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C D Port

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PubMed1979

Modification of radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis in rats.

Male rats received 25 Gy (2,500 rad) of gamma rays to the right hemithorax and were killed three or six months later. Microscopic pulmonary abnormalities developed sooner and progressed more rapidly in animals given control feed than in those given the collagen antagonist D-penicillamine (10 mg/day, p.o.). Three and four months after irradiation, hypoperfusion and radiographic hyperlucency of the right lung were observed in both the treated and control animals.

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PubMed1979

Effect of particle size distribution on hexamethylmelamine toxicity in rats.

Single oral dose toxicities of six hexamethylmelamine samples with different particle size distributions were evaluated in Osborne-Mendel rats. The calculated LD50 values for the 6 samples were 1706 to 2150 mg/kg )10,236 to 12,900 mg/m2). The two samples with median particle size less than 40 micron were more toxic than the other 4 samples. Among the latter samples, severity of toxic effects was not correlated with particle size. Leukocytes, lymphocytes, platelets and body weight showed dose-related decreases for all samples. Particle size appeared to have a minimal effect on these variables. The drug produced toxic effects on rapidly proliferating tissues: lymphoid, hematopoietic and germinal epithelium. At lethal doses, microscopic lesions were lymphoid tissue hypoplasia, bone marrow hypoplasia with elevated myeloid:erythroid ratios and spermatogenic arrest. The major target organs at nonlethal doses were bone marrow and germ cells, with germinal epithelium showing the most severe lesions.

Altretamine↗
PubMed1979

An unusual neoplasm of adipose tissue in a rat.

The light microscopic features of a spontaneous neoplasm of adipose tissue from a rat were suggestive of a mixed liposarcoma with a myxoid matrix. However, ultrastructurally, the cell characteristics were those of a hibernoma. These characteristics included cells containing lipid droplets of variable size, numberous pleomorphic mitochondria and close apposition to blood vessels. Lipofuscin granules and subplasmalemmal condensations were not observed ultrastructurally.

Adipose Tissue↗
PubMed1978

Effect of anesthetic agent on lung tumor induction in hamsters given benzo[a]pyrene-ferric oxide.

The effects of an anesthetic agent on lung tumor induction in noninbred Syrian golden hamsters were investigated after intratracheal instillation of a benzo[a]pyrene-ferric oxide mixture. Inhalation anesthesia with ether or methoxyflurane was accomplished with a closed recirculatory system that allowed a short induction time for anesthesia and a good control over the concentration of anesthetic. This type of anesthetic induction was compared with systemic induction by Brevital. Survival rates during the 10 weekly instillations were least for the Brevital-treated group and greatest for the methoxyflurane-treated group. Body weight gain was lower in both the ether- and Brevital-treated groups as compared to the group anesthetized with methoxyflurane. The animals anesthetized with Brevital had the shortest tumor latency, but the tumor incidence during the weeks of the experiment was similar in the group treated with this agent and the group treated with ether. Exposure to methoxyflurane and the carcinogen produced a slow onset of deaths from tumors and lower tumor incidence. These results are discussed in relation to retention of the dose of carcinogen in the respiratory tract and effect of inhalation anesthia on consequent lung tissue pathology.

Anesthetics↗
PubMed1978

Pathologic changes induced by an euthanasia agent.

Dogs and cats killed by intravenous injection of either 0.3 ml/kg body weight T-61 or 100 mg/kg body weight pentoarbital and necropsied at less than 5 minutes or at 15 minutes after injection did not have gross or microscopic pathological changes. However, dogs and cats killed with T-61 at a dose of 1.0--1.5 ml/kg body weight and necropsied at 15 minutes after injection had significant gross and microscopic pathological lesions. Grossly, the lungs were severely edematous, did not collapse, and were deep red. Microscopically, the lungs had severe pulmonary edema and endothelial necrosis. Endothelial swelling of glomerular tuft vessels was also present. These lung and kidney lesions are classified as an euthanasia artefact.

Amides↗
PubMed1977

A comparative study of experimental and spontaneous emphysema.

Normal lung architecture of the rat, mouse, hamster, horse, and human was compared to that of emphysematous lungs from the same species by utilizing a light microscope and a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The results obtained by SEM examination of normal and emphysematous lungs corresponded to those obtained with the light microscope. However, the SEM provided a view of alveoli and airway morphology not obtainable with the light microscope. Because of the variability in pore size and number of pores per alveolus, a pore-to-alveolus ratio was determined with the SEM on the normal lungs of the above species plus the rabbit, dog, guinea pig, and rhesus monkey. Depending on the extent of other pathways for collateral ventilation, differences in number of pores per alveolus may affect a species' susceptibility to a given mechanism in the genesis of spontaneous or induced emphysema. The small number of pores per alveolus in the rat, mouse, rabbit, and hamster suggests that they would not be responsible for emphysematous changes. Pores do appear to be involved in human and horse emphysema.

Aged↗
PubMed1975

Importance of physical properties of benzo(a)pyrene-ferric oxide mixtures in lung tumor induction.

Three mixtures of benzo(alpha)(a)pyrene (BP) and ferric oxide with different physical properties were given intratracheally to Syrian golden hamsters for an examination of their neoplastic potential. Hamsters treated with a preparation containing large aggregates of BP and ferric oxide resulting from nucleation of BP on the particles showed an earlier onset and higher incidence of respiratory tract tumors than animals given a mixture containing smaller aggregates prepared by hand-grinding. The greatest number of tumors were present in the trachea and the predominant type was the squamous carcinoma. A third preparation in which the carcinogen was not attached to the ferric oxide showed a low tumor incidence similar to that present after intratracheal intubation of BP in gelatin without a carrier particle. For this model system of respiratory carcinogenesis, the physical attachment of BP and the carrier dust is necessary for a high tumor yield.

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