title: Inhalation exposure to acetone induces selective damage on olfactory neuroepithelium in mice.
abstract: Due to their specific position in the nasal cavity, the cells of olfactory neuroepithelium can be damaged by exposure to environmental airborne chemicals. However, few studies have been focused on selective damage, i.e. olfactory sensory neurons, basal cells, supporting and duct cells. As solvents are known to induce critical effects on olfactory neuroepithelium (OE), this study was designed to characterize histological and immunohistological effects induced by acetone exposure on OE in mice. Behavioral tests were conducted to evaluate olfactory sensitivity. Moreover, olfactory neuroepithelium was examined to evaluate the thickness and the total number of cells. Finally, different markers, olfactory marker protein (OMP) and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), were used to characterize respectively olfactory sensory neurons and basal cells, and secondly to evaluate the dynamic of the tissue turnover. Results showed structural modifications, since the thickness and the number of cells in the OE were modified according to the time course of the exposure. Additionally, no changes for OMP-positive cells were observed whereas significant differences appeared for the density of PCNA-positive cells in relation to their location (main-body or basal layer of OE). These findings indicate that acetone exposure induces selective damage in olfactory neuroepithelium.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Neurosciences, Université de Franche-Comté, Place Leclerc, 25000 Besançon, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Buron
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hacquemand
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pourié
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brand
mesh_terms: D000096:Acetone / Q000633:toxicity*; D000818:Animals; D002452:Cell Count; D005260:Female; D019570:Inhalation Exposure; D051379:Mice; D046569:Neuroepithelial Cells / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D051842:Olfactory Marker Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D009831:Olfactory Mucosa / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D018809:Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen / Q000378:metabolism; D012684:Sensory Thresholds / Q000187:drug effects; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D051842:Olfactory Marker Protein; D018809:Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen; D000096:Acetone