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Bronchial and bronchiolar fibrosis in rats exposed to 2,3-pentanedione vapors: implications for bronchiolitis obliterans in humans.

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Morgan, DL; Jokinen, MP; Price, HC; Gwinn, WM; Palmer, SM; Flake, GP
Published in: Toxicol Pathol
April 2012

2,3-Pentanedione (PD) is a component of artificial butter flavorings. The use of PD is increasing since diacetyl, a major butter flavorant, was associated with bronchiolitis obliterans (BO) in workers and has been removed from many products. Because the toxicity of inhaled PD is unknown, these studies were conducted to characterize the toxicity of inhaled PD across a range of concentrations in rodents. Male and female Wistar-Han rats and B6C3F1 mice were exposed to 0, 50, 100, or 200 ppm PD 6 h/d, 5 d/wk for up to 2 wk. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) was collected after 1, 3, 5, and 10 exposures, and histopathology was evaluated after 12 exposures. MCP-1, MCP-3, CRP, FGF-9, fibrinogen, and OSM were increased 2- to 9-fold in BALF of rats exposed for 5 and 10 days to 200 ppm. In mice, only fibrinogen was increased after 5 exposures to 200 ppm. The epithelium lining the respiratory tract was the site of toxicity in all mice and rats exposed to 200 ppm. Significantly, PD also caused both intraluminal and intramural fibrotic airway lesions in rats. The histopathological and biological changes observed in rats raise concerns that PD inhalation may cause BO in exposed humans.

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Toxicol Pathol

DOI

EISSN

1533-1601

Publication Date

April 2012

Volume

40

Issue

3

Start / End Page

448 / 465

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Toxicology
  • Toxicity Tests
  • Rats, Wistar
  • Rats
  • Pentanones
  • Organ Size
  • Necrosis
  • Nasal Mucosa
  • Nasal Cavity
  • Mice
 

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Morgan, D. L., Jokinen, M. P., Price, H. C., Gwinn, W. M., Palmer, S. M., & Flake, G. P. (2012). Bronchial and bronchiolar fibrosis in rats exposed to 2,3-pentanedione vapors: implications for bronchiolitis obliterans in humans. Toxicol Pathol, 40(3), 448–465. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192623311431946
Morgan, Daniel L., Micheal P. Jokinen, Herman C. Price, William M. Gwinn, Scott M. Palmer, and Gordon P. Flake. “Bronchial and bronchiolar fibrosis in rats exposed to 2,3-pentanedione vapors: implications for bronchiolitis obliterans in humans.Toxicol Pathol 40, no. 3 (April 2012): 448–65. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192623311431946.
Morgan DL, Jokinen MP, Price HC, Gwinn WM, Palmer SM, Flake GP. Bronchial and bronchiolar fibrosis in rats exposed to 2,3-pentanedione vapors: implications for bronchiolitis obliterans in humans. Toxicol Pathol. 2012 Apr;40(3):448–65.
Morgan, Daniel L., et al. “Bronchial and bronchiolar fibrosis in rats exposed to 2,3-pentanedione vapors: implications for bronchiolitis obliterans in humans.Toxicol Pathol, vol. 40, no. 3, Apr. 2012, pp. 448–65. Pubmed, doi:10.1177/0192623311431946.
Morgan DL, Jokinen MP, Price HC, Gwinn WM, Palmer SM, Flake GP. Bronchial and bronchiolar fibrosis in rats exposed to 2,3-pentanedione vapors: implications for bronchiolitis obliterans in humans. Toxicol Pathol. 2012 Apr;40(3):448–465.
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Published In

Toxicol Pathol

DOI

EISSN

1533-1601

Publication Date

April 2012

Volume

40

Issue

3

Start / End Page

448 / 465

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Toxicology
  • Toxicity Tests
  • Rats, Wistar
  • Rats
  • Pentanones
  • Organ Size
  • Necrosis
  • Nasal Mucosa
  • Nasal Cavity
  • Mice