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Table 3 Cellular components in the PLF at week 104 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)

Male

WBC (× 102/µL)

Leukocytes, differential

Lymphocytes

Neutrophils

Eosinophils

Basophils

Monocytes

(× 102/µL)

(× 102/µL)

(× 102/µL)

(× 102/µL)

(× 102/µL)

Nontreatment

(5)

46.6 ± 6.6

6.4 ± 2.0

1.4 ± 0.7

0.5 ± 0.6

0.0 ± 0.0

38.2 ± 6.3

Control

0

(5)

71.2 ± 48.0

11.6 ± 9.5

2.7 ± 1.6

1.9 ± 2.9

0.0 ± 0.0

54.9 ± 35.9

MWNT-7

0.128

(5)

55.1 ± 8.8

5.0 ± 1.1

2.2 ± 0.6

1.7 ± 0.7

0.0 ± 0.0

46.1 ± 7.8

MWNT-7

0.64

(5)

69.7 ± 7.5

3.2 ± 0.7#

2.0 ± 0.6

2.7 ± 1.2

0.0 ± 0.0

61.8 ± 6.7

MWNT-7

3.2

(1)

103.0

10.4

8.0

1.4

0.0

83.2

VGCF™-H

0.128

(5)

43.0 ± 14.5

9.8 ± 5.3

1.2 ± 0.4

0.2 ± 0.2

0.0 ± 0.0

31.8 ± 11.4

VGCF™-H

0.64

(5)

44.4 ± 5.0

4.8 ± 1.6

1.4 ± 0.4

0.5 ± 0.3

0.0 ± 0.0

37.7 ± 3.4

VGCF™-H

3.2

(5)

56.0 ± 5.7

6.7 ± 1.8

1.9 ± 0.3

1.1 ± 0.4

0.0 ± 0.0

46.2 ± 4.8

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)

28.9 ± 14.1

4.7 ± 3.3

0.7 ± 0.5

0.3 ± 0.2

0.0 ± 0.0

23.3 ± 10.5

Control

0

(5)

36.9 ± 13.1

7.0 ± 4.2

1.0 ± 0.3

0.4 ± 0.2

0.0 ± 0.0

28.6 ± 8.9

MWNT-7

0.128

(5)

34.4 ± 10.8

5.8 ± 6.1

0.7 ± 0.4

1.1 ± 0.7

0.0 ± 0.0

26.8 ± 8.5

MWNT-7

0.64

(5)

39.7 ± 8.8

4.4 ± 3.7

1.1 ± 1.0

1.6 ± 1.8

0.0 ± 0.0

32.6 ± 8.8

MWNT-7

3.2

(5)

61.9 ± 32.8

5.6 ± 6.8

1.3 ± 0.8

0.7 ± 0.4

0.0 ± 0.0

54.4 ± 25.7

VGCF™-H

0.128

(5)

29.1 ± 7.2

4.5 ± 2.9

0.6 ± 0.4

0.1 ± 0.2

0.0 ± 0.0

23.9 ± 4.2

VGCF™-H

0.64

(5)

31.8 ± 9.4

6.0 ± 5.8

0.6 ± 0.4

0.3 ± 0.3

0.0 ± 0.0

24.9 ± 5.3

VGCF™-H

3.2

(5)

42.7 ± 7.2

6.9 ± 3.4

0.7 ± 0.3

0.4 ± 0.2

0.0 ± 0.0

34.7 ± 4.1

  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