Dependence of asbestos- and mineral dust-induced transformation of mammalian cells in culture on fiber dimension.

The abilities of chrysotile and crocidolite asbestos, glass fibers of differing dimensions, and nonfibrous mineral particulates to induce morphological transformation of Syrian hamster embryo cells in culture were compared. Chrysotile and crocidolite asbestos induced morphologically transformed colonies which were indistinguishable from transformed colonies observed following treatment with known chemical carcinogens. A linear, dose-dependent increase in the frequency of transformed colonies was observed. The slope of the dose-response curve on a log-log scale was approximately 1, which is consistent with a one-hit mechanism for their induction. The transforming potency of chrysotile asbestos was decreased by milling of the fibers but not by extraction with an organic solvent. Chrysotile asbestos was nearly twice as potent in inducing morphological transformation as crocidolite asbestos. Glass fibers were also very active in this assay. Thin glass fibers with an average diameter of 0.1 to 0.2 micrometer were as active as asbestos. In contrast, two nonfibrous particulates, alpha-quartz and Min-U-Sil, were inactive over the same concentration range used for the fibrous dusts; however, both were active at higher doses. The effect of varying fiber dimension on induction of morphological transformation was examined with glass fibers. When compared on a per-weight basis, thick glass fibers [average diameter, 0.8 plus/minus 0.06 micrometer (S.E.)] were 20-fold less potent than thin fibers [average diameter, 0.13 plus/minus 0.005 micrometer] in inducing cell transformation. When the average fiber length of thin glass fibers was reduced from 9.5 to 1.7 micrometer by milling the fibers in a mortar and pestle, a 10-fold decrease in transforming activity resulted. When the average fiber length was reduced to 0.95 micrometer, transforming ability was totally absent. The cytotoxic potencies of the various mineral dusts correlated with their transforming potencies. The varying abilities of the mineral dusts to induce cell transformation in vitro are similar to their abilities to induce mesotheliomas in vivo. Thus, this system provides a unique model for studying the mechanism of mineral fiber tumorigenesis and for comparing the relative risks of mineral dusts.

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