The Toxicologist - Society of Toxicology
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As a result, single exposure <strong>of</strong> 0.0125%, 0.0375%, and 0.0625% PHMG-Ph induced<br />
inflammatory response with increased proinflammatory cytokines and immune<br />
cell infiltration to the lungs, and interestingly, this inflammation did not resolved<br />
till the end <strong>of</strong> the experiments (14 days after instillation). <strong>The</strong><br />
histopathology showed the both inflammation and pulmonary fibrosis exacerbated<br />
at day 14 after exposure in dose-dependent manner. Also PHMG-Ph decreased the<br />
total cell number and the CD4+/CD8+ cell proportion in thymus and induced severe<br />
medulla reduction based on histopathology data.<br />
<strong>The</strong>se observations demonstrated that PHMG-Ph exposed to lung lead to pulmonary<br />
inflammation and fibrosis as well as to thymic atrophy.<br />
211 Inhalation <strong>of</strong> a Spot Welding Aerosol Using an Adhesive<br />
Increased Airway Resistance but Not Lung Inflammation.<br />
J. M. Antonini, A. Afshari, J. A. Thompson, J. S. Fedan, W. McKinney,<br />
T. G. Meighan, M. C. Jackson, B. T. Chen, D. Schwegler-Berry, A. Erdely,<br />
D. Frazer and P. C. Zeidler-Erdely. NIOSH, Morgantown, WV.<br />
Spot welding (SW) is used in the automotive and aircraft industries where high<br />
speed repetitive welding is needed and relatively thin metal sections are welded.<br />
Epoxy adhesives are applied as sealers to the seams <strong>of</strong> the metals that are joined. SW<br />
produces complex aerosols composed <strong>of</strong> both metal and volatile compounds which<br />
may cause bronchitis and asthma in workers. <strong>The</strong> goal was to assess the effect <strong>of</strong> SW<br />
fumes on lung function and toxicity. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed by inhalation<br />
to 20 mg/m 3 <strong>of</strong> SW aerosol in the presence <strong>of</strong> an adhesive for 4 hr/d x 8 d.<br />
Controls were exposed to air. Size distribution <strong>of</strong> the aerosol as determined by a<br />
MOUDI particle impactor was tri-modal with a MMAD <strong>of</strong> 1.66 μm in the largefine<br />
mode, 0.30 μm in the small-fine mode, and 0.01-0.05 μm in the ultrafine<br />
mode. Two distinct particle morphologies were observed- a brownish metal particle<br />
that predominated in the small-fine particle fraction and a black, glue-like particle<br />
that was in the large-fine fraction. <strong>The</strong> metal fraction was found to be >90% Fe.<br />
Significant amounts <strong>of</strong> volatiles (e.g., benzene, toluene, others) were present, likely<br />
produced from the vaporization <strong>of</strong> the adhesive. At different times after exposure,<br />
bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was performed to assess lung toxicity. Lung resistance<br />
(R L ) was evaluated in a separate set <strong>of</strong> animals before and after challenge with inhaled<br />
methacholine (MCh). Immediately after exposure, baseline R L was significantly<br />
elevated in the group exposed to the SW fumes. Basal R L returned to control<br />
level by 1 d after exposure. Reactivity to MCh was not affected at any time point<br />
after fume exposure. No significant increase in lung inflammation (neutrophil influx)<br />
or injury (cytotoxicity and lung epithelial permeability) was observed in BAL<br />
fluid at 1 and 5 d after exposure to SW fume. Acute inhalation <strong>of</strong> SW fumes at occupationally-relevant<br />
concentrations may act as an irritant as evidenced by the increased<br />
R L but had little effect on toxicity.<br />
212 Cardiopulmonary Health Effects <strong>of</strong> Traffic-Related Air<br />
Pollutants in a Healthy Population.<br />
J. E. Mirowsky 1 , R. Peltier 2 , M. Lippmann 1 , L. Griffith 1 , J. Carter 3 , D. Diaz-<br />
Sanchez 3 , W. Cascio 3 and T. Gordon 1 . 1 Environmental Medicine, New York<br />
University, Tuxedo, NY; 2 Environmental Health Science, University <strong>of</strong> Massachusetts,<br />
Amherst, MA; 3 US EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re is emerging evidence that inhaling certain components <strong>of</strong> ambient particulate<br />
matter, specifically traffic pollutants, is associated with adverse health effects.<br />
We hypothesized that exposure to air pollution components <strong>of</strong> diesel exhaust-rich<br />
traffic, compared to cars-only traffic, produces greater adverse cardiopulmonary effects.<br />
In this case-crossover study, 23 participants were recruited to measure pulmonary<br />
function, exhaled NO, blood cytokines, heart rate variability, and blood<br />
pressure prior to, immediately after, and 24 hours after intermittent walking along<br />
3 diverse roadways. Exposures lasted for 1.5 hours between June and September in<br />
2011 and 2012, and personal exposures to pollutants were collected. <strong>The</strong> 3 locations<br />
differed by traffic type: the George Washington Bridge (GWB) carries truck<br />
and car traffic, the Garden State Parkway (GSP) carries only car traffic, and Sterling<br />
Forest, NY (SF) acted as a control location. Levels <strong>of</strong> PM2.5, PM10, black carbon,<br />
elemental carbon, and organic carbon were found to be highest at GWB and lowest<br />
at SF for all pollutants measured. <strong>The</strong> traffic count was similar between GSP and<br />
GWB. Using a repeated measures 2-way ANOVA, p-values were generated for<br />
time, location, and interactions between time and location. Location was a significant<br />
factor for FVC (p = 0.04) and FEV1 (p = 0.05); a significant interaction term<br />
for pulse pressure was also observed (p < 0.01). Upon further analysis, systolic and<br />
pulse pressures varied significantly amongst locations when comparing the baseline<br />
and 24 hr-post measurement, while IL-1β varied amongst locations between the<br />
baseline and immediately after exposure. A trend <strong>of</strong> increasing eNO at the GWB<br />
was seen immediately after exposure, but did not reach significance (p = 0.06).<br />
<strong>The</strong>se results suggest that acute effects <strong>of</strong> traffic-related pollution are observed in a<br />
small, healthy population; these effects differed by traffic type.<br />
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213 Ventricular Transcriptional Data Provide Mechanistic<br />
Insights into Diesel Exhaust-Induced Attenuation <strong>of</strong> Cardiac<br />
Contractile Response and Blood Pressure.<br />
U. P. Kodavanti, V. L. Bass, J. Crooks, B. Vallanat, H. Ren,<br />
M. C. Schladweiler, R. F. Thomas, T. Krantz, C. King, C. J. Gordon and<br />
A. D. Ledbetter. EPHD/NHEERL/ORD, US EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC.<br />
Human exposure to diesel exhaust (DE) has been associated with cardiovascular<br />
impairments however the mechanisms and the role <strong>of</strong> hypertension are not well understood.<br />
We have shown that DE reduces blood pressure (BP) and cardiac contractility<br />
in healthy normotensive Wistar Kyoto (WKY) rats. We hypothesized that<br />
DE would induce differential myocardial gene expression changes that modulate<br />
contractility in WKY and spontaneously hypertensive (SH) rats, and that lowering<br />
BP in WKY and SH with hydralazine (HYD) would increase this effect <strong>of</strong> DE.<br />
Male WKY and SH rats were treated with HYD (150 mg/L) in drinking water for<br />
10 days prior to exposure and until necropsy. All rats were exposed to clean air or<br />
freshly-generated whole DE (1500 μg/m3), 5-hrs/day for 2-days. Systolic BP was<br />
monitored using the tail-cuff method on days -10, 0, and 2. Left ventricular<br />
genome-wide expression was analyzed using Illumina RatRef-12 BeadChips. As expected,<br />
WKY and SH rat’s ventricular gene expression patterns differed markedly.<br />
Surprisingly, DE exposure caused differential expression <strong>of</strong> 256 genes in WKY but<br />
none in SH rats. In WKY rats, the effect <strong>of</strong> HYD on expression patterns were<br />
nearly identical to changes induced by DE (same genes with same directional<br />
change); while HYD was without effect on expression changes in SH rats despite<br />
lowering BP. Genes inhibited by DE or HYD in WKY were induced at baseline in<br />
SH and vice versa. <strong>The</strong>se genes inhibited by DE and HYD were related to sequestration<br />
<strong>of</strong> oxidants, inhibition <strong>of</strong> proteases, and membrane stability. <strong>The</strong> genes upregulated<br />
by DE and HYD in WKY included those involved in decreasing BP and<br />
muscle contraction as well as calcium homeostasis and apoptosis. In conclusion,<br />
acute DE exposure caused gene expression changes only in normotensive WKY<br />
rats; these changes mimicked those induced by HYD and are associated with decreased<br />
cardiac contractility and BP in healthy rats. (Abstract does not reflect<br />
USEPA policy)<br />
214 Comparative Cardiopulmonary Toxicity <strong>of</strong> Soy Bi<strong>of</strong>uel and<br />
Diesel Exhausts in Healthy and Hypertensive Rats.<br />
M. C. Schladweiler 1 , V. L. Bass 1 , R. F. Thomas 1 , J. E. Richards 1 , D. Johnson 2 ,<br />
D. L. Andrews 4 , A. Nyska 3 , T. Krantz 1 , C. King 1 and U. P. Kodavanti 1 .<br />
1 EPHD/NHEERL/ORD, US EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC; 2 Curriculum in<br />
<strong>Toxicology</strong>, University <strong>of</strong> North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; 3 Tel Aviv<br />
University, Tel Aviv, Israel; 4 RCU/NHEERL/ORD, US EPA, Research Triangle Park,<br />
NC.<br />
Increased use <strong>of</strong> renewable energy sources raise concerns about health effects <strong>of</strong><br />
emissions from such sources. We conducted a comprehensive analysis <strong>of</strong> relative<br />
cardiopulmonary health effects <strong>of</strong> exhausts from 1) 100% soy bi<strong>of</strong>uel (B100), 2)<br />
20% soy bi<strong>of</strong>uel + 80% low sulfur petroleum diesel (B20), and 3) 100% petroleum<br />
diesel (B0) in rats. Normotensive Wistar Kyoto and spontaneously hypertensive<br />
rats were exposed to these 3 exhausts at 0, 50, 150 and 500 μg/m3, 4 h/day for either<br />
2d or 4 wk (5 d/wk) to mimic near environmental concentrations.<br />
Additionally, WKY rats were exposed for 1d and responses were analyzed 0 hr, 1d<br />
or 4d later for time course analysis. Hematological parameters, in vitro platelet aggregation,<br />
bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) markers <strong>of</strong> pulmonary injury and<br />
inflammation, ex-vivo aortic ring constriction, heart and aorta mRNA markers <strong>of</strong><br />
atherogenesis, and serum biomarkers <strong>of</strong> acute cardiac injury as well as cytokines<br />
were analyzed. <strong>The</strong> presence <strong>of</strong> pigmented macrophages in the lung alveoli was<br />
clearly evident with all 3 exhaust exposures. Overall, exposure to all 3 exhausts produced<br />
only modest effects in most endpoints analyzed in both rat strains. BALF γglutamyl<br />
transferase (GGT) activity was the most consistent marker shown to be<br />
increased in both strains with all 3 fuels (B0>B100>B20) without increases in<br />
BALF neutrophils. Small inconsistent changes in aorta mRNA markers <strong>of</strong> inflammation,<br />
vasoconstriction and thrombosis, and those <strong>of</strong> serum biomarkers need to<br />
be interpreted cautiously. Our comparative evaluations show modest cardiovascular<br />
and pulmonary effects at low concentrations <strong>of</strong> all exhausts. Additionally, our study<br />
highlights the value <strong>of</strong> BALF levels <strong>of</strong> GGT activity as the most sensitive biomarker<br />
in low level inhalation studies. (This abstract does not represent USEPA policy).