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Effect of exposure to formalin on the histochemical structure of respiratory organs in Mice

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Academic veterinary sciences (Anatomy, Histology, Physiology and Biochemistry).

Abstract

This study evaluated the histopathological changes in lung tissue induced by formaldehyde vapors in mice. A group of 20 adult male mice was divided into two groups for this purpose. The mice in group (I) are the controls, whereas the mice in groups (II) were exposed to formaldehyde vapors inhalation in a toxic dose (0.5 part per thousand) everyday for two months in the students dissecting room of South Valley University's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Lung samples were prepared for light microscopic examination after exposure. Gross structural abnormalities in the lungs were identified, including congestion in most lobes and localized pneumonic organization. Thickening of the alveolar septum, epithelial hyperplasia in the bronchioles, proliferative capillaries, pulmonary vasculitis, hyperplastic lymphocytic aggregations in the parabronchiolar area, pulmonary fibrosis, and precancerous modifications were detected under light microscopy (metaplasia of goblet cells and dysplasia of the bronchiolar epithelium). It was found that inhaling formaldehyde has an irritating toxic effect in addition to its harmful carcinogenic effect on the lungs of mice, which is related to exposure durations.

DOI

10.21608/svu.2022.131346.1187

Keywords

Formaldehyde, mice lung, Fibrosis, lymphoid hyperplasia

Authors

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Samah M.

Last Name

Alaa-Eldein

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Department of Histology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, South Valley University, Qena 83523, Egypt

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samah.mohamed950@yahoo.com

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Enas A.

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Hafez

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Department of Histology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assuit University, Assuit, Egypt

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First Name

Soha

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soliman

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Department of Histology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, South Valley University, Qena 83523, Egypt

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First Name

Mohammed

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Abdelsabour-Khalaf

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Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt

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m_sabour@vet.svu.edu.eg

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0000-0002-9551-0075

Volume

5

Article Issue

2

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32709

Issue Date

2022-06-01

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2022-04-05

Publish Date

2022-06-01

Page Start

91

Page End

105

Print ISSN

2535-1826

Online ISSN

2535-1877

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https://svu.journals.ekb.eg/article_246981.html

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9

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Research article

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712

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SVU-International Journal of Veterinary Sciences

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https://svu.journals.ekb.eg/

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Effect of exposure to formalin on the histochemical structure of respiratory organs in Mice

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22 Jan 2023