Brief exposure to triphenyltin produces irreversible inhibition of the cytotoxic function of human natural killer cells.
Brief exposure to triphenyltin produces irreversible inhibition of the cytotoxic function of human natural killer cells.
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短暂接触三苯基锡会对人类自然杀伤细胞的细胞毒功能产生不可逆的抑制。
DOI:
10.1016/s0013-9351(03)00043-4
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发表时间:
2003
影响因子:
8.3
通讯作者:
Loganathan,BommannaG
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作者:
Whalen,MargaretM;Wilson,Sharnise;Gleghorn,Carrnes;Loganathan,BommannaG
Phenyltin (PT) compounds (mono-, di-, and triphenyltins) are used in agricultural and consumer products. They contaminate the environment and have toxic effects on aquatic and terrestrial animals including humans. In an earlier study we demonstrated that PTs (1μM, for 1h in vitro exposure) could cause considerable inhibition of the tumor-killing function of human natural killer (NK) cells (as much as 85%). In this study we examined whether cytotoxic function can be recovered after a brief exposure (1h) to PTs. Freshly isolated lymphocytes were exposed to triphenyltin (TPT) or diphenyltin (DPT) for 1h. The compound was then removed and the cells were incubated in PT-free medium for as long as 6 days. The results indicated that exposure to 750nM TPT for 1h caused an ∼63±10% decrease in NK-cytotoxic function. However, if the cells were exposed to 750nM TPT for 1h and then allowed to incubate in TPT-free medium for 24h, there was a 91±12% loss of cytotoxic function. NK-cytotoxic function remained inhibited for as long as 6 days after removal of the TPT. A 1-h exposure to as much as 5μM DPT caused no loss of NK-cytotoxic function when the cells were tested immediately after the exposure. However, if the cells were allowed to incubate in DPT-free medium for 24h after the 1-h exposure to 5μM DPT, cytotoxicity was inhibited by 68±29% and this inhibition persisted for at least 6 days. These results indicated that short-term exposure to PTs caused persistent negative effects on human NK-cell function. The persistent effects of PTs are compared to those of the butyltins (BTs).