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© 1985 Oxford University Press

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New Approaches for the Evaluation of Pulmonary Toxicity: Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Analysis1

R. F. HENDERSON, J. M. BENSON, F. F. HAHN, C. H. HOBBS, R. K. JONES, J. L. MAUDERLY, R. O. MCCLELLAN and J. A. PLCKRELL

Inhalation Toxicology Research Institute, Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute P.O. Box 5890, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185

New Approaches for the Evaluation of Pulmonary Toxicity: Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Analysis. Henderson, R. F., BENSON, J. M., HAHN, F. F., HOBBS, C. H., JONES, R. K., MAUDERLY, J. L., MCCLELLAN, R. O., AND PICKRELL, J. A., (1985). Fundam. Appl. Toxicol. 5, 451–458. Analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BAL) is an effective method of detecting an inflammatory response in the lungs of animals in toxicological studies. Alterations in BAL that are the most sensitive indications of an inflammatory response are an increased content of serum proteins and an influx of neutrophils (PMNs). Elevation of the cytoplasmic enzyme lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) is a useful indicator of cytotoxicity. The pulmonary inflammatory response to particles (either mineral dusts or soot) in the lung includes greatly increased activities of such lysosomal enzymes as ß-glucuronidase and ß-N-acetylglucosaminidase in BAL. Examination of alterations in BAL in rats and mice during chronic exposure to high levels of diluted diesel exhaust revealed that steadily increasing levels of LDH, ß-glucuronidase, and hydroxyproline in BAL correlated better with the development of pulmonary fibrosis than did measures of an inflammatory response (protein, PMNs). Analysis of BAL has proven useful, both for detection of lung injury in toxicological screening tests and for determination of the mechanisms of developing chronic lung disease. Future work shows promise of developing assays for BAL analysis to identify the specific site or type of pulmonary injury present


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