Cytotoxicity of Long and Short Crocidolite Asbestos Fibers in Vitro and in Vivo1

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  • Lee A. Goodglick
  • Agnes B. Kane
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Fiber length and diameter are important factors in the pathogenicity of asbestos. We examined the relative toxicity of long and short crocidolite asbestos fibers in vitro and in vivo. Both long and short crocidolite asbestos fibers were toxic to elicited macrophages in vitro. Similar to native crocidolite asbestos, long and short Tibers stimulated the release of reactive oxygen metabolites from elicited macrophages in vitro. We evaluated whether in vitro cytotoxicity was dependent on the production of reactive oxygen metabolites. In the presence of the reactive oxygen metabolite scavenging enzymes, Superoxide dismutase or catatase, the toxicity of long and short crocidolite fibers to macrophages was prevented. Furthermore, macrophages were not killed when either long or short fibers were soaked in the iron chelator, deferoxamine. Native, long, and short crocidolite fibers also caused depolarization of the mitochondria! membrane potential prior to cell death. In rivo, a single i.p. injection of long crocidolite fibers stimulates an intense inflammatory reaction, re lease of reactive oxygen metabolites near sites of fiber deposition, and cell death. In contrast, these events were minimal after a single injection of short fibers due to the removal of fibers from the peritoneal cavity. After five daily injections of short fibers, however, fibers were present on the surface of the mesothelium and provoked an inflammatory response. Cell death was observed on the surface of the mesothelium. Reactive oxygen metabolites were also produced near accumulations of short libers. Our results suggest that both long and short crocidolite asbestos fibers are toxic to macrophages in vitro via an oxidant and iron-dependent mechanism. In vivo, short fibers are cytotoxic when the clearance of these fibers is prevented.

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تاریخ انتشار 2006