Summary of chemically induced pulmonary lesions in the National Toxicology Program (NTP) toxicology and carcinogenesis studies

Toxicol Pathol. 2008 Apr;36(3):428-39. doi: 10.1177/0192623308315360. Epub 2008 Apr 25.

Abstract

The lung is the second most common target site of neoplasia of chemicals tested by the National Toxicology Program (NTP). Of all peer-reviewed NTP studies to date (N = 545), a total of sixty-four chemicals in sixty-six reports produced significant site-specific neoplasia in the lungs of rats and/or mice. Of the studies associated with lung tumor induction, approximately 35% were inhalation and 35% were gavage studies, with dosed-feed, dosed-water, topical, intraperitoneal, or in utero routes of chemical administration accounting for 18%, 6%, 3%, 1%, and 1% of the studies, respectively. The most commonly induced lung tumors were alveolar/bronchiolar (A/B) adenoma and/or carcinoma for both species. The most frequently observed nonneoplastic lesions included hyperplasia and inflammation in both species. The liver was the most common primary site of origin of metastatic lesions to the lungs of mice; however, skin was most often the primary site of origin of metastatic lesions to the lungs of rats. In summary, A/B adenoma and carcinoma were the most frequently diagnosed chemically induced tumors in the lungs of both rats and mice in the NTP toxicology and carcinogenesis bioassays, and hyperplasia and inflammation were the most common nonneoplastic changes observed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / chemically induced
  • Adenocarcinoma / secondary*
  • Adenoma / chemically induced
  • Adenoma / pathology*
  • Animals
  • Carcinogenicity Tests
  • Carcinogens / toxicity*
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / chemically induced
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / secondary
  • Female
  • Hyperplasia / chemically induced
  • Hyperplasia / pathology
  • Liver Neoplasms / chemically induced
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary
  • Lung Neoplasms / chemically induced
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Neoplasms, Experimental / chemically induced
  • Neoplasms, Experimental / pathology*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Inbred F344
  • Skin Neoplasms / chemically induced
  • Skin Neoplasms / secondary
  • Xenobiotics / toxicity*

Substances

  • Carcinogens
  • Xenobiotics