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Table 4. Incidence of neoplasms and non-neoplastic lesions of the respiratory
system and bronchial lymph nodes in mice in a 2-year inhalation study of vana-
dium pentoxide
No. of mice exposed to vanadium pentoxide at
concentrations (mg/m
3
) of
0 (chamber
control)
1
2
4
Males
Lung
Total no. examined
50
50
50
50
No. with:
Alveolar epithelium, hyperplasia
3 (3.0)
a
41
b
(2.2)
49
b
(3.3)
50
b
(3.9)
Bronchiole epithelium, hyperplasia
0
15
b
(1.0)
37
b
(1.1)
46
b
(1.7)
Inflammation,
chronic
6 (1.5)
42
b
(1.5)
45
b
(1.6)
47
b
(2.0)
Alveolus, infiltration cellular, histiocyte
10 (2.4)
36
b
(2.4)
45
b
(2.6)
49
b
(3.0)
Interstitial
fibrosis
1 (1.0)
6 (1.7)
9
b
(1.2)
12
b
(1.7)
Alveolar/bronchiolar adenoma, multiple
1
1
11
b
5
Alveolar/bronchiolar adenoma (includes multiple)
13
16
26
b
15
Alveolar/bronchiolar
carcinoma, multiple
1
10
b
16
b
13
b
Alveolar/bronchiolar carcinoma (includes multiple)
12
29
b
30
b
35
b
Alveolar/bronchiolar adenoma or carcinoma
22
42
b
43
b
43
b
Larynx
Total no. examined
49
50
48
50
No. with:
Respiratory epithelium, epiglottis, metaplasia,
squamous
2 (1.0)
45
b
(1.0)
41
b
(1.0)
41
b
(1.0)
Nose
Total no. examined
50
50
50
50
No. witth:
Inflammation,
suppurative
16 (1.3)
11 (1.4)
32
b
(1.2)
23
c
(1.3)
Olfactory epithelium, atrophy
6 (1.0)
7 (1.6)
9 (1.3)
12 (1.2)
Olfactory epithelium, degeneration, hyaline
1 (1.0)
7
c
(1.0)
23
b
(1.1)
30
b
(1.2)
Respiratory epithelium, degeneration, hyaline
8 (1.1)
22
b
(1.0)
38
b
(1.2)
41
b
(1.4)
Respiratory epithelium, metaplasia, squamous
0
6
c
(1.2)
6
c
(1.3)
2 (1.5)
Lymph node, bronchial
Total no. examined
40
38
36
40
No. with:
Hyperplasia
7 (2.1)
7 (2.4)
12 (2.1)
13 (2.2)
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Table 4 (contd)
No. of mice exposed to vanadium pentoxide at
concentrations (mg/m
3
) of
0 (chamber
control)
1
2
4
Females
Lung
Total no. examined
50
50
50
50
No. with:
Alveolar epithelium, hyperplasia
0
31
b
(1.6)
38
b
(2.0)
50
b
(3.3)
Bronchiole epithelium, hyperplasia
0
12
b
(1.0)
34
b
(1.0)
48
b
(1.5)
Inflammation,
chronic
4 (1.0)
37
b
(1.3)
39
b
(1.8)
49
b
(2.0)
Alveolus, infiltration cellular, histiocyte
0
34
b
(2.4)
35
b
(2.4)
45
b
(2.7)
Interstitial
fibrosis
0
1 (2.0)
4
c
(2.5)
8
b
(1.5)
Alveolar/bronchiolar adenoma, multiple
0
3
5
c
6
c
Alveolar/bronchiolar adenoma (includes multiple)
1
17
b
23
b
19
b
Alveolar/bronchiolar carcinoma, multiple
0
9
b
5
c
5
c
Alveolar/bronchiolar carcinoma (includes multiple)
0
23
b
18
b
22
b
Alveolar/bronchiolar adenoma or carcinoma
1
32
b
35
b
32
b
Larynx
Total no. examined
50
50
50
50
No. with:
Respiratory epithelium, epiglottis, metaplasia,
squamous
0
39
b
(1.0)
45
b
(1.0)
44
b
(1.1)
Nose
Total no. examined
50
50
50
50
No. with:
Inflammation,
suppurative
19 (1.1)
14 (1.2)
32
b
(1.2)
30
b
(1.3)
Olfactory epithelium, atrophy
2 (1.5)
8
c
(1.3)
5 (1.0)
14
b
(1.3)
Olfactory epithelium, degeneration, hyaline
11 (1.2)
23
b
(1.0)
34
b
(1.2)
48
b
(1.3)
Respiratory
epithelium, degeneration, hyaline
35 (1.3)
39 (1.5)
46
b
(1.7)
50
b
(1.8)
Respiratory epithelium, metaplasia, squamous
0
3 (1.3)
7
b
(1.1)
8
b
(1.1)
Respiratory epithelium, necrosis
0
0
1 (2.0)
7
b
(1.4)
Lymph node, bronchial
Total no. examined
39
40
45
41
No. with:
Hyperplasia
3 (2.0)
13
b
(1.8)
14
b
(2.3)
20
b
(2.3)
From National Toxicology Program (2002)
a
Average severity grade of lesions in affected animals: 1, minimal; 2, mild; 3, moderate; 4, marked
b
Significantly different (p
≤ 0.01) from the chamber control group by the Poly-3 test
c
Significantly different (p
≤ 0.05) from the chamber control group by the Poly-3 test
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