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TOXICOLOGICAL SCIENCES
卷 92, 期 2, 页码 423-432出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfl005
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cadmium; estradiol; immunotoxic effects; ovariectomized rats
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A wide range of toxic effects has been associated with cadmium (Cd) exposure in mammals. However, the physiological factors that modulate these effects have received limited attention. We have previously demonstrated that neonatal exposure of rats to Cd during lactation results in sex-specific immunotoxic effects in both juvenile and adult rats. The objectives of this study were to determine the effects of 17 beta-estradiol (E-2) on the immunotoxicity of Cd in female rats. We compared the effects of 28 days of exposure to 0, 5, and 25 ppm cadmium chloride (CdCl2) through drinking water on ovariectomized Sprague-Dawley rats and on ovariectomized rats with E-2 implant which mimicked the physiological level of E-2 in female rat. Our results clarify the control of important immune functions by E-2 at physiological level and demonstrate significant interactions between Cd and E-2 effects on the cytotoxic activity of natural killer cells and phagocytosis of splenic cells as well as on the total number of thymocytes and of the four subpopulations of the thymocytes as defined by the expression of the cell-surface markers CD4 and CD8. Cd and E-2 share several mechanisms of action that may account for these interactions. The estrogenic potential of Cd could also account for some of the observed effects. These interactions have to be taken into consideration in evaluating the risk of Cd immunotoxicity and the possible interactions with hormonal treatments.
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