Abstract |
In previous studies, we found that endotracheal administration of beryllium oxide (BeO) produced cell-mediated immunity and granulomatous lung disease in strain 2 but not strain 13 guinea pigs. This report describes phenotypic and functional studies of bronchial lavage cells from both guinea pig strains after BeO exposure. In BeO-treated strain 2 animals, the percentage of T (ER+)3 lymphocytes was significantly (p less than 0.05) elevated above normal by 2 weeks after BeO exposure, while T lymphocytes were not increased in strain 13. Giant cells containing crystalline material in fused, coalesced phagolysosomes were observed in treated animals of both strains. BeO-exposed strain 2 alveolar macrophages (AM) demonstrated enhanced killing of Listeria monocytogenes and enhanced chemiluminescence, while AM of strain 13 had responses below controls. Findings support the presence of BeO-induced cellular immunologic activity in strain 2 animals and, on the other hand, suggest BeO toxicity to lavage cells in strain 13.
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Authors | B P Barna, S D Deodhar, S Gautam, M Edinger, T Chiang, J T McMahon |
Journal | International archives of allergy and applied immunology
(Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol)
Vol. 73
Issue 1
Pg. 49-55
( 1984)
ISSN: 0020-5915 [Print] Switzerland |
PMID | 6607221
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
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Chemical References |
- beryllium oxide
- Muramidase
- Beryllium
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Topics |
- Animals
- Beryllium
(pharmacology)
- Fibroblasts
(pathology)
- Guinea Pigs
- Lung Diseases
(chemically induced, immunology, pathology)
- Lymphocyte Activation
(drug effects)
- Macrophages
(enzymology, immunology, ultrastructure)
- Muramidase
(metabolism)
- Neutrophils
(immunology)
- Phagocytosis
(drug effects)
- Pulmonary Alveoli
(immunology, pathology)
- T-Lymphocytes
(immunology)
- Therapeutic Irrigation
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