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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
3
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1986-4-25
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pubmed:abstractText |
Changes in the free-cell population of the lungs of two strains of mice (SAS/4 and CBA/H) were studied up to 4 months after inhalation exposure to a sized fraction of 239PuO2 particles (1.5 micron AMAD) to give initial alveolar depositions (IADs) ranging from 17 to 810 Bq. A sample of the free-cell population of the lung was recovered by bronchoalveolar lavage, and a radiometric method was used to estimate the total number of pulmonary alveolar macrophages (PAM) in the lung. The response of the lung to 239PuO2 was characterized by an initial, dose-dependent depression in the total number of PAM following an IAD as low as 50 Bq. At IADs greater than 150 Bq, the initial depression continued for longer, merging into a chronic phase in which the PAM were larger and were accompanied by a minor infiltration of leukocytes. These findings were confirmed by histology, which also revealed focal accumulations of Type II pneumocytes. The results indicate that inhaled alpha-emitting particles are effective at producing a depletion in the alveolar macrophage population at relatively low IADs and that chronic effects on the cells can be produced by higher concentrations.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Mar
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pubmed:issn |
0033-7587
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
105
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
387-404
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:3961100-Aerosols,
pubmed-meshheading:3961100-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:3961100-Cell Count,
pubmed-meshheading:3961100-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:3961100-Lung,
pubmed-meshheading:3961100-Macrophages,
pubmed-meshheading:3961100-Mice,
pubmed-meshheading:3961100-Plutonium,
pubmed-meshheading:3961100-Pulmonary Alveoli,
pubmed-meshheading:3961100-Time Factors
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pubmed:year |
1986
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Macrophage depletion of mouse lung following inhalation of 239PuO2.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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