Cardiovascular pathology induced by passive transfer of splenic cells from syngeneic rats treated with T-2 toxin

Y. Sherman, R. More, B. Yagen, R. Yarom*

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Abstract

Mononuclear cells were separated from spleens and lymph nodes of Lewis rats treated 5 weeks previously with repeated small doses of T-2 toxin or solvent only. The cells from each site were then injected intraperitoneally into 4 groups of syngeneic Lewis rats. The animals injected with spleen cells from T-2 toxin-treated donors developed marked cardiovascular changes which were similar to those due to T-2 toxin itself. Rats injected with lymph node cells as well as those given each kind of cell from solvent-treated donors showed only occasional mild vascular changes. The changes seen after splenic cell transfer may be due to superinduction of interleukin 2 by T-2 toxin.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)15-22
Number of pages8
JournalToxicology Letters
Volume36
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1987

Keywords

  • T-2 toxin
  • cardiovascular effects
  • lymphocyte toxicity
  • rat

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