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Table 2 Cellular components in the PLF at week 13 of the experimental period

From: Difference in carcinogenicities of two different vapor grown carbon fibers with different physicochemical characteristics induced by intratracheal instillation in rats

Test article

Total dose (mg/kg)

Female

WBC (× 102/µL)

Leukocytes, differential

Lymphocytes

Neutrophils

Eosinophils

Basophils

Monocytes

(× 102/µL)

(× 102/µL)

(× 102/µL)

(× 102/µL)

(× 102/µL)

Nontreatment

(5)

20.2 ± 5.6

1.4 ± 0.3

3.1 ± 1.0

1.3 ± 0.4

0.0 ± 0.0

14.4 ± 4.0

Control

0

(5)

20.3 ± 6.4

1.5 ± 0.4

3.2 ± 1.0

1.2 ± 0.4

0.0 ± 0.0

14.4 ± 4.9

MWNT-7

0.128

(5)

30.2 ± 3.3

2.3 ± 0.4#

2.4 ± 0.5

2.1 ± 0.4#

0.0 ± 0.0

23.4 ± 2.2#

MWNT-7

0.64

(5)

39.3 ± 9.9#

2.1 ± 0.5

2.8 ± 1.1

4.2 ± 1.5#

0.0 ± 0.0

30.2 ± 7.1#

MWNT-7

3.2

(5)

41.8 ± 14.8##

1.5 ± 0.4

3.4 ± 0.7

6.5 ± 2.5#

0.0 ± 0.0

30.4 ± 12.3

VGCF™-H

0.128

(5)

22.1 ± 4.7

1.9 ± 0.6

3.1 ± 0.6

1.3 ± 0.4

0.0 ± 0.0

15.9 ± 3.9

VGCF™-H

0.64

(5)

20.6 ± 5.4

1.7 ± 0.7

2.7 ± 1.3

1.3 ± 0.3

0.0 ± 0.0

14.9 ± 3.6

VGCF™-H

3.2

(5)

23.9 ± 6.7

1.9 ± 0.6

1.8 ± 0.6

1.4 ± 0.4

0.0 ± 0.0

18.7 ± 5.5

Test article

Total dose (mg/kg)

Male

WBC (× 102/µL)

Leukocytes, differential

Lymphocytes

Neutrophils

Eosinophils

Basophils

Monocytes

(× 102/µL)

(× 102/µL)

(× 102/µL)

(× 102/µL)

(× 102/µL)

Nontreatment

(5)

35.6 ± 7.7

2.2 ± 0.9

3.4 ± 1.5

1.6 ± 0.2

0.0 ± 0.0

28.4 ± 5.7

Control

0

(5)

28.5 ± 10.5

1.7 ± 0.5

3.0 ± 0.9

1.3 ± 0.3

0.0 ± 0.0

22.6 ± 9.3

MWNT-7

0.128

(5)

37.6 ± 10.6

2.5 ± 0.6#

3.1 ± 0.7

2.6 ± 0.6#

0.0 ± 0.0

29.4 ± 9.2

MWNT-7

0.64

(5)

69.7 ± 10.2##

3.1 ± 0.6##

6.2 ± 1.8##

7.7 ± 1.7#

0.0 ± 0.0

52.8 ± 6.5##

MWNT-7

3.2

(5)

93.0 ± 12.1##

1.6 ± 0.2

6.3 ± 1.9##

14.9 ± 3.0#

0.0 ± 0.0

70.3 ± 9.0##

VGCF™-H

0.128

(5)

30.9 ± 3.0

1.9 ± 0.3

3.1 ± 0.7

1.3 ± 0.3

0.0 ± 0.0

24.6 ± 2.9

VGCF™-H

0.64

(5)

34.9 ± 8.0

2.4 ± 0.6

3.3 ± 1.2

1.4 ± 0.2

0.0 ± 0.0

27.7 ± 6.4

VGCF™-H

3.2

(5)

40.1 ± 7.8

2.6 ± 0.7#

3.1 ± 0.8

1.9 ± 0.4#

0.0 ± 0.0

32.5 ± 6.2

  1. Number in parentheses indicates the number of animals examined. The values indicate as mean ± S.D
  2. Significantly different from the Control group; #p < 0.05, ##p < 0.01