Evaluation of comparative cytotoxicity of spray-type chemicals used in household products

Chemicals are widely used in our daily lives for various purposes such as disinfectant, air fresher, paints and hair spray. However, their pulmonary toxicity has less studied compared with oral and dermal toxicity. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine comparative cytotoxicity of tricl...

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Published in:Molecular & cellular toxicology 2013-03, Vol.9 (1), p.51-56
Main Authors: Kwon, Jung-Taek, Seo, Gyun-Baek, Kim, Hyun-Mi, Shim, Ilseob, Lee, Byoungcheun, Jung, Ji-Youn, Kim, Pilje, Choi, Kyunghee
Format: Article
Language:English
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Biomedical and Life Sciences
Cell Biology
Life Sciences
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Pharmacology/Toxicology
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Summary:Chemicals are widely used in our daily lives for various purposes such as disinfectant, air fresher, paints and hair spray. However, their pulmonary toxicity has less studied compared with oral and dermal toxicity. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine comparative cytotoxicity of triclosan (TCS), benzisothiazolinone (BIT), dichlorophene (DCP) and citral (CTR) major using spray-type chemicals used in household products (CHPs) in Korea. TCS, DCP and BIT induced more severe mitochondria injury and cell membrane damage than CTR in lung epithelial cell during 24 hrs exposure. Furthermore, the result of clonogenic assay revealed that exposure of CHPs significantly decreased colony size and that BIT reduced cell growth at most compared with TCS, DCP and CTR. In summary, results of comparative cytotoxicity demonstrated that inhalation of TCS, DCP and BIT may cause pulmonary toxicity. Therefore, our results suggest that TCS, BIT and DCP are requiring inhalation toxicity assessment for maintaining a high quality of life.
ISSN:1738-642X
2092-8467
DOI:10.1007/s13273-013-0008-1