Acrylonitrile and chemotaxis: in vitro experiments |
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Authors: | F Monaco M Amati I Visonà |
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Affiliation: | Clinica di Medicina del Lavoro, Università di Ancona, Ospedale. Regionale. |
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Abstract: | We have verified that chemotaxis of isolated human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) was a target of in vitro toxicant effect of acrylonitrile (ACN). This toxicant induced a significant dose dependent decreasing of chemotaxis with 50% inhibition (IC50) occurring at 15 mM. We assume that PMN from workers exposed to ACN reacts vivo in a similar way to PMN exposed in vitro to ACN. We propose therefore to use chemotaxis assay as a biomarker of early biological effect of ACN in workers, since for their monitoring there are so far only internal dose indicators but no suitable effect indicators. |
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