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| العنوان: |
Retention Patterns for Inhaled Particles in the Lung. |
| المؤلفون: |
Snipes, M. B., McClellan, R. O., Mauderly, J. L., Wolff, R. K. |
| المصدر: |
Health Physics; Jul1989 Supplement 1, Vol. 57, p69-78, 10p |
| مستخلص: |
In the absence of adequate data exclusively from studies of inhaled particles in people, the results of inhalation studies using laboratory animals are necessary to estimate particle retention in exposed people. To make accurate projections from animal studies and the limited human data, it is necessary to consider species similarities and differences in lung retention and accumulation patterns for inhaled materials. This paper reviews species similarities and differences in pulmonary retention and clearance for inhaled particles, with emphasis on animal species most commonly used in inhalation toxicology research (rats, guinea pigs, dogs, and nonhuman primates). Simulation models for these four species and for humans were used to compare projected lung burdens which would be accumulated during chronic inhalation exposures. These simulation models project an eightfold difference among these species in the lung concentration of particles per gram of lung after a 2-y chronic inhalation exposure to the same aerosol for 8 h d-1, 5 d wk-1. The largest lung accumulation would occur in guinea pigs, the smallest in rats. To reach the same target lung concentration of particles in the lungs of both animals would therefore require about an eightfold difference in air concentration of the exposure material. These comparisons are useful for selecting appropriate laboratory animal species to study as surrogates for humans, for setting aerosol concentrations to use in inhalation studies, and for making approximations of lung burdens that would result from defined exposure scenarios. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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