Lung deposition of droplet aerosols in monkeys

YS Cheng, H Irshad, P Kuehl, TD Holmes… - Inhalation …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
YS Cheng, H Irshad, P Kuehl, TD Holmes, R Sherwood, CH Hobbs
Inhalation toxicology, 2008Taylor & Francis
Nonhuman primates are often the animal models of choice to study the infectivity and
therapy of inhaled infectious agents. Most animal models for inhaled infectious diseases use
aerosol/droplets generated by an atomization technique such as a Collison nebulizer that
produces particles in the size range of 1 to 3 μm in diameter. There are few data in the
literature on deposition patterns in monkeys. Our study was designed to measure the
deposition pattern in monkeys using droplets having diameters of 2 and 5 μm using an …
Nonhuman primates are often the animal models of choice to study the infectivity and therapy of inhaled infectious agents. Most animal models for inhaled infectious diseases use aerosol/droplets generated by an atomization technique such as a Collison nebulizer that produces particles in the size range of 1 to 3 μm in diameter. There are few data in the literature on deposition patterns in monkeys. Our study was designed to measure the deposition pattern in monkeys using droplets having diameters of 2 and 5 μm using an exposure system designed to expose monkeys to aerosols of infectious agents. Six cynomolgus monkeys were exposed to droplets. The aerosol solution was generated from a Vero cell supernate containing DMEM + 10% fetal bovine serum tagged with Tc-99m radiolabel. Collison and Retec nebulizers were used to generate small and large droplets, respectively. The particle size (as determined from a cascade impactor) showed an activity median aerodynamic diameter (AMAD) of 2.3 and 5.1 μm for the Collison and Retec nebulizer, respectively. The animals were anesthetized, placed in a plethysmography box, and exposed to the aerosol. The deposition pattern was determined using a gamma camera. Deposition in the head airways was 39% and 58% for 2.3- and 5.1-μm particle aerosols, respectively, whereas the deposition in the deep lung was 12% and 8%, respectively. This information will be useful in developing animal models for inhaled infectious agents.
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