Assessment of the Immunotoxic Potential of the Fungicide Dinocap in Mice.

摘要

The immunotoxic potential of dinocap was evaluated in female C57BL/6J mice following in vivo and in vitro exposure to the fungicide. In in vivo studies, groups of mice were dosed with technical grade dinocap at dosages ranging from 12.5 to 50 mg/kg/d and selected immune functions examined. Twelve days of dosing with dinocap at 25 mg/kg/d resulted in decreased thymus weights and cellularity, and increased spleen weights. Lymphoproliferative responses to concanavalin A (Con A) and phytohemagglutinin (PHA) were reduced in thymocytes from mice dosed at 25 mg/kg/d dinocap. The cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) response to P815 mastocytoma cells was enhanced in mice exposed for 7 days to 25 mg/kg/d dinocap. In vitro studies using murine thymocytes cultured with dinocap (10 ug/ml for 72 hr) resulted in suppression of the proliferative response to Con A and PHA. These results suggest that dinocap is immunotoxic in the mouse, causing effects on T lymphocytes.