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  • 标题:Two-hour methyl isocyanate inhalation exposure and 91-day recovery: a preliminary description of pathologic changes in F344 rats.
  • 作者:J R Bucher ; G A Boorman ; B N Gupta
  • 期刊名称:Environmental Health Perspectives
  • 印刷版ISSN:0091-6765
  • 电子版ISSN:1552-9924
  • 出版年度:1987
  • 卷号:72
  • 页码:71
  • 语种:English
  • 出版社:OCR Subscription Services Inc
  • 摘要:The accidental release of methyl isocyanate (MIC) in Bhopal, India, was reportedly responsible for the deaths of more than 2,000 people. To study the pathology of acute inhalation exposure to MIC, the tissues of male and female Fischer 344 rats were evaluated immediately after a single 2-hr exposure to 0, 3, 10, or 30 ppm MIC, and through day 91. Early gross pathologic changes in the 30 ppm-exposed rats included a reddish white encrustation around the mouth and nose, a small thymus, and distension of the gastrointestinal tract with gas. Lungs (middle and median lobes) showed consolidation and hemorrhage and failed to deflate when the chest cavity was opened. Microscopic changes in the upper respiratory tract 3 hr after exposure included marked erosion and separation of olfactory and respiratory epithelia from the basement membrane with accumulation of serofibrinous fluid. On day 1, acute inflammation and fibrinopurulent exudate partially blocked the nasal passages. Epithelial cells had sloughed from the nasopharynx, trachea, bronchi, and major bronchioles, leaving the basement membrane covered with fibrin and exudate. Granulomatous inflammation and intraluminal fibrosis of the airways were observed by day 3, with increased intraluminal fibrosis by day 7. Lower airways became blocked by exfoliated cells, mucous plugs, and/or intraluminal fibrosis.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS) Full text Full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. Get a printable copy (PDF file) of the complete article (1.0M), or click on a page image below to browse page by page. Links to PubMed are also available for Selected References . 71 72 73 74 75
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