ACTA VETERINARIA ET ZOOTECHNICA SINICA ›› 2017, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (7): 1357-1364.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2017.07.021

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The Effects of Zearalenone on the Activation and Proliferation of Mouse T-lymphocytesin vitro

CAI Guo-dong1,2, SUN Kai1, XIANG Zi-lai1, WANG Ling1, ZOU Hui1, GU Jian-hong1, YUAN Yan1, LIU Xue-zhong1, LIU Zong-ping1,2, BIAN Jian-chun1,2*   

  1. 1. College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China;
    2. Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou 225009, China
  • Received:2016-12-29 Online:2017-07-23 Published:2017-07-23

Abstract:

In order to reveal the mechanism of the immunosuppressive effect of Fusarium toxin zearalenone (ZEA), this experiment had studied the effects of ZEA on the activation and proliferation of mouse T lymphocytes stimulated by concanavalin A (Con A) in vitro. After being treated with different concentrations of ZEA (0, 10, 20, 40 μmol·L-1), CCK-8 method was used to detect the proliferation of T lymphocytes. At the same time, the expression levels of the early activation antigen CD69 and metaphase activation antigen CD25 were evaluated by flow cytometry. Results were as follows:Cells were cultured for 48, 72, 96 h, compared with group of cell blank, the group of Con A had obvious proliferating phenomenon (P <0.01). Compared with the group of Con A only, group of ZEA 10 μmoL·L-1 had an obvious phenomenon of Inhibition of proliferation (P <0.05). When ZEA concentration was 20, 40 μmol·L-1, the proliferation of T lymphocytes was further inhibited. The proliferation of T lymphocytes stimulated by Con A decreased obviously with the increased concentration of the ZEA which showed in a dose-dependent manner (P <0.01). Cells were stimulated by Con A for 6 or 30 hours. Compared with group of cell blank, the group of Con A had obvious activated phenomenon (P <0.01). Compared with the group of Con A only, group of ZEA 10 μmol·L-1 had an obvious phenomenon of Inhibition of activation (P <0.01). When ZEA concentration was 20, 40 μmol·L-1, the expression of CD69 and CD25 was further inhibited. The expression levels of the early activation antigen CD69 and metaphase activation antigen CD25 were significantly inhibited after being treated with the ZEA which showed in a dose-dependent manner (P <0.01). The immunosuppressive effect of ZEA to animals is related to its directly inhibition to the activation and proliferation of T lymphocytes in mouse.

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