Styrene / blood,  cerebrospinal fluid,  pharmacokinetics*
Toluene / blood,  cerebrospinal fluid,  pharmacokinetics*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
100-42-5/Styrene; 108-88-3/Toluene

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