Abstract
We studied the effects of preconceptional exposure to multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs): mature, female C57BL/6J mice were intratracheally instilled with 67μg NM-400 MWCNT, and the following day co-housed with mature males, in breeding pairs. Time to delivery of the first litter, litter parameters, maternal inflammation and histopathology of lung and liver were recorded. In male offspring, locomotor activity, startle response, and daily sperm production (DSP) were assessed. In the dams, lung and liver bore evidence of MWCNT exposure when assessed 6 weeks and 4 months after exposure. A short delay in the delivery of the first litter was observed in exposed females. Litter parameters, behavior and DSP were similar in control and exposed groups. In conclusion, instillation of a single dose of MWCNT induced long lasting pathological changes in dam lung and liver. Theoretically, lung inflammation due to particle exposure could interfere with female reproductive parameters. Whether the observed lag in delivery of a first litter was in fact caused by exposure to MWCNT should be addressed in a study designed specifically to elucidate effects on the early processes involved in establishment of pregnancy. Exposure was not associated with changes in the assessed gestational or offspring parameters.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Reproductive Toxicology |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | SI |
Pages (from-to) | 86-97 |
ISSN | 0890-6238 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Event | 41st European Teratology Society Conference - Stresa, Italy Duration: 8 Sept 2013 → 11 Sept 2013 Conference number: 41 |
Conference
Conference | 41st European Teratology Society Conference |
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Number | 41 |
Country/Territory | Italy |
City | Stresa |
Period | 08/09/2013 → 11/09/2013 |
Keywords
- Multiwalled carbon nanotubes
- Pregnancy
- Developmental toxicity
- Reproductive toxicity
- Nanotoxicology
- Lung and liver pathology