Purpose: To verify the relationship between AgNOR expression and lung tissues changes of Wistar rats after pulmonary instillation of benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P).
Methods: Male Rattus norvegicus albinus,Wistar lineage were given a single intrapulmonary instillation of B[a]P at doses of 10 and 20 mg/kg in a volume of approximately 0.3 ml. After 7 and 21 days the rats were killed and the lung slices submitted to a histological technique of AgNOR. AgNOR dots were quantified and the result analyzed by statistical tests; p < or = 0.05 was considered significant.
Results: The mean values of AgNOR dots for the experimental groups 10/7 (1.51+/-0.86) and 10/21 (1.84+/-0.13) were statistically different (p = 0.009). Among the groups 20/7 (1.63+/-0.11) and 20/21 (2.48+/-0.28) was observed statistically significant difference (p = 0.003).
Conclusion: The AgNOR technique can be useful in identification of cells changes induced by B[a]P.
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