Abstract
AbstractRats respond to the inhalation of ozone with changes in breathing pattern during the exposure and the development of a pulmonary inflammatory response 24–48 h postexposure. We report experiments designed to investigate the relationships between changes in breathing pattern and the composition and surface tension-reducing properties of pulmonary surfactant immediately after the exposure. A total of 64 male Fischer 344 rats were exposed to 0.8 ppm O3 for 4 h in 4 replicate exposures with matched purified air control exposures and 8 rats per exposure group. Those exposed to O3 developed the rapid-shallow breathing pattern characteristic of oxidant pulmonary irritation during exposure. The rats were sacrificed immediately following the exposure, and pulmonary surfactant was isolated from samples of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid pooled from groups of eight rats. After esterification, the fatty acid methyl ester composition was measured using GC-MS. in the ozone-exposed animals, the decreases in unsatura...
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