Assessment of inhaled acute ammonia-induced lung injury in rats

Inhalation Toxicology
Michael W PerkinsAlfred M Sciuto

Abstract

This study examined acute toxicity and lung injury following inhalation exposure to ammonia. Male Sprague-Dawley rats (300-350 g) were exposed to 9000, 20,000, 23,000, 26,000, 30,000 or 35,000 ppm of ammonia for 20 min in a custom head-out exposure system. The exposure atmosphere, which attained steady state within 3 min for all ammonia concentrations, was monitored and verified using a Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) gas analyzer. Animals exposed to ammonia resulted in dose-dependent increases in observed signs of intoxication, including increased chewing and licking, ocular irritation, salivation, lacrimation, oronasal secretion and labored breathing. The LCt50 of ammonia within this head-out inhalation exposure model was determined by probit analysis to be 23,672 ppm (16,489 mg/m(3)) for the 20 min exposure in male rats. Exposure to 20,000 or 23,000 ppm of ammonia resulted in significant body weight loss 24-h post-exposure. Lung edema increased in all ammonia-exposed animal groups and was significant following exposure to 9000 ppm. Bronchoalveolar fluid (BALF) protein concentrations significantly increased following exposure to 20,000 or 23,000 ppm of ammonia in comparison to controls. BAL cell (BALC) death an...Continue Reading

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