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Preventive Effects of Melatonin on the Cell-Mediated Immunotoxicity of Cadmium in ICR Mice

  • Kim, Young-Ok (Immunotoxicology Division, Department of Toxicology, National Institute of Toxicological Research) ;
  • Cho, Dae-Hyun (Immunotoxicology Division, Department of Toxicology, National Institute of Toxicological Research) ;
  • Chung, Hye-Joo (Immunotoxicology Division, Department of Toxicology, National Institute of Toxicological Research) ;
  • Chung, Seung-Tae (Immunotoxicology Division, Department of Toxicology, National Institute of Toxicological Research) ;
  • Kim, Jin-Ho (Immunotoxicology Division, Department of Toxicology, National Institute of Toxicological Research) ;
  • Park, Jae-Hyun (Immunotoxicology Division, Department of Toxicology, National Institute of Toxicological Research) ;
  • Kim, Joung-Hoon (College of Pharmacy, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Ahn, Young-Keun (College of Pharmacy, Wonkwang University)
  • Published : 1999.03.01
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Abstract

To investigate the preventive effects of melatonin (MLT) on the immunotoxicity of cadmium acetate[Cd(AC)2] in ICR mice, Mlt(10,50mg/kg as cadmium) were orally administered to mice once a day (5:00, PM) for 28 consecutive days. Cadmium(Cd) test solution was also administered at 25mg/kg of cadmium through the same route 2hr after administration of MLT daily, Mice were immunized and challenged with sheep red blood cells (SRBC). Immune functions evaluated were delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) response, mitogenic response, and flow cytometry analysis. The results of these studies were summarized as follows ; DTH response was abnormally increased in mice treated with Cd alone. DTH response was normally depressed in mice treated with Cd plus MLT along with the increase of MLT doses. The mitogenic response of splenic T cell to Con A and that of B cells to LPS was remarkably increased by MLT treatment as compared with treatment of Cd alone In case of CD 8+ cells, the slight increase was observed in MLT treatment. Splenic T cells and B cells were significantly increased by MLT treatment as compared with treatment with Cd alone. These results suggest that MLT has significant preventive effects on the immunotoxic status induced by Cd exposure.

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