title: Jet fuel kerosene is not immunosuppressive in mice or rats following inhalation for 28 days.
abstract: Previous reports indicated that inhalation of JP-8 aviation turbine fuel is immunosuppressive. However, in some of those studies, the exposure concentrations were underestimated, and percent of test article as vapor or aerosol was not determined. Furthermore, it is unknown whether the observed effects are attributable to the base hydrocarbon fuel (jet fuel kerosene) or to the various fuel additives in jet fuels. The present studies were conducted, in compliance with Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) regulations, to evaluate the effects of jet fuel kerosene on the immune system, in conjunction with an accurate, quantitative characterization of the aerosol and vapor exposure concentrations. Two female rodent species (B6C3F1 mice and Crl:CD rats) were exposed by nose-only inhalation to jet fuel kerosene at targeted concentrations of 0, 500, 1000, or 2000 mg/m(3) for 6 h daily for 28 d. Humoral, cell-mediated, and innate immune functions were subsequently evaluated. No marked effects were observed in either species on body weights, spleen or thymus weights, the T-dependent antibody-forming cell response (plaque assay), or the delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) response. With a few exceptions, spleen cell numbers and phenotypes were also unaffected. Natural killer (NK) cell activity in mice was unaffected, while the NK assessment in rats was not usable due to an unusually low response in all groups. These studies demonstrate that inhalation of jet fuel kerosene for 28 d at levels up to 2000 mg/m(3) did not adversely affect the functional immune responses of female mice and rats.
authors.affiliation: a ImmunoTox®, Inc., Virginia BioTechnology Research Park , Richmond , Virginia , USA.
authors.forename: Kimber L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: DeLorme
authors.forename: Patrick W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Beatty
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Vanessa L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Peachee
mesh_terms: D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000818:Animals; D000917:Antibody Formation / Q000187:drug effects; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000633:toxicity*; D007107:Immune System / Q000187:drug effects*; D007111:Immunity, Cellular / Q000187:drug effects*; D056724:Immunity, Humoral / Q000187:drug effects*; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000187:drug effects*; D019570:Inhalation Exposure; D007648:Kerosene / Q000633:toxicity*; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013154:Spleen / Q000187:drug effects; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects; D018675:Toxicity Tests
chemical_list: D006838:Hydrocarbons; C098607:JP8 aviation fuel; D007648:Kerosene
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