RESUMO
Welding fumes were reclassified as a Group 1 carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer in 2017. Gas metal arc welding (GMAW) is a process widely used in industry. Fume generated from GMAW-mild steel (MS) is abundant in iron with some manganese, while GMAW-stainless steel (SS) fume also contains significant amounts of chromium and nickel, known carcinogenic metals. It has been shown that exposure to GMAW-SS fume in A/J mice promotes lung tumors. The objective was to determine if GMAW-MS fume, which lacks known carcinogenic metals, also promotes lung tumors in mice. Male A/J mice received a single intraperitoneal injection of corn oil or the initiator 3-methylcholanthrene (MCA; 10 µg/g) and, one week later, were exposed by whole-body inhalation to GMAW-MS aerosols for 4 hours/day x 4 days/week x 8 weeks at a mean concentration of 34.5 mg/m3. Lung nodules were enumerated by gross examination at 30 weeks post-initiation. GMAW-MS fume significantly increased lung tumor multiplicity in mice initiated with MCA (21.86 ± 1.50) compared to MCA/air-exposed mice (8.34 ± 0.59). Histopathological analysis confirmed these findings and also revealed an absence of inflammation. Bronchoalveolar lavage analysis also indicated a lack of lung inflammation and toxicity after short-term inhalation exposure to GMAW-MS fume. In conclusion, this study demonstrates that inhalation of GMAW-MS fume promotes lung tumors in vivo and aligns with epidemiologic evidence that shows MS welders, despite less exposure to carcinogenic metals, are at an increased risk for lung cancer.
Assuntos
Poluentes Ocupacionais do Ar/toxicidade , Carcinógenos/toxicidade , Ferro/toxicidade , Neoplasias Pulmonares/induzido quimicamente , Aço , Soldagem , Administração por Inalação , Animais , Neoplasias Pulmonares/patologia , Masculino , CamundongosRESUMO
Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM, mean aerodynamic diameter Assuntos
Arteríolas/efeitos dos fármacos
, Endotélio Vascular/efeitos dos fármacos
, Exposição por Inalação/efeitos adversos
, Nanopartículas/toxicidade
, Material Particulado/toxicidade
, Titânio/toxicidade
, Vasodilatação/efeitos dos fármacos
, Animais
, Arteríolas/fisiologia
, Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga
, Endotélio Vascular/fisiologia
, Masculino
, Nanopartículas/química
, Tamanho da Partícula
, Material Particulado/química
, Ratos
, Ratos Sprague-Dawley
, Vasodilatação/fisiologia