ENHANCEMENT OF EXPERIMENTAL RESPIRATORY-INFECTION FOLLOWING NICKEL INHALATION

被引:34
作者
ADKINS, B [1 ]
RICHARDS, JH [1 ]
GARDNER, DE [1 ]
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[1] US EPA,HLTH EFFECTS RES LAB,RES TRIANGLE PK,NC 27711
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10.1016/0013-9351(79)90083-5
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X [环境科学、安全科学];
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08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The effects of nickel chloride inhalation on the enhancement of experimentally induced streptococcal infections were studied. Exposure to nickel chloride (499.2 μg Ni/m3) for 2 hr produced significant enhancement in mortality. This response was observed for 24 hr after the nickel chloride exposure. A delayed clearance response of inhaled streptococci, also observed in the nickel-treated mice, supported the mortality data. Several parameters involving pulmonary cells obtained by in situ lavage 24 hr after nickel chloride exposure were also studied; no reduction in total cell yield, viability, or cellular composition was observed. A significant reduction in phagocytic capability, as compared to that of control animal cells, was observed in alveolar macrophages obtained 24 hr after nickel chloride exposure. © 1979.
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