Immunocytochemical identification of DNA adducts, O6-methylguanine and 7-methylguanine, in respiratory and other tissues of rat, mouse and Syrian hamster exposed to 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone

Cytotoxic and adaptive effects in rat nasal epithelium after 3-day and 13-week exposure to low concentrations of formaldehyde vapour

To study in detail possible effects of low concentrations of formaldehyde on the nasal epithelium, Wistar rats were exposed to 0, 0.3, 1 and 3 ppm formaldehyde vapour for 6 h/day, 5 days/week during 3 days or 13 weeks, using in vivo [3H]thymidine labeling for cell proliferation studies, and light and electron microscopy for detecting...

Effects of all-trans retinol and cigarette smoke condensate on hamster tracheal epithelium in organ culture. I. A cell proliferation study

The effects of cigarette smoke condensate (CSC) and all-trans retinol on the cell proliferative activity of vitamin A-deprived hamster tracheal epithelium have been studied in vitamin A-deficient, serum-free, hormone-supplemented medium in organ culture. In the absence of retinol, CSC induced a dose-dependent increase in labelig index (LI)...

Effects of all-trans retinol and cigarette smoke condensate on hamster tracheal epithelium in organ culture. II. A histomorphological study

The effects of all-trans retinol and cigarette smoke condensate (CSC) on tissue morphology and cellular differentiation were investigated in vitamin A-deprived tracheal epithelium cultured in vitamin A- and serum-free hormone-supplemented medium. Physiological retinol concentrations prevented the development of hyperplasia and squamous...

Ciliated cells in vitamin A-deprived cultured hamster tracheal epithelium do divide

The pseudostratified tracheal epithelium, composed of a heterogeneous phenotypically varying cell population, was studied with respect to the in vitro cell proliferative activity of differentiated epithelial cells. Ciliated tracheal epithelial cells so far have been considered to be terminally differentiated, nonproliferating cells. Tracheal...

Monitoring the exposure of rats to 2-acetylaminofluorene by the estimation of mutagenic activity in excreta, sister-chromatid exchanges in peripheral blood cells and DNA adducts in peripheral blood, liver and spleen

The sensitivity of various methods suitable for biomonitoring the exposure to genotoxicants was compared in an animal model. The results were related to the presence of genotoxic effects in the target organ. Groups of male Wistar rats were given one oral dose of 0, 0.1, 1, 10 or 200 mg 2-acetylaminofluorene (2-AAF)/5 ml dimethyl sulphoxide/kg...

Subchronic (13-week) inhalation toxicity study of formaldehyde in male rats: 8 hour continuous versus 8 hour intermittent exposures

A subchronic (13-week) inhalation toxicity study with formaldehyde was carried out in male rats. The aim of the study was to find out whether excursions of the exposure by a factor 2, under conditions of concentration x time is constant, visibly affect the cytotoxic action of formaldehyde on the nasal epithelium. It was concluded that under the...

Effect of cigarette-smoke condensate and norharman on the induction of SCEs by direct and indirect mutagens in CHO cells

Influence of retinoids on the mutagenicity of cigarette-smoke condensate in Salmonella typhimurium TA98

The effects of 3 different retinoids (all-trans-retinol, all-trans-retinoic acid, and all-trans-retinyl acetate) on the mutagenic activity of cigarette-smoke condensate were investigated in Salmonella typhimurium TA98. Neither an enhancing nor an inhibitory effect of the retinoids on the mutagenicity of cigarette-smoke condensate was observed....