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Endpoint:
biochemical or cellular interactions
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
other information
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
study well documented, meets generally accepted scientific principles, acceptable for assessment

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
publication
Title:
Acetaldehyde-mediated cilia dysfunction in bovine bronchial epithelial cells
Author:
Sisson J.H.
Year:
1991
Bibliographic source:
Am J Physiol;260(2 Pt 1):L29-36.

Materials and methods

Principles of method if other than guideline:
Ciliated bovine bronchial epithelial cells obtained from fresh bronchi were tested for their beating function after exposure to isobutyraldehyde in an election ATP-activated axonemes and an ATP-ase activity assay.
GLP compliance:
not specified
Type of method:
in vitro
Endpoint addressed:
not applicable

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Isobutyraldehyde
EC Number:
201-149-6
EC Name:
Isobutyraldehyde
Cas Number:
78-84-2
Molecular formula:
C4H8O
IUPAC Name:
2-methylpropanal
Details on test material:
- Name of test material: Isobutyraldehyde

Test animals

Species:
other: bovine bronchial epithelial cells

Administration / exposure

Details on study design:
Ciliated bovine bronchial epithelial cells and fresh bovine trachea obtained from a local slaughterhouse. Actively beating ciliated cells were observed, and there motion was quantified by measuring cilia beat frequency using phase-contrast microscopy and videotape analysis. The axoneme motion after ATP-reactivation was qualitatively assessed by comparing the motion of the test substance-exposed axonemes to that of buffer-exposed axonemes. Acetaldehyde binding to cilia proteins was determined using electrophoretic and autoradiotraphic analysis of acetaldehyde-labeled cilia proteins. ATPase activity was determined by measuring the liberation of 32-P-labeled inorganic phosphate from [γ 32P]ATP.

Results and discussion

Details on results:
The test substance dose-dependently inhibited the cilia beating and the cilia ATPase activity in bovine bronchial epithelial cells.

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