Cardiopulmonary response to inhalation of secondary organic aerosol derived from gas-phase oxidation of toluene
Abstract
The biological response to inhalation of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) was determined in rodents exposed to SOA derived from the oxidation of toluene, a precursor emitted from anthropogenic sources. SOA atmospheres were produced to yield 300 µg·m^(−3) of particulate matter (PM) plus accompanying gases. Whole-body exposures were conducted in mice to assess both pulmonary and cardiovascular effects. ApoE^(−/−) mice were exposed for 7 days and measurements of TBARS and gene expression of heme-oxygenase-1 (HO-1), endothelin-1 (ET-1), and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) were made in aorta. Pulmonary inflammatory responses in both species were measured by bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) cell counts. No pulmonary inflammation was observed. A mild response was observed in mouse aorta for the upregulation of ET-1 and HO-1, with a trend for increased MMP-9 and TBARS, and. Overall, toluene-derived SOA revealed limited biological response compared with previous studies using this exposure protocol with other environmental pollutants.
Additional Information
© 2012 Informa Healthcare USA, Inc. Received 11 March 2012; revised 10 July 2012; accepted 11 July 2012. This study was supported by the Electric Power Research Institute.Additional details
- Eprint ID
- 34905
- DOI
- 10.3109/08958378.2012.712164
- Resolver ID
- CaltechAUTHORS:20121015-153502319
- Electric Power Research Institute
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2012-10-15Created from EPrint's datestamp field
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2023-02-24Created from EPrint's last_modified field