Length effects of single-walled carbon nanotubes on pulmonary toxicity after intratracheal instillation in rats

The Journal of Toxicological Sciences
Makoto EmaKazumasa Honda

Abstract

We aimed to evaluate the effects of the length of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) on pulmonary toxicity in rats. Each rat received a single intratracheal instillation of short (S-) (average length of 0.40 μm) or long (L-) (average length of 2.77 μm) SWCNTs at a dose of 1 mg/kg and was observed for the next 6 months. Neither S- nor L-SWCNTs affected clinical signs, body weight, or autopsy findings. An increase in lung weight was observed after instillation of S- or L-SWCNTs; however, lung weights were slightly higher in the rats that were administered the S-SWCNTs. Distinct differences in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) composition were observed between the S- and L-SWCNT-treated rats as early as 7 days after the intratracheal instillations of the SWCNTs. The S-SWCNTs caused persistent lung injury and inflammation during the 6-month observational period. However, the L-SWCNTs induced minimal lung injury and inflammation. Although the S- and L-SWCNTs changed BALF parameters and histopathological features of the lung, the magnitudes of the changes observed after the S-SWCNT treatment were greater than the respective changes observed after the L-SWCNT treatment. These findings indicate that the severity of the pulmonary...Continue Reading

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