New approach to risk assessment of central neurotoxicity induced by 1-bromopropane using animal models
New approach to risk assessment of central neurotoxicity induced by 1-bromopropane using animal models
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DOI:
10.1016/j.neuro.2006.05.003
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发表时间:
2007-03-01
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影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
Hori, Hajime
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作者:
Fueta, Yukiko;Ishidao, Toru;Hori, Hajime
I-Bromopropane (I-BP) induces central as well as peripheral neurotoxicity in workers. We have reported the dysfunction of feedback inhibition (i.e. disinhibition) in the rat hippocampus following exposure to I -BP at concentrations of 1500 and 700 ppm. For risk assessment, we studied disinhibition of the CA1 region and the dentate gyrus in hippocampal slices obtained from control and 1-BP-exposed (200 and 400 ppm) rats, and determined the bromide concentration in the brain. Granule cell disinhibition was observed after inhalation exposure to 400 ppm 1 -BP for 8 or 12 weeks, suggesting that the dentate gyrus was more sensitive than the CA1 region to I-BP exposure. The lowest observed adverse effect level and the no observed adverse effect level of I -BP inhalation for disinhibition were 400 and 200 ppm, respectively. The concentration of bromides in the brain increased from 2.9 +/- 1.5 to 85.0 +/- 25.4 mu g/g-wet brain at week 4 of 400 ppm inhalation, and no further increase was observed even when the exposure period was extended for up to 12 weeks. The relationship between total dose (ppm-h) and the exposure concentration of 1 -BP was investigated at different exposure concentrations. Disinhibition and death by inhalation depended on the total dose, and their occurrence appeared earlier as the exposure concentration increased. The results demonstrated a novel model for risk assessment of central neurotoxicity induced by 1-BP inhalation. (c) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.