Lung mitochondria in experimental asbestosis |
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Authors: | Ballabh Das Virendra Misra P.N. Viswanathan Qamar Rahman |
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Affiliation: | Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, Post Box 80, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow 226 001 U.P., India |
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Abstract: | Alterations in lung mitochondria were followed in guinea pigs at different periods after a single intratracheal injection of chrysotile dust. Cytochrome c oxidase and succinic dehydrogenase activities showed gradual increase after 90 days, whereas monoamine oxidase remained unaffected throughout the study. There was an increase in glutamate dehydrogenase activity in postmitochondrial as well as in mitochondrial fractions, the latter being accompanied by decreased latency of the enzyme. Mitochondria from asbestotic lung appeared to be more swollen than in normal animals at and after 90 days of exposure. There were fluctuations in the contents of different phospholipids as a result of asbestosis. Beyond 90 days, collagen and mucopolysaccharides also increased. The results confirm the contention that pulmonary mitochondria are among the major target sites in asbestosis. |
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