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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-2-1
pubmed:abstractText
Highly refined mineral hydrocarbons (MHCs) such as low melting point paraffin wax (LMPW) and low viscosity white oils can cause inflammatory changes in the liver and mesenteric lymph nodes (MLNs) of the Fischer-344 (F-344) rat. In contrast, only minimal MLN changes are seen in the Sprague-Dawley (S-D) rat with no changes in the liver. In this study, the response of female F-344 and S-D rats was compared after 90days dietary treatment with 0%, 0.2% or 2% LMPW. Effects in the F-344 rats were significantly greater than in the S-D rats: increased liver and splenic weights and inflammatory changes (hepatic microgranulomas) in these tissues were observed only in the F-344 rats. Microgranulomas in the MLNs were observed in both strains but the effects were substantially greater in the F-344 rats. Cellular markers of inflammation were examined in a subset of rats from each group using immunohistochemical staining. An increase in staining for CD3 (T-cells), CD8a (suppresser/cytotoxic T-cells) and CD4 (helper T-cells) correlated with an increase in lymphoid cells in the livers of treated F-344 rats. The majority of macrophages in the hepatic microgranulomas of treated F-344 rats were negative for the ED2 marker, indicating a likely origin from non-resident macrophages. Electron microscopy showed Kupffer cell hypertrophy and hyperplasia in treated F-344 rats. However, lysozyme staining (indicating activation of epithelioid macrophages) decreased with increasing granuloma size. Non-ED2 expressing cells may have been recruited but not sufficiently activated to be lysozyme positive. Inflammatory changes in the cardiac mitral valve noted in previous studies of LMPW were also seen in the F-344 rats in this study but not in the S-D rats. Chemical analysis showed that MHC accumulated in livers from treated F-344 but not S-D rats and the concentration was more than 2-fold greater in MLNs from the F-344 than from the S-D rats. The F-344 appears to be more immunologically sensitive to a number of agents than other rat strains and the results of this study suggest that this may contribute, along with pharmacokinetic differences, to the inflammatory response of F-344 rats to dietary MHCs.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1873-6351
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
48
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
363-72
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19853635-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19853635-Antigens, CD3, pubmed-meshheading:19853635-Blood Cell Count, pubmed-meshheading:19853635-Blood Chemical Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:19853635-CD4-CD8 Ratio, pubmed-meshheading:19853635-Diet, pubmed-meshheading:19853635-Drug-Induced Liver Injury, pubmed-meshheading:19853635-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19853635-Hemoglobins, pubmed-meshheading:19853635-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:19853635-Liver, pubmed-meshheading:19853635-Lymph Nodes, pubmed-meshheading:19853635-Microscopy, Electron, pubmed-meshheading:19853635-Muramidase, pubmed-meshheading:19853635-Organ Size, pubmed-meshheading:19853635-Paraffin, pubmed-meshheading:19853635-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:19853635-Rats, Inbred F344, pubmed-meshheading:19853635-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:19853635-Species Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:19853635-Tissue Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:19853635-Viscosity
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparative 90-day dietary study of paraffin wax in Fischer-344 and Sprague-Dawley rats.
pubmed:affiliation
Toxicology Consulting, 116 Chalk Creek Ct, Martinez, CA, USA. larrygriffis@comcast.net
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't