Looking for the LOAEL or NOAEL Concentration of Nickel-Oxide Nanoparticles in a Long-Term Inhalation Exposure of Rats

Looking for the LOAEL or NOAEL Concentration of Nickel-Oxide Nanoparticles in a Long-Term Inhalation Exposure of Rats

Rats were exposed to nickel oxide nano-aerosol at a concentration of 2.4 ± 0.4 µg/m<sup>3</sup> in a “nose only” inhalation setup for 4 h at a time, 5 times a week, during an overall period of 2 weeks to 6 months. Based on the majority of the effects assessed, this kind of exposure may b...

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Main Authors: Boris A. Katsnelson, Ivan N. Chernyshov, Svetlana N. Solovyeva, Ilzira A. Minigalieva, Vladimir B. Gurvich, Irene E. Valamina, Oleg H. Makeyev, Renata R. Sahautdinova, Larisa I. Privalova, Anastasia E. Tsaregorodtseva, Artem V. Korotkov, Eugene A. Shuman, Vladimir G. Panov, Marina P. Sutunkova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
nickel oxide nanoparticles
inhalation exposure
pulmonary and systemic toxicity
genotoxicity
allergic sensitization
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/1/416
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Summary:Rats were exposed to nickel oxide nano-aerosol at a concentration of 2.4 ± 0.4 µg/m<sup>3</sup> in a “nose only” inhalation setup for 4 h at a time, 5 times a week, during an overall period of 2 weeks to 6 months. Based on the majority of the effects assessed, this kind of exposure may be considered as close to LOAEL (lowest observed adverse effect level), or even to NOAEL (no observed adverse effect level). At the same time, the experiment revealed genotoxic and allergic effects as early as in the first weeks of exposure, suggesting that these effects may have no threshold at all.
ISSN:1661-6596
1422-0067

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