Abstract
The heavy metal lead is an environmental toxic material that can induce pathophysiological changes in many organ systems. Previous studies have shown the effects of lead exposure on immune cells in different experimental animals, however, the mechanism of their influence on the immune system is unclear. We reported that in vivo lead exposure inhibits phagocytosis, nitric oxide release, induces DNA fragmentation suggesting the apoptotic death of the target cell. We have also presented evidence that inhibition of macrophage functional responses implicated alteration of humoral and cell mediated immunity. In vivo exposure to lead acetate alters the phagocytic capacity of splenic macrophages as evident from the reduction of phagocytic index of control from 19,792+/-1385.69 to 8893+/-893 in the treated group. The amount of nitric oxide released by the control cell 2.25+/-0.125 microM is also reduced to 1.9375+/-0.0625 microM upon in vivo lead treatment. Functional integrity of the target cell is also decreased after lead exposure as obtained from the percentage of DNA fragmentation. Control group shows 33.29+/-0.11% of fragmented DNA, which is enhanced to 42.43+/-0.725% following the lead treatment. A greater percentage of DNA fragm...Continue Reading
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