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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-2-12
pubmed:abstractText
An irradiation chamber designed for reproducible generation of inhalation test atmospheres of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) was used to evaluate cardiopulmonary responses in rodents exposed to SOA derived from the oxidation of alpha-pinene. SOA atmospheres were produced with 10:1 ratios of alpha-pinene:nitrogen oxides (NO(x)) and 10:1:1 ratios of alpha-pinene:nitrogen oxides:sulfur dioxide (SO(2)). SOA atmospheres were produced to yield 200 microg m(-3) of particulate matter (PM). Exposures were conducted downstream of honeycomb denuders employed to remove the gas-phase precursors and reaction products. Nose-only exposures were conducted with both rats (pulmonary effects) and mice (pulmonary and cardiovascular effects). Composition of the atmospheres was optimized to ensure that the SOA generated resembled SOA observed in previous irradiation studies, and contained specific SOA compounds of interest (e.g., organosulfates) identified in ambient air. Pulmonary and cardiovascular toxicity were measured in two different rodent species. In situ chemiluminescence and thiobarbituric acid- reactive substances (TBARS) were used to evaluate oxidative reactions in the F344 rats. ApoE(-/-) mice were exposed for 7 days and measurements of TBARS and gene expression of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), endothelin-1 (ET-1), matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) were made in aorta. Pulmonary inflammatory responses in both species were measured by bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) cell counts. No pulmonary inflammation was observed in either species. A mild response was observed in mouse aorta for the upregulation of HO-1 and MMP-9, but was not seen for ET-1. Overall, alpha-pinene-derived SOA, including SOA that included organosulfate compounds, revealed limited biological response after short-term inhalation exposures.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1091-7691
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
253-65
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20148748-Aerosols, pubmed-meshheading:20148748-Air Pollutants, pubmed-meshheading:20148748-Air Pollution, pubmed-meshheading:20148748-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:20148748-Apolipoproteins E, pubmed-meshheading:20148748-Atmosphere Exposure Chambers, pubmed-meshheading:20148748-Environmental Monitoring, pubmed-meshheading:20148748-Heart, pubmed-meshheading:20148748-Lung, pubmed-meshheading:20148748-Male, pubmed-meshheading:20148748-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:20148748-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:20148748-Organic Chemicals, pubmed-meshheading:20148748-Oxidative Stress, pubmed-meshheading:20148748-Particulate Matter, pubmed-meshheading:20148748-Pneumonia, pubmed-meshheading:20148748-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:20148748-Rats, Inbred F344, pubmed-meshheading:20148748-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:20148748-Sulfur Dioxide, pubmed-meshheading:20148748-Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Cardiopulmonary response to inhalation of biogenic secondary organic aerosol.
pubmed:affiliation
Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87108, USA. jmcdonal@lrri.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't