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The brain is presented as a direct target of particulate matter (PM) exposure because of the nose-to-brain pathway involvement. The main cause of contamination in nuclear occupational activities is related to exposure to aerosols containing radionuclides, particularly uranium dust. It has been previously demonstrated that instilled solubilized uranium in the rat nasal cavity is conveyed to the brain via the olfactory nerve.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The aim of this study was to analyze the anatomical localization of uranium compounds in the olfactory system after in\u00a0vivo exposure to a polydisperse aerosol of uranium tetraoxide (UO4) particles.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The olfactory neuroepithelium (OE) and selected brain structures\u2014olfactory bulbs (OB), frontal cortex (FC), hippocampus (HIP), cerebellum (Cer), and brainstem (BS)\u2014were microdissected 4 h after aerosol inhalation via a nose-only system in adult rats. Tissues were subjected to complementary analytical techniques.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Uranium concentrations measured by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) were significantly higher in all brain structures from exposed animals compared with their respective controls. We observed that cerebral uranium concentrations followed an anteroposterior gradient with typical accumulation in the OB, characteristic of a direct olfactory transfer of inhaled compounds. Secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) microscopy and transmission electron microscopy coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (TEM-EDX) were used in order to track elemental uranium in situ in the olfactory epithelium. Elemental uranium was detected in precise anatomical regions: olfactory neuron dendrites, paracellular junctions of neuroepithelial cells, and olfactory nerve tracts (around axons and endoneural spaces).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These neuroanatomical observations in a rat model are consistent with the transport of elemental uranium in different physicochemical forms (solubilized, nanoparticles) along olfactory nerve bundles after inhalation of UO4 microparticles. 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