Induction of cytogenetic damage in rodents after short‐term inhalation of benzene
- 1 January 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Environmental Mutagenesis
- Vol. 8 (1) , 29-40
- https://doi.org/10.1002/em.2860080104
Abstract
Experiments were designed to investigate both the induction of sister chromatid exchanges (SCEs) in peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) and micronuclei (MN) in bone marrow polychromatic erythrocytes (PCEs) of mice and rats after inhalation of benzene (BZ). Male DBA/2 mice (17–19 weeks old) were exposed to target concentrations of either 0, 10, 100, or 1,000 ppm BZ for 6 hr. Male Sprague-Dawley rats (11–14 weeks old) were exposed to target concentrations of either 0, 0.1, 0.3, 1, 3, 10, or 30 ppm BZ for 6 hr. Blood was obtained by cardiac puncture 18 hr after exposure, and PBLs were cultured in the presence of lipopolysaccharide (mouse B cells, 60 μg/ml) or concanavalin A (rat T cells, 30 μg/ml) to stimulate blastogenesis for SCE analysis. Femoral bone marrow smears from both species were analyzed for MN in PCEs 18 hr after BZ exposure. Mouse PBLs revealed a significant concentration-related increase in the SCE frequency over controls at 10, 100, or 1,000 ppm BZ. Mouse bone marrow showed a significant concentration-dependent increase in MN over controls after exposure to 10, 100, or 1,000 ppm BZ. Rat PBLs showed a significant increase in the SCE frequency after exposure to 3, 10, or 30 ppm BZ. The statistical significance of the 1 ppm BZ result was borderline and dependent on the statistical test chosen. Rat cells revealed a significant concentration-related increase in MN after inhalation of either 1, 3, 10, or 30 ppm BZ. PBLs from treated mice showed significant concentration-dependent decreases in mitotic indices; however, cell cycle kinetics and leucocyte counts remained unaffected. Rat PBLs showed significant decreases in mitotic activity only after exposure to 3 and 30 ppm BZ, whereas cell cycle kinetics and leucocyte counts were unaffected. These results show that BZ can induce statistically significant cytogenetic effects in PBLs and PCEs of both mice and rats after a 6-hr inhalation of BZ at low concentrations.This publication has 36 references indexed in Scilit:
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