A study was made of the effects of diphenylhydantoin (DPH) and the carrier solution on the spleen, lymph node, and thymus. DPH was injected i.p. at concentrations of 5 and 10 mg./100 gm. for 30 and 60 days. Hematologic effects observed were leucocytosis, neutrophilia, eosinophilia, and lymphopenia. Respiratory measurements of lymph node tissue slices were made using the oxygen electrode method. The carrier solution was found to cause a marked increase in oxygen consumption. A DPH effect on lymph tissue respiration was not observed. The carrier alone caused an atrophy of the lymph nodes and thymus, as well as an increase in the total body weight. Histological examination revealed that the 5 mg./100 gm. DPH injected for 60 days and the 10 mg./100 gm. DPH injected for 30 or 60 days produced a histiocytic cell type lymphoma, resembling Hodgkin's disease in the lymph node, thymus, and spleen in rats. The data indicated that DPH may not be a direct carcinogen, but it may interfere with the normal immune mechanism to produce the changes observed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc798047 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Gordon, Charles K. |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vii, 79 leaves : ill., Text |
| Rights | Public, Gordon, Charles K., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights |
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