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Alveolar macrophage mediated pulmonary clearance suppressed by drug-induced phospholipidosis

Journal Article · · Exp. Lung Res.; (United States)
Drug-induced phopholipidosis in rats treated with chlorphentermine (CP) for 4-7 days suppressed totally alveolar pulmonary clearance in the first days after a TiO/sub 2/ aerosol exposure. Reversing phospholipidosis by treatment interruption led to a recovery of particle clearance. Morphological observations indicated that ''foam cells'' contained less TiO/sub 2/ particles than alveolar macrophages (AM) of control rats. Clearance of ZnO particles which seems not to be mediated by AM was not affected by CP treatment. A grand average retention curve based on data from control groups of past experiments suggests that alveolar clearance of TiO/sub 2/ particles has a phase 1 (T/sub 1///sub 2/ = 7 days) lasting about 2 weeks and a phase 2 (T/sub 1///sub 2/ = 69 days). The results with drug-induced phospholipidosis suggest that phase 1 is pratically totally AM-mediated. Drug-induced phospholipidosis is a promising method for the study of AM involvement in defensive functions.
Research Organization:
Univ. of Rochester, NY
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76EV03490
OSTI ID:
5893633
Journal Information:
Exp. Lung Res.; (United States), Journal Name: Exp. Lung Res.; (United States) Vol. 4; ISSN EXLRD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English