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Table 4 Clinical chemistry 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)

Male

Female

 

LDH

μ-TP

μ-ALB

 

LDH

μ-TP

μ-ALB

 

(U/L)

(mg/dL)

(µg/mL)

 

(U/L)

(mg/dL)

(µg/mL)

Nontreatment

-

(5)

25 ± 39

29.8 ± 6.0

68.2 ± 9.9

(5)

2 ± 1

19.2 ± 5.5

50.2 ± 7.8

Control

0

(5)

7 ± 2

26.8 ± 2.5

63.7 ± 4.4

(5)

3 ± 3

17.1 ± 3.1

45.0 ± 5.0

MWNT-7

0.128

(5)

11 ± 7

31.4 ± 3.7

72.5 ± 6.5

(5)

4 ± 2

22.7 ± 1.3#

59.4 ± 2.3#

MWNT-7

0.64

(5)

11 ± 5

35.3 ± 8.0

76.3 ± 9.4

(5)

4 ± 1

23.7 ± 1.5#

57.5 ± 4.3#

MWNT-7

3.2

(1)

15 ± 6

39.6 ± 5.1##

83.9 ± 10.5##

(5)

8 ± 11

37.3 ± 23.8#

79.8 ± 38.7#

VGCF™-H

0.128

(5)

9 ± 3

30.5 ± 1.9

72.0 ± 5.0

(5)

4 ± 2

20.0 ± 3.4

53.1 ± 7.3

VGCF™-H

0.64

(5)

14 ± 12

31.5 ± 4.8

74.3 ± 9.5#

(5)

4 ± 2

19.3 ± 2.3

50.9 ± 7.5

VGCF™-H

3.2

(5)

7 ± 4

29.9 ± 2.9

69.2 ± 3.9

(5)

3 ± 1

19.6 ± 4.6

49.7 ± 8.7

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