Toxic effects of octylphenol on cultured rat and murine splenocytes.
Toxic effects of octylphenol on cultured rat and murine splenocytes.
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辛基苯酚对培养的大鼠和小鼠脾细胞的毒性作用。
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10.1006/taap.1996.0185
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1996
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Blake,CA
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Nair-Menon,JU;Campbell,GT;Blake,CA
Alkylphenol polyethoxylates and alkylphenols, such as 4-tert-octylphenol (OP), are environmental contaminants. Because these compounds are toxic to aquatic animals, we studied the effects of OP on splenocytes removed from male Fischer 344 rats or male Balb/c mice and culturedin vitro.Cell viability was assessed by trypan blue exclusion after 5 or 27 hr of culture. Culture with 0.08% ETOH (vehicle) or any dose of OP did not alter total cell number or the percentage of viable cells after 5 hr. Culture of cells with two different alkylphenol polyethoxylates for 5 hr resulted in the loss of all cells. The percentages of viable rat or mouse cells after 27 hr of culture were decreased significantly by 10−12mOP or greater concentrations. The actions of OP, dexamethasone (DEX), and 17β-estradiol on rat splenocytes were compared. Dexamethasone was more toxic than OP after 24 hr of culture; 17β-estradiol was not toxic. Dexamethasone and OP, but not 17β-estradiol, caused significant nuclear condensation after 3 hr of culture (acridine orange staining) or 4 hr of culture (propidium iodide staining). The toxicity of 10−6mOP, but not that of 10−6mDEX, was eliminated when mouse splenocytes were cultured in Ca2+-free medium. Significantly more mouse splenocytes containing free 3′-OH DNA ends were detected by activated cell sorter analyses when the cells had been incubated for 4 hr with 10−4or 10−6mOP or 10−6mDEX. The results of these studies demonstrate that OP is toxic to cultured rat and mouse splenocytes and suggest that this toxic effect is exerted, at least partially, through Ca2+-dependent apoptosis.