Journal
BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 71, Issue 9, Pages 2136-2143Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.70004
Keywords
bisphenol A; naive immune responses; Th 1/2-balance; oral administration
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Bisphenol A [2,2-bis(4-hydoxyphenyl)propane; BPA] is an endocrine disrupter widely used in polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins. We investigated the effects of orally administered BPA on antigen-specific responses of the naive immune system. BPA was orally administered to T cell receptor transgenic mice, and the antigen-specific responses of immune cells were investigated. Administered BPA moderately reduced interleukin (IL)-2, 4, and interferon (IFN)-gamma secretion and increases in IgA and IgG2a production. Additionally, it was found that orally administered BPA increased antigen-specific IFN-gamma production of T cells and modified whole antigen presenting cells (APCs) to suppress antigen-specific cytokine production from T cells. These findings suggest that BPA can augment the Th1-type responses of naive immune systems, though the bioavailability of orally administered BPA was low in our experiments.
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