Changes in Lung Permeability Correlate With Lung Histology in a Chronic Exposure Model

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In a simulated military flight-line exposure protocol, the effects of JP-8 jet fuel exposure on lung epithelial permeability were evaluated in male Fischer 344 rats (F344). Exposures were nose-only and for one hour daily. Groups were exposed for 7, 28, and 56 days. A protocol for administering a low dose (500mg/m³/hr) and a high dose (813-1094mg/m³ /hr) of JP-8 jet fuel was used. Longitudinal sham-exposure groups (no jet fuel) for 7, 28, and 56 days were included in the protocol. Lung epithelial permeability was measured by clearance of technetium-labeled diethylenetriamine pentaacetate (⁹⁹mTcDTPA, molecular weight = 492 daltons, physical half-life = 6.02 hours). The percent clearance of ^99mTcDTPA per minute was calculated. Alveolar epithelial clearance for JP-8-exposed rats was dependent on both exposure concentration and duration. It was noted that at low-dose exposure concentrations alveolar epithelial clearance of 99mTcDTPA returned to low levels (LD56 = 1.09% per min; LC56 = 0.98% per min), suggesting recovery as evidenced by microscopic exam. The corresponding 56-day high-dose group (n = 10) had a significantly higher (p < 0.05) value of 2.25% per minute. The 28-day low-dose (n = 15) and high-dose (n = 20) groups had clearance values that were significantly increased from their longitudinal control group (n = 17). The alveolar epithelial permeability values were 2.51, 1.95, and 1.20, respectively. The seven-day longitudinal control, low-dose, and high-dose groups had alveolar permeability values of 1.57, 2.16, and 2.07, respectively. The lung histology correlated

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2. Key Words: diethylenetriamine pentaacetate (99mTcDTPA)jet fuel JP-8.

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