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Toxicological Sciences 78, 267-275 (2004)
Toxicological Sciences vol. 78 no. 2 © Society of Toxicology; all rights reserved.

Comparison of Inflammatory and Cytotoxic Lung Responses in Mice after Intratracheal Exposure to Spores of Two Different Stachybotrys chartarum Strains

J. Flemming, B. Hudson and T. G. Rand1

Department of Biology, Saint Mary’s University, 923 Robie St., Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3C3

Received July 7, 2003; accepted December 11, 2003

Stachybotrys chartarum is an important toxigenic fungus that has been associated with respiratory disease onset in animals and humans. While it can be separated into macrocyclic trichothecene- and atranone-producing chemotypes based on secondary metabolite production, effects of spores of the two chemotypes on lungs are poorly understood. In this study we used bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) to investigate dose-response (30, 300, 3000 spores/g body weight [BW]) and time-course (3, 6, 24, 48, 96 h post instillation [PI]) relationships in mice to exposure of macrocyclic trichothecene- (JS 58-17) and atranone-producing (JS 58-06) S. chartarum strains, as well as Cladosporium cladosporioides spores. BALF total protein, albumin, pro-inflammatory cytokine (IL-1ß, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor-{alpha} [TNF-{alpha}]), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) concentrations showed significant (p < 0.05) fungal species (S. chartarum vs. C. cladosporioides) and strain (58-17 vs. 58-06), spore dose and time dependent changes. The no adverse effect level (NOAEL) due to exposure to spores of JS 58-17 and JS 58-06 was < 30 spores/g BW; for C. cladosporioides it was < 300 spores/g BW. At moderate and high S. chartarum doses, BALF composition reflects differences in strain toxicity while at the lowest dose, BALF composition of either S. chartarum strain were similar. This suggests that at low spore doses, it is spore sequestered factors common to both strains not strain dependent toxins that are contributing to lung disease onset.

Key Words: Stachybotrys chartarum; spores; inflammation; cytotoxicity; macrocyclic trichothecenes; atranones; intratracheal instillation; mouse.


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