2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) alters intrathymic T-cell development in mice

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K LundbergL Dencker

Abstract

2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) was administered to 2-4-week-old mice (5, 25, and 50 micrograms/kg body wt.) and to in vitro cultures (10(-9) M) of fetal thymi. By monitoring thymocyte populations with respect to the differentiation antigens CD4 and CD8, it was found that the cell number in all thymocyte populations except for CD8+ decreased significantly compared with controls. In vivo the most marked decrease occurred among double negative (DN) and double positive (DP) cells, whereas in vitro, the DP cells were most severely affected. The cell number had already decreased to some extent by day 1 after a dose of 50 micrograms/kg body wt. of TCDD, although a severe reduction did not become apparent until day 4. There was a clear dose/response relationship between 5 and 50 micrograms/kg body wt. Autoradiography and liquid scintillation counting studies showed that incorporation of [3H]thymidine in the thymus had already decreased 24 h after TCDD treatment, with the decrease being even more pronounced at 48 h. By 96 h, the rate of cell proliferation had returned to approximately normal values. The results show that TCDD has a long-lasting effect on thymocyte abundance together with a transient effect on cell proliferat...Continue Reading

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