Effects of environmentally relevant concentrations of 2,3,7,8-TCDD on domestic chicken immune function and CYP450 activity: F1 generation and egg injection studies

M. Peden-Adams, K. Alonso, C. Godard, S. Skipper, W. Mashburn, J. Hoover, C. Charbonneau, D. Henshel, R. Dickerson

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Abstract

Domestic chickens (Gallus gallus) were used as a surrogate species for wild turkey to assess risk from environmental 2,3,7,8-TCDD exposure. Lymphocyte proliferation and CYP450 induction were assessed in adults exposed via i.m. injection, in F1 14-day old hatchlings, in F1 adults (30-weeks old), and in 14-day old hatchlings exposed via yolk sac injections. Hatchlings from injected eggs exhibited a dose-response in lymphocyte proliferation, IgM titers, EROD, and PROD endpoints. Exposed adults showed a significant dose-dependent increase in CYP450 induction. F1 14-day old chicks exhibited a significant dose-dependent suppression of B-cell proliferation and induction of CYP450 enzymes. F1 adult proliferative responses exhibited B-cell suppression, that was not statistically significant. Significant sex-dependent EROD and MROD induction was also observed in F1 adults, indicating mixed-function oxidase imprinting from maternal exposure.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1923-1939
Number of pages17
JournalChemosphere
Volume37
Issue number9-12
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1998

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