Responses of the nasal mucociliary apparatus of F-344 rats to formaldehyde gas

Morgan, KT; Patterson, DL; Gross, EA

HERO ID

6627

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

1986

Language

English

PMID

3945936

HERO ID 6627
In Press No
Year 1986
Title Responses of the nasal mucociliary apparatus of F-344 rats to formaldehyde gas
Authors Morgan, KT; Patterson, DL; Gross, EA
Journal Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
Volume 82
Issue 1
Page Numbers 1-13
Abstract The nasal mucociliazy apparatus is an important component of the airway defenses. Studies were undertaken to determine the nature and distribution of acute effects of inhaled formaldehyde on the nasal mucociliary apparatus of male F-344 rats using whole body exposures. Formaldehyde exposures ranged from a single 6-hr period up to multiple 6-hr exposures daily for 3 weeks, with exposure concentrations of 15, 6, 2, 0.5, and 0 ppm. Within I hr of the last exposure, the rats were kilied and the nasal passages examined for effects on nasal mucociliary function. Exposure to 15 ppm formaldehyde induced inhibition of mucociliary function in specific regions of the nose, and mucostasis was generally more extensive than ciliastasis. These effects, which were initially confined to the anterior regions of the nose, became progressively more extensive for up to 2 weeks of exposure with only very slight progression during the third week. Inhibition of mucociliary function was much less severe with 6 ppm, minimal at 2 ppm, and not detected in rats following exposure to 0.5 ppm. The distribution of epithelial lesions, identified by histopathology, correlated well with the distribution of defective mucociliary function, but mucociliaiy function was a more sensitive indicator of toxicity. Localized defects in mucociliary function represent a potentially important consequence of exposure to formaldehyde.
Doi 10.1016/0041-008X(86)90431-X
Pmid 3945936
Wosid WOS:A1986AYU8400001
Url http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0041008X8690431X
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Comments ECRIB.Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol. 82: 1-13.
Is Public Yes
Language Text English
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