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Objective To explore the joint toxic effect of formaldehyde and benzene on testicles of the mice. Methods 78 Kunming male mice were divided into groups, in the formaldehyde treatment groups were exposed at dosage of 0.2 mg/kg,2 mg/kg,20 mg/kg, in the benzene treatment groups were exposed at dosage of 100.0 mg/kg,200.0 mg/kg,400.0 mg/kg and the in formaldehyde and benzene combined treatment groups were exposed at dosage of 0.1+50.0 mg/kg,1+100.0 mg/kg,10+200.0 mg/kg respectively. The treatments were conducted by peritoneal injection for five consecutive days,once a day,then killed on 6th day. The activity of superoxide dismutase(SOD),the contents of maleic dialdehyde(MDA),the contents of copper(Cu),zinc(Zn) in testicles of the mice were determined. Results Compared with those in the negative control groups,the activity of SOD and the contents of Cu, Zn in the testicles of the mice in each treatment group significantly decreased, while the contents of MDA significantly increased (P
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Objective To study the effect of inhaling formaldehyde on learning and memory in mice. Methods 24 KM mice were randomly divided into four groups: the control group (clean air),the low dose group (1 mg/m3),the moderate dose group (3 mg/m3) and the high dose group (5 mg/m3). The mice were exposed to different concentrations of gaseity formaldehyde,2 h/day,for 14 consecutive days. Then their behavior of learning and memory were tested by step-down test,passive avoidance test and Morris water maze experiment. Results Step-down test showed that the mice in the moderate dose group and the high dose group made notable errors compared with the control group (P
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Objective To research the indoor air pollution in offices induced by decoration and its health effects. Methods According to the completed time, the offices were divided into 6 groups (2 month group, 2-4 month group, 5-8 month group, 9-11 month group, 12-18 month group, over 5 year group). The concentration of indoor air pollutants was determined and 617 people from the decorated offices were randomly selected to finish the questionnaires on health. Results The over standard rate of formaldehyde, benzene and ammonia in indoor air was the highest in 2 month group, 100%, 87.3%, 83.9% respectively. The concentration of indoor air pollutants decreased as the time went on, about one year after decoration, the concentrations were lower than the standard limits (GB/T 18883-2002). The adverse response rate of the staff members in offices decorated group (76.4%) was significantly higher than that in the control group (30.9%) (P
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Objective To explore the effects of formaldehyde (FA) on the contents of CD3, CD4, CD8 and the activity of SOD and the contents of MDA in the spleen and thymus of mice. Methods 30 Kunming mice were randomly divided into 5 groups, 6 in each and treated with FA: the negative control group, 1 mg/m3, 3 mg/m3, 5 mg/m3 and the positive control group (treated with cyclophosphamide, CP). The mice were exposed to FA by static state inhalation in a chamber for 14 days, then the contents of CD3, CD4, CD8, MDA and the activity of SOD in the liver, spleen and thymus were determined. Results The contents of CD3, CD4, CD8 in the spleen and thymus showed a significant decreasing as the exposure dose increasing, an obvious dose-response relation was seen and there were significant differences between FA exposed groups and the control group (P
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Objective To explore the genotoxicity of formaldehyde to mice.Methods Mice were exposed to formaldehyde of several concentrations(1.25,0.50,and 5.00 mg/m3) in the toxicant exposure chamber,2 h/d for 15 consecutive days.Bone marrow micronuclei test and single cell gel electrophoresis were employed to test the genotoxicity.Results Compared with the control group,a significant increase in the rate of micronuclei and the DNA damage of peripheral lymphocytes in experimental groups were found.As to the rate of micronuclei and DNA damage,an obvious dose-effect relationship was showed.Conclusion Formaldehyde has a genotoxic effect for mice,much more attention should be paid in this research field.