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Administrative data

Endpoint:
specific investigations: other studies
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
other information
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Acceptable, well-documented publication which meets basic scientific principles

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
publication
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1982

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
no guideline followed
GLP compliance:
not specified
Type of method:
in vivo
Endpoint addressed:
not applicable

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Lead sulphide
EC Number:
215-246-6
EC Name:
Lead sulphide
Cas Number:
1314-87-0
Molecular formula:
PbS
Details on test material:
- Name of test material (as cited in study report): lead sulfide

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
other: Sprague-Dawley and Wistar
Sex:
male/female

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
intratracheal
Vehicle:
physiological saline
Analytical verification of doses or concentrations:
no
Frequency of treatment:
Single dust application, in several doses of 15 mg
Post exposure period:
From 24 h to 6 months
Doses / concentrations
Remarks:
Doses / Concentrations:
15 mg
Basis:
nominal conc.
No. of animals per sex per dose:
20 male Sprague-Dawley/application
60 female Wistar/application
Control animals:
no

Examinations

Examinations:
Lungs under light microscopic investigation, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM)

Results and discussion

Details on results:
Necroses of the alveolar septae and accumulation of dust-laden macrophages were observed
No transcellular penetration of dust particles into the pulmonary interstitium or immigration of dust-laden macrophages into the pulmonary stroma was observed

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
The postulate that dust-laden alveolar macrophages can pass through the intercellular junctions of intact pneumocytes into the pulmonary interstitium can neither be excluded nor confirmed on the basis of the present investigation. However, the often very close attachment of the pseudopodia of the alveolar macrophages to the type I pneumocytes suggests such a possibility.