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. 2016 Aug 1;17(8):1241. doi: 10.3390/ijms17081241

Table 1.

Pathological features in the rat lung following intratracheal instillation of ZnO nanoparticles.

Time 3 Days (n = 5) 1 Week (n = 5) 1 Month (n = 5) 3 Months (n = 5) 6 Months (n = 5)
Pathological Feature Negative Control ZnO
0.2 mg
ZnO
1.0 mg
Negative Control ZnO
0.2 mg
ZnO
1.0 mg
Negative Control ZnO
0.2 mg
ZnO
1.0 mg
Negative Control ZnO
0.2 mg
ZnO
1.0 mg
Negative Control ZnO
0.2 mg
ZnO
1.0 mg
Macrophage infiltration in alveolar space ++ ++ + + ± ± − ~ ± − ~ ± − ~ ± − ~ ±
Inflammatory cell infiltration in alveolar space ++ +++ + + − ~ ±
Infiltration in interstitial area + ++ ± ± − ~ ±
Hyperplasia of bronchiolar epithelial cell + + − ~ ± − ~ ± − ~ ± − ~ ± − ~ ± − ~ ±
Hyperplasia of alveolar epithelial cell ++ ++ ~ +++ ± ±
Fibrosis ± ~ + ± ~ + ± ± − ~ ± − ~ ± − ~ ±
Tumor

Grade of changes: −, none; ±, minimum; +, mild; ++, moderate; +++, remarked.