Chronic low-level cadmium exposure in rats affects cytokine production by activated T cells
Author(s) -
Alexandra E. Turley,
Joseph Zagorski,
Rebekah C. Kennedy,
Robert A. Freeborn,
Jenna K. Bursley,
Joshua R. Edwards,
Cheryl E. Rockwell
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
toxicology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.709
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2045-4538
pISSN - 2045-452X
DOI - 10.1039/c8tx00194d
Subject(s) - cadmium , cadmium exposure , cytokine , ex vivo , immune system , in vivo , medicine , immunology , toxicology , physiology , andrology , chemistry , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , organic chemistry
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of subchronic, oral, low-dose cadmium exposure (32 ppm over 10 weeks) on the rat immune system. We found that cadmium exposure increased the induction of IFNγ and IL-10 in T cells activated ex vivo after cadmium exposure.
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