Reduction of Respiratory Tract Binding of Benzo[a]pyrene in Mice by Immunization2

Abstract

Male inbred A/J mice immunized by combined ip and intranasal administration of a bovine serum albumin conjugate of 5-fluoro-12-methylbenzanthryl-7-acetic acid developed tracheal antibodies capable of binding the carcinogen benzo[a]pyrene (BP). Immunized mice administered 92 ng of [3H]BP intranasally exhibited a one-third reduction in BP content in respiratory tract tissues (nose and trachea) when compared with control mice 20 hours after BP administration.