Effects of zearalenone on calcium homeostasis of splenic lymphocytes of chickens in vitro.
Effects of zearalenone on calcium homeostasis of splenic lymphocytes of chickens in vitro.
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DOI:
10.3382/ps.2011-02128
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发表时间:
2012-08
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影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
Yagang Wang;J. Deng;Shiwen Xu;X. Peng;Z. Zuo;H. Cui;Ying Wang;Z. Ren
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Yagang Wang;J. Deng;Shiwen Xu;X. Peng;Z. Zuo;H. Cui;Ying Wang;Z. Ren
Zearalenone (ZEA) is an estrogenic mycotoxin. It is produced by several Fusarium species and can contaminate food and feed. To investigate the role of calcium homeostasis in ZEA-induced toxicity of poultry and elucidate its cytotoxic mechanism, splenic lymphocytes isolated from chickens were exposed to ZEA (0-25 μg/mL) for 48 h. The intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i), pH, calmodulin (CaM) mRNA levels, and Na+/K+-ATPase activities and Ca2+-ATPase activities were detected by the fluorescent dyes Fluo-3/AM and BCECF/AM, quantitative real-time PCR, and chromatometry. Supernatant CaM concentrations were simultaneously detected by ELISA. As the ZEA exposure concentration increased, the [Ca2+]i and CaM mRNA levels gradually increased, while intracellular pH, CaM concentrations of supernatants, and intracellular Na+,K+-ATPase and Ca2+-ATPase activities gradually decreased in a dose-dependent manner. There were significant differences (P<0.05 or P<0.01) between the treatment groups and the control group. These results indicate that ZEA cytotoxicity arises by causing an imbalance in calcium homeostasis and intracellular acidification in lymphocytes.